Pokemon typings that make no sense Page 2

Started by PageEmp December 2nd, 2019 2:34 AM
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Anyway, if it was water/dragon back then, it wouldn't be weak to anything ( since dragon rage did a set amount of damage, therefore can't be supereffective).
Yes. I understand why they didn't give it a dragon type back then, but it still sucks :)

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True, true...still sucks

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But, out of all the flying types, gyarados is by far my favorite.

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(they are bagworms)
The what now?

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Given its a snake, I always thought Snivy's line could have seen a return to a Grass/Poison starter but I'm not that fussed. In the same Gen I far more strongly think that Oshawott's line, at least by the time it becomes Samurott, should be Water/Fighting given its based off one of the most globally famous historical warriors.

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Given its a snake, I always thought Snivy's line could have seen a return to a Grass/Poison starter but I'm not that fussed. In the same Gen I far more strongly think that Oshawott's line, at least by the time it becomes Samurott, should be Water/Fighting given its based off one of the most globally famous historical warriors.
I can kind of agree with the oshawott line being water/fighting but Snivy isn't poisonous/venomous. The only poison moves it learns is toxic, gastro acid and coil(status moves).

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I would have to say Mimikyu. It's not the ghost typing, but the fairy typing makes no sense. It should've remained pure Ghost-type in my opinion.
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That's one I don't know how to explain.

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I feel like Dhelmise could easily be Water/Steel and no one would complain, lol. I realize the Pokémon is actually the seaweed on the anchor, but still.

The Flabebe line and Comfey should be Fairy/Grass. It’s the same situation as Dhelmise but I defer you to my above opinion: okay but still tho.

Lurantis should be Bug/Grass and lastly Milotic should have ANY secondary typing: Ice, Dragon, Psychic, Fairy, Normal.. they all work!
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1 The Porygon line have no business being Normal-types, since they’re hi-tech Pokémon. They should have been Electric-types, which fits their whole virtual theme.

2. Runerigus is not a Rock-type to go along with it’s Ghost-typing, despite being based on a runestone, which are about as stony as you can get.

3. Lugia does not have the Water/Flying-type, despite being strongly connected to whirlpools and great big storms.

4. Carnivine‘s pure Grass-typing leaves it rather weak to the bugs it supposedly feeds on.

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You know what doesn't make sense to me. Why isn't Electivire a Electric/Fighting type. It learns some great fighting type moves. A missed opportunity by Game Freak imo.
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I feel like Dhelmise could easily be Water/Steel and no one would complain, lol. I realize the Pokémon is actually the seaweed on the anchor, but still.

The Flabebe line and Comfey should be Fairy/Grass. It’s the same situation as Dhelmise but I defer you to my above opinion: okay but still tho.

Lurantis should be Bug/Grass and lastly Milotic should have ANY secondary typing: Ice, Dragon, Psychic, Fairy, Normal.. they all work!
Flabebe and Comfey: They are only holding the plants. (That would mean farfecth'd would have to be grass/flying just because it's holding a leek). Anyway, lei can have shells and all sorts on them not just flowers. The flowers aren't part of comfey's body.
Lurantis: It is not a bug. There is a type of mantis that disguises as a plant. Well Lurantis is doing the same thing except vise-versa. It is a flower pretending to be a bug (Sort of like Sudowoodo).
Dhelmise and MIlotic (mostly fairy or dragon) I agree with.

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Yanmega should've been a dragon type. I know dragonflies aren't actual dragons, but neither is the weedy or leafy sea dragon. Despite that,Kingdra and Dragalge are dragons.
Yanmega learns no dragon type moves.

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Yes. I understand why they didn't give it a dragon type back then, but it still sucks :)
Mega Gyarados should've been Water/Dragon

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Several things.

Confused on the normal/fairy for the jigglypuff line, like--I see the line either being pure normal or fairy.
But even then the move pool seems to be largly normal typing which makes me think they slapped the fairy typing on there because it's pink and cute?

Tangela has always looked like a grass/water type to me, and I just find it strange that it isn't though there aren't any true reasoning as to why other than looks for me.

---Wow hold on. I got side tracked here looking at the comp list of pokemon, but in galar the trio birds lose their electric, fire, and ice typings despite being clearly those types still---what?

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Several things.

Confused on the normal/fairy for the jigglypuff line, like--I see the line either being pure normal or fairy.
But even then the move pool seems to be largly normal typing which makes me think they slapped the fairy typing on there because it's pink and cute?

Tangela has always looked like a grass/water type to me, and I just find it strange that it isn't though there aren't any true reasoning as to why other than looks for me.

---Wow hold on. I got side tracked here looking at the comp list of pokemon, but in galar the trio birds lose their electric, fire, and ice typings despite being clearly those types still---what?
Well since the iggles (Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff) are known for singing, normal type makes sense since normal is basically a stand in for sound type which is why Audino is normal type. Fairy makes sense too since it is based on lunar bunnies. Tangela being water doesn't make any sense however I did think it was grass/water when I was younger.
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Florges- How come it's not a Grass type?
Gyarados- Flying, really? Should've been a Dragon type!
Dhelmise- Can be caught by fishing, so it should be a Water type!
Grimmsnarl- Dark/Fairy is a rather awkward type combination. This is because Fairy represents good while Dark represents evil.
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Florges- How come it's not a Grass type?
Gyarados- Flying, really? Should've been a Dragon type!
Dhelmise- Can be caught by fishing, so it should be a Water type!
Grimmsnarl- Dark/Fairy is a rather awkward type combination. This is because Fairy represents good while Dark represents evil.
Florges isn't grass type because...the evolution line is in a symbiotic relationship with their flowers, to the point that Florges has flowers growing on it. This allows them to use grass moves, but the flower is not part of their biology. It's why their hidden ability is Symbiosis. Also, Fairy refers to mythical creatures usually found in japanese myths (fantastical creatures) or creatures found in fairytales which is why Grimmsnarl is a Fairy type.
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Florges isn't grass type because...the evolution line is in a symbiotic relationship with their flowers, to the point that Florges has flowers growing on it. This allows them to use grass moves, but the flower is not part of their biology. It's why their hidden ability is Symbiosis. Also, Fairy refers to mythical creatures usually found in japanese myths (fantastical creatures) or creatures found in fairytales which is why Grimmsnarl is a Fairy type.
Same with Bug/Grass Paras with mushrooms growing on its back?
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Same with Bug/Grass Paras with mushrooms growing on its back?
Yeah it's confusing bro. This is the reason I found of why Florges is pure fairy on Google😅 a while back.

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Uhmmm how about salamence who is an salamence type
GOOGLE????
and also onix type

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Uhmmm how about salamence who is an salamence type
GOOGLE????
and also onix type
Ahh yes, google is the wisest of us all. Onix is not rock/ground type, it's onix type😂.

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I know gyarados was made water/flying because being water/dragon in gen I meant it would've had no weaknesses (since the only dragon-type moves at the time did set damage), but it should have been retyped later on. I guess they didn't want to do it gen II since dragon moves were still rare to have on people's teams, and by the time more dragon moves were introduced people got really used to gyarados having flying as its secondary typing. oh wells

lucario being steel type is still odd to me too!

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Why is the Clobbopus line not Water/Fighting?
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