TechSkylander1518
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Why can the Snubbull line learn Overheat? I get everyone else, but Snubbull?
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I think the idea is that they can swim in water, plus probably as a way to allow diversity in HM users.I always thought it was weird that Pokemon like Nidoqueen, Aggron, Linoone, etc. can learn Surf (like how exactly would these Pokemon be able to surf on water? lol)
But Aggron?I think the idea is that they can swim in water, plus probably as a way to allow diversity in HM users.
I always thought it was weird that Pokemon like Nidoqueen, Aggron, Linoone, etc. can learn Surf (like how exactly would these Pokemon be able to surf on water? lol)
Well, tigers do love water, but it being a Fire-Type would be problematic.Incineroar is a cat.
And a fire type.
Well, tigers do love water, but it being a Fire-Type would be problematic.
That's because Umbreon was originally going to be a Poison-Type and they just didn't update the dex entry.Umbreon should have access to several Poison-type moves aside from Toxic. It makes no sense for its PokeDex entries to make mention of poisoning opponents and then only being able to learn one Poison move.
Makes sense except its Pokedex entries in II, IV (the remakes), VII, and VIII all make mention of Umbreon secreting poison from its pores when agitated.That's because Umbreon was originally going to be a Poison-Type and they just didn't update the dex entry.
The Gen II and HGSS entries are there because that's what happened. Gen VII is a re-write of the Gold entry, and the Gen VIII uses the exact same wording as the Gen VII one.Makes sense except its Pokedex entries in II, IV (the remakes), VII, and VIII all make mention of Umbreon secreting poison from its pores when agitated.
Well... that’s not a really good example since it literally evolves into something that turns into a fire type, and has a (Darwinian) evolutionary relationship with fire types (Unovan Darumaka).especially when fire is super harmful to you (looking at you Galarian Darumaka
Well... that’s not a really good example since it literally evolves into something that turns into a fire type, and has a (Darwinian) evolutionary relationship with fire types (Unovan Darumaka).
I don’t have any issue with some coverage being given for balancing reasons, but stuff like almost every water type getting an ice move when Ice types really need an incentive to be used is harmful for the type chart.
Now that I think about it, Pokémon kinda suffers the opposite problem than most RPGs, where Water is borderline ignored and Ice does everything Water can do. For example, in Final Fantasy VI, the only (normal) Water spell had to be added in the GBA remake, and aside from that, there's only two usable Water abilities (Aqua Breath and the Bismarck summon).A fair point, that was a poor example to use, I was just looking for an example and jumped at the first ice type I saw without thinking it through. My apologies, and I agree- Some coverage moves are fine, and can be effectively used as a way to balance. It's when they're thrown around carelessly and detract from game balance rather than adding to it, with no conceptual justification, that I think both of us would rather see not happen, or at minimum occur less frequently.
Now that I think about it, Pokémon kinda suffers the opposite problem than most RPGs, where Water is borderline ignored and Ice does everything Water can do. For example, in Final Fantasy VI, the only (normal) Water spell had to be added in the GBA remake, and aside from that, there's only two usable Water abilities (Aqua Breath and the Bismarck summon).