Oh, "Pokémon Go's" servers are down? Big surprise there. Guess we'll need to find something else to hold us over until they're back up?
Well, if we can't catch digital Pokémon, at least we can look at some real life examples of animals that are essentially Pokémon themselves...
1. Here we have a dark-type Pokémon:
These are called Caracals. The ears are definitely something you'd see on a dark-type Pokémon, right?
Name: Caracal
National №: #722
Type: Dark
I'm definitely catching this one...
2. Apparently one of these critters was used as inspiration for an actual Pokémon.
Apparently the Pokémon "Fennekin" was modeled after the fennec fox itself. (You'll recognize Fennekin as one of the three starter Pokemon from "Pokemon X/Y".)
Not sure what they're like in real life, but it must be a crime to be this cute.
Name: Fennec
National №: #723
Type: Normal/Fire
I'll bet it's super-elegant when it's grown...
3. [A WILD SHOEBILL APPEARED!]
Name: Shoebill
National №: #724
Type: Steel/Flying
This is the shoebill, a bird that's a common sight in many a zoos. Can't you just hear that Kanto region music pop into your head when you look at it?
4. Better suited for a Pokémon Contest rather than a gym battle, don't you think?
Name: Klipspringer
National №: #725
Type: Ice
This little guy is so cute, you'd hate to see him battle, wouldn't you? Better to have him stick to the beauty contests instead.
5. These look like the type of Pokémon you'd find in a cave.
Name: Fossa
National №: #726
Type: Ground/Dark
These are extremely common, but very weak. (Well, at least they would be if they were Pokémon.)
6. Now here's a rabbit that can fly.
Name: Angora Rabbit
National №: #727
Type: Normal/Flying
This fluffy little critter can fly, and there is absolutely no way you can convince me otherwise.
7. Look at these undersea beauties...
Name: Sea Slug
National №: #728
Type: Fairy
There are a ton of sea slug varieties, and a lot of them seem like they'd fit the fairy-type mold.
8. Except this one. This one is definitely a legendary Pokémon.
Name: Sea Slug
National №: #729
Type: Water/Psychic
It's probably pretty small (it's a sea slug, after all), but just looking at it, doesn't it remind you of Lugia or Kyogre? Make this a legendary Pokémon, Nintendo!
9. And here's a legendary you might find in a forrest region...
Name: Blackbuck
National №: #730
Type: Grass/Fairy
It looks like the type of Pokémon that would revitalize nature wherever it stepped.
10. Why does this guy look so dignified?
Name: Philippine Eagle
National №: #731
Type: Ice/Flying
Now here's an eagle that practically screams, "I am legendary!"
11. Move over Poochyena, there's a new fanged Pokémon in town.
Name: Musk Deer
National №: #732
Type: Normal/Psychic
You could expect to find a lot of these guys roaming around the Safari Zone. (But only at night, of course.)
12. "But it was so cute before it evolved..."
Name: Leopard Seal
National №: #733
Type: Water/Dark
Granted, it cuts a pretty imposing figure at this point, but you know he was a cute little seal-like Pokémon for his first couple evolutions.
When he evolves, he gets a lot stronger, but a lot less lovable.