WHY Does Gamefreak HATE Bug Types???

[@accnumber77]

Beautifully said. I felt a bit of water in my eyes not gonna lie. I also love that bug type is just literally some little guys.... and I adore how, along with bird keepers, bug catcher trainers are a massive population in the Pokemon world. Most love the little guys! Not unlike how most people's favourite animal is the cat or the dog -- it's the one you had good memories with! The one you raised! You don't want to become a good cat keeper and eventually get rid of them and get a horse, no. You just want more cats, as many as you can have. Bird Keepers and Bug Catchers are extremely relatable and respectable people. Winning life with what they like.

[@WobbleHawk]

what an excellent way of putting it

[@FreakigesSternchen]

As for the question “why do bugs resist fighting” I always remember the tumblr post that goes like “Have you tried punching a bug?”

[@WobbleHawk]

I guess difficulty making contact is a fair point XD

[@AphoticLucent]

On the "Why do Bug and Fighting resist each other?" front I like to think its because of something like: 'lots of people are afraid of cockroaches and cockroaches are afraid of humans' or 'Bugs are often too fast for humans to squash them and bugs are too small to truly hurt humans.' As for "Why are Bugs strong against Dark?" the only thing I can think of is that it may have something to do with Kamen Rider and other bug based henshin heroes.

[@WobbleHawk]

mhh, cultural thing I cannot account for, that much is fair

[@Xiaolin-Loonatic]

Fairy being weak to Bug sounds logical, NGL.

[@stupidhead_2812]

Lore reason: Bug beats dark because maybe Actual reason: Bug and fighting beat dark because they were both unusable in Gen 1 and NEEDED buffed

[@WobbleHawk]

mhhhhhh, i was worried about that

[@stupidhead_2812]

@WobbleHawk yeah Dark and Steel were invented because of Psychic being real broken, and they saw it as an opportunity to buff Fighting and Bug types

[@yungmuney5903]

Bug beats dark because in Japanese culture; Bugs, insects and beetles are symbols of heroism.

[@stupidhead_2812]

@@yungmuney5903 there you go

[@madnessarcade7447]

Bug themed superheroes is not a Japanese only thing because we have Spiderman and blue beetle in the west

[@PIutonium94]

i absolutely adore bugs as they are and i absolutely agree with everything you said, though i have to admit it'd be cool to see them leave the 'temporary mon on your team for 5 minutes' niche behind as their only place in the pokemon ecosystem without having to change anything about how the type itself works. i could very easily see them being ability specialists, for example- because what is a bug if not a tiny frail little dude with a 70-30 chance to either get KOed by a speck of dust or seriously mess you up, either physically or mentally, with its weird bug abilities?

[@WobbleHawk]

That's kinda what they already are though! At least some of them. Lookin at you shedninja

[@cixeli]

i think wurmple should be god.

[@WobbleHawk]

That's a fair point

[@madnessarcade7447]

6:04 fairy resists bug because bugs are part of nature and fairies are the protectors of nature

[@FreshSandwich]

Each type being mechanically distinct and with their own niche would be a strong move for the future of the series. To be honest bugs could fill the niche of strong gimmick-based play with low stat totals, and Normal could fill the role of the role of the basic pokemon that teaches you the ropes of the game, as the name implies. Zigzagoon functions solidly in the role of a basic and reliable first pokemon beyond your starter, and later on picking up a Shroomish could push you into discovering more about statuses with things like stun spore and poison powder. The groundwork is there, I just wish they leaned even more into it tbh. Solid work as always.

[@accnumber77]

Beautifully said. I felt a bit of water in my eyes not gonna lie. I also love that bug type is just literally some little guys.... and I adore how, along with bird keepers, bug catcher trainers are a massive population in the Pokemon world. Most love the little guys! Not unlike how most people's favourite animal is the cat or the dog -- it's the one you had good memories with! The one you raised! You don't want to become a good cat keeper and eventually get rid of them and get a horse, no. You just want more cats, as many as you can have. Bird Keepers and Bug Catchers are extremely relatable and respectable people. Winning life with what they like.