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[Pokémon] I wonder why it was named “dark type” instead of something like “shadow type.”

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I can barely understand the bad type of biting, but…

When you say it’s a Dark type, I can’t help but tilt my head in confusion, right?

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>>1

Is it really wrong to call something a bad act that is common in the wild…?

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>>5

One of the weapons that determines whether you can survive in the wild is malice…

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I wonder why Absol, who predicts future disasters, isn’t a Psychic type.

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It feels like it’s overlapping with the dark and ghosts.

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But in foreign names, it’s not evil type, it’s dark type.

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I feel that being evil or dark is still too conceptual.

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Where is the light?

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>>7

It is believed that they refused to alter the destruction beams and aurora beams.

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When considering the range of new Pokémon of mixed types that will be added subsequently.

Is it like Meguroko that the darkness? and evil? If I think about which one gets more retorts, it’s the former.

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Umbreon seems to be aware of its coolness in being a villain, but it’s cute that it doesn’t realize it’s simply adorable.

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Whether or not to actively cause harm to others.

It seems to be a type that is based on human judgment criteria.

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>>11

…It’s not really like that…

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>>11

This is probably for Absol.

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>>11

It feels like a Pokémon characterized by what is considered a vice in human ethics.

For Pokémon of the Fighting type, that’s just the norm.

It doesn’t seem like it’s about harboring darkness in the heart or anything like that.

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>>24

If the cuckoo were in the Pokémon world, it would probably be a Dark-type.

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The bad guys have strong mental strength, so psychic abilities don’t work on them.

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In times like this, let’s think about a Dark-type Pokémon of the legendary class rather than those that inhabit the area.

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>>15

It takes life.

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>>16

It’s evil.

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>>49

I will show you a nightmare.

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Cunning type in terms of technique and indirectness.

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>>17

There are no rough high-power techniques.

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>>23

spin

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I thought “dark” meant nocturnal instead.

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>>18

In that case, Meowth will become a Dark-type.

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Ghost-types are much more likely to come and kill people…

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There is only one Pokémon of the Legendary class that is evil.

That guy seems to transcend evil; he appears to be part of a far more dangerous natural system.

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>>21

Hoopa?

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Hoopa is an illusion, right?

As for the legendary Pokémon, it’s just one Yveltal.

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Biting attacks are a foul in pro wrestling, so they’re bad.

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What is evil?

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>>28

Terelelen…

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The dark heavy strike is a weak punch.

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I find it interesting and like that prankster types don’t work on evil types.

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– Dark attribute

– Mischief-lover

– Anti-social elements

It can often be classified into one of those categories.

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>>34

Isn’t someone who loves mischief more like a fairy?

From the legends of fairies, they are always just playing tricks.

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>>34

Also punk rock.

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>>58

Is it not poison…?

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>>34

Shall we take the fairy from the damn keys and the damn sheep and turn it into evil?

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In the BW scenario, there were many high-durability Psychic and Ghost types.

I remember that it was hard to take down a low-power Dark-type in one hit.

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When it comes to harm to humans, Ghost types are by far the worst, right?

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I would like to consider that Momo Warou is not a Dark type.

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A surprise attack is a bad thing, but feinting is normal.

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Dark type Pokémon are easy to identify because they usually have a look that clearly indicates they are dark type.

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>>39

Are you confident you won’t confuse it with a Ghost type?

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>>41

This guy is floating, so he must be a ghost!

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>>44

A Gengar that can no longer float.

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>>44

It certainly feels like many Ghost-type Pokémon don’t have legs.

If it’s dark-colored and has legs, and it’s not Gengar, then it’s a Dark type.

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>>60

In times like these, the exception among exceptions that stands in the way is Yanmega.

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In reality, I feel like it’s probably a type of creature similar to a crow.

Wisdom is at work.

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The level of wild harm is probably similar to Fairy, which follows Ghost.

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It’s not flying or wind… that’s how it feels.

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>>45

The special flying move just seems like the wind.

I don’t really feel the wind vibe with physical techniques or Pokémon, except for Tornadus.

