Pokemon types that make you go 'Wait WUT?' |
Jun 10 2011, 12:27 AM
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Giratina, Regigigas, and Hypno <3 Group: Members Posts: 1 322 Joined: 1-July 09 From: Arizona, United States Member No.: 41 210 The Favs |
Is there a Pokemon out there that you love to death, or just some random one, and you realized it was a /completely/ different type/another type?
I just now discovered that Jirachi was Psychic AND Steel! He was in my first Pokemon movie when it came out, my friend let me borrow his Jirachi on Diamond, and that thing was is one of my favorite Legendaries! When the /hell/ did he gain a Steel type? .__o' Don't get me started on the Creation Trio... '>.> (Yeah, Giratina, I'm lookin' at you...) -------------------- Pictures and links! (click to show ) Hypno! (click to show ) Credits- Thank you guys! <3 (click to show ) |
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Jun 10 2011, 01:03 AM
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Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 615 Joined: 6-May 09 Member No.: 19 837 Active Squad |
The fact that Gyarados is part flying instead of part dragon really baffles me.
Marowak and Cubone both need to be made part fighting. Luxray needs to be part dark, as does Luxio. And the winner of the most WTF typing possible: Scraggy - it honestly doesn't look the part for either of its two types. |
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Jun 10 2011, 01:41 AM
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Gym Leader Group: +Donors Posts: 615 Joined: 6-May 09 Member No.: 19 837 Active Squad |
The fact that Gyarados is part flying instead of part dragon really baffles me. It's based on a Chinese legend about a carp that jumps over a waterfall and gains the ability to fly, or something like that. The fact that it doesn't learn fly contradicts the legend though; that's the part that baffles me more than the cosmetic side of it. It does look remarkably like one of those Chinese Dragons, yes, but I don't recall any of those being able to take to the air -- unless I missed something? *shrugs* I would've added the legend, but I forgot what it was after I first heard of it. |
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Jun 10 2011, 02:37 PM
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Gym Leader Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 21-February 09 From: Earth Member No.: 5 087 Team Shiny |
My game's trainers think my Zekrom is part dark type.
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Jun 10 2011, 03:05 PM
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breathe Group: +Donors Posts: 575 Joined: 16-January 10 From: Somewhere Member No.: 80 019 team rocket |
Stunfisk's typing.
I was stupid enough think it had no weaknesses. Boy, was I wrong. Another oddball typing is Empoleon. It looks like a normal Water-type. Ferroseed/thorn is another, for obvious reasons. That's all I can think of. -------------------- |
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Jun 10 2011, 03:11 PM
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Well, I wish I'd wished you well Group: +Donors Posts: 1 351 Joined: 19-February 09 From: Backstage Member No.: 4 143 Let Us In |
Palkia being Water/Dragon, although I kind of understand. Still, pretty much all of the other Pokemon related to space have been either Psychic, or learned a fair amount of Psychic moves.
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Jun 10 2011, 03:54 PM
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breathe Group: +Donors Posts: 575 Joined: 16-January 10 From: Somewhere Member No.: 80 019 team rocket |
Palkia being Water/Dragon, although I kind of understand. Still, pretty much all of the other Pokemon related to space have been either Psychic, or learned a fair amount of Psychic moves. Space is ever present and is always flowing, like the ocean, hence Palkia's typing. Even though you didn't include its brother, Dialga's steel typing is based on how time can be bended or modified through course of action. At least that's what I think, but I can understand what you're saying about Pokemon related to space. -------------------- |
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Jun 10 2011, 04:10 PM
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Well, I wish I'd wished you well Group: +Donors Posts: 1 351 Joined: 19-February 09 From: Backstage Member No.: 4 143 Let Us In |
I actually was thinking about Dialga, too. Don't know why I forgot to add him in. Time doesn't have anything to do with Steel, other than maybe the fact that it doesn't change or that clocks have metal parts, but I highly doubt that's what they were going for. He's just as confusing, if not more-so.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking about with space's relation to water. When I initially played the games, I thought "Why not just have exclusive time and space types, like the ??? type?" It would have been more trouble in the end, I guess, especially since they recently removed the ??? type. -------------------- |
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Jun 10 2011, 07:50 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 19-February 11 From: New York, USA Member No.: 132 245 First Platoon |
I still kinda don't see why Charizard isn't Fire/Dragon.
