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==In relation to the real world== | ==In relation to the real world== | ||
Evolution in Pokémon, for most species, is more akin to {{wp|metamorphosis}} than to actual evolution. This is because real life evolution happens to a population rather than to individuals, and happens over much larger time scales than in the Pokémon world. | Evolution in Pokémon, for most species, is more akin to {{wp|metamorphosis}} than to actual evolution. This is because real life evolution happens to a population rather than to individuals, and happens over much larger time scales than in the Pokémon world. In the Pokémon Special manga, it is mentioned that Pokémon evolution is an entirely separate phenomenon from the normal process evolution, and is a mysterious ability exclusive to Pokémon that is still not fully understood. | ||
However, this does not necessarily mean that evolution in real-world terms does not exist in the Pokémon world; the existence of "extinct" Pokémon backs this up. | However, this does not necessarily mean that evolution in real-world terms does not exist in the Pokémon world; the existence of "extinct" Pokémon backs this up. | ||