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But one thing always bothered me... Normal type? Water would make more sense and it does no damage so the type really makes no difference. The fact that it's Normal makes it sound like the attack is more about the floundering fish itself than the water that it is splashing around in.
That used to bother me, too. I once thought it was so it couldn't ever be super-effective, but since an attack has to actually hit to be "super-effective" that explanation doesn't really make sense. (I wish it did say that with Splash, though. That would be hilarious!)
I think it's to underscore the fact that you don't need any sort of special power over water to just splash in it. Also, because there are several non-Water-types that learn it by leveling-up (like the Hoppip family, Spoink/Grumpig and Buneary/Lopunny), which isn't the case with most Water-type moves.
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