Top Ten Pokemon That Were Given the Wrong Types
There are many Pokemon in the games that though, given the tendency of the moves they learn, aren't alloted the types they deserve.
Gyarados is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. It evolves from one of the weakest Pokemon, Magikarp. But Gyarados has a high attack power (as of gen VII, mega Gyarados is ranking #19 for highest attack stat & would rank #10 if legendary Pokemon aren't included), and... read more The same as the Charizard argument. A Pokémon that is based on a water dragon isn't actually Water/Dragon? Wow. And Dragon-type trainers in SoulSilver and HeartGold freely use this one as if they don't care what the Pokédex has to say.
Also, I for one can't understand why it was given the Flying type as its dual typing. If it didn't have to be Dragon, it should have been monotyped as Water alone. And its Mega Evolution really disappointed me in that respect.
This always infuriated me to no end. People would first tell me the evolution line made no sense, and I'd counter with: "It's based off the old Chinese tale of the Dragon Gate, in which the frail goldfish swims up a vicious waterfall and becomes a dragon."
And then... it's not even a dragon! It's a... water bird! It's obviously a dragon. Make it happen!
I'm only talking about Vigoroth in particular here. I'm fine with the typing of Slakoth and Slaking because of the lazy personalities they have, and it kinda makes sense. But the fact that Vigoroth is the polar opposite of the two, both ability-wise and personality-wise, could have been a perfect excuse for its dual typing.
Vigoroth, unlike its predecessor and successor, doesn't have Truant and has an awesome ability called Vital Spirit. Its design and its ferocious attacks all indicate the qualities of an ideal Fighting-type Pokémon. Maybe it could have been our first Normal/Fighting Pokémon instead of Meloetta (Fighting Form) or Mega Lopunny.
Flygon, known in Japan as Flygon, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Though Flygon was our first Dragon Pokémon that was dual-typed with Ground, anyone who played Gen 3 for the first time must have thought of it as Bug/Dragon before seeing the Pokédex typing.
I always considered the Trapinch evolutionary line as that of a Bug type. The fact that they also belong to the Bug Egg Group helps my argument.
A possible typing of the evolutionary line could have been:
1. Trapinch - Bug/Ground
2. Vibrava - Bug/Dragon
3. Flygon - Bug/Dragon
I always wondered why Game Freak did this. Maybe they didn't want a Bug-type Pokémon to have so many Dragon defenses, or didn't want a Dragon Pokémon to have so many Bug weaknesses. I can only guess.
Pinsir, known in Japan as Kailios, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Pinsir's moveset is pretty similar to that of Heracross, and it learns plenty of Fighting-type moves too. The only reason it wasn't dual-typed with Fighting may be because Game Freak didn't want two Bug/Fighting types in the same region (which is Johto).
Pinsir honestly feels more like a Bug/Dark type than Bug/Fighting. Its Pokédex entries state that it never lets go of its prey until the prey is shredded in half.
Hey, you're right. And then Mega Pinsir should be Fighting/Flying? That would be cool.
Lugia, known in Japan as ルギア (Rugia), is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. First introduced in Generation II, it's the mascot of the game Pokémon Silver. It serves as the master of the legendary birds trio, and is part of the tower tuo along with Ho-Oh... read more It's considered the guardian of the seas, meaning it should be Water type.
There is nothing about this that makes it a Psychic type.
Fun fact: The reason Game Freak made Lugia Psychic/Flying instead of Water/Flying is because they believed that the Psychic type is "a symbol" of a powerful Pokémon. They wanted Lugia to give the impression of being a powerful Pokémon.
Golduck used to be my favorite Water-type Pokémon back when I was a kid. It didn't have the annoying speed of Slowpoke, while at the same time had awesome Psychic-type moves, just like the Slowpoke evolutionary line.
But the fact that it wasn't dual-typed with Psychic always bugged me, and it still does.
Isn't this guy Psyduck? Anyway, he has Psy in the name, so why doesn't he have the Psychic type?
It evolves from a Psyduck. At least one of them should have the Psychic type.
Charizard, known in Japan as Lizardon, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Charizard first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated... read more Though its Mega Evolution X rectifies the problem, it's still just a Mega Evolution. Charizard should have been Fire/Dragon from the beginning, even in its original form. The only reason it wasn't given this typing was to maintain balance between the three Kanto starters.
