>>35676459Oysters are originally water animals. They were born in, live in, and die underwater. Very rarely do they live their lives on land. Lugia is not born underwater. It lives there to suppress its power. It's like how saying Cradily should be Water-type because it lives underwater.
>>35671296Anime lore is very important when establishing context for Legendary and Mythical Pokemon. Game Freak and The Pokemon Company do have some control and supervision over the anime staff. They have to run by GF to make sure that the movie presents what GF wants them to present regarding a certain Pokemon. Lugia was meant to have psychic powers.
>>35672838So what? It doesn't change the fact that Palkia was made into a Water-type because of the pearl theme. So many people forget that simple fact that Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are designed around their version material. Palkia is not just a dragon that can manipulate space; it is a dragon that has pearls all over its body. Pearls are produced by underwater animals. Ergo Water-type.
As for Lugia not being Flying-type, its signature move is Aeroblast. Its Pokedex entries mention its ability to destroy houses and forests with flapping of its wings. In the latest movie, Lugia is going to be associated with a Wind Festival. Wind = Flying. It's Flying-type makes sense.
Lugia and Ho-Oh weren't meant to be strict parallels either.
>>35673141Lugia has some avian elements related to it as well. Latios and Latias are strictly dragons.
>>35673364Game Freak didn't want to create two Steel/Dragon Pokemon in the same trio, and it has more common elements with the underworld and ghosts.
