Removing Dragon Type

[@techknight3753]

One of my favorite dragon replacement concepts is a "Primal/Primordial" type. To really drive home the feel that whatever you are looking at... it is *strong*, it is *dangerous*, but not necesarily malevolent.

[@thetrueshockwave3641]

Arcane personally

[@sinisternorimaki]

​@@thetrueshockwave3641I see arcane more as a magic thing. Kinda like psychic.

[@thetrueshockwave3641]

@@sinisternorimaki True, i can see that

[@boianko]

Either that or Mythical would pretty much be a good replacement for what it's meant to represent.

[@thetrueshockwave3641]

@@boianko Valid

[@GCatlord]

You could go with combining fairy and dragon into a sort of "fairy tale" type, as they're both pretty magic-based for a stem-based region, and there's scientists who specifically research folklore and fairy tales, and how legends reflect the societies that made them! Of course you could always make "fairy type" be more like an "emotions type" and have it be a psychology thing, if you wanted to keep fairy seperate and relate it to a science (that is if psychic type isn't already filling an emotions type- the new naming conventions are super cool, though!)

[@mrlampy]

In another reply someone suggested a primordial type that I also think could fit well with the removal of ground, in the place of ground, fairy and dragon there could be arcane and primordial types, seems very cool

[@videojamiemostlikely9282]

Arcane type…

[@captaindoesyoutube7925]

Magitek Type? With fairies and dragons in a STEM based region a combination would be pretty Magiteky

[@turtlenuggetz7895]

mythic/legendary type or magic type

[@The_cat_father]

Fairy type is based on fairy tails tho? dragons can't do anything cause the dragon is bested at the end of the story, dark type can't do anything cause they are the evil type and thus fall to good, fighting types cause the clever hero bests the strong adversary. steel works as a reference to actual gallic fae and poison works cause of the poisoned apple.

[@edoardospagnolo6252]

I really like Dendro for Grass! Genshin Impact did it, so there's precedence for it working, plus the PHD trio feels too much of a serendipitous coincidence not to lean into it. It could even open up some funny jokes in the Professor's (or equivalent thereof) presentation of the starters at the start of the game.

[@bilhert9351]

I agree!

[@janthehuman1679]

I also agree that “Dendro” works well for the equivalent of the grass type. Pokémon itself didn’t seem to care whether it named their “plant” type off in a way that fit proper classifications, and they even classified mushroom Pokémon as Grass types. I think the fact that the name “Dendro” isn’t quite accurate to what the type means could actually serve as a good tangential learning opportunity for players. They would see this new word (which rhymes with the other starter types, btw) and ask themselves what that word actually means, since it’s not one you’d usually encounter in a game about mon-collecting or a game centered around elemental typings. And the fact that such a learning opportunity could come so early in the game, while also fitting the fun PhD starter trio abbreviation, would definitely serve to set the tone of the entire game. It would give the game a unique feel, while also not feeling completely out of left field (since it was mentioned already that “Dendro” was used as an element in Genshin Impact), and demonstrate that this game has a lot of great references to science and math in it. I really think you should go with “Dendro” for your plant type! 😁 EDIT: Oh, and you could also even have an unimportant NPC in the early game who mentions that “Dendro” actually has more to do with trees than plants. There’s even some lore opportunities there, where the type might even be called that due to the original Dendro-type mons all being related to trees. The later plant-based mons could have been classified as that type, despite not being related to trees specifically, leading to an interesting (and perhaps slightly realistic) taxonomical misnomer.

[@elliswebster7041]

Nah it’s grass bcs it’s simple and easy to remember

[@bilhert9351]

@@elliswebster7041 “plant type” is also simple though

[@astrowyrm6871]

@@bilhert9351 grass type rolls off the tongue better than plant type

[@misterglo1394]

I know I’m not the first person to say this, but just love it everything about your channel. Your simple art style, your attention to detail, and subtle science lessons

[@firelasercat]

7:20 I think evolving through certain ways (item held, move, rock like eevee even?) to get a different colored Pyragon would be a neat concept too. (also the shiny forms for all three likes are *perfect* )

[@mudkinpz4682]

like alcremie! perhaps holding or using certain metals each referencing different metals used in fireworks and resulting in the same colours. the metals could be like the alcremie decorations where that's their sole purpose or they could be like the metal coat where, sure it can evolve pokemon but it also boosts steel type moves. depending on the metals available they could each boost different types or have different effects to reference the chemical properties of the metal