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Indeed, fighting is justice...! Violence is the best!

Indeed, fighting is justice…! Violence is the best!

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I absolutely can’t understand the type of Marika.

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I wonder how I can perform a random attack while fighting head-on…

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>>51

Perhaps an empty alleyway is sprouting up from beneath my feet.

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By making it evil instead of dark, there are things like pirate-like sharks and mafia boss-like crows, so it was good that it was evil.

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>>52

But overseas, it’s dark, right?

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>>77

Shut up.

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>>77

In overseas contexts, the fact that being dark and being a Dark-type resulted in the creation of such designs for Pokémon isn’t necessarily a bad combination.

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I understand the mafia, I get that rockfalls happen, and I can just barely understand Kamen Rider, but…

I don’t understand evil at all with Masquerade and the magician… In the past, only Fire Psychic and Steel Fairy received traits like that…

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>>54

I didn’t feel any discomfort because I had the image of a phantom thief wearing an eye mask, like in “Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne,” committing theft.

If you think about it, it’s just a masquerade motif, so it’s strange to call it evil.

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>>54

Actually, I wanted to be a phantom thief character, but it’s said to be considerate of compliance.

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>>78

Isn’t it because the final form of the Paldea starters is themed around a world festival?

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>>54

Magic is called that, but it’s just a big-scale surprise attack that tricks you with invisible techniques, kind of like a con.

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Besides Yveltal, it has a terrifying level of power capable of destroying a nation at the time of the Four Calamities, so it’s evil.

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If I had seen Bockray earlier, I would have known that Orollot is a ghost.

If it’s the first time seeing it, you might mistake it for a dark type.

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When observing a type of appearance and ecology that has never been seen before.

Compared to the rough impression of having a bad appearance, being evil, or being cunning, it seems bad.

The darkness is just darkness! It seems I can only express that in words.

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Well, I think it’s all about the overall vibe.

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People may say what is wrong, but there are many who are connected to actions that seem bad, such as surprise attacks, deception, theft, and lynching, which are rooted in human values.

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Darkrai is obviously a Ghost/Dark type.

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Heels are also a bad type!

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>>64

I like this kind of thing too.

I think the evil type has a strong aspect of character attributes, so it is the most playful.

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The lack of almost any amorphous minerals is indeed the work of living beings.

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I got it!

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The fighting at the carnival is incomprehensible!

On the contrary, the ghost of the Day of the Dead is floating perfectly!

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>>69

Dance-related activities are connected to martial arts.

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Metaphorically speaking, it’s the bad vibe of the Game Freak staff when they were still in the phase where they hadn’t shed the feeling of being part of an otaku circle.

Only for the bad type.

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>>70

“Bad behavior refers to someone strange like you.”

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A true evil figure that distinguishes itself from many evil types that behave maliciously without any real bad intent.

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Ghost types are no longer even animals, they’re ghosts, which means they’re truly outside the realm of human ethics…

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I’m just playing in the snowy mountains, so please forgive me, Pao…

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>>74

The scale of the damage is too massive.

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Martial arts and combat techniques have expanded into areas such as weapon techniques and dance, so they cover a broad range.

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It seems like it wouldn’t be possible to differentiate from Ghost-type if it’s Dark-type.

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I want at least 100 general-purpose match techniques, if not 120…

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>>83

I want a name that sounds bad, like “destructive ray.”

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>>86

There’s only the dark stream, isn’t there?

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Without general use, the most powerful evil is cheating.

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In the first place, “dark” also has a slang meaning of evil.

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It can be bad or vague in languages other than Japanese and English too.

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Overall, it feels cunning.

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There’s a bad fox called the Phantom Thief Evil, isn’t there?

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Why are you weak to Bug type?

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>>95

Rider Kick!

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>>95

It’s a story about why I’m so weak…

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>>99

Because it keeps buzzing and flying in front of me, my concentration breaks…

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Maybe you should just take revenge.

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They’re bad guys for being unsatisfied with just a feather duster.

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>>98

I feel like the broom is too strong and might get nerfed.

