MORE Pokémon with Confusing Types

After my first Pokémon with confusing types video understandably wasn’t as popular as some of my other videos, I decided I wanted to try and make up for some of the choices made in the video with another video on Pokémon confusing type, this time with a lot more thought and research going into each choice. Enjoy!
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[@rotz394]

I say the Goomy line should actually be Dragon/Poison. After all, snails and slugs aren't actually bugs, and the word goo and slime seem to sound like some kind of toxic waste, or poison.

[@tidepodpadthai2633]

I agree

[@larimari87]

@@tidepodpadthai2633 You're mostly right but it's Pokedex entry says it's very affectionate and hugs it's trainer so Dragon-Water would make more sense.(more sense than Palkia's water type)

[@joshtatko4806]

Or they could just be pure dragon like they are. They may be based on medieval humor in transcripts and documents in which illustrations depicted knights fighting snails. Goomy and Sliggoo's dragon types are most likely references to this. It's a weak connection, but it works especially since none of the other types fit this line

[@sixtales7681]

@@larimari87 The reason Palkia is Water Type is actually because he and the trio he's based on, are based on the three forms of matter. Dialga being Dragon/Steel to be based on Solids Giratina being Dragon/Ghost to be based on Gas And Palkia as Dragon/Water as they are based on Liquid.

[@avenotrius4340]

@@sixtales7681 I agree. They could've made it look like a Water type at least. It's design isn't even close to a Water type.

[@Scythemantis]

Dark type's theme is "fighting dirty" - moves like tricking, stealing and cheating. I'd say a skunk's spray probably qualifies.

[@ruchick6155]

Voodoo isn't dirty?

[@awesomeperson5150]

@@ruchick6155 galar slowking or?? But voodoo is magic, so psychic makes sense, and shellders toxins

[@RommekePommeke]

@@awesomeperson5150 Voodoo is dark magi, evil magic rather.

[@bobuxdoesmemes924]

Trubish

[@VoidplayLP]

Well that does explain why its weak to fighting type.

[@smeltstarverse7306]

Inkay should have been a Psychic/Dark type so its typing flipped when it evolved.

[@maxilz9447]

oh my god yes XD

[@its_clover2]

I love it.

[@kathrynblanchette476]

Interesting

[@hyeoni3264]

Genius

[@eggyt1153]

Psychic/Dark and Dark/Psychic are *THE EXACT SAME THING!!!!!!!*

[@vietthangho9262]

spiritomb is 108 EVIL spirits bound to a keystone.

[@JUKESC]

yep

[@lilycox2293]

PEW (LETS START THE PEW CHAIN)

[@TheHighDerple]

PEW

[@Idontknow-jd1wu]

PEW

[@bloonkart5565]

Pew?

[@akirananimoto5843]

Volbeat and Illumise look like they could possibly be Electric types as well if they had a second typing. As fireflies can also be known as lightning bugs, and Volbeat looks like it truly could be part electric.

[@captainwilliams3893]

Yeah, I originally thought they were electric apparently not...

[@deoxysandmew2162]

Fun fact.... I remember seeing in one of the pokemon hacks that the creator gave Illumise an evolution that was Bug/Electric type. Wish that this was a real thing.....

[@devonhalford5522]

One should be fire the other should be electric

[@justawooper7015]

I totally forgot volbeat’s and illumise’s typing and I guessed big and electric

[@joshtatko4806]

They should get a regional variant in which they're electric

[@fryrice]

Why is Azurill Normal type? *Can't swim due to lack of forearms* I'M DEAD RN!!!! 😂😂

[@juliaguevara4512]

Kingdra and Gyrados are water types without any arms yet they are still water types. *LOGIC*

[@Arlae_Nova]

Every fish ever: am I a joke to you?

[@littleanimeboy4389]

*cannot swim because no arms* Me: BRUH. FISH.

[@sngtze1]

Fish have fins... But LMAO

[@sngtze1]

@vixen 101 Fins help fish swim, like arms so yeah... But its a joke

[@lillyie]

Golem used Earthquake Doduo that is standing on the ground:It doesn't affect Magnemite that is floating:It's super effective WTF WHY?

[@GiordanDiodato]

Gengar standing on the ground: Levitate negates it WHAT?!

[@SerperiorSoup]

because gengar can float. but apparently alolan gengar's dont know how

[@chinaball5294]

Doduo is a flying type even though it has no wings... And Magmemite is steel and electric, no flying = earthquake affects them.

[@chinaball5294]

Giordan Diodato Gengar is supposed to be shadow

[@deadchannel2626]

Guipiemonte the gengar in the alolan lost it power to not be hurt by ground

[@Pogitoed]

In English to Japanese dragonfly doesn't have the Japanese word for dragon in it and that's why

[@riremainttv7401]

Actually there's a pronunciation for it, writing wise there is no correlating letters because the majority of the Japanese alphabet contains 2 to 1 letters compared to engrish

[@_pyxeled]

Yes but I don’t think leafy sea dragon has dragon in its name in Japanese either.....