[@firelasercat]

@@mudkinpz4682 that sounds like an amazing idea! that would probably work best

[@danielbu8831]

Potential names for types I like: Bug - Ento (Entomology) Dark - Scoto (Scotobiology) Electric - Electro Fairy - Mytho Fighting - Hoplo (Hoplolgy) Fire - Pyro Flying - Aero Ghost - Ecto (Ectoplasm) Grass - Dendro Ground - Geo Ice - Cryo Normal - Anthro (Anthropology) Psychic - Neuro Poison - Toxo (Toxicology) Steel - Allo (Alloy) Water - Hydro Many names are lazy and some are better than others but I’d just like to share this :D

[@Daniel-n7u3u]

Maybe for grass you could do floro for flora

[@nixey738]

Why not have an Avion type and separate them from flying then call flying "wind" or "air"

[@Volcano22207]

You got a surprising amount right just ghost and fairy got replaced (umbra is still similar to dark)

[@MicoDossun]

In gen 1 I really liked how dragon was basically the final boss time. It’s lost now because it needs to be balanced within the series but I agree that the final boss type feels a little less essential.

[@jacqueshardin4601]

I have a wacky idea. Remember the move Freezer Burn? I am not sure if that move was kept, but it was pretty unique for being super effective against water types. I would like it if you toyed more with the concept of certain moves having similar quirks like a special ghost type move that does do damage on normal types without the use of Foresight or something like that. Basically, moves that override certain type advantages and/or disadvantages.

[@penitente3337]

Freeze Burn is White Kyurem's move. The move you're talking about is Freeze-Dry, which does still exist. And it's very cool, because it indeed is ALWAYS effective against Water-Types, not matter what.

[@jacqueshardin4601]

@@penitente3337 Thank you, I just got them mixed up.

[@sygiliph2495]

Y'know, I never got why Ice didn't beat Water. Ice in fantasy media is able to completely freeze water with a touch, and since the logic would be "if Ice touches water than ice turns water into more ice because ice = cold and cold water = ice".

[@sinisternorimaki]

​@@sygiliph2495Yeah, unless you're in a very cold environment, it's usually the other way around. You put ice into water and the ice melts. Of course, it also depends of the quantity and the temperature of both of them.

[@sygiliph2495]

@@sinisternorimaki huh. True. Now it makes more sense for Ice to be the way it is. Guess I was just thinking about the fantasy side of Pokemon.

[@moistsquishyvaporeon]

I think 'Mythic' could be a good substitute for a 'Fairy type'. Great video once again :)

[@shirafune]

doodle world

[@sheeplover5976]

Not everything is darn doodle world just because it’s a Mythic type doesn’t mean it is the game itself by that logic I should go and comment on video I seen that have very clear similarities and call it doodle world reference 💀💀💀💀💀

[@Barriertriostruckapose]

Mytho? Like mythos?

[@moistsquishyvaporeon]

@@Barriertriostruckapose That could work as well :)

[@Barriertriostruckapose]

@average dodecahedron in ohio ....whyd you use a thorn

[@diamdante]

Dendro name for grass type is really good imo. "Dendro" doesn't need to be limited to trees, see for example Dendrobium which is a genus in Orchidaceae. I love the PHD pun too :)

[@ErisCalamitasButFR]

Dendro for the grass type would work because while it does refer more exclusively to trees, another game also names it's generic nature element dendro and half of the effects used for it are more digital than tree and plant like, so I doubt anyone would bat much of an eye at the inconsistency

[@Mad-Goose]

Yeah. I don't know why he's stressing over that detail when Pokemon decided to call all plant-based Pokemon "Grass-types".

[@DoubloonGoblin]

@@Mad-Goose It's translation from Japanese, so it probably means something different.

[@lpfan4491]

The word used in japanese is literally "Grass", but can mean "Plant" in siturations where it fits more. Multiple other languages realized this and that is why it is called Plant type in for example german. Figuring out a new english name is pointless, just fix the localization error.

[@Tuii]

You missed the perfect opportunity to make Pyragon a Pyro/Steel (or Metal) type! It would be even cooler if the different metals present in fireworks would make it be colored differently, possibly with different effects via a signature move. At least it's not as crazy as Furfrou's ten different styles! :) Been loving the entire project so far! Keep up the great work!

[@MegaPokefan97]

Dragon type is best described as raw magical power, so maybe a Quantum type or nuclear type

[@lilkiki0038]

I think pokemon uranium has the nuclear type and the quantum type would only be for a legendary Like arceus.

