Type matchups you often forget?

Started by Roni April 12th, 2020 3:56 AM
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For me it's the Fairy Type (since I never played the games past Gen 5). I often forget they're weak against Poison and Steel, which more than often got my Sylveon fainted in romhack playthroughs :p

Also somehow it always slips my mind that Bug is super-effective against Dark types. I think it stems from the fact that it just doesn't make natural sense to me lmao.

Do you suffer from forgetting type match-ups like I do? And if so, what are they?
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I always get confused about what can hit steel or dragon types neutrally. For some reason I always think way more types only do 1/2 damage to dragons. I also had a misconception for a long time that psychic type was 2x effective against grass type, not realizing that most early grass types were duo poison types.

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I always get confused about what can hit steel or dragon types neutrally. For some reason I always think way more types only do 1/2 damage to dragons. I also had a misconception for a long time that psychic type was 2x effective against grass type, not realizing that most early grass types were duo poison types.
This.

I always thought psychic was super effective against grass when I first started playing pokemon. I remember psychic attacks were super effective against Budew and Roselia, and I didn't realize they were also poison types, and thus for a long time I made the incorrect assumption that psychic was strong against grass.

I also always forget the types that steel resists and I have to constantly remind myself that steel types no longer resist dark and ghost.

Furthermore, I always incorrectly assume that poison resists ghost and that ice resists water.


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The finer points of Bug and Poison for me. I often forget that Ghost resists Bug, and that Rock doesn't. Also, for some reason I always think Dark or Ghost resist Poison (which they don't).
Ghost resists poison! So you are partially correct ahaha


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I still haven't memorized all of the fairy type resistances/weaknesses yet orz. idk why but my mind just refuses to retain that information :x

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i used to think grass was neutral against bug because one time i used a grass attack on a nincada a while back and it did neutral damage

while i failed to take into consideration was that said nincada was part ground

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I always incorrectly assume that ice resists water.
Oh my god yes. I will forever be confused as to whether Ice resists Water or vice versa lmao.
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Most of bugs resistances and neutralities bc I never use it
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Most of bugs resistances and neutralities bc I never use it
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Oh my god yes. I will forever be confused as to whether Ice resists Water or vice versa lmao.
Water resists ice because....ummm...ice freezes water when extremely cold temperatures happen...so even though theoretically ice types should be strong against them....


....they aren't but Water actually resists ice....

Of course.

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Bug isn't very effevtive on Ghosts and Fairies. I haven't seen many battles beyween bugs and these types, so that could be a reason.

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Bug isn't very effevtive on Ghosts and Fairies. I haven't seen many battles beyween bugs and these types, so that could be a reason.
Didn't even know that Fairy resisted Bug up till now. What on earth...
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Recently learned for some odd reason Bug...resists Ground?

Kinda makes sense they could just be all over the ground running hard to hit...I guess?

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Recently learned for some odd reason Bug...resists Ground?

Kinda makes sense they could just be all over the ground running hard to hit...I guess?
I'm sensing a pattern here. 90% of this thread is people not knowing about Bug type match-ups lmao. Makes me feel bad for the Bug Maniacs out there.
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I'm sensing a pattern here. 90% of this thread is people not knowing about Bug type match-ups lmao. Makes me feel bad for the Bug Maniacs out there.
Well honestly there's no Bug /Dragon as of yet so I guess I'm just slightly inexperienced with the moves, plus I always use something Fire, Rock, or Ice on them so I never really notice what DOESN'T work well...

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I get Bug and Fairy match ups confused.

For the longest time I thought bug was weak to ice.

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Ghost resisting Poison... just Ghost resisting Poison. Seriously, WHY!? This matchup has screwed me over CONSTANTLY because it makes no sense.... is it because you can’t intoxicate what’s basically a spirit of energy?
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Even though the types have been around since pretty much the very start, it took me ages to get my head round the Psychic, Dark, Ghost trio of matchups, I don't know why it struggled to stick so much haha. Think I've just come to terms with Fairy as well now!

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That Fighting is not immune to Ghost, even though Normal is and Ghost is immune to Fighting. I still don't understand why...

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That Fighting is not immune to Ghost, even though Normal is and Ghost is immune to Fighting. I still don't understand why...
Really thought GF would've fixed this eventually but no. It's just an unfair advantage forever...

I always expect Ground to resist Steel, like it does Rock.
Lmao tis why I love Torterra. It straight up decimates Empoleon in battle.
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