Saturnidae
Bugs!! :3
Grass absorbs water.
Water extinguishes fire.
Fire burns Grass.
I think, at the most simplistic level, pokemon type interactions are supposed to make a certain amount of sense. However, as one deviates from the obvious fire, water, grass triangle, things tend to become a little more confusing. For instance;
Why is Bug super effective to Dark?
While many would argue that this is because bugs are able to see/ are not afraid of the dark, if one considers the Japanese name of the dark type, this no longer makes sense. In Japan, Darks are instead known as "aku" or "evil" type.
So why should Bugs beat Evil? Are bugs Good? I think they are, but in general, insects and other arthropods ("bugs") are not portrayed as being good or evil, thus making this relationship very difficult to understand.
Why is Poison not very effective, and indeed weak to, Psychic?
This is one of, if not the most, odd relationships in pokemon. Most of the weaknesses of the Psychic type are based off common fears. Many people are morbidly afraid of the dark (evil), bugs, and ghosts. Why then, is the psychic- poison relationship what we have now? Are people not often afraid of poison? Indeed, I believe many are more afraid of poison and poisonous things (like snakes) than they are bugs or the dark! I cannot understand this edge psychic has over poison.
Why is Fairy immune to Dragon?
I'm going to ignore all the obvious mechanical reasons this exists, like nerfing dragons ect.
This is a very odd relationship, and it's very possible that I could be missing something, my expertise is in the natural world, and I know little of mythology. That being said... when a level 100 Hydreigon rains down incredibly powerful meteors onto the head of a level 1 Togepi....
It does nothing.
How... why? Did all that tremendous force just... magically miss the Togepi? Did it somehow endure being crushed by a rain of dragonic meteors?
I am very confused.
Why does fairy resist bug?
No... really .... Why?? T_T
Water extinguishes fire.
Fire burns Grass.
I think, at the most simplistic level, pokemon type interactions are supposed to make a certain amount of sense. However, as one deviates from the obvious fire, water, grass triangle, things tend to become a little more confusing. For instance;
Why is Bug super effective to Dark?
While many would argue that this is because bugs are able to see/ are not afraid of the dark, if one considers the Japanese name of the dark type, this no longer makes sense. In Japan, Darks are instead known as "aku" or "evil" type.
So why should Bugs beat Evil? Are bugs Good? I think they are, but in general, insects and other arthropods ("bugs") are not portrayed as being good or evil, thus making this relationship very difficult to understand.
Why is Poison not very effective, and indeed weak to, Psychic?
This is one of, if not the most, odd relationships in pokemon. Most of the weaknesses of the Psychic type are based off common fears. Many people are morbidly afraid of the dark (evil), bugs, and ghosts. Why then, is the psychic- poison relationship what we have now? Are people not often afraid of poison? Indeed, I believe many are more afraid of poison and poisonous things (like snakes) than they are bugs or the dark! I cannot understand this edge psychic has over poison.
Why is Fairy immune to Dragon?
I'm going to ignore all the obvious mechanical reasons this exists, like nerfing dragons ect.
This is a very odd relationship, and it's very possible that I could be missing something, my expertise is in the natural world, and I know little of mythology. That being said... when a level 100 Hydreigon rains down incredibly powerful meteors onto the head of a level 1 Togepi....
It does nothing.
How... why? Did all that tremendous force just... magically miss the Togepi? Did it somehow endure being crushed by a rain of dragonic meteors?
I am very confused.
Why does fairy resist bug?
No... really .... Why?? T_T
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