Even if it returns to its former power, everyone would still use it.

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>>110

If it’s significantly weak, then I won’t use it.

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>>110

I think that when it comes to a broom, the user is really restricted in a way that their performance decreases compared to before.

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Bugs seem like they wouldn’t respond to any kind of bad manipulation, and it’s kind of creepy…

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>>100

The phrase “thinking like an insect” exists, but hmmm…

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I hope I can achieve maximum firepower even without knocking off the revived Mega Stone, but I probably won’t be able to…

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Why is U-turn a bug type?

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>>105

Those who make a U-turn have the intelligence of an insect.

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>>107

Stop it!

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>>105

I think that a dragonfly return has no insect elements other than its name.

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If you bring Pokémon from other regions

It turned out to have a surprisingly strong reproductive ability and destroyed the original ecosystem.

What a bad Pokémon… Scizor!

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>>106

Well, that guy’s whole existence is pretty much a pain in the ass too.

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>>108

It’s a ferocious and combative crab that wants to establish its territory over the entire waterfront and will drive out anyone who dares to enter, no matter where it may be living locally (unknown location)…

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I think we need to reduce the power of sweeping moves or the number of usable Pokémon.

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There are many Pokémon that are difficult to raise, which isn’t related to the protagonist, but they are often referenced, especially among Dark types.

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Gyarados that gets worse when it Mega Evolves.

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>>116

I think it was a good decision not to easily turn it into a dragon.

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>>116

Well, it was originally a bad Pokémon anyway…

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It’s terrible how carelessly it was distributed in SV.

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Because it’s Kamen Rider… honestly, I can understand that the most.

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>>120

I think it took a while for Rider-themed Pokémon to appear, considering the love for Riders.

Game Freak tends to act on things they want to do without thinking about the consequences, especially.

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>>132

There isn’t really anything that you could call a love for riders; I think that the fact that insects are strong against evil is just a little piece of trivia.

What Game Freak likes is Ultraman.

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High-power moves that have low risk due to the easy access of bad ghosts should not be distributed.

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It’s unrelated, but why is it that the cat, which is supposed to be the one being deceived in “neko damashi,” is depicted as being able to use it as a motif?

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>>122

If you say that, it’s technically not a contact technique, but it is treated as a contact technique.

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>>122

It’s cute if you use a cat’s paw to play with a cat toy.

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I think it’s right to confiscate from the land, and it can be further reduced.

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>>125

I wonder if Landorus is willing to adjust or something; why does it have access to the move Taunt…

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I feel like there are a lot of cute Pokémon that are dark types.

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I liked Scizor’s Technician Thief because it had personality, but now that Knock Off has been added, there’s no reason to use it.

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A Blacky that has poison but is a pure evil type.

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>>130

It’s common for games in development to change from the originally intended type…

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I understand that it’s concerning because it’s not just a nature of evil, but a personality trait.

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To be honest, the setting with elements like nightmares and darkness strongly overlaps with the image of Darkrai, a ghost-type Pokémon with shadowy features.

Darkness and shadow are similar things.

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>>134

Darkrai isn’t such a bad Pokémon…! It’s just a setup.

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>>134

In Pokémon Dungeon, just like a ghost, the dark type was able to enter walls.

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The theory about Kamen Rider is just a tall tale, but when I look at things like Ex-Leg, it makes me wonder…

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>>135

I think there isn’t much correlation since there’s too much difference in the months of appearance.

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There is a certain melancholy that drifts from the Tyranitar, which is treated as harmless even after learning to use a sweeping motion.

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>>141

Bangi just didn’t bounce in this work, right?

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>>141

It’s better than being completely unaware that it’s okay now.

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Dark types are special.

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It’s integrated into flying, but it’s rare for something like this to not have a wind attribute.

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>>145

Most of them still can’t have a flying type on their own, so that’s why flying types get treated specially.

What are you, Kokogara Aogaras?

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I thought you were talking about how there aren’t many Dark-type Johto Pokémon that can be used in scenarios, but it was something else.

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>>146

I think it would have been fine to have a night-version of Delibird appear in the same places as Daytime Guardie.

