>>43633744This is noticeably missing an explanation for why BEING A SAMURAI would have water/steel make more sense than water/fighting. I'm asking you to justify the connection between samurai and the Steel type, not to pussyfoot around any possible connection that Samurott could have with the Fighting type. I'm not making a claim that Fighting-type makes sense (I'm a random anon who just jumped in at
>>43633353). I haven't made my opinion on the matter all that relevant yet. You're the one making the claim that Steel-type makes more sense than Fighting-type.
It's also amazing that you use Zacian equipping a metal sword and incorporating metal into her body as an example of a warrior being Steel-type when this conversation has already addressed that swords aren't strictly made out of metal and that Samurott uses shells as its weapons and armor. Zacian became Steel-type purely because she was equipped with steel, not for any association with her warriorhood. Likewise, there is still no association being made between Samurott's warriorhood and steel.
>>43633744>pokemon like Bastiodon only hard facial hide with soft backsides.Shieldon and Bastiodon weren't said to have soft backsides. Bastiodon's backside actually appears to be well armored. It was said that they couldn't DEFEND themselves from attacks from behind because their defense was so hyper-focused around their faces. With their low speed, they ended up sacrificing maneuverability for an impervious one-sided defense.