>>55024836It's not an analogy, nor is it an unfitting comparison. Bug has overall stronger threats with Pheromosa and Volcarona. Pheromosa is literally paper thin and dies to any priority and yet it manages to be busted with Bug as an offensive type.
If you count ALL banned Ice and Bug type Pokemon, Bug is sitting at 4 and Ice is sitting at 7, but that's counting Calyrex-I and Kyurem, and both are shitmons in Ubers. Pheromosa can actually hold its own, sitting at B-rank in Ubers, with the only potentially stronger Ice type being Gen 8 G-Darm. That puts it at a higher level of viability than Chien-Pao and Iron Bundle.
Keep in mind that Pheromosa was highly viable in an Ubers that included Calyrex-S, a Pokemon deemed too strong for Gen 9 Ubers. It stood head and shoulders above actual Ice type legendaries like Calyrex-I and Kyurem.