[@buttermochi4661]

@@riremainttv7401 English*

[@riremainttv7401]

@@buttermochi4661 no, engrish

[@buttermochi4661]

@@riremainttv7401 how

[@ninjapumpkin0127]

Spiritomb is dark so that Cynthia could be more OP

[@bruhlio]

NinjaPumpkin 01 I don't understand what you are trying to say

[@keith3278]

gen 4 pokemon champion , if you didn't slightly know what you were getting into. You were Screwed. and outside of using Foresight 1st and then a Fighting type move. It has no type weaknesses. And I "think" it had a Situris Burry

[@GiordanDiodato]

Spiritomb... my one weakness...

[@jasonz.7311]

Lie its because it is made of evil spirits

[@bobcheese314]

Like she needed to be better.

[@okami_sk7200]

Why is Empoleon a steel type? Wouldn't Water Ice make more sense since it's a Penguin?

[@MorganKing95]

The only explanation I've seen from people is the trident it has for a mask (or whatever you call it). Another possible explanation is to not give it a huge advantage over Torterra, who would take 4x damage from a Ice-type moves. (Yes, I know many Water-Pokémon can learn Ice Beam for example, but they don't get a STAB from it unless they have an Ice-typing)

[@apollomaster9301]

I think empoleon SHOULD get a better type, maybe dragon, maybe ice, idk, but it still gives both OTHER starters of sinnoh advantages over empoleon since it has the steel type.... The fire type can beat the water type. What the f**k. I say the type should be water/dragon, but then again that's insanely overpowered....

[@loupe500]

give a 4x for a pokemon that he alredy has advantage is a crime, but giving advantage to all the other starters over him would be totally fine, like torterra already have 4x in infernape '-'

[@thornghoul1486]

They still should of just made it ice. Sceptile has huge advantage over Swampert since he is water/ground, but that didn't make them change the typing.

[@Crim1155]

Torterra is a grass ground so it has a huge advantage over empoleon. Empoleons flippers are sorta like swords, and they can cut trees easily in half with them

[@D13djeej]

I think Inkay and Malamar are Dark/Psychic because those two types are opposites of each other, which is their gimmick. Opposites.

[@gengarzilla1685]

Best comment ever.

[@michaelbesser4984]

I mean, I would argue Psychic and Dark aren't opposites so much as part of a trifecta with fighting, but ok.

[@GiordanDiodato]

not to mention Malamar is clearly based on Cthulhu.

[@emmnemss]

LOL

[@kaelanmcalpine2011]

Except shrunk down to about average person height instead the size of the fucking sea.

[@emperorpalpatine2957]

Slugs and Snails are NOT insects they're more closely related to Mollusks so really the more appropriate typing would be Water/Dragon

[@lupine4953]

crabs and arachnids aren't insects either, but that didn't stop dwebble, skorupi, or any of the spider pokemon. it's really more "buglike" than "bug"

[@Sonchikas1]

+Lulu Grace Arachnids are arthropods, crustaceans are also arthropods. Arthropods are bugs. Here you go.

[@Dexuz]

@@lupine4953 Even without knowing nothing about biology, a could say a spider has more resemblance to an ant that a snail does. Really why people think snails are arthropods??? It doesn't make sense.

[@antitheist3206]

@@Dexuz No one said they were arthropods. At least not here. The way I see it, water-type would make more sense: slugs are highly dependent on water to live, have squishy bodies like a water balloon, and Slugoo even evolves IN THE RAIN.

[@Dexuz]

@@antitheist3206 Yeah exactly, I think Water/Dragon would be a great type for Goodra. I'm just saying that some people do call snails and slugs "bugs" and that's the reason of why Shuckle is bug type. It just doesn't make sense to me.

[@julianheuvel9451]

Wait, what? Am I the only one who has always thought that Volbeat and Illumise were Bug/Electric? Volbeat's got that glowing butt! Plus, their names would make sense! Volbeat, as in Volt? And Illumise as in Illuminate?

[@master106]

Yeah I thought that too.

[@woahwoahwoah6040]

Yea I remember thinking that too

[@al_2331]

yeah they would be lightning bugs not fire flies

[@chilledcatz]

jep dacht ik ook (ik typ dit in het nederlands want je naam is nl)

[@diamond_disc7440]

wow your such a dumbass

[@Jebbuh]

Was I the only one who thought that the Goodra line is Dragon/Poison?

[@primella8135]

No

[@PissedGrunty]

+Jebbuh That works too. Maybe they should add a 3rd typing, so it can be Dragon/Bug/Poison

[@PeepoFrog]

i thought it was water and dragon type so i caught a sligoo to fill in the water slot in my team but it turned out it wasnt even a water type. It made sense because i jad bubble and needed rain to evolve into goodra...

[@joshuabryant1837]

Definitely not.

[@GmNdWtchr96]

+Jebbuh Would have made more sense than Dragon/Bug.

[@jakobkhan-springer2571]

Volbeat and Illumise should be Fire/Flying. Why? They're fireflies. In all serious, they should be Bug/Electric with Magnet Rise.

[@jakobkhan-springer2571]

*seriousness

[@mizz4644]

Thats what I was thinking

[@bedazzlebub967]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@MarshallLeeA]

Illumise can easyly be a Fairy Type…

[@RoryRenee24]

Volbeat and Illumise don't possess any heat or electricity, nor do real fireflies. They just produce light using their back organs and certain chemicals. Your letting your unmindful bias towards the connection between light with electricity and heat cultivate a very false opinion.