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>>146

I think Honchkrow in Diamond and Pearl is quite usable.

Well, I was using it because I didn’t know the Mukkuru line was strong…

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>>151

A drawback is that Yamirad doesn’t stand out and is hard to catch.

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Tyranitar is quite remarkable to still survive in the current environment where it’s facing headwinds like never before…

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The basic style is cunning and fierce, but sometimes there are also those who are like chivalrous individuals who care for their companions.

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Evil people are weak to insect bites.

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By the way, Dark Pokémon are called Shadow Pokémon overseas!

Of course, the shadow elements in ghost techniques haven’t disappeared over there either.

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I’m just having fun dropping rocks from the sky…

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What concerns me more is that the fighting has effectively become a type of justice.

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>>156

Is there really such a place as you say?

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In the natural world, violence is justice!

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It’s effective to resort to violence against ordinary people (normal type)…

It only looks like a villain type.

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There are those who have a righteous heart even though they are of the evil type…

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It seems that there are many people who are like seekers or value serious competition, so they appear to be the type with strong character.

There are some creatures that punch while suffering from inhaling powder…

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>>162

Well, that guy has a strong grass type element…

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Light has Espers and Fairies.

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Dolphin Man is a water type, but…

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A despicable type called poison fighter.

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>>165

It has poison, and its disposition is vile. However, its strange and comical way of crying makes it popular.

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I think it’s a problem to label this creature as evil, even though good and evil are relative concepts.

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>>166

There’s someone in the Pokémon world who named the Dark type in the first place…

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I want light to be strong against evil and ghosts.

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Was there a Dark type in the Pokémon world before the concept of evil?

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>>171

It feels like a bad type because there are many actions that appear bad from a person’s perspective, and I think it’s the opposite.

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You’re bad because you’re weak against bugs and weak in martial arts.

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There are actually many organisms that are bothersome, so it might have passed through a superstitious era.

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Absol-kun is so cute…

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>>175

It’s ominous…

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>>177

In the world of the story, it seems that misunderstandings have been cleared up over the past few decades, and it is becoming more common for older people to dislike it.

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The three poisons are more evil than evil types.

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It’s just that humans classified common traits retroactively under the name “type.”

The type was not determined because humans decided it.

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The plate of the evil type is called “Scary Face Plate,” so those with scary faces are evil.

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I think it’s nice that Absol being viewed as evil reflects a similar misunderstanding that happens in reality.

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It is an official setting that Professor Oak proposed classifying Pokémon by type.

However, the classification of types had already been established since the Regal era, before Oak was born.

Dr. Raven’s research results seem to have been lost until recently, so globally, it would be said that Okido is the first to classify the types.

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The nature itself is really of the evil type (classification), and the fact that disasters definitely occur when that guy appears is why he is disliked, but that’s not really related…

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Absol is not the kind of Pokémon that has malicious intent.

That being said, it certainly shares common characteristics with other Pokémon classified as Dark type.

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There are only bad guys for my penis.

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It is only humans who have given names to types.

The type itself probably existed originally.

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Zuruzukin has a look that feels like the end of the century and suits dark fighting style well…

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>>187

In fact, including before evolution, the ecology is completely that of a rough delinquent.

Cherishing family is important.

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As it can be categorized by compatibility, the bad type was named after the type that opens as much as possible.

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I think whether it is cowardly or not depends on whether biting, ambushing, and sneaky techniques are used as attacks.

There are cases where Pokémon types, not just Dark type, can be puzzling, so I think it’s not worth overthinking it.

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What is this “knockdown” that rivals the power of earthquakes, freezing beams, and 100,000 volts…?

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>>191

Is it okay that the flying knee strike surpasses everything?

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>>192

That’s risky.

Hitting is the side that imposes the risk.

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>>193

Is that kind of story!!??

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>>194

No, it might be different.

The spirit punch is even more powerful, and martial arts must be strong.

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The Champion’s Mega Evolutions would become significantly weaker with the rules that allow for knocking them out.

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It was really tough when I had both Mega Zs.

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