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Which Pokemon should have a type change or addition?

infernal_rat said:
I would say Gyarados to water/dragon, i mean what's with the flying it doesn't even learn any flying moves.....
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Yeh, it's ironic that it can learn Dragon-type moves but not Flying-type moves. Specially Gyarados is not a Dragon-type Pokemon.
 
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Icicle Dance said:
I don't suggest fan made types like Sound-type, Light-type. But you can still include them in if you like... Please be friendly, DO NOT disagree with anyone's opinion. Even you don't like it. Type change can be base on appearance and/or moves. Okay now on topic

Golduck - Water-type/Psychic-type
Hoothoot - Flying-type/Psychic-type
Noctowl - Flying-type/Psychic-type
Sudowoodo - Rock-type/Grass-type
Linoone - Normal-type/Ground-type
Torkoal - Fire-type/Rock-type
Glalie - Ice-type/Dark-type
Gorebyss - Water-type/Psychic-type
Huntail - Water-type/Dark-type
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Lol, I have a right to disagree. It's not against the rules. I edited out those that I don't agree with on this list. (Why would Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie be Water type? Why would Kangaskhan be Fighting/Rock? Why would Lunatone and Solrock be Ice and Fire type respectively and not Rock type? [They are ROCKS after all] Why would Drapion be a Dragon type?)
 
Mobile Tsk said:
Lol, I have a right to disagree. It's not against the rules. I edited out those that I don't agree with on this list. (Why would Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie be Water type? Why would Kangaskhan be Fighting/Rock? Why would Lunatone and Solrock be Ice and Fire type respectively and not Rock type? [They are ROCKS after all] Why would Drapion be a Dragon type?)
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You have the right to say what ever you want. But be friendly, if you disagree with someone's opinion, say it nicely not in a mean way, even you don't like it. Also remember to post your own type addition/change, because this thread is for giving your own opinion and not for judging my opinion!
 
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4th Gen Matt said:
Groudon - Ground/Fire (or just Fire) I always thought Groudon was a fire type until my friend caught him in Ruby and I looked at his summary page. He just looks like a fire type, and we need more fire ubers, lol.
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Groudon makes more sense as a Ground type, due to the fact that it is a Pokemon of the land. (Ground types affect the land more with attacks, such as Magnitude, Earthquake, Fissure and Dig) Part-Fire might slide well, but a complete change to just Fire type would be pretty bad. Still, I prefer it as it is.

Something I kind of missed when I posted before was Hoothoot/Noctowl being Psychic/Flying... I think that if it ever had a Psychic typing, it would be through a final evolution, rather than type changing. I believe I mentioned one in Wichu's "Pokemon Amethyst" thread.
 
No78 said:
They shouldn't change any of the Pokemon types... Just, totally no. They were chosen as those types for a reason...
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so much for expressing an opinion =T

Im with those who said Luxray should be dark/electric, even though that adds 2 more weaknesses, STAB crunch would really help

I always though Golduck would be better off as Water/psy. c'mon, all that time in the anime when psyduck used confusion, it wouldn't be STABed. >.> it HAS PSY as a prefix! wth!!
 
fade101 said:
I totally agree on this one... But does that make it uber??
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Even without the part Dark type, it's astronomical stats and awesome movepool are just too much for OU to handle. It's Uber for a damn good reason and don't you forget it.
 
YOOM-TAH said:
Roserade should definitely NOT be fighting/grass. That doesn't even make sense, why would she be fighting?
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Noting makes sense as someone said here before (I forgot who said it)

An Electric to a mouse? I think Normal suits a rat more.

Anyways, Roserade has this weird Zorro thing hat would amke it a figting. I can undersatdn if Roselia's part-poison, but I would probably prefer Roserade to be part-flying. It would make Breloom not the only Grass/Fighting.

Oh yeah, I think Togetic/Togekiss shouldn't be flying, I see more of them as a dragon of some sort.

Azurill REALLY should be a water, and Mawile is Steel/Dark, I mean I really don't get why Mawile was turned into a Steel-type. It doesn't just fit Mawile.
 
Ryouki said:
Anyways, Roserade has this weird Zorro thing hat would amke it a figting. I can undersatdn if Roselia's part-poison, but I would probably prefer Roserade to be part-flying. It would make Breloom not the only Grass/Fighting.
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I mean Roserade couldn't even learn a Fighting-move. But as I said type change can be depend on the appearance.
 
I've never understood why the didn't make Voltorb/Electrode part-Steel. But it's not THAT useful as is, it doesn't need any more weaknesses. But it would make sense.
 