[@mp-lily7908]

IMO, Goodra would make a good poison type. Or even a water type. Why? Well, for water, don't they need a lot of it to survive? Also sea slug. And poison because they're made of slime(which is often associated with toxicity) and are purple and green. They just look like poison types to me.

[@syafiqadli7174]

And Sliggoo needs rain to evolve.

[@joshtatko4806]

I think that pure dragon works. Bug, poison, and water don't really work and the dragon typing is based on humor. In medieval times, some documents had small illustrations in the margins. Oftentimes they showed knights Fighting dragons, but some showed knights Fighting snails for humor. It is also modern humor. "This slug thing is a dragon type, but charizard isn't." To some that may be stupid, but it has some comedic value

[@Dexuz]

@@joshtatko4806 About that, I would praise Gamefreak if they got the idea for Goomy's desing to be the slime monster trope since slimes, generally speaking, tend to be the weakest or one of the weakest enemies in RPGs, so having the weakest monster turn into the most powerful monster, a dragon, is honestly perfect.

[@NisarKhan-jm1uh]

@@joshtatko4806 I also heard its based on Lou Carcolh, a serpent/mollusc hybrid from French folklore and a trumpet shell snail yokai called Shussebora which has a life expectancy of 3000 years and will acend and turn into a dragon.

[@maximuscraig8222]

I always wanted them to be water-dragon. That’s head canon for me actually

[@claycopter]

"Vol"beat and "Illumi"se. I'd say they are supposed to be Bug-Electric types, but we got Galvantula from Gen 5 as well, so meh.

[@quinten2529]

And charjabug

[@lightningdragon666]

You know what...I thought that they were bug/electric for about 2 years... Why the hell are they pure bug though?

[@stellarknight04]

@@lightningdragon666 same and they appear in front of wattson's electric-type gym

[@LRM12o8]

@@stellarknight04 same and they mainly use Electric attacks

[@cobcorn8749]

8:33 You missed the opportunity to say "I still don't 108% see why Banette..."

[@leafy_loaf]

Wynaut and wobbuffet are 0.3 ft The body is a decoy The tail is the body

[@pigeon_pajama2625]

But in one Pokémon book (I forgot the name) it said what a wobbuffet was doing one day, and on one part, the tail asked the VERY SENTIENT body “wobbuffet, why do you never talk?” This waiter disproves the theory or wobbuffet is a mentally crazy punching bag

[@krautkopf2147]

The Dark-Type is really interesting considering different translations. In the german localisation, it was translated to "Unlicht", using the prefix "un" which is used to negate the original meaning of a word, and "Licht", the german word for light. So instead of using one of the german words for Dark or Darkness, the type was translated to "Not-Light" which in itself does make sense. However, according to the german dictionary, "Unlicht" is a word that does not exist, making it the only type in the german localisation which does not have a real word for a name.

[@quinten2529]

It’s the same in dutch

[@Michylawhty]

I always wondered why Absol was dark type. Did a simple misconception somehow turn it 'evil'?

[@crunchygoose9675]

In the pokeverse, Absol's appearance is supposed to predict that someone will die soon.

[@joshlamb444]

Because it's the disaster pokemon

[@dakota6885]

Kina Li Close. Its appearance is a prediction that a natural disaster will happen.

[@anonymizationoverload9831]

ANY disaster, actually. It predicted the Kyogre-Groudon clash in the manga...

[@NachoCheeseDorito-Kun]

Orchid Blossom Dark is not really evil. There are more mischievous Dark types than outright evil. I assume Absol is Dark because he uses unconventional and dangerous means to warn people about dangers.

[@leafeon8956]

Fun Fact: when I first started getting into Pokemon, I was collecting Pokemon cards. Only thing is, I didn't know the types, so I had to make educated guesses. And I thought the dragon types were ground types because I only had 5 dragon type cards, and Sliggoo was one of them.

[@willhege8329]

I think Goodra should be Poison/Dragon

[@conansglasses2645]

I think he should be dragon/water he already gets access to rain dance and many other water type moves via level up and tm and move tutor

[@willhege8329]

Queen Oktavia I think she should be poison because she can get Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, and Poison Tail. Also, she looks more like a poison type

[@KingSchnarf]

SHE? Sexist!

[@willhege8329]

Chocolate Pudding Fruit I view Goodra as female. Also, that's beside the point

[@KingSchnarf]

I make my own points, biatch!

[@voidangel6973]

Snails were absolutely giant in French literature fighting them like dragons in English literature, and seeming kalos was based on France, it makes perfect sense for them to be dragon type

[@Vadimonchik18]

Nintendo: used type confusion Me: young boy is confused

[@eeveeborn1418]

Am I the only one that for some odd reason thought Darkrai was a ghost type? (When it came out that is)

[@luizagamer8250]

No, you're not.

[@BlooHoodDood]

Wait he aint Ghost type?

[@GiordanDiodato]

probably because he's ghosty-looking. I thought it was ghost as well.