[@dudono1744]

Uranium indeed has nuclear type, aka glasscanon type

[@DoubloonGoblin]

@@dudono1744 Yeah, so while he could do that it wouldn't be able to fit unless he did the same thing as Uranium.

[@arielalejandrodelfabro1740]

Legend type? As… a Type for pokemon or creatures with the power of becoming a legend?

[@LuckyBenjamin_]

Why not just mystical or arcane type if its raw MAGICAL power

[@azure2346]

i totally understand your reasoning for removing the dragon type as it is very unique to pokemon and might be out of place. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with other types going forward as you said with the fairy type as that’s another type quite specific to pokemon, although representing a common type of light or “traditionally good” type. Keep up the great work!

[@ARandomMinecraftVillager]

I love how, when naming the four elements, you did so in the same order as they do in the Avatar: The Last Airbender intro

[@entothechesnautknight1762]

I'm definitely not the first to say this, but Dendro has as much of a reason to be the name of a type as Grass does. You can get away with playing fast and loose with plants. And I do think that maybe combining the Dragon and Fairy type (into a "Fable" type, maybe?) Would be a good idea. It'd let you get across the idea that "X is a dragon" while not limiting yourself to just dragon tropes for both the designs and type match-ups. Plus, having fables be super effective against fables is a fun way to play with the tropes of fables, since it's so often one magical creature that stops another... If not a metal-clad knight or gun-toting hunter, of course. (Also having a Fable about a fuckin artillery cannon just sounds funny, but also still kinda accurate to fables (robin hood, anyone?)) Fables could also hit the Anthropology side of science to really fit in with the gimmick, since Fables are a mixture of made-up stories, life lessons, and true events, albeit usually embellished.

[@epiccobra1080]

I think the "dragon type" functions really well as a "don't be too reliant on your starter, or you'll have a tough time by the end of the game." A dragon type equivalent with the intent of forcing you to be flexible and use non-starters is a good thing imo, and if it were more balanced with type match-ups, it'd be a good type to have in a game.

[@imakuni2003]

Flora could be an option for grass. That would include all types flowers, trees, grasses, etc.

[@james9802]

I genuinely get excited when I see there’s a new Nortist upload. Every video is so good

[@johangustafson7665]

I really like the posion type that was about precision and accuracy it looks super cool.

[@Daehpo]

5:12 I think Skill Link maybe a better ability to illustrate precision. If a multi-hit move hits it is guaranteed to hit for the maximum amount, but if the move misses then "all of the hits miss". It would serves as a nice compliment to No Guard; which does not guarantee that variable Multi-Hit moves will hit the maximum amount, just that they will hit (Except for Multi-Hit moves that use accuracy checks like Triple Axel, Triple Kick, & Population Bomb).

[@null8384]

I feel like a fire/steel type based on the idea of burning magnesium could be really interesting. Dunno what you'd call it but it would obviously learn things like flash and explode

[@SocialistStrike]

Hopefully you see this. :) An idea for a unique ability for the firework pokemon would be giving special effects to all Sp. Attacks based on the 'color' of the firework, in other words, based on the element inside the firework. As in give them a 10-15% chance to induce a freeze, paralysis, poison, flinch etc. Possibly tack on a 5-10% burn chance to all special moves, or a 30%+ chance with physical? Just a thought. And forms can swap like Deoxys/Rotom in that you go to a location to feed your firework dragon a specific element.

[@katswarrior]

The dragon type is mostly used as "pure infinity energy" or the energy pokemon use, from a lore perspective. Normal type would be more "every kind of energy in one type"

[@roboturtle5028]

Incredible video, always fun to watch. You might have already considered it, but maybe for the grass type you can call it "flora" like in flora and fauna.

[@Daehpo]

It fits a lot. "Flora" has been used as term to refer to fungi & algae which have been inspiration for some Grass-Type Pokémon. It's also been used to refer to bacteria, which haven't received an official Pokémon representative(as far as I know).

