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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. The Pokémon whose evolution is closest to the real-world definition of evolution is {{p|Eevee}}, whose cellular structure changes due to its environment. However, even Eevee's evolution is more like metamorphosis, because evolution happens to a population rather than to individuals.
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.


However, this does not necessarily mean that evolution in real-world terms does not exist in the Pokémon world.
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.  


==See also==
==See also==
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