The most inappropriately typed Pokemon

[FatKidLovesCoke]

Uh, I KNOW that, that's why I said "Well scorpions aren't insects, they're arachnids, or at least closely related to them."

I KNOW THAT yet you said spinarak was a spider and part bug so... i was disagreeing with you on that and i was agreeing with you on the scorpion part... or you are just questioning that skorupi was a bug type so thus you thought why should spinarak be part bug, no?

 

[UtterDarkness]

I agree that Drapion should be half-Bug instead. It looks just like any plain-old scorpion covered in purple rather a specialist in the dark arts.

Others I like to mention below, what their types should've been and reasons why.

Kangaskhan= Ground/Fighting(Looking at the brown ridges and patches on its skin, it looks like a ground-dweller and it's also based upon the kangaroo, a marsupial who uses its fists and feet to defend itself against predators.)

Tangela and Tangrowth= Grass/Dark(They're both blackfaces covered in blue vines, what more is there to be said, eh?)

Poochyena= either pure Normal or Normal/Dark(Other than the black mark on its face, it's nothing more than just a common pooch)

Pupitar family= Rock/Dragon(They're dinosaurs with rock-like skin)

Dunsparce= pure Dragon(It's known as "The Land Snake" pokemon, for crying out loud!)

The crustaceans= Water/Bug(The Bug-type is centered around arthropods, aren't they?)

Cacnea and Cacturne= Grass/Ground(Cacti usually live in a desert)

Absol= either pure Psychic or Psychic/Dark(It's only blamed as a doom-bringer because it appears before people just to warn them of an impending disaster.)

Sableye= pure Dark(I really don't see what's so "ghostly" about it and it's just based upon the Hopkinsville goblin)

Stunky and Skuntank= pure Poison(They're just common skunks in pokemon form, that's all.)

Lickitung and Lickilicky= pure Poison(Their tongues are abnormally large and the mouth is known to be a source of bad germs, isn't it?)

Glameow and Purugly= pure Dark(Their eccentric appearance reminds me of the superstitious black cat that brings bad lack wherever it goes, though their skins aren't completely black.)

Carvanha and Sharpedo= Water/Rock(Their skin is abrasive, which is probably a common characteristic of some minerals.)

Gyarados= Water/Dragon(It's a levitating serpent and yes, it's Gamefreak's fault that the type chart is unbalanced and that's why the dragons are too powerful to contend with)

Lapras= Water/Dragon(It's based upon the Loch Ness monster myth and I can't figure out for the life of me what's so "icy" about it?)

Azurill= pure Water(It has the appearance of a water-dweller, doesn't it?)

Zangoose= Electric/Ground(It has a thunderbolt marking on its chest and is a rival to Seviper, reminiscent of the relationship a mongoose has with snakes in real-life)

Swablu= pure Flying(It's wings are made of clouds after all)

Bidoof and Bibarel= pure Ground and Ground/Water respectively(Don't beavers in real-life live underground?)

Glalie= Ice/Dark(It looks sort of like the face of an Oni, a demon from Japanese folklore)

Giratina= Bug/Dark(It's a centipede with a demonic appearance, nothing more)

Ditto, the Porygons, Kecleon, Castform and Arceus= ???(These pokemon have the capability to change their own types due to certain circumstances)

Psyduck and Golduck= Water/Psychic(They're both capable of utilizing heightened mental powers to defend themselves against foes.)

Luxio and Luxray= Electric/Dark(They both have black manes on their bodies and are both predators as well, which is characteristic of most Dark-types that don't even look like they emphasize that type very well.)

Zubat family= Dark/Flying(They're all nocturnal just like their real-life counterparts and are dark-skinned as well.)

Masquerain= Bug/Water(Too bad it's yet another dual Bug/Flying-type who evolved from a dual Bug/Water-type, a very unique type combo.)

Shieldon and Bastiodon= pure Dragon and Dragon/Rock respectively(Shieldon's body is mostly flesh-n-bone with just a plate-like head and Bastiodon has a protective growth that resembles a castle wall. They're both based upon ceratopsian dinosaurs as well.)

Cranidos and Rampardos= pure Dragon(There's nothing what so ever that suggests either of them have rocky skin and they're dinosaurs as well.)

All 1st Gen. Rock/Ground-types= pure Rock except Golem(Golem can stay half-Ground as it's a flesh-n-bone creature that lives under a boulder-like shell, but why can't the rest of its kind just be pure Rock instead?)

Mawile= Ground/Dark(It's based upon the Japanese legend of the futakuchi-ona and its appearance sort of reminds me of the Sarlacc Pit from the Star Wars franchise)

Riolu and Lucario= Dark/Fighting(They're both based upon Anubis and have darkish blue skin as well.)

Voltorb and Electrode= Electric/Steel(The both of them don't appear to be very organic, that's all I can say.)

Koffing and Weezing= Poison/Rock(They look like impact craters to me!)

Minezumi and Miruhoggu= Ground/Psychic(Their skin is very brown and those eyes of theirs give them such a very cartoony appearance)

Munna and Musharna= Grass/Psychic(Musharna is an evo of Munna, who has floral patterns along the back and underside of its body)

Gochiruzeru= pure Dark(Hey, it looks more like a goth than a mentalist!)

