Pokémon Discussion Thread

[TaQud]

oh...

IIRC, the next similar "trio" is Pyschic, Fighting, and Dark, but that has an immunity. I think there is another one, but I can't remember what it is.

ground, water, electric
flying, rock, grass

[Astrolinium]

oh...

IIRC, the next similar "trio" is Pyschic, Fighting, and Dark, but that has an immunity. I think there is another one, but I can't remember what it is.

I don't think there are any, unless something's changed. I don't remember their being any last time I looked, and people have had coming up on two decades to try and find one.

[Old Erisia]

IIRC, the next similar "trio" is Pyschic, Fighting, and Dark, but that has an immunity. I think there is another one, but I can't remember what it is.

ground, water, electric
flying, rock, grass

Flying, Rock, Grass! That's what it was! Should make ground/water/electric or psychic/dark/fighting their secondary types

[Old Erisia]

IIRC, the next similar "trio" is Pyschic, Fighting, and Dark, but that has an immunity. I think there is another one, but I can't remember what it is.

I don't think there are any, unless something's changed. I don't remember their being any last time I looked, and people have had coming up on two decades to try and find one.

I think you're the meat in a wrong sandwich

[Chinese Regions]

Grass for me. I am a glutton for punishment.

I change based on the generation and how many times I've played. In Gen I, I've picked both Bulbasaur and Charmander. In Gen II, I've picked all three at one point or other. In Gen III, I've picked Torchic and Mudkip. In Gen IV, I've only ever picked Piplup, and in Gen V, I've only picked Oshawott, though I would also pick Snivy if I'd done more than one playthrough.

I always pick the water starter for the game of every generation if I get a second game of the same generation I tend to pick fire type.

[Chinese Regions]

Indeed, it balances "forwards", but the usual fire-grass-water cycle also balances "backwards".

[TaQud]

Indeed, it balances "forwards", but the usual fire-grass-water cycle also balances "backwards".

this

[Chewing on your spleen]

I change based on the generation and how many times I've played. In Gen I, I've picked both Bulbasaur and Charmander. In Gen II, I've picked all three at one point or other. In Gen III, I've picked Torchic and Mudkip. In Gen IV, I've only ever picked Piplup, and in Gen V, I've only picked Oshawott, though I would also pick Snivy if I'd done more than one playthrough.

I always pick the water starter for the game of every generation if I get a second game of the same generation I tend to pick fire type.

i go fire for the first game/version of the generation then water for the next game/version of the same generation then if there's a third game/version in the same generation i go with grass

[Olthar]

IIRC, the next similar "trio" is Pyschic, Fighting, and Dark, but that has an immunity. I think there is another one, but I can't remember what it is.

I don't think there are any, unless something's changed. I don't remember their being any last time I looked, and people have had coming up on two decades to try and find one.

Flying, Fighting, Rock. It's the only other cycle that balances both ways.

ground, water, electric
flying, rock, grass

Flying, Rock, Grass! That's what it was! Should make ground/water/electric or psychic/dark/fighting their secondary types

Eenope. Grass isn't resistant to Rock.

[Geilinor]

I change based on the generation and how many times I've played. In Gen I, I've picked both Bulbasaur and Charmander. In Gen II, I've picked all three at one point or other. In Gen III, I've picked Torchic and Mudkip. In Gen IV, I've only ever picked Piplup, and in Gen V, I've only picked Oshawott, though I would also pick Snivy if I'd done more than one playthrough.

I always pick the water starter for the game of every generation if I get a second game of the same generation I tend to pick fire type.

Turtwig is pretty good after it evolves into Torterra.

[Olthar]

I always pick the water starter for the game of every generation if I get a second game of the same generation I tend to pick fire type.

Turtwig is pretty good after it evolves into Torterra.

I've never liked it. It's just too slow, and that quad weakness to Ice just kills it.

[Geilinor]

Turtwig is pretty good after it evolves into Torterra.

I've never liked it. It's just too slow, and that quad weakness to Ice just kills it.

I'm more of an offensive battler. It is true that you have to keep it away from ice, but the ground type cancels out the flying type weakness and it's immune to electric.

