Anonymous
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Ice beats Dragons because they're lizards, and thus cold blooded.
Anonymous
>>16276340 this again.
dragon are cold blooded reptiles. therefore weak to ice.
poison beats fairy because of pollution.
it's not that hard anon. Use your head. or google.
Anonymous
Dragons are meant to be cold blooded.
Niall 3351-4039-3051
Fairies are beaten by Poison and Steel because those are the types with mostly 'artificial' Pokémon; as technology and science increased, people lost their belief in the supernatural, like fairies.
Anonymous
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OP is an underage kid who never watched FernGully.
Anonymous
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>>16276340 The true question is why Grass resists Electric.
I know, wood is technically an insulator, but many Grass types don't even have wood and the wood would burn down regardless.
Anonymous
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>>16276419 fairys weakness to steel is based on a folklore, not on technology.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 18:43:40 No. 16276460 Report >>16276385 ....then shouldn't fire be as much a detriment? Instead dragons resist fire.
And since when are dragons cold blooded or reptiles?
Anonymous
>>16276419 yes you were lied to. current wont travel through the birds at all because they are not grounded. has nothing to do with their bones.
Anonymous
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>>16276460 no. why would dragons be weak to fire. get your head out of your ass anon
Anonymous
I thought it'd be cool if fairy was called royal type.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 18:48:23 No. 16276531 Report >>16276394 >Something about fairies being susceptible to toxins Well of course they would be. But can't the same be said of most things?
It's almost like Game Freak is just making this shit up as they go.
Anonymous
>>16276340 Water turns Ground and Rock to mud, weakening it's hard, solid state
Grass grows in Ground/Rock, loosening the material and forcing the soil to work for the plant.
Fighting beats Dark beats Psychic beats Fighting? I think that's the old Rock-Paper-Scissors Mage-Fighter-Rogue typing.
Anonymous
>>16276531 >I ignore every answer except the most vague one, to keep being able to complain about things Anonymous
>>16276554 I always think of Psychic beating Fighting as brains vs. brawn.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 18:55:28 No. 16276648 Report >>16276559 >I think asking questions is complaining because I reduce intellectual curiosity to its most base level and assume that its negative. Anonymous
>>16276648 no. you purposely ignored people saying fairys are weak to pollution and decided to only answer to the guy "yeah theyre susceptible to poison or whatever" to keep complainign about GF.
Anonymous
>>16276460 Dragons breathe fire you moron.
Anonymous
Is there any myth or folklore that gives a reason for fairy resisting bug or does every employee at Gamefreak just have brain damage?
Anonymous
>>16276648 He's saying your dumb because you ignored the answer, not because you asked a question. Fairies generally are known to have pretty deep connections with nature. When nature is polluted, so are the fairies.
Anonymous
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>>16276703 >your Woops, I mean you're.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:00:45 No. 16276738 Report >>16276679 Or I had nothing to say about people pointing out facts about pollution. But of course that thought would not occur to you if you wanted to assume the worst.
Of course this is beyond the fact that my point still stands. Pollution is also something most things are already sensitive to. As I said, there is no reason that faries should be more sensitive to it than anything else.
I'm asking questions and trying to have a conversation. You're making assumptions and complaining that others are talking.
Anonymous
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>>16276698 >Is there any myth or folklore that gives a reason for fairy resisting bug try every folkore containing fairies ever written.
Anonymous
>>16276531 >it's almost like gamefreak is just making this shit up as they go ....they are
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:02:08 No. 16276762 Report Quoted By:
>>16276697 And fire types are strong against ice types, you moron.
Anonymous
>>16276738 >Fairies generally are known to have pretty deep connections with nature. When nature is polluted, so are the fairies. >Fairies generally are known to have pretty deep connections with nature. When nature is polluted, so are the fairies. >Fairies generally are known to have pretty deep connections with nature. When nature is polluted, so are the fairies. are you being stupid on purpose or something.
Anonymous
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>>16276698 there's that one hentai where the fairy gets raped by bugs all the time
though i guess that would make bug super effective
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:03:34 No. 16276793 Report Anonymous
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>>16276698 fairies live among the bugs and shit
Anonymous
I know it would be just unfair for bugs to have another weakness...
Anonymous
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>>16276793 oh i see you were making a funny
Anonymous
>>16276827 bugs are generally pretty resistent to cold.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:06:52 No. 16276862 Report >>16276770 so the fairy has a connection to nature, but the bird and bug don't.
