Do people in the anime or manga actually eat Pokemon?

Question

In the anime, certain species of Pokemon are mentioned or depicted to be edible (by people or other Pokemon), like Magikarp and Farfetch'd.

Do people actually eat Pokemon? If so, what other species have have been mentioned or depicted as edible, in either the anime or the manga?

Answer 1

In November 2012, Game Informer got the chance to ask a long-time Gamefreak producer what the deal is with eating in the Pokemon world.

Is everyone in the world of Pokémon a vegetarian? Do people eat Pokémon? When they are eating steak are they eating a Tauros?

Masuda: There’s a lot of fruits and vegetables in the world of Pokémon. There is also a variety of snacks and various candies and whatnot that come from the different regions. The Pokémon world is much more technologically advanced than the world of our own, so perhaps there is probably a lot of different food that we can’t even think of.

Source: Pokémon's Burning Questions

Answer 2

Some do, some do not.

It was mentioned by a developer once, that the Pokémon-world is better developed than our and most people are vegetarian. However, it can be seen, that some people eat meat, so I think you can say, that they eat Pokémon.

The following did not happen in the anime, but in the Pokémon-world

In the second generation of the Pokémon-Games (Gold, Silver, Crystal), Team Rocket sells tails of Slowpokes, which are a delicacy - That means that they're eaten, too.

Just to compare: In the anime, it's never shown, that Pokémon are killed, too - I think that's just because it's made for children ;).

Answer 3

Well, this is a children's series. So I doubt actual Pokemon eating would ever occur in the series.

Though, it was shown once that Ash (even Pikachu) were eating meat once. Of what? Use your imagination :)

Answer 4

I've seen Ash and Brock eat meat but I doubt its pokemon. I think the meat eating thing is to make it more relatable to real life but doesn't actually mean anything.