Why is Dark weak against Fighting?

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Spike Razzor said:
I want to add to my first post by saying that someone with psychic powers needs to focus on a target they can see, if they are put in dark space, they can't see and focus and becomes lost and possible scared.
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Then again, surely you've heard of how people can see with their minds? =p

Please understand one thing... DARK IS NOT EVIL.

Last time we do not accuse someone of witchcraft when one person bites another (but we do call that gross.) All the dark moves are not using evil powers (Nintendo would be sued already otherwise), but sneaky tactics that are not honourable in a battle. You chase someone who decides to retreat (Pursuit), or sneak behind the enemy to attack (Faint attack) when you're using dark moves. All of this is not evil, but just dishonourable.

This is also the reason why there is no need for a light type, at least not with the reason "since there is a dark type already and dark types are evil." Fighting types already takes care of the honourable side of combat.
 
Well actually, my opinion in that matter is that the Dark-type just comes from darkness, or absence of light, not evil. Not all Dark-types seem that evil... just look at Absol and Umbreon... (Umbreon evolves from Eevee with happiness, and Absol protects the world from disasters.) Also, Poochyena and Mightyena are probably only Dark-type because they howl at the moon all the time... The moon can very well be associated with dakrness.

As for a Light-type, well, why not? There are some attacks that deserve to be that type, and even Pokemon... (Sunny Day, Solarbeam, Morning Sun, Ho-oh, Ampharos, Bellossom...)

Also, about Psychic being weak to Dark... The only thing that really made sense to me about the matter is that darkness arouses confusion and fear, in some cases... So psychics wouldn't quite understand it... From experience, those with psychic power look to the light...

But still, parts of that matter don't make total sense... psychic power can also be combined with darkness, as in Hypno's Dark Mind attack in the TCG...

As for Bug over Psychic, I thought of parasites settling in the brain and destroying it from the inside out...

Also, the following type changes should be made:
Electric attacks>Steel-type (because metal conducts electricity more easily than water)
Ice attacks>Rock-type (because ice causes erosion in rocks as well as water)
Poison attacks>Bug-type (pesticides easily kill bugs)
Ghost>Dark (because ghosts dwell in the night and are more "evil" than darkness...)
Dragon/Ghost/possibly Psychic attacks do normal damage to Steel-types (because it doesn't make any sense why they should not work that well)

Another puzzling thing is: Why are Dragon-types weak against Ice and Dragon attacks? I know they had to have SOME weakness, but it still doesn't make sense why...
 
If that's your observation of light types, then they' be better off as firetypes.
Dragon < Ice could be because Dragons are like reptilian creatures and need sunlight to live. And in legends, fire was their main power. They might need a great source of light to use it, unlike ice, where everything is cold.
 
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frostweaver said:
Then again, surely you've heard of how people can see with their minds? =p
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Its dark, you can't see =P. And people who have great mind power have weak bodies that can't take physical hits. Thats why Psychic types (with the acception of Lugia) all have horrible defencive ability.

Ninetales said:
Also, the following type changes should be made:
Electric attacks>Steel-type (because metal conducts electricity more easily than water)
Ice attacks>Rock-type (because ice causes erosion in rocks as well as water)
Poison attacks>Bug-type (pesticides easily kill bugs)
Ghost>Dark (because ghosts dwell in the night and are more "evil" than darkness...)
Dragon/Ghost/possibly Psychic attacks do normal damage to Steel-types (because it doesn't make any sense why they should not work that well)
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Electric > Steel, no. Electric doesn't acually do anything to metal, all it might do is blanken it. Thunderbolts hit lighting rods all the times and it does almost nothing. Water on the other hand can be evaporated.

Ice > Rock, I agree. They should switch Grounds Ice weakness with Rock.

Poison > Bug, no. Bugs, like germs and viruses become immune to "icides" after a while.

Ghost > Dark, you awnsered you own question. Ghost live in darkness, that means the Darkness has a advantage over ghosts because they can't avoid it.

Dragon needed something it had little effect on or else it would be kind of cheap. If you havn't noticed, Dragon was the most broken type (next to Psychic) up until GSC was released.

What can a Ghost do to Steel? Go through it? Look at how shiney it is?

Psychic attacks like Psybeam would be deflected by Steel.
 