Rankurusu= Poison/Psychic(It's pale-colored body is encapsulated within a blob of a translucent, green gel-like substance.)

Zekrom= Dark/Dragon(Its whole entire body is colored black, but that's not what the Dark-type is going for, so I might be wrong there.)

 

[Reyairia]

Zubat family= Dark/Flying(They're all nocturnal just like their real-life counterparts and are dark-skinned as well.)

Dark in the pokemon world doesn't have anything to do with actual darkness. It means cheating, bullying, fighting dirty and being evil. There isn't anything about zubat that's really evil, aside from the fact that the antagonist teams have a habit of using them a lot.

 

[UtterDarkness]

Dark in the pokemon world doesn't have anything to do with actual darkness. It means cheating, bullying, fighting dirty and being evil. There isn't anything about zubat that's really evil, aside from the fact that the antagonist teams have a habit of using them a lot.

Yes, I know that, but what I always had in mind for Dark is a mix of actual literal darkness and paranormal evil phenomena(e.g. demons and stuff like that), because I don't think behavior alone is unique enough to deserve a type all to itself.

 

[M the Gate]

Dark in the pokemon world doesn't have anything to do with actual darkness. It means cheating, bullying, fighting dirty and being evil. There isn't anything about zubat that's really evil, aside from the fact that the antagonist teams have a habit of using them a lot.

This. for example, Cacturne is sinsiter, so it's dark. Poochyena/Mightyena are based on wolves, which are stereotypically evil.

 

[SoleniumX]

I always thought Porygon should be a Psychic type, at least partially. I even catagorize it in my psychic box already. xD

WAIT WHAT PORYGON IS NOT A PSYCHIC TYPE

ಠ__ಠ I say Porygon then. dammit, I always thought it's a psychic type.

 

[Cuddy]

This. for example, Cacturne is sinsiter, so it's dark. Poochyena/Mightyena are based on wolves, which are stereotypically evil.

Poochyena and Mightyena is not base really on wolves. They suppose to be base on Hyenas. They just have wolf features.

 

[The Heartless King]

Question why is bulbasaur the only starter to begin with 2 types

 

[Der_Neuevenmenschen]

Question why is bulbasaur the only starter to begin with 2 types

Mudkip says hi.

 

[SharKing]

Then Mudkip says bye. It's pure Water; Marshtomp and Swampert are the Water/Ground ones.

 

[UpbeatFerno]

I think everyone can agree on Gyarados's typing.

For me:
-Elective should have been electric/fighting
-Granbull should have been fighting or normal/fighting
-Luxray should have been electric/dark
-Glalie ice/dark
-Dusknoir Ghost/fighting
-Jaroda Grass/dragon or something like that

 

[Super Seaking]

-Huntail should be Water/Dark
-Gorebyss should be Water/Psychic
-Spiritomb isnt cool enough to be Ghost/Dark, should just be Ghost
-Desukan should be Ghost/Ground or Ghost/Rock
-Seaking should be Water/Dragon

 

[CJMiller]

Not typing per se, but the Ralts line ought to be in the Humanshape egg group instead of Amorphous.

 

[Super Seaking]

Fool! Do you realize how much enjoyment I get from making my Kirlia breed with disgusting blobs!?!?

Yeah, it is kinda weird.

 

[Zervah]

I always thought Volbeat and Illumise should have been Bug/Electric or Bug/Fire not just Bug...Their LIGHTNING BUGS/FIREFLIES!

Yeah, I thought that too but, in reality, fireflies glow using chemicals. Still, we're talking about pokemon so, Bug/Fire or Bug/Electric would be perfect :B

 

[Synesus]

-Seaking should be Water/Dragon

Goldeen/Seaking represent Goldfish. So... no.

 

[Bikini Miltank]

Well, you know, technically speaking...

Almost all Bug Pokemon are incorrectly typed. "Bug" is a term referring only to a small subset of insects. Off the top of my head, the only Pokemon based on true bugs are Surskit and the Nincada line.

(Of course, I'm being a bit silly here, sing "bug" has become a slang term for all insects, arachnids and probably more besides that. The Japanese equivalent term, "mushi", has a surprisingly similar scope.)

 

[Miar]

I think everyone can agree on Gyarados's typing.

Actually, there's a reason Gyarados isn't half-Dragon.

Kingdra is a good example. It's Water/Dragon, making its only weakness Dragon. But back in 1998, the only Dragon attack was Dragon Rage, and it always did only 40 damage.

To make Gyarados Dragon back then would've given it no weaknesses whatsoever. It would've been even more broken than Alakazam back in the day. (Alakazam was still weak to a few low-power moves back then)

 

[apenpaap]

Actually, there's a reason Gyarados isn't half-Dragon.

Kingdra is a good example. It's Water/Dragon, making its only weakness Dragon. But back in 1998, the only Dragon attack was Dragon Rage, and it always did only 40 damage.

To make Gyarados Dragon back then would've given it no weaknesses whatsoever. It would've been even more broken than Alakazam back in the day. (Alakazam was still weak to a few low-power moves back then)

Yeah, but then Gen II came along and added Dragon-type moves. They could have changed Gyarados's type then like they did with Magneton.

 

[Shiny Staraptor]

Psyduck should have been Psychic.
Also, why is Jirachi steel?