pokemon as food?

[oshul]

i've been wondering how the food chain works in pokemon and this folk tale from one of the pokemon games explain that throwing the bones of a dead pokemon into the water the will grow back
"Sinnoh Folk Story 1"
Pick clean the bones of Pokémon
caught in the sea or stream.
Thank them for the meals they
provide, and pick their bones clean.
When the bones are as clean as can
be, set them free in the water from
which they came.
The Pokémon will return, fully
fleshed, and it begins anew.


what do you guys think about this? http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sinnoh_myths#Sinnoh_Folk_Tales

 

[jakemasta]

Oshul, I only know a couple of types of pokemon food which are: Pokepuffs, and Slowpoke tails are food too.

 

[Pandaxclone2]

There is more than a few references to Pokemon as food not only in the anime but aside from the above mentioned, in games as well. Basculin are stated in the Pokedex to be very tasty which implies humans have eaten them, and Cherubi's dex entry also implies that its small cherry bulb has been eaten by humans as well as Pokemon. Farfetch'd are nearly extinct in one dex entry which isn't that surprising given its origin.

And while it's not strictly speaking Pokemon as food, a lot of Pokemon give some by-products or food items naturally. Blissey and Chansey are known to lay eggs that are not only nutritious to humans but when eaten, makes them caring and generous for a period of time as well. Tropius' bananas are also reportedly delicious and it's even known to give them to children. Said bananas grow only twice a year. Shuckles can ferment berries stored inside of their bodies to make delicious juice.

As for actual food items we do see in-game, there are Combee and Vespiquen's Honey and Miltank's MooMoo Milk. Apparently Skiddo are also a good source of milk.

Anime-wise you have conversations of Krabby and Magikarp being edible. Ash even worries that Oak may have eaten his Krabby when it turns out that his Krabby is so small it isn't even worth eating, unlike Gary's Krabby which is quite larger.

All in all it's apparent that Pokemon have been eaten by humans before if not now too (Like the Slowpoke Tail) but it seems like they've staved off of this for the most part and moved towards non-Pokemon food. (That doesn't disclude Pokemon by-products and normal meats however, like regular chicken and lobster.)