[@mrlampy]

if normal type were to also have a name change it could be the fauna due to many moves being animalistic

[@Myss82]

"I don't want a type thats stronger than others" I have a completely opposite approach In a pokemon-like game I may attempt to do in unspecified future with 97% chance of failing that attempt, I want to make one type "broken" on a type chart Fire type. Because like... you know, fire hurts. I would have to completely change starter formula also but lets ignore that Fire would be deceptivly bad. At first glance it might seem absurdly op, effective against most types, very little types that are effective against it. But I would actually make it pretty weak. Fire type moves that non fire type mons would be able to learn would be weak. Something that can still hurt, but like, not the best. Solid B tier, good in general, but there are better generalist moves, and far better specialist moves. Other fire type moves would be pretty strong, but only part fire type mons could learn them. Here's another nerf: Unless fire mons have weak base stats (in which case like, whatever), they would be monotype, or maybe triple idk, what I have in my head is a very vauge idea that I don't even think I will pursue, but if I do I might do more than 2 types per mon. ANYWAY, strong in base stat fire mons would be paired with types that make weaknesses worse. Instead of 2x weakness to water or ground, it is now 4x weakness. And moves of antifire types would be good even on non antifiretype mons. And one final idea - A generalist move that is just kinda okay, like a C or maybe D tier, but with a caveat, it deals more damage to fire type pokemons and ignores their resistances. Boom, I just made something that at first glance looks absolutely broken, but in actuality other pieces of game balance morphs around it to make it pretty weak in result. So yeah Sorry for writing a book

[@MADKapo]

So if the idea is to separate your monster catcher from Pokémon, perhaps you could have 4 starters, which represent the 4 elements (Water, Fire, Earth/Grass, Air). Also I think a good name would be Fauna, as in "Flora and Fauna".

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

I like the idea of mering dragon and fairy into an "unknown" or "mystical" type, representing hw science is all about learning new things, and there's lots left to learn. Could be a counterart to psychic, which is about known facts and data, compared to intuition and mystery.

[@harrietr.5073]

I'm not a fan of "Science" VS "Magic" (as in anything not science, Sorcery, Psi and aliens for some reason). I'm big on Thaumaturgy. I think "Unknown" or "Anomolous" would be better.

[@CRANTIME]

Gekgoo is so perfect.. In inspiration and design. My favourite mon of yours yet

[@andredeoliveirafonseca3034]

I like the process of "reverse-engineering" a monster game from pokemon, you created this based on the best and you are now polishing it and giving your own touches in order of making it unique.

[@rustyguacamole]

Your videos have inspired me to think about my own project going from a fangame to an original idea. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts as a fellow homebrew barista, as I've been delving more into conceptual aspects & game design than the visual design. What I think is that Dragon shares its place in the formula as a phylogenic type, along with Bug and Flying. This and Flying are not directly so, but clearly gesturing towards a "Bird-type" and "Lizard-type" respectively. This is part of my plan in splitting types between creatures and moves, so that their character as a species will inform their elemental resistances in some way

[@Partyboy426]

As for a ‘dendro’ type, I don’t see a reason to NOT have it. While your plant-based mons’ may not be always trees, it’s not as if all grass types are well, grass either. You could say grass is just the most abundant and known plant but trees are not really all that different in that aspect either. In the end, I’ve seen other places use ‘dendro’ and I see no reason not to use it if it generally fits a theme of plants and in general, works well with the ‘PHD’ thing you have going for you. (Considering this whole video was about Dragon types, I find it funny I never bothered to talk about it until right then. Huh.)

[@TheEbrithil2]

Given how prevalent the connection between dragons and shooting stars is in folklore, I'm surprised that Pokémon didn't do a meteorite dragon yet.

[@ethangnasher3848]

Monster Hunter also has Dragon as an element, I think you could approach it from two angles: Combine Fighting with Dragon and name it "Primal" (the manifestation of raw energy which the Mons channel in different ways, having two "philosophies" sort of speak: the martial artists and the dragons/beasts)

[@harrietr.5073]

Weapon Attacks VS Natural Weapon Attacks?

[@ethangnasher3848]

@@harrietr.5073 Yeah pretty much, y'know like fighting styles based on animals and the moves animals perform to defend or attack

[@kmmk5022]

I think you could still keep the dragon type. Maybe rather than calling it the dragon type, call it the arcane type. This could apply to all arcane creatures with arcane magical abilities, not just dragons.

[@Echeveria]

I absolutely adore the firework and snapdragon mons!! they're so charming and cute

[@justlapiis6008]

these thumbnails are insane, keep up the good work!

[@tarotcard0371]

I love seeing these videos. Honestly I was drawn to these videos because I'm also writing up Ideas for a Creature Capture game of my own (I have no dev logs though) and it's really interesting that you also thought to combine Ground and Rock into a single type, *and* remove Dragon. But it's also interesting to see how different our reasonings for doing so, and method of doing so is surprisingly different. Maybe I should make a dev log of some sort.

