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Menarker · 06-16-2010, 01:06 PM

I really don't see why that is the case. They are basically a more "reliable" alternative to fire types.

Offensively
Fire: Strong against bug, grass, ice and steel.
Weak offensively against dragon, fire, rock, water.

Flying: Strong against bug, grass, fighting.
Weak offensively against steel, rock and Electric

Defensively
Fire: Strong against Bug, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel.
Weak against: Ground, Rock, Water.

Flying: Strong against Bug, Grass, Fighting. Immune to Ground.
Weak against Electric, Ice, Rock.

So Flying types share the same advantage of bug and grass, but trade in ice and steel for fighting advantage. And their flying type attacks are weak against 3 types while Fire is weak against 4 types offensively, thus making them slightly more reliable for when when you need a stable source of damage. And defensively, they resist 3 types and have an immunity as compared to Fire types resisting 5 and no immunity. Same number of weaknesses.

And some of those arguments don't mean anything to specific pokemons. Like Togekiss can have Aura Sphere which screw steel types. And that Flying pokemons all are dual typed at the moment. Of course, the same could be said for fire types, but dual type fire pokemons are much rarer.

And for the purpose of an RP like this one, flying type has utility as a means of transport/flight. Fire types... not much utility unless you're doubling as a chef, melting ice or need a light in a dark cave.

Of course, don't take my word for it. One of the EEE to come is supposed to be a french bombshell model, according to Shannon, who specializes in the flying type. She and Renny might share a sort of kinship for their interest in flying types. :3 I imagine she would have a few choice words to say about the type, and her pokemons. Especially if her flying eevee is the first true pure flying type pokemon (all flying types to this point have been dual typed, with most of them like Pidgey being normal typed. All Eevees have evolved into single type evolutions.)

The Fire EEE? A guy. ^,^

Hey, AB, you think for the dark ruin general, we all explore a dark cave or something like that?

Hmmmm, I wonder which flying pokemons the flying EEE will use... Probably not Togekiss since I'm using him, and there are tons of flying types in the game.

06-16-2010, 01:06 PM	#7
Menarker OMG! WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,802	I really don't see why that is the case. They are basically a more "reliable" alternative to fire types. Offensively Fire: Strong against bug, grass, ice and steel. Weak offensively against dragon, fire, rock, water. Flying: Strong against bug, grass, fighting. Weak offensively against steel, rock and Electric Defensively Fire: Strong against Bug, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel. Weak against: Ground, Rock, Water. Flying: Strong against Bug, Grass, Fighting. Immune to Ground. Weak against Electric, Ice, Rock. So Flying types share the same advantage of bug and grass, but trade in ice and steel for fighting advantage. And their flying type attacks are weak against 3 types while Fire is weak against 4 types offensively, thus making them slightly more reliable for when when you need a stable source of damage. And defensively, they resist 3 types and have an immunity as compared to Fire types resisting 5 and no immunity. Same number of weaknesses. And some of those arguments don't mean anything to specific pokemons. Like Togekiss can have Aura Sphere which screw steel types. And that Flying pokemons all are dual typed at the moment. Of course, the same could be said for fire types, but dual type fire pokemons are much rarer. And for the purpose of an RP like this one, flying type has utility as a means of transport/flight. Fire types... not much utility unless you're doubling as a chef, melting ice or need a light in a dark cave. Of course, don't take my word for it. One of the EEE to come is supposed to be a french bombshell model, according to Shannon, who specializes in the flying type. She and Renny might share a sort of kinship for their interest in flying types. :3 I imagine she would have a few choice words to say about the type, and her pokemons. Especially if her flying eevee is the first true pure flying type pokemon (all flying types to this point have been dual typed, with most of them like Pidgey being normal typed. All Eevees have evolved into single type evolutions.) The Fire EEE? A guy. ^,^ Hey, AB, you think for the dark ruin general, we all explore a dark cave or something like that? Hmmmm, I wonder which flying pokemons the flying EEE will use... Probably not Togekiss since I'm using him, and there are tons of flying types in the game. __________________ THE BIO OF RENNY TRESSERHORN THE BIOs OF POKEMON UMBRAL! Last edited by Menarker; 06-16-2010 at 01:21 PM.