Glaceon_ said:
The only true one that really comes to mind is Gyarados with the ever-crippling Water/Flying type. Naturally, Gyarados should have been the first Water/Dragon type of the Pokemon games, because it has more Dragon qualities than flying Pokemon qualities, and it doesn't even learn any flying type moves; on the other hand, it learns a few Dragon moves, including Dragon Dance, and most likely in Platinum, Outrage. (anyone with Platinum can confirm?)

Empoleon is another that shouldn't really be a type that it is; Steel doesn't really fit a penguin, but then again, does Electric to a mouse? XD But I personally think that Ice would have been more fitting for Empoleon; as Froslass mentioned.

I think Luxray should have been part-Dark, since it kind of looks like a Dark-type, in my opinion. It would also make it the kind of Electric counterpert to Houndoom, which is Dark/Fire.

I think either Poison or Dark should have given way for Bug on Drapion. The Dark typing just kind of seems a bit random, if you ask me.
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It's nice to see someone here paying attention to me. Gyarados probably isn't Water/Dragon because the only weakness of this type combo is Dragon, and there weren't any varying in damage Dragon-type moves in R/B/Y. The same would be true abour Dratini and Dragonair not beeing Dragon/Water. Still, it doesn't make sense that Gyarados, Dratini and Dragonair, that are based on sea serpents and/or the Chinese dragon, wouldn't be Water/Dragon or Dragon/Water.
Luxray does look like a Dark-type, but so do maybe half of the Ghosts in the game...
I don't think Drapion should be part Dark, and I also think Ariados shouldv'e been Posion/Dark as well. They aren't Bugs!
I think Glalie's type should be Ice/Dark. Actually, when I first battle Glacia in e4 in Emerald, I wa sso sure that Glalie was part-Dark. I mean come one, don't you think Glalie looks sinister? And yes, Froslass would make a great counter-part ith the half-dark Glalie.

Gyarados. I mean, -FLYING!? Oh come on. I think it should be pure water as it is considered as a counter-part of Milotic.

Luxray, Electric/Dark would make a good combo. And I don't kno why,but i like Girafarig as a Normal/Psychic.

But seriously, I think Staraptor should be a Flying/Fighting. I learns Close Combat which makes it very good as a fighting, and a Roserade as a Grass/Fighting.
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Glalie actually looks Dark-like and learns alot of Dark-type moves, but the pokedex also mentiones it having an armor of Rock. But, yet, I do agree Ice/Dark would be better than Ice/Rock, so yes...
I also think Seviper shouldv'e been Posion/Dragon. A viper snake, a very cold-sensitive animal, without an Ice weakness? How is that possible?
Dewgong should just be Water-Type, being a dual type doesn't really fit it and I don't quite understand how its related to Ice in any way.
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Dewgong is called the "sea lion pokemon". Sea lions are present in tropical seas, but not polar ones. But as most of us already know, pokedex entries aren't very reliable (Umbreon spraying posion? It can barely learn Toxic!), so it's probably based on a seal rather than a sea lion (Seel...the only pokemon name more obvious than this is Meowth), a common animal (but not exclusive) in polar seas. Mamoswine holds boar-like features, how boars are related to Ice. Anyway, designers of computer/video games probably don't know much about the animal world, roller coaster tycoon 2's "wacky world" expantion included inuits, iglues and polar bears in Antarctic theming. But as Water/Ice is the most logical type for a seal, it should be Water/Ice. And because it's both a Water-type and an Ice-type, I really really like it :D ...
 
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Froslass said:
It's nice to see someone here paying attention to me. Gyarados probably isn't Water/Dragon because the only weakness of this type combo is Dragon, and there weren't any varying in damage Dragon-type moves in R/B/Y. The same would be true abour Dratini and Dragonair not beeing Dragon/Water. Still, it doesn't make sense that Gyarados, Dratini and Dragonair, that are based on sea serpents and/or the Chinese dragon, wouldn't be Water/Dragon or Dragon/Water.
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Yeh, back in the days of 151 Pokemon, the only Dragon-type is Dratini and its evolution-line. I think the reason why they didn't make Gyarados into Dragon-type... 'Cause they want Dragon-type to be look more precious and high class(back in the day), so that's why they didn't make Gyarados into part of Dragon-type. But why they didn't change its type again? MAYBE Nintendo/Game Freak thought that changing its type is unnecessary...
 