Gotcha.
Anonymous
>Me, a normal guy, intangible to ghosts so they can't punch me >My friend, big buff guy, for some reason tangible to ghosts so they can punch him
Anonymous
>>16276858 Except when they die from it
Anonymous
>>16276623 yeah, and fly > fight being agility vs strength
Anonymous
>>16276862 I didn't know bugs and birds can heal and understand nature.
many fairies have almost parental bonds to nature.
are you even trying to understand our reasoning or are you just stuck up?
>>16276886 not more than normal animals. It's a common misconception that all insect almost die out in the winter.
Anonymous
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>>16276886 This. I'm from Canada, the land where bugs freeze the fuck to death if they don't find somewhere to hide.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:14:49 No. 16276994 Report >>16276941 Are you seriously saying that birds and bugs are not a part of nature?
Or are you saying that they cant heal and understand themselves?
Because either of them demonstrates a profound level of ignorance on your part.
Anonymous
>>16276994 really now?
you lack serious reading comprehension.
You are either to stupid to be worth arguing with or trolling. keep living in your ignorance.
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>>16276520 and this is how I'll remember it from now til death. thanks anon
Anonymous
>>16276994 Birds and bugs are part of nature.
Fairies on the other hand ARE CONNECTED to nature. That's an entirely different concept.
Anonymous
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>>16276994 No one's saying they aren't a part of nature, the difference is how they interact with nature.
Anonymous
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>>16276878 anon he's big. Makes sense if you think about it, he gets more ghost exposure
Anonymous
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>>16276994 It seems like you are just purposefully misinterpreting what is being said. Fairies are a literal personification of nature, birds and shit are obviously part of nature and the ecosystem, but they do not share the same literal connection.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:22:13 No. 16277138 Report >>16277072 So faires are weak to poison because poison harms nature.
Bugs and birds are nature, but neither flying nor bug types are weak to poison.
If bugs and birds are not being harmed by poison, why is the fairy?
Anonymous
>>16277138 >Bugs and birds are nature Holy fuck no. Fairies are nature, bugs and birds no.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:24:00 No. 16277167 Report >>16277047 >I didn't know bugs and birds can heal and understand nature. Thats the direct quote. I didn't even point out that birds and bugs do heal and understand nature.
At least you admit your ignorance.
Anonymous
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:25:48 No. 16277199 Report >>16277167 Not all birds are flying types, idiot.
Why is Empoleon immune to poison then?
Anonymous
>>16277138 >Bugs and birds are nature, but neither flying nor bug types are weak to poison. Wrong. They are part of the ecosystem, not a literal part of nature. Get this through your head please, it is very critical.
Basically fairies have magic bullshit connections to the environment. While a bird or bug can just leave, the fairy would be effected even if they left, because they are a part of that thing.
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Fairies are intimately connected to natural spots or are bound to forests or glades. If those spots are harmed by pollution the fairy loses its life, while things like bugs and birds can at least leave. Fairies are weak to steel because in folklore the only weakness of the far is cold iron.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:27:37 No. 16277231 Report >>16277150 >Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural, physical, or material world or universe. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic. This kid doesn't realize that animals are part of nature.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:29:33 No. 16277265 Report >>16277212 Ok, so then what is nature? specifically.
You people are saying that living creatures are not a part of nature. So then what is?
Never mind that plants and animals are part of nature. But lets just ignore that fact for the sake of your argument.
Anonymous
I didn't know it was this difficult to understand common folklore.
Anonymous
>>16276520 >slowking is now royal type >empoleon is now royal type WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
Anonymous
>>16277231 >>16277265 Fairies are SPIRITS OF NATURE. Why are you trying to connect it in a logical way when we're talking about something more spiritual?
>>16277275 It's not, OP is just a retard.
Anonymous
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>>16277265 Yeah you're either trolling are retarded.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:32:27 No. 16277313 Report >>16277199 >Empoleon The reasoning I imagine would be that it is a partial steel type.
I assume that steel resists poison because it is not organic. You can't kill a steel pipe by feeding it anti freeze.
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>>16276520 >resists bug because they represent commeners >NVE vs fire because no royal can quell the fires of revolution >strong against dark because they're the arbiters of justice Anonymous
So, is Psychic weak to Ghost, Dark, and Bug because those are common fears that are exaggerated by the mind?
