6th Gen New Type Confirmed: Fairy!

[Rai]

I am really happy about the new type. I think it will help change things up a bit. I am also glad that it is super effective against Dragon because it has always been overly powerful in my opinion.

I think it is awesome that some older pokemon were changed to Fairy but I am surprised that they didn't change more. I would think that Clefairy would have been Fairy type. I wonder if they will change more over time?

 

[photonman555]

my question why is everyone thinking of a "light" type as Pokemon giving off light? when it's meant to be like the fairies. when i though light was going to come out i was thinking as the opposite to dark typing. where dark Pokemon are "evil" or of that nature. wouldn't light type be the "goodies" of Pokemon like the justice 4 fighting for the good and happiness.

rant over

 

[Xander Olivieri]

my question why is everyone thinking of a "light" type as Pokemon giving off light? when it's meant to be like the fairies. when i though light was going to come out i was thinking as the opposite to dark typing. where dark Pokemon are "evil" or of that nature. wouldn't light type be the "goodies" of Pokemon like the justice 4 fighting for the good and happiness.

rant over

If they would have made light a type it would have been the literal "light". Dark has an opposite in Fighting already. Dark types fight dirty and use cheap tricks while fighting types follow rules and fight honorably. Fighting types are the good to dark types evil.

Thats why light would have been elemental and not religion war bait.

Fairy was much better choice.

 

[WishCookie]

I think it is awesome that some older pokemon were changed to Fairy but I am surprised that they didn't change more. I would think that Clefairy would have been Fairy type. I wonder if they will change more over time?

Marill, Jigglypuff and Gardevoir were just examples of old Pokemon becoming Faries. There will be more old Pokemon that changes into a Fairy type or dual type with Fairy type, do not worry. :)

my question why is everyone thinking of a "light" type as Pokemon giving off light? when it's meant to be like the fairies. when i though light was going to come out i was thinking as the opposite to dark typing. where dark Pokemon are "evil" or of that nature. wouldn't light type be the "goodies" of Pokemon like the justice 4 fighting for the good and happiness.

rant over

Ahem, Light type? We already have the Light type and its called the ''Electric Type.''

 

[pedrito3_poke]

Ahem, Light type? We already have the Light type and its called the ''Electric Type.''

I must say that I disagree when people say that.
Electric types attack using electric shocks.
Light types would literally attack with light, you know, photons (using laser beams, for example).

 

[WishCookie]

I must say that I disagree when people say that.
Electric types attack using electric shocks.
Light types would literally attack with light, you know, photons (using laser beams, for example).

Its the same thing, Light is electricity and Electric types attack with a literally ''light'' type move called flash which you use when you take photos and fire laser beams but the laser itself contains electricity and so does everything that is ''pure light''.

''Electric Pokémon represent electricity, electrical energy, and light''

 

[Spinosaurus]

Nobody got my Jigglypuff joke? Man you guys suck. And should play Melee.


But seriously I scratch my head at the light suggestions. What would it represent?
If it represents light as in the good, holy, yang, opposite of evil, etc then that would be cliche and stupid.
If it represents light as in the energy then that would be pointless and needless.
What would "light" pokemon even be? A light bulb? Actually that could be cool.

In contrast, fairies are much more interesting:
They could essentially be the "magic" type
They represent the magical creatures in fairy tales, making a nice coherent to the dragon type.
Fairies in general cover a whole variety of possibilities, including trolls, tinkerbell, mermaids (i think?), etc.

It's much better than light, or whatever.

 

[WishCookie]

Nobody got my Jigglypuff joke? Man you guys suck. And should play Meele.

I got your joke but I didn't read it at first. XD

 

[pedrito3_poke]

Its the same thing, Light is electricity and Electric types attack with a literally ''light'' type move called flash which you use when you take photos and fire laser beams but the laser itself contains electricity and so does everything that is ''pure light''.

''Electric Pokémon represent electricity, electrical energy, and light''

That's wrong.
Electricity is transmitted through electrons and light is transmitted through photons. Two different particles. Photons do carry energy, but energy≠electricity, so laser beams do not carry electric charges (at least it is currently not possible to do so).

Nobody got my Jigglypuff joke? Man you guys suck. And should play Melee.

I think it was pretty obvious joke. I can't see how anyone wouldn't get it.

 

[WishCookie]

That's wrong.
Electricity is transmitted through electrons and light is transmitted through photons. Two different particles. Photons do carry energy, but energy≠electricity, so laser beams do not carry electric charges (at least it is currently not possible to do so).

''Electric Pokémon represent electricity, electrical energy, and light''

Thats why we do not need a light type.

 

[pedrito3_poke]

''Electric Pokémon represent electricity, electrical energy, and light''

Thats why we do not need a light type.

I wasn't talking about needing or not. I don't want light type either. I'm just saying that it's something that could happen (but won't).
Electric Pokémon also represent light just because many of them can learn Flash, which is pretty much emiting light. They don't actually attack with light, so the existance of Electric type wouldn't impede the creation of the Light type (and moves like Flash, Solarbeam and Aurora Beam would become Light type).