[@x0TurtleGirl0x]

He’d be OP if he was dark/ghost

[@BJPFFC]

No your not

[@steamyspiceisnice9665]

Another reasoning for sableye being dark type is that it does hoard and loves shiny gems, and greed is a deadly sin. Tie is just my thoughts though.

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Plus its based on gremlins, which are typically evil henchmen

[@BladeTNT2018]

Gyarados's Flying type may be a reference to koinobori, a carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate Children's Day in Japan

[@BladeTNT2018]

@@wingedcrim7489 Yes, even though dragon would have worked better

[@craycraypuppy7938]

I remember when I was like 8 and played Pokemon and found a Banette and thought it was cool in fact it used to be my favorite Pokemon :P then someone told me the story of how it is trying to take revenge on a kid that disowned it and I cried for months afraid to go by a window because I thought it would come out and kill me or something.. Am I the only one who was very scared of Pokemon back stories?

[@nqfgc]

yes

[@trinity219]

same...

[@mysteriousentity7348]

I am too. 😱

[@luizanicolae8273]

I was scared of hypno . I still am.

[@chilledcatz]

i got scared of that pokemon with 1 hp (forgot his name), cuz if you look in its hole on its back, you'll die or something and i used him in battle and i saw its hole

[@metalmangaming642]

new Tyrouge evolution for Pokémon Sun and Moon: Hitmoncena

[@zefrorsgaming881]

XD

[@metalmangaming642]

yep

[@ad240p]

xD

[@Astral_thee_God]

Absolutely 👍

[@Vyloka]

no HITNORRIS

[@TheWaffleState]

I Loved That Video, This One Is Awesome As Well

[@TheAuraGuardian]

Thank you :)

[@brandonmartin1958]

+TheAuraGuardian Lol, You Used The Official Dragon From Clash Of Clans

[@funnybunnygamez6627]

i agree +TheAuraGuardian they should be bug+fire

[@dkmayhem6279]

love your icon dude. :P

[@TheWaffleState]

+DKmayhem thanks you got a good one too lololol

[@theillusionmaster7030]

Here is a good reason why flabeybey line isn't grass , cuz they are supposed to be good in so defence , and being 4x weak to poison is really gonna suck for them , and in a way , floette and flabeybey are HOLDING a flower , and don't have I stuck to their body , like florges does . Florges could be a grass fairy , but the 4x weakness kinda saves it from grass typing. Edit:If you think I'm wrong , watch the flabeybey episode in XY series , where an old man , who is taking care of a flabeybey , looses it , and it's flower gets ripped apart , yes , it's true.

[@kylechong8168]

actually i think inkay's typing is okay because squids produce ink which is dark and squid's use hypnosis by changing colour to confuse their prey. but no hard feeling i still loved the video and love being subscribed to your channel.

[@gameboy9648]

I originally thought illumise and vulbeat were electric/bug types, until vikavolt was revealed as the first electric bug type

[@gameboy9648]

Oh wait I forgot about joltik and galvantula

[@ICANTTHINK1124]

DerpTiger lol

[@Starwardsky]

wait.isng joltic and galvangela bug/electric?

[@crystalaquamarine2461]

CupcakePanda 5 Look at the comment

[@jinnalee134]

Omg yeah my life is a lie same

[@matheuscastello6554]

Wait.. you know that Snails are not Bugs, right?!

[@KartonRealista2]

Erind Kukaj doesn't matter, it's still true for slugs

[@CuriousUserX90]

Matheus Castello Don’t you mean not insects, which are the 6 legged bugs?

[@pulim-v]

Well, spiders aren't insects, but pokemon based on spiders are bug types, so... *pokémon logic*

[@stegosaurus6654]

Bugs are different from insects

[@travisv518]

Slugs are neither bug nor insect.

[@makennashuter6606]

4:16 Instead of bug they should have been fire flying ... get it 😎

[@crockoclock7771]

ITS BECAUSE THEY'RE WEAK LIKE CHARIZARD

[@BJPFFC]

Yes

[@Blitzolomew]

Yeet

[@nateofthe_s]

But it be to weak to rock

[@nagoliscool]

Get out.

[@ThunderBeam707]

5:36 Wrong, you're the second person I'd find making this mistake. Snails and slugs are mollusks, not bugs, they also don't have exoskeletons because most mollusks like slugs are invertebrates. Mollusk based Pokemon like Cloyster, Octillery, Inkay and Gastrodon are all based on the Gastropod family, including Goomy and its evolutionary line. If Goodra and its pre-evolved forms are based on sea slugs, then it would make more sense if they were WATER and Dragon types.

[@panda_peepsplays2560]

Thanks. Goodra is my favorite pokemon so I was trying get a good argument.

[@ThunderBeam707]

Pena Bennoit Well in this case, Goodra and its pre-evolved forms are based on the dragon sea slugs, so Water fits them better.

[@shots1471]

+ThunderBeam707 Then explain Skorupi.

[@valemontgomery9401]

Spiders aren't bugs either

[@shots1471]

+Kuppa King What is Skorupi's type? Exactly.

