>>48527464Lemme try
>why Normal/GhostNormal because it's a kitsune. In Japan, up until the 20th century, it was just thought foxes had magical powers naturally. But unless they were particularly powerful, they were more animal than yokai. This is a Pokemon that is in mid-late 1800s Hokkaido, apparently having fled there from the mainland.
Ghost because it is explicitly based on onryo- angry ghosts who are formed when the being they once were died of hunger, exposure, or was unjustly killed. They seek revenge for their unjust death- not necessarily being content with just killing the one responsible, for they have become a being of pure anger. It requires others know they were wronged and bring the perpetrator to justice to dispel, and even that is not always enough.
>why not Dark typeDark type is Evil type in Japan. Doesn't mean the Pokemon is necessarily truly "evil" in the sense we'd call real people evil- just is, at a minimum, akin to a kids cartoon villain. Some kind of bully, or thief.
Onryo aren't seen as evil for wanting to take revenge on others than just the one responsible. Is a tiger evil for wanting to eat a sheep? It is simply the being's nature. If it wasn't explicitly a fox onryo Dark type would be the best fit, but it is, so it can be Normal instead.
>what about other foxesVulpix line are explicitly kitsune particularly gifted with Fire or Ice depending on form. Typical Zorua line are pranksters, even when they don't have to be. Thievul is, well, a thief. H Zorua line use physical illusions to attack and scare, not to trick.