 

[MarinoKadame]

Normal is more Light type than Electric by the way.

 

[WishCookie]

I wasn't talking about needing or not. I don't want light type either. I'm just saying that it's something that could happen (but won't).
Electric Pokémon also represent light just because many of them can learn Flash, which is pretty much emiting light. They don't actually attack with light, so the existance of Electric type wouldn't impede the creation of the Light type (and moves like Flash, Solarbeam and Aurora Beam would become Light type).

Light does still come from electricity anyways. :P There's nothing more to it.

 

[Xander Olivieri]

I wasn't talking about needing or not. I don't want light type either. I'm just saying that it's something that could happen (but won't).
Electric Pokémon also represent light just because many of them can learn Flash, which is pretty much emiting light. They don't actually attack with light, so the existance of Electric type wouldn't impede the creation of the Light type (and moves like Flash, Solarbeam and Aurora Beam would become Light type).

No guarantee that those would become light type attacks. I mean look at how many Non-Flying Wind based attacks there are. Whirlwind would have switched to Flying a long with gust and so would have Razor Wind, but both stayed normal.

All three may be light emmiting attacks, but Solarbeam is an act of photosynthesis turned into a weapon so it makes some sense that its grass. Auroras only appear in the highest points of the northern hemisphere where its cold so it makes sense that its an ice attack. Doesn't really have to change.

You even have attacks like Flash Cannon which would be included really based on name. But Gamefreak have already shown that they don't always go based on body of the attack for type.

There isn't many attacks right now that have a chance for typing and possibly only a handful of Pokemon are switching to the new Fairy Type...one of which was a huge support for "Light Type"

I dunno but at this point I feel we can finally put Light to rest thanks to Fairy Type.

Also emitting light doesn't stop it from being an element. Ice is a solid state of water. In a lot of media Ice and Water are a shared element if not one and the same. Same with Ground/Rock/Steel and sometimes Grass. All four are representations of the earth unless you follow Chinese elementals where Metal is a pseudo element but still natural enough in appearance that they still count as the 5 pillars of the world. Basically just because something else can emit it or cause a similar effect doesn't mean that its written out as a possibility in the future.

Only thing we had going for light are the fans wants for it to become real. Fairy was added in instead and one of the key Pokemon that always got retyped into Light is now Fairy Type. Its been 10 years or so...maybe more since fans had started asking for Light type. It hasn't been done yet despite all the relationship they have had. I think we should just put Light to pasture until Gamefreak decides we need a new type added in.

 

[Powerserge]

Well in a parallel universe, Light-type was revealed instead of Fairy-type, so there. Haha!

I always figured light-type would represent the moral light and physical light, the same way Dark-type represents moral darkness and physical darkness. Anyway, I've conceded defeat in that matter.

Fairy! Gimme that magical Fairy POWAAAAAH!

 

[Meaii]

-spluttering- So, it's true?! I haven't really been up to date with the Pokémon news in the last few weeks, and I come back to this?! Wow, ... Now the types aren't even an even number! It's hardly original, how many different games/books/programs/films have fairies? Nearly all of them! I'm disappointed with Nintendo for their unoriginal approach.

 

[Snowdrop]

Oh, I absolutely love this :D I was indifferent at first, really, but now after thinking about it for a while...

Is it girly? Yes! But that's cool -- I love girlishness! Bring on the sparkly pink cute things! Sylveon looks fantastic, Flabebe is cute and unique, and I like all the Pokemon that have now been designated to receive the Faerie typing. And Faeries are rooted in mythology, so there's potential for a lot of cool-looking Pokemon based off of anything mythologically similar to the common concept of a faerie from evil faeries to mermaids to maybe even unicorns (but are more whimsical than something like Rapidash). I love it, I think it's a much better option than light or even sound.

 

[Pichu02]

I agree that Poison Type should be strong against fairy. I also think that Poison should be strong against Bug Type, like it was in gen 1, as well as water because if you poison water fish die.

I really think that Grass Should be strong against fairy because grass is probably the worst type.

You're right! Fairies are EVERYWHERE and boring! You know what type they should have introduced?! Dinosaurs! Everyone loves Dinosaurs! And they're original and awesome! Oh, and manly! There aren't enough Dinosaurs in the world!

Game Freak is boring, even their name is boring. And Nintendo is stupid for thinking about this type when they actually didn't!

Pre-order canceled.

Spoiler:

sarcasm aside, give me an "original" type. I want to see if you can come up with anything better, but I bet you can't. Not after a stupid post like that.

Dinosaurs!{D:} What pokemon would there be? Stegaspike, the Stegosaurus Pokemon. Stegaspike used eat plants! Nothing happened!

 

[Error.exe]

Fairy type hmmmmm
Dark type and Ghost type is probably effective against fairy type. I don't like how its effective against dragon type though

 

[MarinoKadame]

Uhm, can I laugh now? :D "Light is simply a name for a range of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye." So please do explain me how Normal-type is more "Light" than Electric-type is after that one.

Normal type have some of his move that can be changed to light. Moves like Moonlight, Morning Sun, Flash and Hyper Beam.