[@lucasboi837]

Um, Spiritomb is Dark Type because... Quote from Pokemon Pearl, Y, and Alpha Sapphire: "It was bound to a fissure in an Odd Keystone as punishment for *misdeeds 500 years ago* ." Quote from Pokemon Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, and White 2: "Its *constant mischief and misdeeds* resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell." Quote from Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver: "It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to *keep it from doing any mischief* ." Quote from Bulbapedia: "Spiritomb is based on a Jibakurei, a spirit bound to a single place. It is also based on a Buddhist tradition performed on New Year's Eve in Japan. A bell is rung 108 times to chase away the *108 temptations* in order to achieve Nirvana. The wisps of spirits surrounding its face also resemble a set of prayer beads, a possible reference to Japa. It may also be based on a crystal ball. Spiritomb may also be based on Water Margin, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels, which is also very well known in Japan. In the first chapter of the novel, a foolish army marshal orders the removal of a stone monument which had been guarded by monks for generations. Doing so releases the spirits of *108 demons* sealed therein. These 108 souls, having *atoned for their sins* , become the 108 Stars of Destiny. They are reincarnated centuries later as *108 outlaws* , the heroes of the novel." ... yeah, it basically screams Dark Type.

[@gummysnaek9974]

Amen

[@pin8584]

did you just get that from Bulbapedia?🤨🤔

[@gummysnaek9974]

Chamae Diaz most probably

[@CoinEaterBTBM]

We wanted an answer not a fucking excerpt from the Qur’an

[@pokelolmc6826]

When I first encountered a wild Goomy I thought it was a water type, then was confused when electric and grass moves weren't being super-effective. Then I caught it and saw its Pokedex entry, thinking "Wait, this thing is a DRAGON? Wtf?"

[@jonathanfreeman5398]

Banette is my favorite pokemon, and rlly needs some kind of buff, I think giving it dark type would be perfect.

[@natnew32]

"can't swim due to a lack of forearms" *Can learn surf*

[@michaelbesser4984]

I mean, Rhyperior and Aggron can learn surf, and neither of them seem like they could swim, so...

[@bubbykins4864]

Didn't stop the Rhyhorn and Aron evolutionary families.

[@c-rexchristian5298]

Who else thought that flabebe's flower was part of its body

[@carolinedevlin2446]

Pokémon Amie makes no sense when Flabébé is involved...

[@fld5673]

C-rex Christian me

[@JZJ7777]

I didn’t, since I knew it wasn’t.

[@WitherofEarth]

What about Porygon? He and his evolutions are made entirely out of computer code, so you would expect them to be Electric Type, but NOOOOOOOO! Instead they're NORMAL TYPE, and not ELECTRIC TYPE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL!!!!!!!!

[@Acequatch]

Wither of Earth I think Porygon and Porygon2 should be Electric/Normal, and Porygon-Z be Psychic/Electric

[@dhafadhafa8467]

Wither of Earth idk why i thought porygon was electrick/ghost type

[@SSDARKPIT]

I'd expect Porygon to be a Steel type at least.

[@dhafadhafa8467]

SSDARKPIT how could it be a steel type

[@SSDARKPIT]

Aren't most, if not all computers made out of metal?

[@SryBut]

3:08 Well, I went with Bug/Electric. Cause they're look like fireflys and their names are VOLbeat and ILLUmise. Yeah I know, just making light don't mean they're electric. But it would fit in my opinion.

[@bladebair3636]

5:20 *Cough Wooper Cough* Well, then again, Azurill’s tail doesn’t look fit for swimming whereas Wooper’s tail does. If Wooper even has a tail, I can’t remember off the top of my head.

[@woomyngyes1664]

Wooper Booper I wuv woopy boi

[@gleamynightxx5387]

the flabebe line is probably pure fairy to make it stronger. Adding the grass type would give it a ton of weaknesses.

[@dznutskong]

They gave Whimsicott the Grass/Fairy type.

[@gleamynightxx5387]

Duoo The Nub who cares about that abomination

[@freakyfrappuccino]

+uschi tuschi bruh whimsicott is one of my favorite 'mons. don't call it an abomination :(

[@maebroski4415]

+uschi tuschi Whimsicott is the cutest Pokemon ever and my favorite of all time, how dare you. :O

[@gleamynightxx5387]

syviethorne​ Whimsy Wonders​​ i don't have anything against it in particular but it's typing sucks xD

[@qs-3523]

U know why skunky and stunkank are dark? Cause if youre hitten in real life by a skunk u (might) think that *IT* was evil

[@chels3489]

Seadra's slap in the face with the evo stone is amazing haha you made my day!

[@Cheerybelle]

Slug. Bug. ... I don't get it: Why would a slug make sense to be a bug-type? I would think that being gooey, being a slug, would make water or poison make more sense, water especially if a sea slug, but I don't understand bug for slug. Can someone explain the logic?

[@matthewskulliton]

Are you saying slugs aren't bugs?

[@Cheerybelle]

Um... Yes?

[@matthewskulliton]

Wait nvm lol I looked it up and they're not

[@MidoriMushrooms]

people assume all "gross" things are bugs because people are dumbfucks :D

[@keeganforeman1054]

Cheerybelle your talking a lot of sense slugs aren't bugs really

[@clickbait1501]

4:16 - Let's scrap the BUG type, let's make em' FIRE FLYING, get it? No? ;_;

[@grace-ds7ul]

Clickbait be aware. Someone copied ur comment.

