Semi-Rhetorical Quesions

[Inverted86]

I have been playing Pokemon games for years and I still have some questions:
1. Why hasn't there been a pure Flying type pokemon?
2. Is it possible for the developers to put all pokemon on one cartidge(even though they won't)?
3. Why haven't they combined electric with more types?
4. Why isn't there a very strong dark move?

 

[X-Ninji]

1,3 and 4. Nobody knows
2.Yes

 

[X the.only.trainer.ever X]

Regarding # 2

They COULD put all pokemon on one cartridge,however they would like to incorporate trading between other trainers so that's why there most likely won't be a PKMN rpg with ALL pokemon in one game

 

[Pokemaníaco Desesperado]

1.It seems like when they want a pure flying, they add the 'normal' type.
3.Steel and flying aren't too much, but they're something.

 

[Nomytaker]

I1. Why hasn't there been a pure Flying type pokemon?
2. Is it possible for the developers to put all pokemon on one cartidge(even though they won't)?
3. Why haven't they combined electric with more types?
4. Why isn't there a very strong dark move?

1.There was a thread on Pure Flying types ages ago. And it's seems that a pure flying would only happen, if the poke could keep in the air forever.
2. It's, but Ninny Encourages us to trading between different people/friends.
3. Laziness, probably they'll make new ones in D/P
4. See answer 3

 

[Zodiac The Vampire]

3. And Water, for Chinchou/Lantern

 

[shadowz]

REGARDING QUESTION 1
A flying type would probably just be a pair of wings as the normal type makes up the body.

 

[Wolf Goddess]

REGARDING QUESTION 1
A flying type would probably just be a pair of wings as the normal type makes up the body.

Going by that logic, any Fighting Pokemon would just be muscular arms. ;/

 

[Amadeus]

1. Not sure... Type Neglect, like Ghost used to have? A hummingbird one would be awesome.
2. Yeah, but that doesn't sell as many link cables.
3. Maybe they feel it would become a balance issue. Electric types are very strong attackers, but usually have a gaping hole in the defense department.
4. Not sure. Crunch is pretty strong, but not as strong as most types get. Ghost also has this issue.

And I agree with WG.

 

[Polursine]

I have been playing Pokemon games for years and I still have some questions:
1. Why hasn't there been a pure Flying type pokemon?
2. Is it possible for the developers to put all pokemon on one cartidge(even though they won't)?
3. Why haven't they combined electric with more types?
4. Why isn't there a very strong dark move?

1. A pure flying type isn't possible. It needs a "body", and apparently Normal is that body. Flying just gives a Pokemon the ability to avoid Ground attacks and a group of Flying moves.
2. Encourages trading. That requires another Game Boy/Advance and a Link Cable. It's all about money. If they had all Pokemon on one cartridge, then money is being lost for something that interacts people.
3. Electricity is an energy. Combining energy has it downfall. Magnemite/Magneton is part Steel, yet learns no Steel moves.
4. Dark has only been introduced. Wait until D/P to find a 120 ATK move (randomly guessing).

 

[Spock]

Uh, no need for a cable.

A pure flying could be a better balloon, I suppsoe

 

[Yami_no_Waru]

There's really no excuse to not make combinations of any type. As long it's balanced or where it's supposed to be Tierwise if it's legendary, all is well (i.e. Steel/Dragon with Levitate can work as a piece of utter crap or a godly Tier 1). So Electric combos should be more plentiful.. but then again, they've jipped a lot of types over the three game archs. Y hello thar grass!

 

[Jay Fredo]

1. There hasn't bee a pure flying type because the actual type is an attribute to the pokemon. When Charmeleon evolves into Charizard, it grows wings and gains the flying type. This relates to other pokemon, like Shelgon to Salamence and yeah, you get the idea. So from what people have said, yes, a pure flying type would just be a piar of wings.

2. All the pokemon are on one cartridge; they're just not all accessible on that cartridge alone. Ruby doesn't have Lotad but you can still get it from trading and other examples of pokemon that are version exclusive. It's because we are meant to trade with friends and get other unaccessible pokemon.

3. We don't know because we don't make the games. So the water and flying types may have the most variety of dual types, but that's how the game was created. There is Electric/Flying, Electric/Steel and Electric/Water and as for me, I agree there should be more variety of combined electric types.

4. There is Crunch being at 80 power, which is the strongest attack. Even with Darkglasses gives us 88 which almost matches the power of Psychic. But hey, we might expect another stronger attack in D/P.

 

[Zoids11]

1. Flying/Normal is pure flying.
2. Yes. And they probley will (P/D or succusor to P/D)
3. Water, Flying, Steel; Do we need more? Besides, P/D will have more type combos
4. Bite; Nuff said

 

[JazzJazz]

1. Flying/Normal is pure flying.

It's not... it's affected by the small number of strengths/weaknesses of the normal-type, hence it isn't a straight flying-type.

 

[Nomytaker]

1. Flying/Normal is pure flying.
2. Yes. And they probley will (P/D or succusor to P/D)
3. Water, Flying, Steel; Do we need more? Besides, P/D will have more type combos
4. Bite; Nuff said

1. Read what JazzJazz wrote above me.
2. They'll never put all into one game. They'll always have something to do with trade between games.
3.Yes we do need more.
4. Crunch, has been slightly stronger than Bite anyday of the week, but Inverted86. Is asking about psychic strenght.

 

[Zoids11]

1. Read what JazzJazz wrote above me.
2. They'll never put all into one game. They'll always have something to do with trade between games.
3.Yes we do need more.
4. Crunch, has been slightly stronger than Bite anyday of the week, but Inverted86. Is asking about psychic strenght.

1. Flying is normal with wings. Therefore Flying/Normal is flying.
2. Pokemon from FR and LG, Colo, and XD can be traded into R/S/E. Therefore, all Pokemon can be in R/S/E.
3. Why?

 

[Nomytaker]

1. Flying is normal with wings. Therefore Flying/Normal is flying.
2. Pokemon from FR and LG, Colo, and XD can be traded into R/S/E. Therefore, all Pokemon can be in R/S/E.
3. Why?

1. No, Flying/Normal = Normal/Flying. Pure Flying would just be Flying.
2. Inverted86 meant without trading between games.
3. It's not me who wanted different types. I just like it when we don't have boring type combos that we've seen before. (E.G. Normal/Flying, Water/Ice, Grass/Posion, Ground/Rock, Dragon/Flying.)

 

[wants_latios_lots]

1.I don't know...it's the strangest thing. You see flying paired up with almost every other type, yet it doesn't get a pure flying pokemon (pure=single type, by the way). Rock, Dark, Steel, water, fire, grass, ground (I think Gligar), bug, normal, ice, and electric. Any more? whatever. My point remains.
2. They're not all found naturally on each game to promote trading, I guess...weird though.
3. I dunno. Electric doesn't have too many weaknesses when it's pure (ground and...umm...something), so adding types to them wouldn't help them much.
4.Crunch is okay. Not sure why there aren't stronger dark attacks though.

 

[Amadeus]

3. Electric and Bug would make an excellent combo. I think if they had made Volbeat one, it'd make him pretty usable, especially with Thunderbolt, but I'd even settle for Thunderpunch or Spark. Hey, they changed Magneton. Who'd complain?