91. Vampire Squid
This cephalopod is very distinct looking, and is a “living fossil”, basically meaning they've seemingly mutated very little from their first appearance millions of years ago. Vampire squids defensively turn “inside-out” so to speak, where the spiky underside of its webbed arms become outward-facing, this change of appearance possibly deterring predators.
As a Pokemon: I definitely wouldn't mind a Pokemon literally interpreting its name as a vampire-squid. You could even give it a form-change gimmick where it has a very bat-like “normal” form, but it changes inside-out into a more humanoid alternate form.
92. Llama
Mostly putting it here because I'm shocked it's not been done already, especially with how long the llama's been a popular “funny” animal.
As a Pokemon: That said, I feel like it's inevitable to be implemented as either a “Wooloo” where it'll be a fairly straightforward design, or a “Yamper” where it'll be a fairly basic animal-with-elemental-power type of Pokemon. That said, you could make it a snowy ice type that looks overly shaggy or fluffy, and also spits icicles like projectiles.
93. Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Another fine example of convergent evolution, where two completely unrelated animals have managed to develop similar physical traits and habits. Hummingbirds are so small, these moths are often mistaken for them!
As a Pokemon: Any idea you could have for a hummingbird could easily apply to these things as well. But I'd certainly like a design that is strikingly bird-like, but is actually a cleverly disguised Bug!
94. Komodo Dragon
These monitor lizards are most well known for being the largest lizards in the world, as well as having a mean venomous bite thanks to bacteria that covers their serrated teeth. Apparently, they even bite their prey and then let the prey go while the venom slowly kills them.
As a Pokemon: A Poison/Dragon type isn't as unique a proposition as it would've been just a few years ago, with the introduction of Naganadel and Eternatus, but a Komodo dragon Pokemon that's also that typing that's constantly slobbering a caustic slime from its mouth would still be really rad!
95. Vinegaroon
Also known as a “Whip Scorpion”, though they aren't scorpions, these unique arachnids are actually fairly harmless the humans. Though they still have an irritating acidic spray that they shoot from their abdomen at the eyes of any would-be predators. This acidic mixture of theirs smells of vinegar, which is what got them their already rather Pokemon-ey name.
As a Pokemon: These desert-dwelling arachnids are fun to think about! Especially if you work in a wild-west theme to them like interpreting their whip-tail like a lasso, or making their whole abdomen look like a cartoony stick of dynamite with their tail looking like a lit fuse!
96. Giant Water Bug
This insect with a rather straightforward name ain't messing around. They can prey on not just newts and frogs, but even baby turtles, ducklings, and snakes. They hide in freshwater with bodies that look like dead leaves or tree bark, and they have a nasty bite that's given them the nickname “toe-biter”. Their bite injects a venom that paralyzes and turns their victim's innards into a mush to drink up.
As a Pokemon: We're not hurting for Bug/Water types anymore... but hell, more can never hurt. This thing is begging to be turned into a huge freshwater monstrosity that's crocodile-sized and grabs prey with its huge raptorial arms. Or hell, go even bigger. “Giant” is in the name, after all!
97. Dung Beetle
These beetles are obviously known for their life around eating the feces of other animals, and then when it's time for mating, they'll roll dung into a big ball that a female will lay her eggs into, so that the freshly hatched babies will have a meal once they wake up. How kind of them!
As a Pokemon: I doubt we'll ever get a Pokemon rolling around the crap of another Pokemon, so we'll just have to settle with the second-best thing, an icy dung beetle that rolls around snowballs. Though if they do make a dung beetle Pokemon that actually does have a ball of poop, I'm extremely amused by the idea of a soccer-playing dung beetle.
98. Tufted Deer
These deer are very odd-looking, with their gnarly black hair and how it has canine teeth of all things. It's actually true that deer started out as a fang-baring mammal, but eventually, antlers became a thing and took over the role these fangs had. Because indeed, these fangs are used by males to spar with each other.
As a Pokemon: Making something of a “were-deer” would be cool! Where it's a regular deer Pokemon during the day, but at night, it transforms and becomes more wolf-like in appearance!
99. Termite
These eusocial insects form colonies like ants, and have a single fertile queen that does all the egg-laying of a colony of sterile workers like ants, but are actually more closely related to cockroaches than ants. Unlike ant queens though, termite queens are quite often completely helpless, as they're rendered entirely immobile by their gigantic egg-laying abdomen.
As a Pokemon: Termite could be yet another Pokemon they could consider in their quest to try and make a true “smallest Pokemon ever”. They state their constant block with that idea is that it feels oddly cruel to have a merely inch-tall or smaller Pokemon try and contend with the likes of Haxorous or even Pikachu, but I see the solution to that being the Pokemon itself gets no bigger via evolution, but rather the further it gets in its evolutionary line, the “bigger” a living hive gets. By the time a Bug/Ground termite Pokemon is fully evolved, it's still a collection of tiny little termites, but the entire termite mound ITSELF has become a Pokemon!
100. Pom-pom Crab
Also known as “boxer crabs”, these animals will pick up two sea anemones and use them as weapons! When in a pinch, they'll steal another crab's anemone. In this event where they lose an anemone, they'll then actually cut their remaining anemone in half, and both halves will regenerate! It's one of the very few animals that actually manually trigger the asexual reproduction of another animal!
As a Pokemon: Obviously Crabrawler, a coconut crab Pokemon, already has the concept of a boxing crab taken, so a cheer-leading pom-pom angle with a Water/Fairy typing seems likely for these guys, if we ever get one! One with a number of electric attacks and a surprising amount of punching moves would be fun on top of that, to play to both sides.
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