[@captainwilliams3893]

6:46 it's water 3 because water 3 egg group is made up of pokemon that resemble invertebrates and scorpions as well as all other arachnids are invertebrates. It is still confusing though, they probably should've named the egg group something else

[@aegis5021]

Damn, the amount of time and research gone into this video was outrageous

[@thegayghost872]

I think Volbeat and Illumise should have been Bug/Electric.

[@TheAuraGuardian]

+Andrew Addams That would've been a cool typing for them, much better than what they are haha

[@thegayghost872]

TheAuraGuardian Thanks!

[@zappmann877]

As for me Volbeat should be bug/electric and Illumise bug/fairy

[@rubensdutchmariogames]

+Andrew Addams volbeat was suppose to have the electric type. you can even find volt in his name.

[@pokemaniac05]

+Andrew Addams yeah cause they both know Electric moves via TM and Move Tutor.

[@johnrandolph379]

Skorupi is actually a poison bug type, not a bug poison type. TRIGGERED

[@BladeTNT2018]

The same typing, but switched

[@taiderscoliosis7258]

@@BladeTNT2018 i want to woosh you

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

Bannette isnt dark type bc that would have made it OP as until Gen 6 ghost/dark didnt have a weakness

[@MorganKing95]

Unless the moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth are used, or if the Pokémon has Scrappy

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

but still most pokemon cant really do a thing about it if you got this type combo.

[@MorganKing95]

Well, despite that, its Defensive stats (both physical and special) are not much to brag about

[@TheScarletInfector]

Sableye was gen 2 and Spiritomb was gen 4 and they were fine before fairy came along.

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

sableye was gen 3 and while that is true, they arent exactly as strong as Bannette

[@DragonTypeTrainer]

I still liked the first video. Everyone misses sometimes, that doesn’t mean you quit swinging. Keep up the good work bro

[@XdefLovesMinecraft]

If I had to guess, Banette’s lack of dark typing is more based of the balance of dark ghost types rather than actually fittingness, as pre-fairy type it was pretty much indisputably the best type combo, and still arguably is one

[@hedwyn8803]

I always thought Volbeat and Illumise had an electric typing 😭

[@quinten2529]

Same

[@itsnotpaul8548]

When I look at them I always ask myself what it's second type? It could be electric flying or fire but nope it's pure bug it's pure flipping bug

[@lightningdragon666]

Me too

[@bobuxdoesmemes924]

Game freak ruined it

[@awesomecat42]

Azurill is two ords of the same size, like a hydrogen molecule. Hydrogen is a gas, therefore Azurill is not a water type. It turns into a water type when it evolves because Marill is based partially on a water molecule (one large oxygen atom and two small hydrogen atoms).

[@eereree]

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!

[@unhappylife94]

As a science major this shook me

[@beta511ee4]

Does it say that on Bulbapedia?

[@platinumnova6485]

That's infinitely better than *can't swim due to lack of forearms.*

[@JZJ7777]

It doesn’t say that on the Bulbapedia.

[@tipjrjr326]

2:50 when youtubers settle argumemts between us that we've never started. Giving me game theory flashbacks. Thanks, alex and matpat, think way more in your hypothetical convos than when I'm watching the vid. I'm flattered.

[@lemmymeringue8528]

Listen, when I first saw Goomy, I thought it was poison or fairy type. It being a dragon exploded my mind 😂

[@solierafromtheultrareconsquad]

I'd say Volbeat and Illumise should've been Bug/Fairy. Would've been a nice touch.

[@bruhlio]

MesprittheDigimon They were introduced in gen 4, the Fairy type wasn't around back then, and also it would be dumb if they were Fairy types

[@bruhlio]

GeneralAlgae Shit you're right, I always thought it was introduced in Gen 4

[@thisankrishnakumar6877]

Galaxy Penguin even though some Pokémon from past generations did change to Fairy type like Clefairy and Togepi

[@bruhlio]

Thisan 123 I already know that

[@JZJ7777]

Fairy doesn’t make any sense.

[@raphaelmerino100]

Using the anime as a state of it shows on anime is kinda wrong, remember, Pikachu defeated a Onix with thundershock on the anime.

[@brycetobiasson1277]

Pikachu also beat a Rhydon by using Thunderbolt on its horn, which is some bs.

[@williamgreene590]

How is that inaccurate. Onix is just rock

[@brycetobiasson1277]

Rock/Ground. Look it up

[@waruru9219]

he used soak with the sprinklers

[@soulreaper9534]

Raphael Merino onix became rock and water due to the sprinkler, kind of like some other attacks change targets type

[@KnufWons]

I feel like Ilumise and Volbeat could also be Electric Type after an alternate name for Fireflies: Lightning bugs. Plus, *Vol*beat basically has Volt in its name.

[@kitetie4672]

There’s probably a comment here somewhere that’s said this but the goomy line is based on a snail-dragon of French mythology

[@dubleteam6979]

When I played sapphire I always thought volbeat and illumise were bug/flying, but what happened me into that belief is that I would always one hit them with rock moves but then later I saw they were pure bug and was stunned.

