Pokemon pokemon types that need to be changed

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aggron

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Basically just pokemon that I think should have their types changed from what they are at the moment.-

1. Lucario- Now look at Lucario for a second, does he resemble a steel type. Fair enough he is a fighting type, but looking at his design he doesn't look like a steel type at all. The whole "aura" thing with him doesn't have nothing to do with steel types or any other type in my opinion.

2. Charizard- Before I start, I know Charizards japanese name is Lizardon or something like that. But he looks more like a Dragon than a Lizard according to his design. Charmander and Charmeleon look like Lizards, but just because Charizard has wings I think he should be considered a Dragon, because last time I checked Lizards didn'd have wings. I may be wrong though...

Thats just a few i can remember of the top of my head, their are others such a jynx etc. Feel free to post your own ideas.
 
Charizard is not a Dragon because it would make the starters unbalanced, and in Gen 1 there is evidence of the Dragon type being put in at the last minute, and it was solely given to Dratini's line because they wanted to show that it was special and rare to come by. This carried on to Gen 2 with only one Pokemon being given it (Kingdra) and their whole species line is 'Dragon'.
Gyara is because it would have no weaknesses at all (back then, there was no way of dealing variable Dragon-type damage).

Whilst not an entire type change, it would be fun to see Timburr being Fighting/Grass, Gurdurr being Fighting/Steel and Conkeldurr being Fighting/Rock, so their types correspond with their weapon of choice.
Oh, and Masquerain being Bug/Water.
 
I'd like to see a change in Persian's type. I think they should make him Normal/Dark instead of just normal. It would add to his character. :)
 
I think Lucario's typing is strange, the steel part anyway. However, the aura has a lot to do with the species. It's a fighting type, so I'm sure meditation is key in its training, which probably helps it see and manipulate aural energy (not to mention it being inspired by the Egyptian god Anubis, who "judged" souls to see if they were worthy of going to the afterlife). If anything, Fighting/Psychic seems more fitting, but we already have Meditite/cham, and Lucario has 3 steel spikes, so boom, Fighting/Steel. The creators probably wanted to give it a unique typing since it plays a somewhat big part in D/P: the player receiving the Riolu egg.

What has always bothered me is the Rock/Ground typing of the Geodude line. I think they should all be solely Rock. There's not a single Rock type in Gen 1 (or Gen 2?). Onix is worthy of the Ground typing since it burrows in the ground, but Geodude looks like it should be just Rock, like Roggenrola is. And I've always hated Gyarados' Water/Flying typing. Doubly weak to electric types, and does the thing even fly? One good thing is, I guess, it cuts the power of Grass type moves, but still.

I've always thought Psy/Golduck should have been Water/Psychic, Girafarig - Dark/Psychic, Dunsparce - Bug, Azurill - Water... I'm sure there are others, but that's all I have time to name right now.
 
There are a couple of want-to-be dragons.

Charizard.
Gyarados.
Milotic.

But keep in mind that all of the above are indeed in the Dragon Egg Type.
Along with:

Arbok.
Sceptile.
Seviper.
Scrafty.
 
Ah, the thread that pops up at least once a year. My thoughts...

I think Psyduck and Golduck (or at the very least Golduck) should be Water/Psychic. Most of Psyduck's Pokédex entries mention its powers, as do Golduck's Gen 2 Pokédex entries.

As for PsychedelicBreakfast's observations about the Geodude line, I see where he's coming from. Geodude's Sapphire entry, though, mentions how Geodude buries itself halfway underground when it sleeps, though I'm not sure if that's really enough to justify a Ground type.

Luxio and Luxray designs scream (at least to me) Electric/Dark -- especially since the black fur seems to take over as the line evolves. However, there is nothing in the 'dex entries that would be indicative of a Dark typing, so it's nothing I'm overly concerned about.

Drapion could've kept its Bug-type (and I would've preferred it to). Granted its Diamond Pokédex entry mentions using poison, others mention how it takes down foes without use of toxins. I think Dark/Bug would've been perfect for this guy.

Then again, I'm fine with all the given typings, and none of them really irk me. The above are just observations I've noticed based on 'dex entries and designs.
 
CMP has a good point, the typings are fine with the 'dex entries.
The nly one I can think of is Ninetails, I think that it deserves a Fire/Psychic typing.
 
aggron said:
I may be wrong though...
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No, you're not wrong... I've already discussed this subject several times here on the forum, so I don't want to say much about it. But, Charizard is indeed a dragon (design wise). People who say it is just a lizard with wings are either blind or simply don't understand a thing about european dragons. Unfortunaly, it is not a true Dragon type because of what Paddy185 already said.

Regarding Lucario... It's part steel either because of what PsychedelicBreakfast said or it's body is indeed made of steel but covered in fur (although this actually sounds stupid to me)...

btw, @PsychedelicBreakfast, Dunsparce is based on some mythical snake-like creature which I can't remember the name so it wouldn't make sense to be bug-type... And the reason Girafarig is even a Psychic-type is because of its tail, so Normal/Psychic makes total sense.

I agree with what everybody said about Psyduck and Golduck but I feel that Rock/Ground on the Geodude line actually fits them although I can't explain why...

