Type compare pokemon chart series#

The way types are distributed in Gen 1 leads me to believe that originally pokemon only had one type, with the addition of secondary types being added after the fact to further differentiate pokemon and add nuance to the game. Problem 2: The Secondary Type Problem (aka the Rock & Poison Problem) Steps have been made to address this problem, notably Fairy's weakness to Poison, but more needs to be done to reduce the Water-Electric-Ground hegemony on the left side of the chart. This has a knock-on effect of reducing the utility of Grass & Rock's other counters of Poison & Bug. This creates a nice little circle which empowers each of these three types at the cost of several others, notably Grass & Rock. Electric in turn only has one weakness, Ground, which is itself weak to Water. Without Grass Water only has one weakness, Electric. Water and Grass' similarity combined with Water's innate power and Grass' many weaknesses means that despite Water's weakness to Grass it is almost always better to pick a Water type over a Grass type pokemon. While not explicitly broken in the same way as Psychic was in Gen 1, Water has become one of the best types, overshadowing the very similar Grass type. Water is the most common type among pokemon and has one of the larger and more varied move pools in the game.

Type compare pokemon chart series#

The HM system demands the use of a Water type in every main series game, sometimes even two or three.

Water is by far and above the most essential type to the playing of the game. Problem 1: The Water Problem (aka the Electric-Ground Problem)