[@Unenthusiastic_]

I feel like malagmar and dragalgae could kind of be explained by what you said about venomoth beedrill and dustox.

[@Unenthusiastic_]

And the only reason I can see inkay as not water is so malagmar doesn't evolve with water type moves that it normally could learn due to its other typings.

[@rapidmontheawesome6343]

I use to think Volbeat was an electric type because of the “volt” in its name.

[@electriclizardwizard]

AND AZURILL IS THE FLIPPIN WATER BUBBLE/BALL POKEMON LIKE WTH

[@UnlimitedProduction1]

I'm not afraid of bugs but whatever that aracnid that Drapion is based on is terrifying

[@tamojitray2584]

Scorpion.

[@elbowito5477]

Tamojit Ray no. It's a solfugid (I'm not sure how you spell it but it's pronounced sol-fu-jid)

[@GiordanDiodato]

a sea scorpion? They're long extinct.

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

Which one? The scorpion or the vinegaroon? If it's the vinegaroon, don't worry they're pretty harmless and really cool.

[@solomence]

3:18 you didn't remember that in your first battle against PokeMEN

[@Ms10000123]

Inkay and Malamar might be based on horrors like Cthulhu, an ancient monster with physic powers and an octopus-like appearance. According to lore, Cthulu is located in an underwater city in the south pacific.

[@theovergoat]

Bug is an interesting type for the Goodra line, but I was actually thinking poison is a better idea. It's literally dripping with...well...something, and it learns a bunch of poison moves. But I do agree with everything else.

[@asgerschmidt4376]

bug/poison seems very fitting

[@lancelindlelee7256]

+Asger Schmidt That would be underwhelming for a pseudo legendary though

[@Thorite_Gem]

5:54 That's the image for my channel :o

[@DragunTheOG]

well would u look at that

[@Squiddlewheel]

It's not :p

[@Thorite_Gem]

The Blue Dragon Sea Slug... Yes it is :P

[@Thorite_Gem]

TE Lumsden Exactly.

[@staringcorgi6475]

Cool

[@ToddMichaelSoule]

Your other video was good. Most of them you create are very entertaining. Well said about your video, but it certainly isn't a mistake. It shows how your channel grows.

[@hotaruishere2133]

Don't trash on the goomy line!!!!! They're so precious! XD XD

[@_lavaheaven_3429]

When u accidently use Dragon Rage on Marill while using Charmeleon.

[@tri9560]

I always tought Volbeat is bug/electric type I mean VolBEAT get it? Also it looks like it has electricity in his body

[@Karuminu2]

I skipped the Goodra part because the pictures of snails and slugs you kept showing were scaring me....I have a deep, irrational fear of them. TT^TT

[@shadycactus6146]

personally i think illumise looks like it should be fairy type

[@shadycactus6146]

also i don’t really consider snails and slugs “bugs”, although im not sure exactly how close they are evolutionarily

[@108wee]

I thought they were physic!

[@fld5673]

Icy Dice psychic*

[@platinumnova6485]

How?

[@JZJ7777]

I never thought it looked like a fairy. How?

[@ZhangtheGreat]

"Dinosaurs aren't dragons..." Actually, that depends on language. In Chinese, the term for "dinosaur" is 恐龙 (kǒnglóng), which literally means "fear dragon." Japanese shares the Chinese name with a different simplified character for "dragon" (恐竜; kyōryū), so there's our explanation for why dinosaurs get categorized as dragons.

[@wat1614]

For the sea dragon pokemons Its because in the Japanese mythology They thought that sea dragons were baby dragons

[@michaelb2966]

I didn’t watch the first video, but after seeing this one, I’m sure you definitely redeemed yourself 👍🏻 Nice work

[@dtrez09]

I liked your first vid but this is an improvement.

[@seanvillacorte4018]

Goodra is awesome. Period.

[@lemonsieurduwilson3261]

Sean Villacorte i like periods

[@JSaunders333]

Goodra is hightly over hyped

[@paulbrown7145]

Darkdragon2000 fuck off

[@paulbrown7145]

Darkdragon2000 do you no who likes every popular pokemon pokefans you fucking idiot i thought you should now that.

[@paulbrown7145]

Darkdragon2000: Nigga you,re insultaron me or did you forgot and you are an idiot just hated overhype pokemon and don't even reply and think before you comment and am not close minded

[@swolby9230]

You know, in many myths Leafy Sea Dragons were thought to be dragons.

[@anthony_de_paz]

2:42 Looks like the dragon from Clash of Clans

[@mrsamiam7872]

Answer to all of this video because balancing

[@yacirceja8645]

@@shrimp5444 lets see fire, electric, rock, ice

[@exoltik3199]

There are ways of balancing Pokémon other than type effectiveness. Stats, movesets, abilities, it all matters. Typing isn't everything, though it does play a large role. It's like when people look at ice, grass and bug types and underestimate them because of their poor defensive typing. They'll often compensate in another area. It's just about finding that niche that it works well in, and being creative about it. No Pokémon is 'useless'. Except a Magikarp with only Splash, or Kakuna/Metapod/etc with only Harden, or some other Pokémon that somehow can't deal damage. And even then, you could send them out in NPC battles just to waste your opponent's time while you heal up your other members. lol And to be fair, you could probably give them a rocky helmet, and the opponent's HP could gradually be whittled down if they're a physical attacker.

