>>51565559It was probably intended to be a jack of all trades, given that e.g. in Gen I, Rattata could learn Thunderbolt and Blizzard. Since then it's changed and nowadays it's treated like a regular type, which is something of a problem since it's usually more detrimental than beneficial to the Pokémon who have it. That said, I love Normal types, probably my second or third favourite type.