[@1BlueYoshi]

For a replacement to Fairy, maybe you can go with a "Light", type? It can both include metaphorically "light" stuff, like charming cute fairy-ish stuff, as well as literally drawing from scientific concepts of the electromagnetic spectrum. There's a lot of cool science behind the properties of light so I bet there are quite a few designs that can be made based off of it.

[@zebimicio5204]

but fairy's aren't really benevolent in fairy tales nor in pokemon. If anything they're borderline dark type level of schemers (well, some of em are). Psychic acts more like light types than fairies are.

[@walex8346]

Really fun project, every vid gets me thinking of some stem stuff that could be interesting. Logic gates would be interesting but not sure what ones would make sense to choose. Types of gears could be cool. Evolutionary line going from regular > bevel > rack. Perhaps? Something for the belousov zhabotinsky reaction could be a really fun design.

[@goomygaming980]

I feel like AND, NOT, and OR should be there because they're the main three, and most other gates are derived off of them. Maybe XOR could also appear.

[@Barriertriostruckapose]

I love the idea of having each type end with an -o! I do a similar thing with my element system: The dualities are Alpha/Omega, Aqua/Lava, Flora/Gaia, Avia/Galva, Pneuma/Mecha, Medica/Vira, and Anima/Cosma. More ideas for the grass type could be Chloro, Floro, or Horto.

[@theking8347]

Poison also really shouldn't be a "type". It can remain as a status condition, but the type itself can just be part of the Dark type, which is what the TCG does.

[@sas.tronaut5055]

maybe the type could be toxic or venomous instead

[@Daehpo]

I'd recommend checking out DeltaSeeker's video, "How Accurate are Pokemon Types in the TCG? ". In it, he proposes reducing the amount of card types down to 9, based on how similar the types are offensively & thematically. The Types he came up with are: Colorless(Normal, Flying, & Dragon), Grass(Grass & Bug). Fire, Water(Water & Ice), Lighting(Electric), Fighting(Fighting & Ground), Metal(Steel & Rock), Psychic(Psychic, Fairy, & Poison), and Darkness(Dark & Ghost).

[@Mad-Goose]

I think they should instead change it to something like "chemical" as I think it'd be suited for stemma-mon designs based on pollution, corrosives, and medicines as well as some other chemical-related concepts. Might be a bit broad but with types like flying, it could very well work. Plus, more Breaking Bad references.

[@pastoobagelman4107]

YES. NORTIST UPLOAD. THIS IS A GREAT DAY TODAY.

[@Sashimori._.]

It's funny that removing rock and dragon types have meme thumbnails

[@MisterCat-p7s]

The "Charm" type is a good replacement of the fairy type

[@yerayfernandez7964]

Maybe there could be a type that could take a role similar to dragon, the essential type is a type given to mons that represent really basic but also important concepts of stem like temperature,light,force...

[@nyuh]

new n0rtist video yippee i love the designs on this one so cute mons

[@CalamitasBrimstoneWitch]

SCP-1762: Where the Dragons Went. SCP-1762 is a cardboard box, marked with the words 'Here Were Dragons'.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

_And so, we gather here today mourning over the loss of our beloved Dragonite and all of our beloved dragon Pokemon. They'll be gone but not forgotten. Amen to our favorite Pokemon._

[@bazzboda4785]

It is really funny to me that you made the snap dragons grass fairy, as the dried up seed capuls of a snap dragon is sometimes called a "fairy skull" and they do look like them.

[@jaschabull2365]

I'm looking forward to hear about how your equivalent of the fairy type, considering fairies/magic being probably the first thing anyone thinks of when it comes to something as far from STEM as you can get. Neat creatures! I like how the salamence-style head extensions on Gunkurate actually have a functional purpose, that's some pretty clever designing!

[@Skullgod12]

I would’ve added a diapsid type like reptiles to dinos or archosaurs to pterasuarus the marine reptiles to birds to lizards to snakes to allat

[@WingedFish66]

I mean, Dendro despite not having tree mons would be fine considering there's not really any Grass type Pokemon currently that represent, well, GRASS

[@variumi]

With the fireworks Fakemon, maybe it has a signature move that raises a stat dependent on the held item element/compound it is holding, which could also affect the colour of the move’s animation.