I think Fire/Dragon is a bit overrated for Charizard, honestly. I can't believe I'm typing this, but Charizard should've been retconned from being Fire/Flying in Gen 1 to Fire/Dark in Gen 2. Just look at Ash's Charizard before "Charizard Chills" and you'll see why.
Noctowl is a dual-type Normal/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from Hoothoot starting at level 20. A Flying-type Pokémon that learns tons of Psychic-type moves isn't a Psychic type in the first place. Wow!
Its most memorable feature is being hypnotic.
I really hate the Rock/Ground types, firstly because they have awful Special Defense and have a 4x weakness to types that mostly use special moves, and secondly because there are just too many of them (Geodude and Onix are just everywhere).
For Onix and Geodude, it kinda makes sense, but for Rhydon, I never really understood the logic behind its typing. It was a flat-out perfect Ground type for the first generation. But no, they had to add the annoying Rock type to it.
Ninetales, known in Japan as Kyukon, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. I would vote for Fire/Fairy, especially since the Alolan form is Ice/Fairy, but Fire/Psychic is my second choice. Given its lore and the Psychic moves it can use, it makes sense.
Its tails are said to each have their own 'mystical power'. Not only that, but it's said that if you touch or pull one of its tails, you'll be cursed. It's also described as understanding human speech easily and as being intelligent - traits often associated with Psychic-type Pokémon.
It should say Fire/Ghost, not Fire/Psychic. After all, it's based on a fox spirit, aka a fox ghost.
I think the reason they didn't give it the Water type is because of Dragonite, but honestly, it should be Water/Dragon too. There's no reason for Dragon and Flying.
Both Dratini and Dragonair are Pokémon that can only be found in the water, and they can learn plenty of Water-type moves (at least through TMs). It's natural they should have been typed as Dragon/Water.
Dratini - Dragon/Water
Dragonair - Dragon/Water
Dragonite - Dragon/Flying
It learns lots of Water moves, and in every game you find it, it is in a body of water. Why not a Water type?
Cinccino, known in Japanese as Chillaccino, is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V. It evolves from Minccino when exposed to a Shiny Stone.
I feel like if they ever make a Cosmic type, Gothitelle should get it. All of its Pokédex entries talk about it predicting the future positions of stars.
Florges, known in Japan as the same name, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Flabébé, Floette, and Florges all look like flowers and can learn plenty of Grass-type moves. I don't have a problem with the Fairy type, but the issue is that they didn't receive Grass typing at all.
Celebi, known in Japan as the same name, is a Mythical Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Luxray, known in Japan as Rentorar, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Luxray was such a fantastic-looking Pokémon when it was introduced. Despite being the kind you'd want for a playthrough, its overall stat distribution and level-up movepool made it a huge disappointment.
It needed way more physical Electric moves for a physical attacker, and it should've learned those moves at better levels. But I think the best way they could've made Luxray great was by making it a dual Dark type. I mean, it gets Bite and Crunch and even looked Dark. Taking advantage of physical Dark moves with STAB would have given it a lot more playability. For shame.
Jirachi, known in Japan as the same name, is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Maybe Game Freak will take notice and genuinely consider that giving Electivire a secondary Fighting type is actually a great idea.
It learns quite a few Fighting-type moves.
Blastoise, known in Japan as Kamex, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. I would vote for Water/Steel first, but Rock works too. It'd be nice for Blastoise to have a dual type like all the other Gen 1 starters.
Darkrai, known in Japan as the same name, is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Why do Sableye and Spiritomb get this typing with no weaknesses and three immunities, but Darkrai doesn't? It's obviously a Ghost too!
It would have been more overpowered in Gen 4 and 5. And don't get me started on Wonderai hackers.
Nihilego is a dual-type Rock/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon. It is one of the Ultra Beasts and is known by code name UB-01 Symbiont. I mean, Poison makes sense, but Rock makes absolutely no sense. It's an Ultra Beast if you haven't played Gen 7. It even looks like an Ice type.
It's based on plants that grow on rocks, so it should be Poison/Grass. If triple types existed, it would probably be Rock/Poison/Grass.
