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Why isn't Charizard Fire/dragon type
I have always wondered this. since charizard actually IS A DRAGON. you would think that he would be made as part dragon type. can anyone think of a reason that he is not fire/dragon?
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I don't know. I could say the same for "Why isn't Lugia Water/Flying type?"
I'm going to assume since he learns mostly fire-type attacks. |
The generally accepted reason is because Nintendo didn't want to just GIVE you a strong dragon type pokemon.
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Game Freak does not want to give you a beast at the beginning of the game!! I can also ask why Gyarados is not Water/Dragon. Many questiong are like this. Why isn't flygon Dragon/Bug? Well... I dont know....
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Rumor is that Charizard and Gyarados and possibly even Aerodactyl were planned to be dragon types, but a couple weeks before the release of Red/Green, some bigwig at Nintendo wanted to keep the dragon-type exclusive to the Dragonite family.
...like I said though...just a rumor...take it with a grain of salt. :P |
Pokemon aren't just typed for how they look, but also for balance. Does Game Freak really want EVERYONE picking Charizard? I think not.
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Because making Charizard Fire/Flying was a good idea at the time, but really, I don't know. Like some others mentioned, it's an evolution of a starter, and Dragon types have lots of resistances, so it wouldn't be very fair. Bad enough Blastoise is the only evolutionary starter that doesn't have two types.
What bothers me more is Gyarados being Water/Flying. It really should be Water/Dragon. I mean, I don't remember any scenes in the anime where Gyarados was "flying" above water or anything, so that's kind of silly. |
Actually, Gyarados's water/flying typing makes perfect sense if you know about the mythical creature it and magikarp are based on. :P
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Ah, shoot. I remember now....
Charmander, the "-mander" part is part of "Salamander", and in myths iirc, they are associated with fire. Lizards =/= dragons. |
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yeah its kinda wierd i mean i shuddered when i saw flygon as a ground dragon but it had wings 0.0 Plus flygon has the ability levitate which is wierd because IT HAS WINGS
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Maybe because:
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Since only dragon move in gen I was Dragon Rage if I remember correctly. |
Because, sometimes, there needs to be something called "balance" in a game.
If Gyarados was Water/Dragon, it would be the strongest Pokémon in existance, full stop. |
Palkia is also a Water/Dragon type. :D And its a legendary as well. xD
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...and Gyarados has Intimidate and a monstrous base attack.
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It's Water/Dragon. |
but kingdra has a pathetic base attack compared to Gyarados
but it has a higher base special attack anyways so kingdra is better than gyarados - faster too i think, idk |
Let's just say, they all suck and have double weaknesses.
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Grass/Water/Fire starting core. Wow that was a toughie.
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Gyarados has I think, 81 base Speed while Kingdra has 85. But.... Kingdra has 95 defense, so Gyarados should rip it easily. xD |
Simple. Why would a starter be a DRAGON TYPE!!! unfair much.
I mean poor Blastiose only has one type (granted it doesn't get a double weakness) Also it would make it more difficult to train cause Dragons are a pain in the rear end. And would you want to wait until lv 50 to evolve your Charmeleon? |
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Would you use a Kingdra on a Blissey? |
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