Are Pokemon... concepts?

I've seen several individual Pokemon as concepts. Aren't they... characters?

Yeah they are, and pokemon is a franchise. 

No, I mean, not Pokemon as a whole, but single ones like Rhydon and Pikachu.

In the beginning of GB I remember Jeff stating that they might consider splitting up concepts and make sub-catagories, like characters.  I for one think that it should be done, Pikachu is not a concept in my oppinion.

"I've seen several individual Pokemon as concepts. Aren't they... characters?"

Sooo..... Rhydon is a concept too? Basically, we have 340 (or however may Pokemon there is now, just so we can add them to each Pokemon game?

"In the beginning of GB I remember Jeff stating that they might consider splitting up concepts and make sub-catagories, like characters.  I for one think that it should be done, Pikachu is not a concept in my oppinion."

didnt we have this argument like in the first couple of weeks GB was up?

"didnt we have this argument like in the first couple of weeks GB was up?"

"OmegaPirate said:

"didnt we have this argument like in the first couple of weeks GB was up?"

And I feel it's an argument that will never be solved. Just like the question about Hamburgers being sandwiches."    

Each individual Pokémon is a species. Since species are classified under concepts, rather than characters, every single Pokémon is a concept.

There are some exceptions however; E.g. Mewtwo having both an entry specific to the character individualized in for example Super Smash. Bros Melee, and a concept page serving as an article for the entire species.