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[Toxi]

In all honesty, Poison type really should be Gen 1 Psychic levels of broken but it never happens. Water, Grass, Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Normal and to some extent Ground and Psychic should all be completely destroyed by it.

Water is the one that bugs me the most though, because it's incredibly obvious. Did Gamefreak forget what happens when you throw a Muk in water?

 

[QP3]

Aren't people afraid of water or flying too?

 

[Shiggie]

I always viewed it as related to European mythology, and this idea of the hero and his enchanted sword, and faeries and the like taking down the Dragon.

Also, fae-folk are (in mythology) weak to iron, hence why Steel beats Fairy.

GF actually mentioned this reason about the type. Ill actually have to look for it but I'm lazy.

 

[Toxi]

Aren't people afraid of water or flying too?

Flying was brought up. I think it would make sense, but I guess Gamefreak just never thought about it.

Water is not an irrational fear. Thousands of people drown every year, from the bathtub to the ocean.

 

[Regret Upon Approval]

Aren't people afraid of water or flying too?

Those aren't that common.
Unless you mean drowning in a big body of water or something which of course makes sense.
People worried about flying tend to be more concerned about the plane crashing or something, not flying itself.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

I find it amusing that people are only now realizing the logic behind psychic weaknesses. I was 9 when I came to this conclusion.

 

[tengiants]

I find it amusing that people are only now realizing the logic behind psychic weaknesses. I was 9 when I came to this conclusion.

I'm a super casual pokemon player and I didn't even know what psychic was weak against. My mind was blown twice by OP.

 

[-Horizon-]

Whoa.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Water is the most broken type in general

 

[Winterfang]

Are psychic-type Pokemon weak to bug, dark, and ghost-type attacks because those types are psychological fears that people have?

I believe the bug part is because their are distracting and disturb their concentration. Like trying to medicate with a mosquito buzzing in your ear.

 

[Hours Left]

Flying was brought up. I think it would make sense, but I guess Gamefreak just never thought about it.

Water is not an irrational fear. Thousands of people drown every year, from the bathtub to the ocean.

Flying types aren't the same thing. People that are afraid of flying (generally) don't freak out when they see a bird. Those Pokémon themselves don't really represent the fear the same why Bug, Dark and Ghosts do, because those are actually manifestations of the fear. (ie. The bug Pokémon are actually bugs, ghosts are actual ghosts, dark Pokémon are (generally) made up of actual darkness/evil things, etc.)

 

[anotherVegan]

So why can't dragons punch fairies?

 

[Boss Doggie]

So why can't dragons punch fairies?

Malifecent was awesome until she turned dragon, then the prince powered by Fairy types with his steel sword easily took her down

 

[Zubz]

Why are dragons weak to fairy and ice?

I'm assuming that Dragon is weak to Fairy because dragons tend to die in fairy tales, or perhaps because they're weak to magic.

As for Ice? Well, dragons are reptilian, right? And aren't reptiles cold-blooded?

 

[jackissocool]

I always thought bugs were strong against psychic because they had underdeveloped brains that were harder to influence.

Similarly, dark and ghost have stronger roots in the supernatural, as well as that psychological edge, and are thus naturally good at fighting a supernatural power. It's worth noting dark is "evil" and not an absence of light.

Ground beats steel because steel pokemon are heavier and rely on a solid ground underneath them. Also think about steel in an earthquake (or even a tuning fork)

Psychic beats poison because psychic's strength lies in the mind, rather than the body, and is thus less susceptible to poison.

Flying is strong against grass (and bugs) because birds eat plants/seeds/bugs and are adept at hunting and scavenging in/from/around plants.

Bug is strong against dark because dark holds no psychological edge over their underdeveloped brains (what do they care if something looks evil?)

Fighting beats dark because they are focused and can fight through fear.

Fighting beats normal cause its literally the stronger version of normal (I always imagine a fighter beating up a normal person, or a pillow)

All good explanations!

 

[Winterfang]

I'm assuming that Dragon is weak to Fairy because dragons tend to die in fairy tales, or perhaps because they're weak to magic.

As for Ice? Well, dragons are reptilian, right? And aren't reptiles cold-blooded?

That was what I was going for it. Fairy tales shows that dragons can be beaten. I don't know why Poison is strong against fairies other than game balancing.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Like I said though, Bug defeats Dark because Kamen Rider

 

[Winterfang]

Why is ground strong against Poison?

 

[entremet]

What are about resistances and immunities?

Ghost>Normal. Makes sense.

Fighting>Rock. Makes sense given how popular breaking stone and wood in karate movies of the 80s.

Steel having so many resistances also makes sense as steel is very strong against so many things.

Poor ice, though.

It's weak against against, Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel.

 

[SkullHydra]

I've been playing Pokémon so long that all the type advantages seem normal. Psychic against Poison, Rock against Flying, Ice against Grass... they just seem right.

 

[Toxi]

That was what I was going for it. Fairy tales shows that dragons can be beaten. I don't know why Poison is strong against fairies other than game balancing.

Fairies often represents the beauty of the natural world. Hence moves like Geomancy and Pokemon like Florges.

Poison destroys natural beauty.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Why is ground strong against Poison?

Lots of antitoxins originate from soil.

 

[Dryk]

Ground > Steel
Probably should be the other way around. Refined material beating out raw ore. This makes no sense to me.

You're thinking of Rock, which is bested by Steel. Ground is more dirt and sand related, and most of it's attacks are tectonic so it makes more sense that it bests stable and hard materials like Rock and Steel (but by that logic should probably beat Ice).

Why is ground strong against Poison?

Neither of poison's weaknesses make any sense to me

 

[Zomba13]

You're thinking of Rock, which is bested by Steel. Ground is more dirt and sand related, and most of it's attacks are tectonic

Ah right you are. I always mix up ground and rock. I guess that makes sense then, ground (earthquakes etc) can topple buildings and man made constructs (made from steel).

 

[Boss Doggie]

Ice isn't weak to Ground but is supereffective to Ground because Ice can cover Ground apparently.

 

[A Link to the Past]

Now explain why Dragons are vulnerable to Faires:

- OH HAI IM A MOTHERFUCKING TYRANOSAURUS

- I'm a... thing. Small and fluffy and supposedly adorable

- I BETTER RUN AND HIDE

 

[Halabane]

Smart people aren't necessarily rational. Nikola Tesla's scientific achievements were well ahead of his time. He also wanted to achieve world peace by lining national borders with ray guns.

Wait we don't have that now? Please tell me we do.

Oh wait...we do...whew.

 

[matrix-cat]

I still can't get used to the type chart changes in Gen 6. I had that shit down to instinct through all those years of Pokemonning, but now I'm always getting caught out.

 

[The Adder]

Are ice types weak to steel because steel crushes it?

Ice type is weak to steel because someone at GameFreak really really hates ice type. What with it being weak to the most common and powerful offensive types save for ground.

Now explain why Dragons are vulnerable to Faires:

- OH HAI IM A MOTHERFUCKING TYRANOSAURUS

- I'm a... thing. Small and fluffy and supposedly adorable

- I BETTER RUN AND HIDE

"Fairy tales are more than true – not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten"

 

[ffdgh]

Ice type is weak to steel because someone at GameFreak really really hates ice type. What with it being weak to the most common and powerful offensive types save for ground.

Nah the real question is why water resists ice lol.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

This should go into the "Videogame facts that blow your mind" thread.

 

[twobear]

fairies beat dragons because dragon types are kind of tryhard pokemon for tryhard people so for them to be embarrassed by being beaten by a fairy is funny

 

[Makai]

Should be weak to flying