Ninetales said:
As for a Light-type, well, why not? There are some attacks that deserve to be that type, and even Pokemon... (Sunny Day, Solarbeam, Morning Sun, Ho-oh, Ampharos, Bellossom...)

Also, about Psychic being weak to Dark... The only thing that really made sense to me about the matter is that darkness arouses confusion and fear, in some cases... So psychics wouldn't quite understand it... From experience, those with psychic power look to the light...

But still, parts of that matter don't make total sense... psychic power can also be combined with darkness, as in Hypno's Dark Mind attack in the TCG...

As for Bug over Psychic, I thought of parasites settling in the brain and destroying it from the inside out...

Also, the following type changes should be made:
Electric attacks>Steel-type (because metal conducts electricity more easily than water)
Ice attacks>Rock-type (because ice causes erosion in rocks as well as water)
Poison attacks>Bug-type (pesticides easily kill bugs)
Ghost>Dark (because ghosts dwell in the night and are more "evil" than darkness...)
Dragon/Ghost/possibly Psychic attacks do normal damage to Steel-types (because it doesn't make any sense why they should not work that well)

Another puzzling thing is: Why are Dragon-types weak against Ice and Dragon attacks? I know they had to have SOME weakness, but it still doesn't make sense why...
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Rock isn't weak to Ice. It's the other way around. Ground is weak to ice. Poison was super-effective against Bug in RBY, but by the time GSC came around they took normal damage.

Ghost isn't super-effective against Dark, either. It's the other way around.
 
Miracle Fingers said:
Rock isn't weak to Ice. It's the other way around. Ground is weak to ice. Poison was super-effective against Bug in RBY, but by the time GSC came around they took normal damage.

Ghost isn't super-effective against Dark, either. It's the other way around.
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You didn't understand her post.... V_V....
 
i think when nintendo introduced the new types (steel and dark) they made them both weak to fighting because in the past fighting types had been picked on to some extent because everybody uses pshycic types.
 
'Tis an interesting question. Why?!

1. I've always believed there should be a light type.
2. I agree with rsgh5.

But still... WHY?!

*ish uberly angry and demanding*
 
Ninetales said:
Another puzzling thing is: Why are Dragon-types weak against Ice and Dragon attacks? I know they had to have SOME weakness, but it still doesn't make sense why...
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Well in fairytale the dragons you see have wings. I guess they took the weakness of flying to become the dragons weakness. As for dragon weak against dragon I'm guessing that (in fairytales) only dragons have enough power to defeat another dragon. In my opinion I think dragons should also have the weakness of steel types cause (again in fairytales) a dragon slayer uses a sword and shield made out of steel to defeat it.

Water resistant to Steel: Water isn't super effective against it but the reason steel is not resistant to it it because after a period of time steel will develop rust!

Poison weak to Psychic: Have not idea!

Psychic weak to Bug: Phychic people need concentration and bugs can annoy them!

Bug resistant to Fighting: Never knew this.

Fighting weak against Flying: Just think of the first episode of pokemon where Ash was attacked by spearows.

Steel resistant to Psychic: I dunno! I mean phychic people obviously like bending spoons!!!

Steel resistant to Dark: Handcuffs! Used to arrest robbers you know!

Poison resistant to Fighting: No one can fight if there poisoned right! Even a fever could know a strong fighter out.
 
I believe I will do this shortly. But Dark is a type of pokemon that was created. I dont think it has to do anything evil or crime. Since Umbreon is dark and does not do any harm or acts evil.
 
Too-Angel said:
But Dark is a type of pokemon that was created.
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Correction! It's an type of element created.

=p Dragons don't usually have wings, in most fairytales, DayDreamer. -_-;;;
 
Alright so i know this post is kinda old but i found it via Google and figured i'd give a bit of an explanation for some type weaknesses.

You see, Dragons are weak to ice types because they're like lizards who are cold blooded. If a lizard gets too cold, it dies. That's why dragons are weak to ice.

Now as for Psychic and it's weaknesses: Psychic is weak to bugs, dark, and ghost types. The 3 most common fears of the human mind are bugs, the dark and ghosts. Mind blown?

And that's all i got for the moment. Also sorry about posting in an old post. I hope someone actually sees this.
 
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