Anonymous
>>16276892 >haveyouevertriedtopunchabird.jpg Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:35:39 No. 16277374 Report >>16277299 Because it doesnt make sense for faires to be weak to something that isnt super effective against the thing they are connected to. You're not thinking this through. You're just parroting the explanation you've heard without actually thinking about it.
That was my entire point.
Anonymous
>>16277313 Steel is susceptible to Acid, so it being immune still toasts my bread.
Anonymous
>>16277374 >Because it doesnt make sense for faires to be weak to something that isnt super effective against the thing they are connected to. But grass IS WEAK TO POISON.
>>16277378 Poison/Pollution is NOT acid.
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>>16277403 But poison has an actual Acid attack.
At the very least they could make it like Freeze Dry works against water.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:39:30 No. 16277439 Report >>16277403 When you break things down(christ that pun was not intended) both poisons and acids are just matters of chemistry.
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>>16277374 Both of those types you mentioned are still susceptible to poison, just not weak to it. Because they are not literal personifications of an abstract concept. Also bug did used to be weak to poison, way back when. The reason it is this way is again, do to common folk lore, selective representation of type effectiveness, and likely balance. It's really not that deep of a thing to understand. Yes I do agree there are some questionable type match ups, and maybe not everything works thematic as perfectly as we may like, but there are still reasons for why the types are the way they are.
Anonymous
>>16277373 I dunno about you, but vultures are some speedy and scary fucks.
Anonymous
>>16277358 And would it make sense if Dark beats Bug because of how plagues relinquish evil?
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>>16277439 yes, but poisons and acids are different kind of chemistric substances.
Anonymous
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>>16277439 An acid can be a poison, but not all acids are poisons. For example life is made out of amino acids.
Anonymous
>>16277524 no, dark is a metaphor for foul play, mind games and all that stuff.
Bugs are mindless, so this shit doesn't work on them.
Anonymous
>>16277565 I've read a similar theory, but with how Psychic is weak to Bug. That because bugs are mindless, and can't be controlled by Psychics. Some shit like that.
But, since this is just theory, I like mine more. Fuck yeah plagues!
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>>16276460 No you fucking idiot, reptiles thrive in hot climates, cold slows down their blood flow. How fucking old are you, 12?
Anonymous
>>16277565 Also, I worded this wrong,
>>16277524 I meant to say "Bug beats Dark"
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:50:28 No. 16277687 Report Quoted By:
>>16277518 Jesus christ man. Where, when, how, and why did you even try to assault one of those?
I mean, I've tried to punch a goose, but thats understandable.
Anonymous
>>16277636 >Bug beats Dark Actually, I'd say that's Kamen Rider talking.
Anonymous
>Lightning beats flying
Anonymous
>>16277607 No, psychic is weak to bug, dark and ghost because those are the three most common fears.
Anonymous
>>16277719 Yes you can you moron, how do you think planes get hit by lightning
Flying is weak to electric because birds get fucked up in storms
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>>16277700 Huh...I never considered that. And Japanese do love Kamen Rider.
Yeah, I'll buy it, sure.
Some typings in Pokémon can be questionable, but it's whatever.
Anonymous
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>>16277729 Yeah, I was asking that above, about 10 posts ago.
Anonymous
Anonymous
>Trying to rationalize folklore >what is type balancing gaiz >why are cold-blooded reptiles who need warmth to survive weak to ice but not fire?
Anonymous
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>>16277815 He's just being a contrarian faggot on purpose.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 19:59:03 No. 16277854 Report >>16277815 Why are you assuming dragons are cold blooded and reptiles?
Arent you trying to rationalize folklore by making such an assumption?
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I always think of Fern Gully to remember Fairy's weaknesses.
Anonymous
>>16277854 >Why are you assuming dragons are cold blooded and reptiles? kek
Anonymous
yall niggas posting in a troll thread.
Anonymous
>>16277854 why are you such an insufferable thundercunt
Anonymous
>>16277289 Mein Gods, you made them usable.
Anonymous
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>>16277892 It's so addicting tho
Anonymous
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>>16277854 and I just started to think one might be able to argue with you.
Anonymous
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>>16277892 It's not an addiction, I can stop whenever I want to.
Anonymous
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>>16277938 >slowking >empoleon >not already usable What?