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Jun 11 2011, 02:33 AM
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Legendary Dragon Empress Group: +Donors Posts: 419 Joined: 9-May 09 From: Fairborn, Ohio Member No.: 21 238 Best team ever |
Palkia being Water/Dragon, although I kind of understand. Still, pretty much all of the other Pokemon related to space have been either Psychic, or learned a fair amount of Psychic moves. Space is ever present and is always flowing, like the ocean, hence Palkia's typing. Even though you didn't include its brother, Dialga's steel typing is based on how time can be bended or modified through course of action. At least that's what I think, but I can understand what you're saying about Pokemon related to space. Really? I always thought Palkia's typing was a pun on what gem it's modeled around. (since pearls come from ocean-dwelling mollusks) It makes sense considering Dialga's typing too since diamonds, although being rocks, technically, can withstand a lot, which brings to mind the fact that the steel type has far more resistances than most other types. Back on subject, when I first saw artwork of Absol during the dawning days of the third gen, I REALLY wasn't expecting it to be a dark type. Especially since until that point, almost all dark types were predominantly black (as opposed to Absol being a bright white). Other than that I really didn't know what to expect with its typing. And before that, I, for the longest time, wasn't aware Tyranitar was part dark. I knew it was a rock type to say the least, but I never figured out the dark half until around the fourth gen. Also, is it sad that I only very, VERY recently discovered Steelix was ground/steel instead of rock/steel like I've been thinking for years now? xD I still kinda don't see why Charizard isn't Fire/Dragon. xP Because it's a starter. In the part of the game starters are used in most, a third-stage dragon type would seem extremely broken compared to almost everything around you. Notice how in the first gen the ONLY dragon types in the entire game elude you until you're almost at the end? This post has been edited by Galahawk: Jun 11 2011, 02:37 AM -------------------- |
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Jun 11 2011, 07:23 AM
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Elite Four Group: Members Posts: 1 493 Joined: 21-April 09 Member No.: 14 137 Platinum team |
Charizard is not a dragon
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Jun 12 2011, 04:18 PM
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It takes skill to lose to Magikarp Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 23-May 09 From: USA Member No.: 26 311 HG Team |
Im surprised he wasn't brought up, but sudowoodo, when i first encountered him in gold/silver, i thought, okay quilava, burn that tree(thinking he was part grass being he is a tree) so i used a fire move, not very effective, just big wtf look came across my face
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Jun 14 2011, 03:58 AM
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Scarlet Group: Members Posts: 500 Joined: 7-February 10 From: Melbourne, Australia. Member No.: 83 356 Heaven's Wheel |
Why can't Bisharp be part Fighting instead of dark? :c
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Jun 15 2011, 01:27 AM
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raise me up Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 24-May 11 From: Hoenn Member No.: 141 668 brite lites |
why the hell is lucario a steel type?
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Jun 15 2011, 01:54 AM
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boom shakalakalaka Group: +Donors Posts: 298 Joined: 27-March 09 Member No.: 5 708 Active Squad |
i was surprised that archen's egg group includes water 3, when it's a rock-flying type pokemon
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Jun 15 2011, 02:44 AM
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Sudowoodo i think confused everyone in pokemon gold and silver. "Look a pretty tree! Lets water it "
*tree shakes in anger* "GRRR >8U" WTF? since when do rocks morph into plant shapes? -------------------- |
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Jun 15 2011, 10:59 PM
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It takes skill to lose to Magikarp Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 23-May 09 From: USA Member No.: 26 311 HG Team |
Sudowoodo i think confused everyone in pokemon gold and silver. "Look a pretty tree! Lets water it " *tree shakes in anger* "GRRR >8U" WTF? since when do rocks morph into plant shapes? Its actually a "fossilized" tree, so its mostly rock which is why water angers it, but still i wanted to burn it -------------------- V Blog+Poetry+Art V http://a11j09c.weebly.com/ PM me, I get very bored at times and will be fun to talk . Also i could use some friends on here :P |
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Jun 15 2011, 11:41 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 2-September 10 From: Charizard's Stomach Member No.: 112 585 Pearl Team |
why is delibird ice/flying. I know its a penguin but penguins cant fly and it looks misleading
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Jun 16 2011, 12:33 AM
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Legendary Dragon Empress Group: +Donors Posts: 419 Joined: 9-May 09 From: Fairborn, Ohio Member No.: 21 238 Best team ever |
why is delibird ice/flying. I know its a penguin but penguins cant fly and it looks misleading Because all bird-based Pokemon are part flying, whether they can actually fly or not. -------------------- |
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Jun 16 2011, 12:45 AM
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breathe Group: +Donors Posts: 575 Joined: 16-January 10 From: Somewhere Member No.: 80 019 team rocket |
why the hell is lucario a steel type? Its name probably comes from Lupaster, a subspecies of the Canis Aureus, the Egyptian Jackal. Lucario's name possibly derives also from part of a Japanese spelling of oracle or orichalcum in reverse, reflecting its mythical design, its ability to see into the supernatural, and its Steel-type. From Bulbapedia. -------------------- |
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