My opinon on what should be done with types next gen

[EPEKKA]

If you don't feel like reading the whole thread, this is the main point: take away dragon type, put in sound type.

now for the people who want to read the thread.

I think dragon type is pretty usless. It only is good aganst itself, and is weak to some pretty obscure types. So, GF should really just take out dragon type. Barely any pokemon have it, and the ones that do would be pretty easy to replace.

DRAGON TYPE REPLACMENTS:
if I miss any pokemon, tell me in the comments.

dratini: psycic
dragonair: psycic and maybe fairy
dragonite: psycic/flying
mega charzard: fire/flying OR fire/dark
dieno: dark/ground
zwelius: dark/ground
hygregon: dark/flying
druddigon: rock
jangmo'oh: sound
hakmo'oh: fighting/sound
kommo'oh: fighting/sound
goomy: poison
sligoo: poison
goodra: posion
zygard (all forms): fighting/ ground OR ground
axew: steel
fraxure: dark/steel
haxorus: dark/steel
(M) rayquasa: ?/flying
guzzlord: dark
bagon: ground
shellgon: ground
salimence: ground/flying OR normal/flying


Face it. we NEED a sound type. There are so many possible sound type pokemon and moves. By the way, soundproof would be changed to immune to sound type attacks, not sound based moves.

SOUND TYPE WEAKNESSES AND RESISTANCES

dragon (if it doesn't get taken out) none
fire: none
water: sound is super effective because sound moves faster through water
grass: none
electric: none
dark: none
fairy: sound is super effective because fairies are small, and small things hear things louder than bigger things.
bug: sound is super effective because ^
ground: sound is weak aganst because it's hard to hear something someone says if you are underground.
flying: sound is weak aganst because it is hard to hear someone if you are far above them.
psycic: sound is super effective aganst because youu can't consentrate if something is being loud.
rock: none
steel: none
fighting: none
poison: none
ghost: none
ice: none
normal: none


SOME POKEMON THAT WILL BE SOUND TYPE:

aduino, loudred, noiveryn, exploud, chimeecho, kammo'oh, ect.

SOME ATTACKS THAT WILL BE SOUND TYPE:

boomburst, stomp, roar, growl, ect.

 

[Gengarzilla]

Sorry bud, I've strongly despised everything about the very idea of a Sound type even without the additional ridiculous idea of replacing the popular Dragon type with it. No thanks.
Poison was also strong against only one type during Generations II-V but I never saw you guys clamoring for its retirement.

I really don't believe we need any new types right now, you're downplaying the Dragon type too much. It's not good to judge solely on how much types you hit super-effectively, otherwise you'll be making blunders like calling Steel a bad type.

 

[EPEKKA]

Sorry bud, I've strongly despised everything about the very idea of a Sound type even without the additional ridiculous idea of replacing the popular Dragon type with it. No thanks.
Poison was also strong against only one type during Generations II-V but I never saw you guys clamoring for its retirement.

out curiosity, why do you not want sound type?

 

[SirOni]

If for some unlikely reason they ever decide to get rid of the Dragon-type then the Dragonite line would most likely become Water-type due to its design, habitats, and associations.

 

[EPEKKA]

If for some unlikely reason they ever decide to get rid of the Dragon-type then the Dragonite line would most likely become Water-type due to its design, habitats, and associations.

hmm... now that I think of it, most likely. Maybe dragonair would be water/fairy or water/psycic though.

 

[Alolan Coconut]

Sorry, got to disagree with you. The reason why I believe Dragon types exist is because they fulfill a certain mystical aspect to Pokemon. They don't exist in the real world and are based on legends from cultural folklore.

Which brings me to my second point, the reason why I'm not a fan of the every so often return of the Sound type. I believe that the current types are mostly based on either a natural, mystical or elemental basis. Something the Sound type has no fundamental value for in my opinion.

I like Pokemon that benefit from sound based things like moves, abilities and lore, but I just don't think it has anything to offer to the Pokemon games as a type.

 

[Guzma]

I object to this solely because BUG DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER WEAKNESS, YO

 

[ocelotlrama jaguar]

I'm sorry, OP. I have disagree with your list. Dragon-types will never not exist in Pokemon. Dragons are the end-all, be-all fantastical creatures in the Pokemon universe, and Game Freak/TPC see too much money to be made off of a dragon design that the whole Pokemon fandom will go gaga for.

Sound as a type never made sense to me. Everything makes some kind of sound and the only ones I can think of who would ever become a Sound-type are the Whismur-line. I've heard the argument for a Sound-type before and it never seemed feasible. Reminds me of the time that I wanted a Light- and Rubber-type for more balance, but when I looked back at it, I just broke the meta game with my ideas. XD It just doesn't make too much sense to make a Sound-type. Fairy is understandable because it, as a mythical type, countered the mythical dragons.

 

[EPEKKA]

I object to this solely because BUG DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER WEAKNESS, YO

ehh, your probaly ight.

 

[DoctorWhy]

The only thing I slightly agree with is Sound type - I've always thought that Sound had potential as a new type. But getting rid of Dragon, and a lot of the other details, are absolute no's from me.