The image below shows how the Pokemon Charmeleon evolves into Charizard over generations. Pokemon fight battles in order to evolve into stronger Pokemon. When Charmeleon (on the left) wins enough battles, they evolve into Charizard shown on the right. If they don't defeat other pokemon they will stay in the form on the left. Explain why this fictional process is not a realistic representation of evolution. Refer to commonly held misconceptions as well as criteria for evolution by natural selection in your answer.

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