NoKisum
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Has a Pokémon ever wildly change types completely after evolution?
I dunno, I think a Pokemon's type always being tied to their habitat is sort of boring. Lugia lives under the sea, sure, but that doesn't mean he HAS to be a water type.
I think there's a bunch of Pokemon that should be Fairy at this point. Jirachi sticks out as the main one. edit: And definitely Cresselia.
Gengar has always annoyed me.
Seriously gimped the only Ghost pokemon chain in Gen 1.
Has a Pokémon ever wildly change types completely after evolution?
Gyarados is the prime example. It just came out at the wrong time, when Dragons were a rarity. It deserved to be a dragon more than the Dratini family though.
They threw that rule out the window this gen since both Charizard and Sceptile Mega Evolve into dragons now.Charizard for balance reasons: can't be a starter and dragon.
LOL, it's been OU from gen I and is currently among the top 5 best Pokémon in the entire game.
I think my anger is directed at it being the only ghost pokemon in Gen 1 and I loved it but damn I spent ages training one after a friend told me as a kid ghost was the best type against psychic only to find it got its bumbaclot handed to it by psychics.
It's a deep seated resentment that only a trained proffesional can help me with.
I always felt like Phanphy should be part normal
And with this scene from the anime
I feel Dunsparce should part flying or something now
Gyrados as Water/Dragon for example, would have had no weaknesses as there was only one Dragon move, Dragon Rage, and it had a set damage value that ignores weakness.
A bit less so with Charizard, because Rock Slide existed
I once read that the dark type in Japan represents fighting dirty (think about the moves...sucker punch, crunch, bite, pursuit, beat up) and not necessarily evil. Part of why fighting beats dark is because it's meant to represent that fighting with honor will defeat those that fight dirty. So in that context the appearance of "evil" does not amount to dark. Might also be why we will never get a light type lol....though something like sound would be pretty neat.
Dark is literally called the Evil type in Japan
Aside from Rock/Ice being a horrific combination, it doesn't even make sense. They really should be Ice/Steel instead.
My contributions.
Ice/Dark
sceptile should've been a dragon from the start
This is probably the one line where they really should have broken the "fossil Pokemon = rock type lol" trend. Aside from Rock/Ice being a horrific combination that kills its competitive potential most of the time, it doesn't even make sense. They really should be Ice/Steel instead.
Ice/Steel is still horrible, 4x weak to both Fighting and Fire
I have this theory that the "rock" type in fossil Pokemon is a side effect of resurrecting them.
Like Aerodactyl in ancient times was Flying/Dragon, but when he was rebord, he lost his Dragon type and it was replaced with Rock as a side effect of the process.
Aerodactyl - Dragon/Flying
Kabuto - Bug/Water
Omanyte - Water
Lileep - Grass/Water
Anorith - Bug/Water
Cranidos - Normal
Sheildon - Steel
Tirtouga - Water
Archen - Normal/Flying
Tyrunt - Dragon
Amaura - Ice/Fairy
Tons. Swablu is the most egregious example. Starts as Normal/Flying and ends as Dragon/Fairy by the time it's completely done.
They really should be Ice/Steel instead.
pseudo wood
It always bothered me that Suicune was water type.
There's a reason Charizard and Sceptile aren't dragons. Everyone would choose that starter if the final evolution was freaking Dragon.
Flygon the thread. It has wings and it floats in battle.
But then you get nine resistances as a trade-off, and only one regular weakness. It's a huge improvement over Rock/Ice, at least.
Because he's dragon type instead lol. If anything he should really have a bug type in there somewhere I guess, but they decided to be kind to dear flygon.Flygon the thread. It has wings and it floats in battle.
But that 4x fighting weakness doeI sooooo agree with this. Especially when you consider froslass this would have made a nice contrast. Glalie is scary as hell
Why do they keep making defensive based Pokemon that are Rock/Steel?
That is some garbage defensive typing right there.
Because he's dragon type instead lol. If anything he should really have a bug type in there somewhere I guess, but they decided to be kind to dear flygon.
Because obviously the most prominent offensive Pokemon are Normal and Ice types, right? RIGHT?
Gengar has been OU since gen 1.Gengar has always annoyed me.
Seriously gimped the only Ghost pokemon chain in Gen 1.
Luxray should be Electric/Dark rather than just Electric.
Well, Flygon develops from an antlion and IIRC he has Levitate as his ability right?
Oh and these comics are apt
Gyrados typing is actually really good, though. It loses a weakness, gains a resistance, and gains an immunity on top of Water being one of the better defensive types. Even if it gains a 4X weakness. Mega Gyrados, though, loses all of those and gains one of the WORST defensive typings. Why
Always thought it was weird Psyduck & Golduck are just plain Water pokemon who learn a few psychic moves & not Water/Psychic.
say its name. Then you will get it
Nottle said:Charizard for balance reasons: can't be a starter and dragon.