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>Grass
Associated with natural enviroments like forests and jungles. May be plant-like in appearance(some exceptions) or dr
>Fire
A creature that's associated with anything hot (Fire, magma, lava, heat, nitro, etc). Magcargo,
>Water
Marine animals, anything involving water or something wet.
>Normal
Simple yet varied. It can be based on anything you can think off.
>Electric
Tend to use electricity for a variety of effects. Electromagnetism applies at times. Lives in urban areas and are fast.(Electivire, Magnemite)
>Psychic
The power of the mind with telepathy and tekekinesis being the main abilities. It can also involve anything extraterrestrial(Deoxys)or scientific(Reuniclus).
>Fighting
Attacking with strong and powerful strikes. Tend to look very strong. May be based on a fighting style(Hariyama, Throh, Sawk), based on a noble warrior(Gallade, Musketeer Mon)or in rare cases uses Chi or Aura(Lucario)
>Rock
Stones, Crystals, and other earthen materials. Pokemon of this type can be based on them. Many prehistoric pokemon fall into this category.
>Ground
Control over a large majority of earth itself(sand, rocks, soil, mud, etc) Pokemon here are terrastrial and inhabit caves and deserts. They're associated with the earth one way or another(Claydol, Mudsdale,Flygon)
>Flying
Pokemon hear are capable of flight and resemble avian beings. They're also associated with air, storms, weather, and the sky. You might say its this series version of the air element.
>Bug
Bugs, arthropods, arachnids, and other invertebrae. They tend to be bright and colorful.Interestingly enough, they tend to be fashioned after tokusatsu Heroes(Ledian, Scizor, Heracross).
>Poison
Anything hazardous or toxic or just plain disgusting(Example: Monkey pokemon learning gunk shot) Pokemon here are based on poisonous organisms(Arbok, Drapion, Amoongus) or hazardous objects(Weezing, Garboder).