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:05:31 No. 16277979 Report >>16277887 >>16277923 Look at all of these reasons that there are to support your baseless assumptions.
Just look at them.
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>>16277749 whatever kid, keep believing what the jews tell you.
Anonymous
>>16277979 "A reptile is any amniote that is neither a mammal nor a bird."
official. definition.
fuck you.
Anonymous
>>16276554 >>16276554 >>16276623 >>16276623 In Japan Fighting type is called a hero type so that's why fighting beats Dark.
Anonymous
why does bug beat dark
Anonymous
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>>16278043 *Hero type,
Not "a hero type".
Damn me.
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>>16277979 Dragons being reptiles is not an assumption you fucking shithead, it's what they are. Any other definition of dragon deviates from that norm. And reptiles are cold blooded.
You haven't given any reasons as to why it DOESN'T make sense besides fervently denying facts like a petulant child.
Anonymous
>>16278043 It's called the Kakutou Type which means Fighting.
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>>16278066 >why does fighting beat dark? see
>>16278043 >why does bug beat dark? Because most bugs still function at night.
>inb4 why does bug beat psychic? Because, along with Ghost and Dark, bugs are a very common fear.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:12:54 No. 16278121 Report >>16278029 Good job justifying one assumption with a second assumption.
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also ice should beat bug since you dont see many bugs in the winter
Anonymous
>>16277854 >Assuming This isn't even an assumption Negrido, this is how game freak sees dragons in their game.
>pokemon dragon types are weak to ice but resistant to fire you would have to be an idiot or underage to not realize the thinking for this is based on how real life reptiles are.
Reptiles thrive in warmer climates and do terrible in colder ones, ergo dragon types are fire resistant but weak to ice.
Anonymous
>>16278108 Not according to Google.
On Google search there is just a generic hentai.
Anonymous
>>16278121 oh wow.
don't tell me you're one of those guys saying evolution is just a theory, too.
Anonymous
>>16278108 Yes, though it has the connotation of honorable combat, while Dark usually involves sneaky tricks (literally, evil type).
Fighting vs Dark isn't so much "Good vs Evil", but it's still "cheaters never prosper"
>>16276340 You know, we do these threads a lot. Someone should compile a type chart that includes the best explanation we've come up with for each match-up.
Anonymous
>>16278177 And lets not forget how often REPTILIAN looking Dragons are either.
Anonymous
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>>16278192 it's about to get EUPHORIC in here
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:18:19 No. 16278265 Report >>16278192 It is a theory, you cretin.
A theory is a model that explains facts.
Never mind that thats completely irreverent. Never mind that I never mentioned my support of the theory.
Anonymous
>>16278202 there's no point in this thread, OP is just denying everything like a contrarian little bitch without actually refuting any of the theories.
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This is getting fun.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:20:31 No. 16278307 Report >>16278219 Thats my exact point. People look at them, assume they are reptiles because they look like reptiles, and insult anyone that quests why they made that assumption.
hurr durr dey lok liek da lizurd
Anonymous
>>16278265 Until you actually refute a theory it's accepted as fact, and you haven't refuted fucking anything this whole thread. Either find something valuable to say or shut the fuck up.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:21:33 No. 16278330 Report >>16278286 >implying that any theories have been put forward >implying I didn't agree with any of the explanations put forward >being this threatened by inquiry Anonymous
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>>16278307 Well what the fuck else would they be?
It WORKS, it explains exactly why they have the weaknesses that they do, and you haven't offered anything resembling a logical alternative. You're just saying "well if this isn't the case then it doesn't make sense" when it is clearly the fucking case.
Anonymous
>>16278265 phew, I was getting seriously depressed here. You at least seem to know the scientific definition of a theory.
still, your denial for dragons being reptiles is just comedically retatrded at this point.
>>16278330 I did.
"A reptile is any amniote that is neither a mammal nor a bird." Official definition of reptile. you dismissed it as assumption.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:23:46 No. 16278364 Report >>16278314 I wasnt trying to refute evolution. I support the theory. My post that you're referring to expressly communicates this.
No one is trying to disprove any theory in this thread.
You're confused.
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>>16276497 It's not because they aren't grounded, it's because they aren't the path of least resistance on the way to the ground. Electricity won't leave a wire, go up through a bird, back out the bird and into the wire. It will stay in the wire.
If the bird is airborne, however, I believe electricity will be drawn to it because a body conducts it better than the air, which means passing through a bird is technically a step on the path of least resistance.
