If they existed, what pokemon would be endangered species? How

>>29293845
This reminds me
>Rhinos are close to extinction in real life
>Some rhinos are actually extinct
>Rhyhorns are popular and widespread enough to be used in races
>tfw the Pokemon world has plenty of rhinos and the real world has almost none

>>29294086
I think that's because Rhyhorns/rhydon horns are fairly short and basically rocks compared to actual rhino ivory.

On that note I don't think Rhydon/Rhyhorn hides would be in too great demand since, again, it would be like wearing rocks. And god help poachers if they know drill-horn and you face a heard of them. A one-in-five chance for instant death becomes a lot more harrowing when you've got twenty rhydons charging you.

In other words, I could see a lot of pokemon not being hunted as commonly as real-world analogues because, outside of labor and suchs, they're not nearly as useful for exploitation.

Legendaries, for one.

Farfetch'd: Hunted to near-extinction for being delicious and easy prey. Only exists in natural reservations in Kanto.

Corsola: Natural habitat progressively eliminated by marine pollution. Only exists in open sea coral reservations.

Snubbull: Raised as a toy breed for generations by specialized breeders; no longer exists in the wild.

Larvitar: Natural habitat severely reduced by construction and mining projects; considered endangered.

Wurmple: Raised into Silcoon/Cascoon and harvested for silk; population severely reduced.

Feebas: Mass-bred and evolved into Milotic for
precious scales; considered endangered.

Sableye: Hunted en masse for precious stones on its body; considered endangered.

Tropius: Hunted by natives for sustenance; considered endangered.

Any and all Male-only species.

>>29294960

that's...that's actually true.

>>29294759
I think the issue there is that legendaries are... Well, they're barely their own species (outside of maybe Mew) and more like fucking anomalies in the space-time continuum and natural order.

Pretty sure if it was theoretically possible to kill a legendary, they'd self-revive within time. Assuming it wouldn't destabilize the world.

>>29294824
If I might add.
Corsola I'd say would be okay due to sheer numbers. Corals are on decline, but not dead. Plus, anybody with a reef would sperg out to propogate/ breed them in captivity.
Mudbray/ Mudsdale due to being extinct almost everywhere, but it seems to do well in captivity.
Oricorio because fucking honeycreepers