I've had some ideias about some type changes myself. I even made a list of them although I don't have it in my current computer. I still remember some of them.
Luxio and Luxray being Electric/Dark like CMP said; Ninetales being Fire/Psychic like Blui129 said...
One extreme example, I think the Trapinch line should be like this:
Trapinch -> Bug/Ground
Vibrava -> Bug/Flying
Flygon -> Bug/Dragon

Trapinch is the only stage where it actually lives on (and uses) the ground. Vibrava is capable of flight and still doesn't look very dragon-ish. Flygon, while still looking like a Bug, greatly resembles a dragon at the same time. I based this on a Bulbapedia article and other things (like the fact that the whole line is in the bug egg group).
 
Right, I guess Dunsparce is a land snake Pokemon, but the Normal typing never made sense to me. It sort of resembles a bug, mainly because of the wing-like things on its back and that rattle on its tail which resembles a stinger. And as for Girafarig, I know the rear is supposed to be the Psychic part, but that half looks more like it could be Dark. The face just looks evil to me, and up to no good... and it can Crunch. And the front of it would be the Psychic half. I'm sure it could shoot psychic beams out of those horns... ;)
 
^It learns Crunch because the tail can bite (Although, it's weird it doesn't learn Bite). Learning Crunch isn't exactly an indication of being a Dark-type. But I get what you mean, the face looks mean indeed... About Dunsparce, I know, it's kind of weird to have a snake (or other reptiles) as a normal type, but Kecleon (a reptile) is also normal type so the normal type isn't just for mammals and ordinary birds. They wouldn't make them Dragon-type just because they're reptiles...
 
Dunsparce is based on a tsuchinoko. A mythical monster supposed to exist in Japan. Descriptions vary widely, though most agree on the fact that it resembles a fat snake. The wings are probably just there to make it look more 'mythical'. Another possibility is that a source actually claims the creature having wings, but I'm not aware of it.

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Also, Girafarig's tail looks quite happy to me?
 
I wish lucario was psychic/fighting-thats what I tought he was before I got him in my 4th gen game! 0.o he could be weak against bug or flying. I thought that dunsparce was a bug too before i read it was the "land snake" pokemon it looks like a bee to me lolz. I thought Lugia was water/flying when pokemon 2000 came out. I think togepi should be psychic. Also with drapion I imagine it being bug/poison.
 
I seriously think Lugia should be changed from Psychic to Water. He controls the oceans, but then again, Psychic can trigger waves...
 
Typhlosionwolf said:
I'd like to see a change in Persian's type. I think they should make him Normal/Dark instead of just normal. It would add to his character. :)
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That would be EPIC{C}{D}


PsychedelicBreakfast said:
I think Lucario's typing is strange, the steel part anyway. However, the aura has a lot to do with the species. It's a fighting type, so I'm sure meditation is key in its training, which probably helps it see and manipulate aural energy (not to mention it being inspired by the Egyptian god Anubis, who "judged" souls to see if they were worthy of going to the afterlife). If anything, Fighting/Psychic seems more fitting, but we already have Meditite/cham, and Lucario has 3 steel spikes, so boom, Fighting/Steel. The creators probably wanted to give it a unique typing since it plays a somewhat big part in D/P: the player receiving the Riolu egg.

What has always bothered me is the Rock/Ground typing of the Geodude line. I think they should all be solely Rock. There's not a single Rock type in Gen 1 (or Gen 2?). Onix is worthy of the Ground typing since it burrows in the ground, but Geodude looks like it should be just Rock, like Roggenrola is. And I've always hated Gyarados' Water/Flying typing. Doubly weak to electric types, and does the thing even fly? One good thing is, I guess, it cuts the power of Grass type moves, but still.

I've always thought Psy/Golduck should have been Water/Psychic, Girafarig - Dark/Psychic, Dunsparce - Bug, Azurill - Water... I'm sure there are others, but that's all I have time to name right now.
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That Gyarodos thing has always bugged me too.
 
What about the fire starters? Particularly Emboar should have been fire/dark in my opinion, the black coloring and the general shadiness of it would make sense.
 
Behemoth36 said:
What about the fire starters? Particularly Emboar should have been fire/dark in my opinion, the black coloring and the general shadiness of it would make sense.
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I agree. We already have 2 other Fire starters with that same type grouping. Serperior also has Dark-like qualities. I would have had Servine and Serperior be Grass/Dark and Pignite and Emboar be just Fire.
 
PsychedelicBreakfast said:
I agree. We already have 2 other Fire starters with that same type grouping. Serperior also has Dark-like qualities. I would have had Servine and Serperior be Grass/Dark and Pignite and Emboar be just Fire.
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I agree with what you agree to, snivy itself is always shady in the anime, and nice avatar of that blastoise
 
BunnyBuner said:
I agree with what you agree to, snivy itself is always shady in the anime, and nice avatar of that blastoise
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Yes, well I could see snivy being normal grass or something...anything to change it up a little. And Samurott looks very fighting type-ish to me, I dont really understand why they couldnt have just gone the extra mile and given them the obvious typings...
 
Snivy is not shady, she's just serious. I honestly don't see how the Snivy line would be part Dark or how they have dark-like qualities...
 
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