Anonymous
>>16278364 You're fervently denying the most plausible explanation behind why dragons are weak to ice without actually disproving the theory in any way. You're just being willfully ignorant at this point. Please shut the fuck up and leave.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:29:38 No. 16278488 Report >>16278340 >your denial for dragons being reptiles is just comedically retatrded at this point. I'm still waiting for support for this assumptions that goes beyond "they look like reptiles so they're reptiles".
Yeah, they look like reptiles. Yeah they might be reptiles. All I was pointing out is that thats just as assumption.
Anonymous
>>16278488 That assumption is supported by the fact that they actually do look like fucking reptiles and that they're weak to ice. You haven't offered any support for a counterargument or even a counterargument itself.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:30:56 No. 16278505 Report >>16278442 You're using the word theory incorrectly. Glass houses bro.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:33:47 No. 16278556 Report Quoted By:
>>16278504 >That assumption is supported by the fact that they actually do look like fucking reptiles and that they're weak to ice They're weak to ice because they're reptiles. They're reptiles because they're weak to ice.
There may be a problem with this line of reasoning.
>You haven't offered any support for a counterargument or even a counterargument itself. Pointing out errors in your assumptions does not necessitate that I do any such thing.
Anonymous
>>16278488 Their design fits the official definition of reptiles.
Most dragons actually look like reptiles from the outside.
GF designed them with reptiles in mind.
Many Dex entries state they're reptiles.
Share a weakness to cold, as reptiles do.
what more do you need?
Anonymous
>>16278505 No I'm not. The "fact" is that dragons are weak to ice in pokemon and the theory explaining it is what we've explained a hundred fucking times.
You're trying your hardest to prove that gamefreak assigns balance arbitrarily with no real life basis behind it. By your logic, how do you KNOW bird pokemon are based on real birds, and would be weak to lightning? How do you KNOW grass pokemon are based on real plants and would be weak to fire? You fucking don't, you're just asking for gamefreak's rationale behind it and we're giving it to you. Take it, refute it, or fuck off.
Anonymous
>>16278579 For what it's worth, I always figured the Ice v Dragon thing was less to do with cold-bloodedness and more to do with "ancient beast" and "ice age".
I mean, they do sort of seem like mythical dinosaurs, if I were designing a dinosaur type my mind would go right to ice for a weakness and dragons aren't too far off from that.
Compounding this is the dragon v dragon weakness, because (Draco) meteors are certainly another thing I would think of when dreaming up a dinosaur weakness.
Anonymous
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>>16278488 >I'm still waiting for support for this assumptions that goes beyond "they look like reptiles so they're reptiles" Because that is literally all there is to it, dragons are fictional creatures that are often depicted as reptilian, not only in the past but in rpg style video games and board games, look at dragon quest and dungeons and dragons; constant depictions of dragons as reptilians.
Your answer is pop culture, its the most popular depiction of Dragons so Game Freak gave them weaknesses based on what was popular to depict dragon designs as: reptiles.
By the way this is also your answer for fairies.
Anonymous
>>16278655 Draco Meteor wasn't a move when dragons were designed. That has more to do with myths of the only thing being strong enough to hurt dragons is weapons made of dragons.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:44:47 No. 16278740 Report >>16278563 I understand that. I simply disagree.
I've never seen ice harming dragons anywhere else. Often times dragons hold dominance over ice.
Again, it seems arbitrary.
Anonymous
>>16278705 I'm more thinking in reverse here, in designing a move based on meteors making sure that dragons would be weak to it. I mean, there's not really any reason fucking meteors would have anything to do with dragons from a usage perspective, though when you interpret it as "an attack which will be effective on dragons" it makes more sense.
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>>16278740 of course an ice-elemental dragon isn't weak to ice.
Kyurem isn't weak to ice either.
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:56:03 No. 16278932 Report Quoted By:
>>16278757 Dragons are mythical...meteors from the heavens...so you need heaven dragon magic to beat earth dragons....
yeah that shit makes no sense
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder]
Negrido 3239-2723-8071 Flying [Swanna-Spearow-Fletchinder] Tue 26 Nov 2013 21:05:24 No. 16279105 Report Quoted By:
I can't stop sucking my dad's cock.
Anonymous
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inb4 malaria is fucking up africa
Anonymous
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this thread got really fucking out of hand retarted