[@smashdioconnel1960]

I know I'm late here but I gotta say this would clear up a lot of typing debates in pokemon over mons like Gyarados or Charzard before the megas

[@allaroundfan1]

No please keep Dendro! Not only for the pun but also if Genshin Impact uses that name for it’s more nature units and it isn’t specifically just the trees for them. I don’t see why you should limit yourself either. I really like your PhD pun! As well as it gives all the types, a good sort of mouth feel, and distinguish first letter to have them all be different from another. I hope that last part made sense.

[@terramarc]

A fairy type “renaming” that would make sense is the phero type (off of pheromone), due to the charming nature of fairy types.

[@anthonynorman7545]

I like that! It might be too similar to Pyro though.

[@goomygaming980]

@@anthonynorman7545 it's only similar in spelling tbh

[@Nathanael_Forlorn]

It's quite funny to me that you arrive at the same conclusions and decisions regarding types, than I did - as soon as you realised this is not a pokemon game, but a project of its own.

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

That's how I feel. At this point, making it it's own project and completely forgoing the Pokemon name would be better not just for copyright but allows for commercial purposes and additional funding.

[@jellycrab]

So, Dragon to water, fire earth, and air. Is like plasma to liquid, solid, and gas.

[@XorbityXorbGlowbe]

Now it’s scientifically accurate

[@thegoose8670]

I like dendro as grass type!

[@imawafflelad8453]

"Most of my grass types aren't trees" Most ""grass"" Pokémon aren't literal Grass. Go for it!

[@CoralReaper707]

About types, I find it quite interesting to see you make such bold decisions, but then again...this is coming from someone who will break the water "type" into two different factions if I ever create a creature catching game or something similar.

[@CoralReaper707]

If you're wondering, the two factions will be those who use water as an elemental attack (The Water type) and the other faction is relegated to those who just live in the water and know how to battle in it. I have a few ideas for the name for this type. Aquatic, Marine, and Fish

[@icantthinkofaname4723]

@@CoralReaper707 Would you then do the same to the flying type?

[@Daehpo]

Have you seen UmbreonLibris's "Complete Reboot of Pokémon Types" video? He talks about dividing up types into three major categories; Body, Element, & Style. Body Types describe what a Pokémon is and act as the egg group, like Bird or Mineral. Element Types describe more of what an attack is made up of, like Air or Earth. Style Types are more about how an attack is performed, like Aerial or Martial. He also has an Hierarchy of types system, types are listed as primary, secondary, or tertiary; where primary types have the greatest impact on a Pokémon design wise & mechanically... I ask because because he divided up Water Types into Fish, Water(Elemental), & Aquatic, which seem very similar to how you're dividing it up. It seems that it could serve as a nice source of ideas, at least.

[@CoralReaper707]

​@@icantthinkofaname4723 I'd just make it a wind type.

[@CoralReaper707]

​@@Daehpo yes I have seen that video. I was more subconsciously influenced by it more than anything, though.

[@alaster555]

What I might with the dragon type if I made my own game is perhaps rename it to something along the line with legendary type and give them an immunity to pokeballs (except for possibly the master ball). That way, I have the option to make some uncatchable bosses in the game and / or require players to catch pre evolved forms and train them up into legendary/dragon types. (Possible having secret 4th stage evolutions of starters become legendary types)

[@kmmk5022]

Maybe there could still be a dragon type equivalent. Maybe an arcane type. It could apply to powers and appearances of all arcane creatures, not just dragons

[@atlantis8687]

Maybe have dragon as a energy type of formed from quantum mechanics of some sort and combining it with fairy as a much more powerful "cosmic" type?

[@memnun5615]

Phyto Hydro Dendro is a great option! And really, how many grass-type pokemon are specifically grass and not just Plants In General, no need to worry about false advertising there.

[@Hananniee]

Here's a fun idea, poison could be called pathogen or something similar, then you can design the poison mons around the 6 pathogens and have fungal or parasitic type moves, like a whole disease theme

[@emanuellgabriel]

I also developing my fakemon region where I mostly buff Bug and Ice-type. Not from their weaknesses and strengths though. I add new status ailments and weathers.

[@mystic-malevolence]

Monster Hunter has dragon-type damage as well, which afaik tends to be most effective against creatures which use dragon type as well. I don't suppose deciduo would work for grass type? Same root word that decidueye comes from (deciduous), and not all deciduous plants are trees. Would work best if your grass monsters all had seasonal forms...

