1. The Distinct Elementals: Fire, Water, Flying (to represent Air), Ground (to represent Earth), Electric, Grass, Steel, Fairy (to represent Light), and Dark.
2. The Basic (Normal)
3. The Secondary Element: Poison
4. The Redundant Ones: Ice (should merge with Water), Rock (should merge with Ground), Psychic (should merge with Light), and Ghost (should merge with Dark).
5. Why the Heck Do They Count as Elements???: Fighting, Bug, and Dragon.