How would Pokemon type work realistically, in terms of why types have advantages over one another and what exactly are the special characteristics that identify each type. The fanon Pokedex at TV Tropes has done a good job on this sort of thing already, and I certainly admit to drawing inspiration, but I wanted to take my own shot at it. I'm not finished by a long shot, so here is what I have so far.
Rock Types
Rock Types are the 10th most common type on Poke-Earth. They are possessed of above average strength, and above average weight. The most noticeable feature of Rock types is that they look like rocks, hence the name. However, they are in fact, not rocks, but rather, organic creatures posing as rocks.
Their rock appearance is actually a form of very powerful armor composed of rocks and minerals. This armor protects against the attacks of Normal types and the aerial strikes of Flying types. This also provides difficulties for Poison types. And since it takes quite a bit of heat to melt rock, that's why Fire types don't hurt them too much either.
This armor works on Electric attacks because it's covering the nerves. Electric type attacks would obviously work by striking and paralyzing the nervous system of enemies. So why wouldn't it work on rock? Armor.
The concept of armor came to me in the episode where Ash battled Roxanne. Pikachu's powerful thunder attack didn't hurt Geodude at a distance. But then Pikachu got right up in its face and delivered another powerful blast. And that hurt it, a lot. But if Geodude is a rock all the way through, how is that possible? It's only possible if Geodude has a nervous system like any other. So it has literal armor.
A powerful electrical charge at point blank range has the chance to push past the rock armor and hit the actual nervous system. At least it is possible for some rock types. For the likes of Golem, whose shell is practically bomb resistant, it would take something like a Zapdos.
In that same episode, you also saw Pikachu fight Nosepass. Nosepass could use Thunderwave and Zap Cannon because of it's unique biology and having a nose like a compass. But Pikachu absorbed Zap Cannon and crashed into Nosepass head on, and then Nosepass was paralyzed. Why? Pikachu zapped it right on it's nose. If its nose is an electromagnet, then it is probably the only electrically vulnerable part on the body.
Consequently, because their armor is placed over their bodies, Rock Pokemon don't really have much of a sense of touch, because unlike us, their nerves don't reach the surface.
Rock weaknesses to Fighting types is explained as Fighting types being strong enough to break rocks. With ground types, their heavy weight makes them sink easier into the holes and pits ground types create. Grass types can use roots to crack armor. Steel types have armor of their own that breaks rock. And Water types usually fire water under pressure, and water is a powerful force of rock erosion.
Well that's all I have for now. Tell me what you all think.
EDIT
Water types are rather self-explanatory, they use water to their advantage. Their weakness to electricity makes sense in a real world context. But I was wondering, how exactly does their weakness to grass-type attacks work? I understand how it works the other way around, since plants would absorb water and so on, but why is it that grass attacks hurt water types so very much?
Rock Types
Rock Types are the 10th most common type on Poke-Earth. They are possessed of above average strength, and above average weight. The most noticeable feature of Rock types is that they look like rocks, hence the name. However, they are in fact, not rocks, but rather, organic creatures posing as rocks.
Their rock appearance is actually a form of very powerful armor composed of rocks and minerals. This armor protects against the attacks of Normal types and the aerial strikes of Flying types. This also provides difficulties for Poison types. And since it takes quite a bit of heat to melt rock, that's why Fire types don't hurt them too much either.
This armor works on Electric attacks because it's covering the nerves. Electric type attacks would obviously work by striking and paralyzing the nervous system of enemies. So why wouldn't it work on rock? Armor.
The concept of armor came to me in the episode where Ash battled Roxanne. Pikachu's powerful thunder attack didn't hurt Geodude at a distance. But then Pikachu got right up in its face and delivered another powerful blast. And that hurt it, a lot. But if Geodude is a rock all the way through, how is that possible? It's only possible if Geodude has a nervous system like any other. So it has literal armor.
A powerful electrical charge at point blank range has the chance to push past the rock armor and hit the actual nervous system. At least it is possible for some rock types. For the likes of Golem, whose shell is practically bomb resistant, it would take something like a Zapdos.
In that same episode, you also saw Pikachu fight Nosepass. Nosepass could use Thunderwave and Zap Cannon because of it's unique biology and having a nose like a compass. But Pikachu absorbed Zap Cannon and crashed into Nosepass head on, and then Nosepass was paralyzed. Why? Pikachu zapped it right on it's nose. If its nose is an electromagnet, then it is probably the only electrically vulnerable part on the body.
Consequently, because their armor is placed over their bodies, Rock Pokemon don't really have much of a sense of touch, because unlike us, their nerves don't reach the surface.
Rock weaknesses to Fighting types is explained as Fighting types being strong enough to break rocks. With ground types, their heavy weight makes them sink easier into the holes and pits ground types create. Grass types can use roots to crack armor. Steel types have armor of their own that breaks rock. And Water types usually fire water under pressure, and water is a powerful force of rock erosion.
Well that's all I have for now. Tell me what you all think.
EDIT
Water types are rather self-explanatory, they use water to their advantage. Their weakness to electricity makes sense in a real world context. But I was wondering, how exactly does their weakness to grass-type attacks work? I understand how it works the other way around, since plants would absorb water and so on, but why is it that grass attacks hurt water types so very much?
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