[@andredeoliveirafonseca3034]

For fun ideas for names (most are quite simple, but maybe it spark a trend and we further boost the algorithm): Grass ---> Pytho Fire --> Pyro Water --> Hydro Electric --> Volt Psychic --> Esper Ice --> Cryo/Frost Normal --> Neutral Fighting --> Brawler Flying --> Aero Poision --> Noxious Rock/Ground --> Geo Bug --> Arthro (yeah, may be a problem here) Ghost --> Phantom Dragon --> RIP Steel --> Metal Dark --> Umbra Fairy --> Pixie

[@marvingreenscreen9947]

its fine to call grass types dendro in your region, barely any grass types are actually Grass Like the closest is maybe tangela? but its a bush

[@kittycatcrunchie]

I love your videos and creative process so much. It makes my day every time you post. I'm becoming a patron. Also if, when producing the game, you need any help with the art asset workload, I'd love to help, I am a fairly experienced artist myself!

[@Zerox_Z21]

Seeing different approaches to the 'Dragon' concept in alternative creature collectors is particularly interesting since it's not a standard element at all. I had a set of types for my own concept. The closest to Dragon I had was a type I called Monster. It was inspired not only by stereotypical Dragon Pokemon, but also others that fit the classical 'monstrous' Pokemon archetype, such as Tyranitar, Kangaskhan, Nidoking and Rhydon. It's a crude stand in at best as it wouldn't function anything like Dragon at all, but I liked the idea behind Dragon enough I wanted an allusion to it.

[@MrBoingus]

somebody mentioned a "fairy tale" type in another comment, and I was actually going to say something similar, but having a "myth" type pokemon. this could cover any pokemon that are based on fairly tales, mythes, or stories. this could include actual fairies, dragons, even cryptid-based pokemon like a bigfoot! there actually is a game that has done this, that being Wizard101, with Myth being a whole school of magic on its own along with the other elements.

[@auxin903]

I am very curious, what with your (much appreciated!) devition to accuracy, whether you plan to make fungi its own types. And if so what you plan to do with something like lichen xD (which is a fungus, plant, and cyanobacteria alliance) Also, this is just coming from a botany person but i do think "botano" makes most sense since not all plants photosynthesize at all! And also things like lichen are still traditionally grouped with botany

[@mattsherack]

I think Dendro would work really well! Not every grass type Pokémon has a designed based on grass

[@karilizard36]

call grass dendro, because it sounds good, we might not care if it's referring to trees. also what if you called fairy something like fay (but you could also add and o at the end), or even faerie.

[@xCreide13x]

I think split evolutions for Drarkle would be cool to show off different kinds of fireworks, just two or three.

[@sygiliph2495]

You've given me an idea for my own made-up creature collector. I'm unable to code because I'm big dumb, but I've had the idea since your "removing the Rock Type" video to merge Types simular to eachother to create my own types. Poison got relagated to just a "side effect". E.g Dragons already breath fire and Dragon moves already have some "draconic fire" so Fire + Dragon = personal Fire Type. For my Grass Type, I mixed it with Bug since the whole "fauna and flora/Bugs polinate plants" thing to create the Dendra Type. The idea is that this one's a bit more adult. The "Pokemon" are much more adult themed and have more detail. Kinda like Pokemon Clover, but with much, MUCH less racist/sexist and Meme Pokemon. I'm not making a Fire Type Taliban member starter like that thing. I mean like Pokemon based on drugs e.g a Rock Type gemstone Pokemon based on the idea of Crystal Meth, or a Steel/Dark Type Pokemon based on the British "Roadman" that actually maul other Pokemon. I obviously have some that aren't just over the top edge e.g my first ever Fakemon turned into one of these "Nexobeasts" (yeah, that's what the Pokemon of my thing are called), some actually fleshed out ideas, and those that are based on the edgier themes have actual thought put into them rather than "edge for the sake of edge". Like, the Meth Nexobeast I brought up earlier being based on a gem deposit that evolves into a Garganacl-esque golem that rampages throughout mines based on the EFFECTS of Meth rather than just "haha Walter White Golem".

[@docalpaca]

i like how all of your custom types end in "o".