[@Unknown-gf1ci]

@@exoltik3199 steelix:steel, ground Also steelix:despite having ground typing, still weak to ground

[@astelafudo1696]

nice video dude ^-^

[@TheAuraGuardian]

Thank you!

[@TelikiMouse]

+TheAuraGuardian wait slugs are. ot bugs or insects so gooby line a pure dragon. bug does not make sense because scientifically their not in he same order as bugs.or insects.

[@endieisded]

+Tejay Evans And dinosaurs are not dragons. The bug typing is given to pokemon that have similar features to bugs.

[@Lanera-v5u]

The only comment he replies on!! lol

[@kaguyanamikaze5537]

+TheAuraGuardian the reason banette isnt dark type is because at the time it was released fairy type didnt exist, which means ghost dark pokemon wouldnt have ANY weakness

[@theinfogamer5389]

lol he uses the clash of clans dragon design.

[@Rio-483]

Yep. You play?

[@theinfogamer5389]

Kenny Skutt yea

[@thehumanpokedex8710]

I don't know if anyone already commented this, but the reason the Goomy line has the Dragon typing is because of European pieces depicting knights fighting snails. Knights are now commonly depicted as fighting dragons so they fused the two together. It could have benefited from receiving the Bug type, however, but their current typing is justified.

[@nori633]

One Question... WHY The HECK is Dedenne A goddamn FAIRY type??

[@abovenbeyond2826]

+Bantersaurus Rex Female so ( no hate ) you're saying a bunch of flying keys are cute??? what the...

[@GiordanDiodato]

probably to give a Pikachu clone the new type.

[@sodaddict]

A better question would be: Why do Pikachu knock-offs exist?

[@brainfartstudios2829]

+TremendousPuppy Because.......mascot?

[@alyus3055]

LEGO Master it cuteness

[@katarzynadopieraa3213]

Wait but slugs arent bugs They leave goo trails that can poison you if you lick them Muk is a pile of goo and is a poison type The whole goomy line is made of poison goo So shouldn't the goomy line be pure poison and get the dragon type upon evolution into goodra?

[@AT7outof10]

Why oh why... Are the LAKE TRIO not fairy types? Just like the Celebi argument, these three basically are called fairies. But no... Plain psychic types, because y'know! We REALLY needed more psychic legendaries. Or just vanilla psychics in general, can't get enough of 'em!

[@apolloedaphne7020]

Vice versa, its more like ''we need more fairy types so we slam on the type lul'' and it was gen 4

[@bigdaddywoowoo7680]

Yeah, but they could've changed their typings. Just like they did with Gardvevoir and Granbull.

[@apolloedaphne7020]

I dont see them as fairy types in the first place and that would be so confusing especially because they are legendaries the PU metagame and tiers would be all moved around theres no need

[@ElifSinim]

@@bigdaddywoowoo7680 As for Granbull (who is based on a dog fairy), I don't think, it's typing doesn't make sense. Look up dog fairies. They aren't, what you assume.

[@TheMorgueDonator]

They weren't cause fairy was op when they were released

[@randomvids5502]

Psst hey Friendly reminder: Inkay is cute but has a very VERY dark and evil heart. It HIDES that it's evil by its cuteness. So dark makes sense.

[@symhtsukuyomi6515]

skunks are mostly nocturnal, for the dark typing on stunky

[@MattCssn]

+Symh Ksatra Yeah, but like he said in the video Dark in Japan is "evil" and the creation of Stunky as a Dark type is peculiar compared to the other Dark types.

[@MattCssn]

hm.. don't know how to explain that one either.

[@valemontgomery9401]

Stunky and Skuntank fart. That's a mean thing to intentionally do. That's why it's considered "evil"

[@GiordanDiodato]

I'm gonna guess it's because skunks are seen as a nuisance

[@sapper073]

XD XD

[@miningbrosandsises6217]

I allways found groudon wierd seeing as he is pure ground instead of fire ground

[@udontfeelsogood9037]

Exactly

[@eduardkolaj3065]

Miningbros And Sises I think it's because Kyogre would fuck him up If he was fire type and ground so they tried to even out the duo

[@bdstudios2517]

Miningbros And Sises although he is ground type because he represents land, not fire

[@andrevanderlinden8722]

DHAFA DHAFA ehm... its groudon not groundon

[@kaelanmcalpine2011]

André Van der Linden I think he was trying to make a point.

[@supersonicfan1444]

10:20 oh GOD that transition

[@WinterRoseYT]

1:40 Hang on, how did I never notice Inkay flips upside down to evolve?!?

[@benlee7565]

For the Yanmega case, you need to know that pokemon originated in Japan. Yes, in english dragon flies have the word "dragon" in it, but in Japanese, it does not.

[@bubbykins4864]

Not only that, but Yanmega is a griffinfly, not a dragonfly, so it wouldn't even work in English.