Pokemon Weakness's/Strengths Reasons?

[I Laugh at your Misfortune!]

I don't understang how

fighting > dark

If its dark...punch the darkness...and it goes away?

this sorta explains it, though...

 

[Haza]

Why is anything strong against poison? Maybe Psychic for healing reasons.... just a guess.

 

[kingofjokers]

Why does grass beat rock? 10 years and I still don't know why, I just accepted it.

well the same way paper beats rock duh!!

 

[drunk ¬_¬]

bug > psychic because they're brains aren't big enough to be messed with :D

 

[Haza]

bug > psychic because they're brains aren't big enough to be messed with :D

And the buzzes from the insects break their concentration to use mind powers.

 

[bluesonic1]

the ones that puzzle me most are the various relationships of bug pokemon. weak to flying and fire i can understand, but why rock? and why some of the resistances/effectivenesses? what makes bugs so special that they can own psychic pokemon?

Bug types are probably weak to rock type cuz the rocks can squash 'em :P

 

[#Infinity]

Why is Ghost weak to Dark? That doesn't really make sense, considering ghosts thrive in the dark. If it were weak to anything, it should be Light, and that isn't even a real element. Maybe Fire and Electric would be the closest alternatives?

 

[Venia Silente]

Well, I'm joining this discussion for some examples.

For one, it makes sense that Electric not> Steel... You see, unlike what happens with most biological tissues when electricity is applied to them, steel, and most metals for that matter, can freely conduct electricity in their natural state. Their composition and stability are not affected buy the the flow of electricity, unless it is a very high amount (charge) because the flow generates heat, which changes the molecular structure to a less apropiate one (which is why Fire > Steel). But with Electric, you can just zap and zap again a Steel type and they feel as fresh with it as a Grass type would feel if you Hydropump them.

Of course, Steel is inmune to Poison, because of not being living tissue to begin with. On the same vein but to the other extreme, we have Poison>Grass: lots of biological, relatively uniform tissue which heavily relies on the ability to easily filter water and other solvents... which can also transport venom.

I would guess Poison<Psychic works in the same means as Fighting<Psychic. Essentially, psychic Pokémon can use their powers to prevent the poison from spreading, and even from being produced in the first place.

As for Dark>Ghost, I don't get it. It may be a reference to primality, with ghosts being beings that have become "dependent" of the force of darkness, which in that way has control over them. That would partially explain why Ghost>Ghost, also. But it's a wild guess.

Grass>Rock has already been explained.

For Dragon being ineffective against Steel, four words: knights in shiny armor.

I guess that would be my €0.0146.

 

[bugcatcherjason]

fighting moves are effective against steel and rock. i am not willing to punch either one =o

 

[JX Valentine]

Side note, but...

Ground > Steel.... well, look at this, and you might get some ideas :)

This was actually due to wind, not an earthquake.

However, a good place to look would be California. Bridge collapse because of the wrong kind of stable construction? Fun times.

Of course, Steel is inmune to Poison, because of not being living tissue to begin with.

By this logic, wouldn't it make sense to have Rock immune to Poison as well, given the fact that rock's not living tissue as well? (Just saying there may be more to this immunity here than just what's living tissue. Otherwise, we'd also have to explain why Rock doesn't get the same immunity.)

So, that's always confused me. Why isn't Rock immune to Poison? Or, for that matter, Ghost, considering the fact that ghosts (as in, actual ones), by definition, aren't living material either? (Those who say they are immune are probably looking at the Gastly line.)

As for the recent comment about Fighting being effective against Steel or Rock, it's mostly like this:

Fighting vs. Rock: One of the clichés to martial arts is to have a kung fu (or whatever) master break cement blocks or rocks with a single karate chop. It's a sign of strength or at least knowing how to use one's body to fight. Hence, Fighting > Rock.
(Note: By this logic, one would have to wonder why it's not true that Fighting > Grass, given that actual martial artists start with breaking wooden boards.)

Fighting vs. Steel: A cliché of superhuman strength. Basically, if you're a superhero who possesses an incredible amount of muscle power, you're able to bend rods of steel with no problem. (See Superman.)

 

[bugcatcherjason]

Side note, but...



This was actually due to wind, not an earthquake.

However, a good place to look would be California. Bridge collapse because of the wrong kind of stable construction? Fun times.



By this logic, wouldn't it make sense to have Rock immune to Poison as well, given the fact that rock's not living tissue as well? (Just saying there may be more to this immunity here than just what's living tissue. Otherwise, we'd also have to explain why Rock doesn't get the same immunity.)

rocks have pores. if water can erode rocks, poison would be worse, i'm thinkng.

 

[RYOUKI]

Why is Ghost weak to Dark? That doesn't really make sense, considering ghosts thrive in the dark. If it were weak to anything, it should be Light, and that isn't even a real element. Maybe Fire and Electric would be the closest alternatives?

Actually, Psychic was meant to be Light. I don't know if this makes sense, but the reason Psychic is weak against Dark is because of that, and the fact that Psychic is weak to ghost due to Ghost-type being a supernatural being of some-sort.

 

[the bitter end.]

Electric>Water because... well you know what happens with Water and Electricity.
Ice<Fire because it melts it.

 

[JX Valentine]

rocks have pores. if water can erode rocks, poison would be worse, i'm thinkng.

First off, not all rocks actually have pores. Some are fairly smooth on the surface (like obsidian). It depends on the rock you're referring to. *shrug* The reason why water erodes rock is that over centuries, water can wear down the surface of a rock simply by constantly washing over it, prying off minerals as the water flows. With poison, it's a liquid, yes, but the pores really have nothing to do with it.

And even then, you're implying that poison should be super effective against rock as well, which really doesn't work either.

 

[thatrabidfangirl]

I'd like to see somebody try to explain Dragon-type.
"Oh, yeah, it's got resistance against Fire... because it doesn't exist."

 

[moments.]

I was thinking about Dragon vs Dragon the other day. I assume it is because of 'fighting fire with fire' kind of mentality...
Otherwise, it is just because Dragons dominate everything! Like a diamond can only be cut with another diamond.

 

[Amaruuk]

I would say Ground>Rock/Steel because they're rigid materials, and any disruption in the ground affects things made from those materials. As for Ice>Ground, though it's solid, the match-up is based off of glaciers eroding the land as they move.

Steel>Ice is along the same logic of Steel>Rock, being that steel is a harder material than the other two.

Steel is inorganic, so it couldn't be poisoned.

Also, aside from the other Bug-related match-ups, I would like to know why Electric is only normal against Bugs, seeing as electricity is employed in the real world to get rid of bugs. Maybe 'cause Bugs are so disadvantaged already, and 'cause a lot of them are also Flying type, which is already a terrible dual-type?

And why is Bug>Dark? I suppose many bugs live in the dark, but so do ghosts.

 

[Equius]

In case this hasn't been covered, psychic is weak to bug, ghost, and dark because psychic type represents the mind, and the weaknesses are some of the most common fears. Also, bug is strong against dark because bugs swarm in the dark.