perfect balance starters

Started by Artifactor August 13th, 2009 11:10 PM
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Age 34
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Seen July 22nd, 2010
Posted September 3rd, 2009
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14.3 Years
after thinking about for a long time, the best combination of starter types so that no pokemon is overdominate over any over one (be able to score x4 hits with moves that match its typr) i came up with this

Grass
Dark

Fire
Psychic

Water
Fighting

here we have the basic type wheel
Grass > Water Dark > Psychic
Fire > Grass Psychic > Fighting
Water > Fire Fighting > Dark

with the subtypes makes the water be able to score super effective hits against grass, fire be able be able to score super effective hits against water, and grass be able to score super effective hits against fire therefore balancing the basics

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Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
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We have that in generation IV, sort of. Fighting/Fire can deal heavy damage to Water/Steel who is able to learn Ice attacks and can KO Grass/Ground who can earthquake Fighting/Fire.
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Charmageddon

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Seen April 25th, 2016
Posted June 3rd, 2012
859 posts
14.4 Years
As stated a million times before, Dark/Psychic/Fighting is not a perfect triangle, as psychic attacks do not affect Dark-types. However, Rock/Flying/Fighting is a perfect triangle.

Grass/Rock, Water/Fighting, Fire/Flying

Grass/Flying, Water/Rock, Fire/Fighting

Grass/Fighting, Water/Flying, Fire/Rock

Pick your favourite.
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Age 34
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Seen April 22nd, 2021
Posted March 18th, 2020
627 posts
17.9 Years
Hah, I had the same idea for Artifactor's type spread. Great minds think alike. =D Personally, if there were to be a fifth generation, I'd love to see all the starters become dual-typed by their final evolution. Though Charmageddon has a point about the Psy/Drk/Fgt triangle having a fault. It probably won't happen that way though, most likely because Pokemon likes to try making the main storyline challenging (even though they fail at it) So we probably won't see it
Seen October 22nd, 2016
Posted January 8th, 2011
786 posts
14.3 Years
As stated a million times before, Dark/Psychic/Fighting is not a perfect triangle, as psychic attacks do not affect Dark-types. However, Rock/Flying/Fighting is a perfect triangle.
Yes it is. I one-shotted with super effective type advantage a Dark Sneasel a few days ago with my Psychic Kadabra.