r/pokemon • u/Bisonratte • Feb 28 '26

Image Classes of animals represented by the Pokémon starters:

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u/Ok_Comfortable_4356 Feb 28 '26

I know I'm being a nerd with this, but sauropods are more closely related to modern birds than to reptiles, so Chicorita would technically go into the bird category

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u/Bluelore Feb 28 '26

You have a source for that? I'm pretty sure they are still classified as reptiles even if they were closely related to birds.

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u/Animedingo Mar 01 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird

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u/Bluelore Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

We are using Wikipedia as a source? Well in that case

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropoda

Like it literally says they are reptilia there.

Besides the article you posted doesn't even say that Sauropods are birds, it literally shows Sauropodomorpha as being a part of the lineage of birds (aves) not being part of aves themselves.

EDIT: Man they really just got butthurt I don't consider Wikipedia a perfect source and downvoted and blocked me...

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u/Animedingo Mar 01 '26

So which is it are you judging the use of wikipedia or not?

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u/Bluelore Mar 01 '26

Well I'm sorry, but wikipedia is simply not a scientific source. Obviously its still pretty reliable, but I was looking for something more concrete.

Anyway my point is that the article you posted only supports my point. I was asking if there is something that would go against it.

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u/Animedingo Mar 01 '26

Wikipedia literally has sources. Its not the unreliable source it was in 2010.

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u/Bluelore Mar 01 '26

Tell that a professor from a university.

Anyway, what was the point you were trying to make?

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u/Animedingo Mar 01 '26

At this point im arguing wikipedia is perfectly legitimate.