61. Megaloceros
This extinct species of deer lives up to its name, being so huge they even stand taller than a moose! This ice age creature, aside from size, was not too different from modern deer, mostly having a fatty body like most animals during the Ice Age as an energy store to better survive the harsh winters at the time.
As a Pokemon: Borrowing an idea from Lockstin, cause I really do love the idea that fossil Pokemon from the Ice Age would have a universal Ice type the same way the other fossilmon have a universal Rock type. But other than that, as with any extinct creature, you could definitely go with a ghostly angle with the Megaloceros' antlers looking like a pair of spooky, gigantic hands sticking out of its head.
62. Octopus Stinkhorn
Also known as “Devil's fingers”, this fungus emits the smell of rotting flesh to attract flies and other insects, which then gets its slimy spores on them, which they then spread elsewhere.
As a Pokemon: The closest we would probably ever get to a “zombie” Pokemon is one that merely eludes to the idea of zombies rather than is a zombie itself. With these fungi looking a bit like hands sprouting from the ground, a Grass/Ghost type that looks a bit like a zombie's hand erupting from the ground would be KILLER.
63. Arrowhead Crab
These spider-like crabs are peculiar because of their spindly legs and triangle-shaped body. They're nocturnal scavengers that eat things like dead fish and bristle worms.
As a Pokemon: A Water/Electric type with a huge lightning rod as its horn would be pretty fun! There's a number of things you could do with this critter's head shape.
64. Dobsonfly
Dobsonflies live fairly aggressively predatory lives as aquatic larvae known as Hellgrammites where they hunt other aquatic insects. They then walk onto land to bury themselves as they pupate. Once finally emerged, adult Dobsonflies don't live for very long, usually only living in this stage for about a week and will use this time to mate.
As a Pokemon: One weird niche that's been yet to be fulfilled in Pokemon is a Pokemon that drastically changes type and playstyle over its evolutionary process. A Dobsonfly Pokemon could start out as a Bug/Water type, then evolve into a Bug/Ground cocoon Pokemon, and finally into a Bug/Flying proper Dobsonfly Pokemon. Though, that does run into the trouble that Bug/Flying is easily the least interesting of these type combos, so, maybe it could evolve into something weird like a Bug/Dark or Bug/Dragon of some kind.
65. Banana
The closest we have is Tropius, who merely grows bananas. This tasty berry is so well known it hardly needs introduction. Other than yes, it is in fact, a berry.
As a Pokemon: An obvious application is a literal Banana Slug, which I definitely wouldn't say no to. But I would like to see a creature that is just a sentient banana. One idea I had was having a banana bunch pose like a hand, with bananas as individual digits.
And while I didn't want to turn this into Fakemon showcase, I do want to show a little Fakemon called Cavacreep, drawn by the artist Kakity, a Bug/Grass type based on the stories of people unwittingly buying large banana bunches that turned out to have a spider nested inside of it. While not a banana itself, I LOVE this thing and is up there as one of my favorite Fakemon ever. And I'm so SAD this thing isn't a real Pokemon because it'd easily be up there as one of my favorites. ): But so glad is exists nonetheless! (:
66. Grape
I'm making myself hungry. I just think fruit-based creatures are neat, and Applin totally deserves some mates so I can just have a grocery ensemble for a team one day.
As a Pokemon: Grapes have a tendency to be associated with royalty and nobility, both in the stereotype where grapes are fed to gods or kings, and the fact that they're most associated with the color purple, a color associated with wealth and aristocracy due to how expensive purple fabric was way back when. So a royalty-themed Pokemon of some sort with purple, green, and gold color scheme would be neat to have.
67. Mole Cricket
As you can guess by the name, Mole Crickets live a burrowing lifestyle where they used their clawed forelimbs to dig into the dirt and mainly have a diet of plant roots. They're not actually quite crickets, though they are pretty closely related to them, being not just in the same Order of Orthoptera, but also share the Infraorder of Gryllidea.
As a Pokemon: Mole Crickets are a shoe-in for another mining-themed Pokemon, maybe giving them some sort of bio-luminescence to give them a hard hat with a light on top. You could also give one something of a bestial look, with those wicked front claws acting as feral claws of some kind.
68. Stick Insect
A newer addition to the family of “Meme animal,” I suppose. They rock back and forth like that in the meme video to imitate the sway of wind and the rocking of the branches they're trying to imitate. They have a number of other means of deterring predators depending on the species, like emitting foul odors or removing a limb to escape.
As a Pokemon: A walking stick that is shaped like a sword would be brilliant, added onto the hilarity that it removes its own sword-like limbs to use as weapons to pull a Toxicroak where it turns what is normally a defense mechanism into an offensive tool.
69. Peanut Bug
This oddly-shaped Lantern Fly has a number of predator deterrents to support its lifestyle of feeding on plant sap. It has the usual bad-smelling juices and intimidation display, but the odd shape on its head is theorized to throw off predators, who assume this hollow schnoz is its actual head, and will bite for that before attacking any actual vital part of its body.
As a Pokemon: A Bug/Dragon type that has the false head of a dragon on its head would be super neat! With the head lump being hollow, it'd also be a easy pick for a living maraca Pokemon.
70. Death's Head Moth
I just love moths, man. And Pokemon seldom designs moth Pokemon with any one particular species in mind. Death's head Moth gets its name from the pattern that eerily looks a lot like a skull on its back. Doesn't help that moths have a tendency to be associated with death.
As a Pokemon: We need more Bug/Ghost types in our lives. So like, ANY old skeleton-themed Death's Head Moth Pokemon would be totally up my alley.
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