Froslass said:
It's nice to see someone here paying attention to me. Gyarados probably isn't Water/Dragon because the only weakness of this type combo is Dragon, and there weren't any varying in damage Dragon-type moves in R/B/Y. The same would be true abour Dratini and Dragonair not beeing Dragon/Water. Still, it doesn't make sense that Gyarados, Dratini and Dragonair, that are based on sea serpents and/or the Chinese dragon, wouldn't be Water/Dragon or Dragon/Water.
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Case and point; I can completely understand all that. However, the lower forms of Dragonite were not commonly used; I think the only one I saw using them was Lance. (but only Dragonair) So the typing of the lower evolutions wouldn't really have mattered that much. However, if Dragonite took Dragon/Water and had Levitate as its ability... well, there'd probably be nothing to top it; even Salamence and Garchomp. (despite being faster, Ice Punch would turn them into frozen dragon pancakes)

Froslass said:
Luxray does look like a Dark-type, but so do maybe half of the Ghosts in the game...
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The only logical problem with that would be the lack of weaknesses. To be honest, the only line I though should have been Ghost/Dark was the Duskull line. I SCREAMS Dark-type. I actually thought through the R/S/E Generation that they WERE Dark-type; I dreaded coming across them in the Elite Four, when you take on Phoebe.

Froslass said:
I don't think Drapion should be part Dark, and I also think Ariados shouldv'e been Posion/Dark as well. They aren't Bugs!
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I'll leave the Drapion part, since looking at the latter point with Ariados, it may have been a typo. As for Ariados, I don't think it looks like a Dark-type, to be honest. It fits perfectly fine in its little role of being a Bug-type. Though I think arachnids aren't technically bugs, (I don't look into it, since I'm not very fond of spiders) they fit better into that category.
 
Case and point; I can completely understand all that. However, the lower forms of Dragonite were not commonly used; I think the only one I saw using them was Lance. (but only Dragonair) So the typing of the lower evolutions wouldn't really have mattered that much. However, if Dragonite took Dragon/Water and had Levitate as its ability... well, there'd probably be nothing to top it; even Salamence and Garchomp. (despite being faster, Ice Punch would turn them into frozen dragon pancakes)
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Youv'e got a point...
Oh, and Dragonite can't Ice Punch, and Dragons are weak to Dragon, so a DragonVSDragon battle is a dangerous bet...
The only logical problem with that would be the lack of weaknesses. To be honest, the only line I though should have been Ghost/Dark was the Duskull line. I SCREAMS Dark-type. I actually thought through the R/S/E Generation that they WERE Dark-type; I dreaded coming across them in the Elite Four, when you take on Phoebe.
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[PokeCommunity.com] Which Pokemon should have a type change or addition?

Doesn't it look evil?
I'll leave the Drapion part, since looking at the latter point with Ariados, it may have been a typo. As for Ariados, I don't think it looks like a Dark-type, to be honest. It fits perfectly fine in its little role of being a Bug-type. Though I think arachnids aren't technically bugs, (I don't look into it, since I'm not very fond of spiders) they fit better into that category.
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They aren't, that;s my point. It's not a Bug like Mothim (Moth). But so isn't Parasect...
 
Froslass said:
Youv'e got a point...
Oh, and Dragonite can't Ice Punch, and Dragons are weak to Dragon, so a DragonVSDragon battle is a dangerous bet...
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Move Tutor move in both Emerald and Platinum; Dragonite is quite capable of learning all the Elemental Punches. Or at least as far as my source tells. *should really try it, herself*

Froslass said:
[PokeCommunity.com] Which Pokemon should have a type change or addition?

Doesn't it look evil?
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You have a point there, also; Banette is one of those I have up in the air, though; it looks evil, but I don't really know if dark-type SHOULD be situated with how evil a Pokemon is. sometimes, they're just menacing, which is the case for Gengar, and such.

Froslass said:
They aren't, that;s my point. It's not a Bug like Mothim (Moth). But so isn't Parasect...
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I always thought of Paras(ect) as more of a crustacean, personally...
 
Move Tutor move in both Emerald and Platinum; Dragonite is quite capable of learning all the Elemental Punches. Or at least as far as my source tells. *should really try it, herself*
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Oh, I was confusing it by learning Fire Punch and ThunderPunch by itself. Yes, it can...
You have a point there, also; Banette is one of those I have up in the air, though; it looks evil, but I don't really know if dark-type SHOULD be situated with how evil a Pokemon is. sometimes, they're just menacing, which is the case for Gengar, and such.
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As I said-just because Luxray has dark colouring doesn't mean it should be a part Dark-type.
I always thought of Paras(ect) as more of a crustacean, personally...
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And I thought it's just a mushroom with consciousness...
 
I can see where that thought would come from. XD Though the mushroom is really just the parasite.
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I know-they're not plants. So it's neither "Grass" or "Bug"...
 
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