[@twobladedswordsandmauls2120]

I would have replaced Dragon and Fairy with "light", combining the core themes of both types. Dragon is supposed to be direct and focused, not caring about most of the other types due to it's power (hence the lack of type interaction); while fairy is very indirect and tricky, directly opposing Dragon from a thematic standpoint. Both of these can describe light. It moves at a set speed in as close to a straight line as it can within the curvature of space, while having an incredible amount of power due to being literally pure energy. However, it also doesn't have any set position and can take on a large variety of forms on both a macroscopic and quantum scale. So you would end up with a type that has an inherent dichotomy to it and acts as it's own antithesis. With both the pokemon and moves of this type either being incredibly direct (like a laser), or always seeming to be trying to trick or confuse (like individual photons). I at least find it interesting.

[@hyllo]

i just wanted to mencion that in genshin impact the elements are called: pyro (fire), hydro (water), dendro (nature), anemo (wind), geo (rock), electro (lightning) and cryo (ice). just thought it coul help with names and ideas

[@amazinginations4742]

I love all the videos that you have done

[@crookie7656]

Your videos are incredibly high quality. Glad to have found this channel. 🫶

[@xedusk]

Does it really matter if your monsters are trees or not? Pokémon calls it “grass” but none of them are actually based on grass. It’s just to get the idea across.

[@dominicsacoolguy]

My man is about to rip and tear until there aren’t any types left lol

[@changeling6450]

I think the dragon type is not that strong anymore, is literally OP just because gamefreak love the idea of making every pseudo or Legendary that type, like appletun is not that strong not alolan eggxecutor, but literally garchomp outclassing every aspect of flygon just one gen later, or making hydreigon haxorus druddigon in the same gen, but if the dragon type is gone i think a alternative type like could born, like "mana" "aether" or maybe "myth" type, and with that we could see mons like a minotaur of myth type or a science vs myth tematic, and i like the fact that You can still make dragon Mons and not needing the dragon type

[@iLikeDucks_]

This thumbnail goes hard

[@Alice-zy6gj]

you could go with dendro after all what does an acorn have to do with grass? but seedots still a grass type

[@RealLilJappy]

yo im pretty early for once! very excited for the video, dragon type was pretty much the 'legendary' type and was rare. Wondering if you're going to replace it or anything, haven't watched the vid yet 💀

[@emanuellgabriel]

Just a suggestion; Grass > Plant Fire > Pyro Water > Hydro Flying > Aero Rock & Ground > Geo Poison > Venom Psychic > Mental Steel > Metal Ice > Cryo Dark > Brutal Ghost > Necro Fairy > Magic Bug > Insect Fighting > Combat Electric > Lightning Dragon > You eliminate this type

[@pcu9284]

Please keep the dendro thing for grass types, most of them aren't even straight up grass, just generally plants

[@Day-eb9po]

Elemental wood is super underrepresented, considering China made it one of it's big five. Just give it the name, most of the attacks will wind up tree related anyway.

[@neversparky]

With your point about Dendro not fitting since most of the mons wouldn't be tree-based, wouldn't that also apply to how most grass types aren't based on grasses specifically but moreso plants in general?

[@isaaclu6415]

I think the existence of a dragon kinda force any lizard/snake adjacent mon into one and there will always be arguments why A is a dragon and B is not. Dragon means too much to be a type, it's probably better to let people decide what is or is not a dragon.

[@Jomalequi]

dragon type is also used on monster hunter, I mean, like an element, damage type... like in pokemon, there are some games that take that variant that is basically the same like "demon" element, something to take in account when talking about pokemon logic, is that sometimes some elements werent tought to be beyond first generation, dragon type were more about a boss type thats why the power and resistances fairy = fae, dream, whimsy, arcane, mythic

[@KaiCyreus]

most Grass-types aren't grass.. Dendro oughtta work ☆

[@nivedssajith8880]

I suggest chloro as chlorokinesis is the name for manipulation of plants and all and Pyrokinesis is manipulation of fire Hydrokinesis is manipulation of water So I thought chloro might be good

[@felipecastro5852]

With regards to the grass type why not name it Chloro type? It's the same greek root as in Chlorophyll and it's an easily recognizable association with all sorts of plantlife. Alternatively if you don't mind mixing Latin with Greek a lot more options open up, Flora would be an obvious choice

[@turmer1c]

Suggestion: Make the fireworks dragon Pyro/Metal, you even discussed how fireworks are made using metal powders to create different colours.

[@cowboybarbaryn1302]

I think the phd pun for pyro hydro dendro is well worth the fact it technically doesn’t encompass all plants

[@edwardnygma8533]

4:07 And most of the Grass mons aren't grass(actually, are any of them?). I say go for Dendro type, it sounds sick as hell and the PHD connection is awesome.