[Buffett and Colbert]

I've never liked it. It's just too slow, and that quad weakness to Ice just kills it.

I'm more of an offensive battler. It is true that you have to keep it away from ice, but the ground type cancels out the flying type weakness and it's immune to electric.

That's not saying much.

[Priori]

I'm more of an offensive battler. It is true that you have to keep it away from ice, but the ground type cancels out the flying type weakness and it's immune to electric.

That's not saying much.

You win some, you lose some.

[Buffett and Colbert]

That's not saying much.

You win some, you lose some.

Might as well not use Torterra and win some while you're at it.

[Old Erisia]

I don't think there are any, unless something's changed. I don't remember their being any last time I looked, and people have had coming up on two decades to try and find one.

Flying, Fighting, Rock. It's the only other cycle that balances both ways.

Flying, Rock, Grass! That's what it was! Should make ground/water/electric or psychic/dark/fighting their secondary types

Eenope. Grass isn't resistant to Rock.

damn it

[Olthar]

I've never liked it. It's just too slow, and that quad weakness to Ice just kills it.

I'm more of an offensive battler. It is true that you have to keep it away from ice, but the ground type cancels out the flying type weakness and it's immune to electric.

Ground isn't resistant to Flying...And being immune to Electric isn't that much of an improvement as Grass is already resistant to it. Ground would be much better paired up with...Just about anything, really.

[North Wiedna]

I'm more of an offensive battler. It is true that you have to keep it away from ice, but the ground type cancels out the flying type weakness and it's immune to electric.

Ground isn't resistant to Flying...And being immune to Electric isn't that much of an improvement as Grass is already resistant to it. Ground would be much better paired up with...Just about anything, really.

You know what ground is better paired with? Nothing. All future Pokemon should be ghost/dark just to piss everyone off.

[Hetland 2]

Ground isn't resistant to Flying...And being immune to Electric isn't that much of an improvement as Grass is already resistant to it. Ground would be much better paired up with...Just about anything, really.

You know what ground is better paired with? Nothing. All future Pokemon should be ghost/dark just to piss everyone off.

That wouldn't piss everyone off. It'd just bore the hell out of everyone.

[TaQud]

You know what ground is better paired with? Nothing. All future Pokemon should be ghost/dark just to piss everyone off.

That wouldn't piss everyone off. It'd just bore the hell out of everyone.

what would anger people is if every move was normal or ghost type moves with normal and ghost type pokemon

[Marshmellowstan]

In my opinion one of the most overpowered type combos is water/ground as electric types are generally used to combat water, along with somewhat varied movepools, and swampert is cool, though not as cool as mupkip. The two Dark/Ghost have limited move sets and OK stats, and IMO their main use is hacking with wonder guard.

[TaQud]

Most overpowered is steel... (resistence wise)

[Old Erisia]

In my opinion one of the most overpowered type combos is water/ground as electric types are generally used to combat water, along with somewhat varied movepools, and swampert is cool, though not as cool as mupkip. The two Dark/Ghost have limited move sets and OK stats, and IMO their main use is hacking with wonder guard.

Sableye's stats are terrible, but Prankster makes him awesome. Or at least viable. He also gets Foul Play to negate his less than stellar attack stat if you don't wish to be taunt bait.

I agree with the water/ground assessment (maybe "overpowered" is too strong). It wouldn't be so bad if grass wasn't such an uncommon attack type (probably because it's not a part of any of the high coverage combos). I would also point to Gastrodon and Unaware Quagsire for water/ground goodness.

[Old Erisia]

Most overpowered is steel... (resistence wise)

Here's hoping for a ghost/steel with levitate next gen

[Olthar]

Most overpowered is steel... (resistence wise)

Here's hoping for a ghost/steel with levitate next gen

I don't think Ghost will ever be paired with Steel, but who knows? I once made a fan-Pokémon that was Ghost/Steel. It was based on the Tsukumogami, like Banette, but instead of being a doll that came to life, it was an action figure, specifically a super sentai robot. It was pretty cool.