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| Poison and steel vs. fairy |
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| So why is the new fairy type weak to poison and steel? It's simple, really. Think back to the story of Peter Pan. Captain Hook locks Tinker Bell inside a metal lantern, and in the original version (not the Disney film) she drinks poison to save Peter's life. That's all you have to remember! |
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| Fairy vs. fighting, dark and dragon |
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| Fairy attacks are great against fighting, dark and dragon Pokémon. But why? I've begun imagining a nimble fairy flitting around the head of a big dumb dragon or a hulking, evil knight, who vainly coughs fireballs and take swipes in its direction |
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| Bug attacks are super-effective against dark and psychic Pokémon. To explain that I picture buzzing insects breaking the concentration of an evil sorcerer as he tries to cast an incantation. It's cheesy, but it works. |
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| Dark vs. psychic and ghost |
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| I like to imagine the battle between dark and psychic Pokémon as a fight between two wizards, one good and one evil. The evil one (dark) will win through treachery. Similarly, the dark sorcerer summons spirits and ghosts and controls them with nefarious magic; hence dark attacks being powerful against ghost Pokémon. |
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Ground vs. electric
Electric Pokémon being weak to ground attacks feels natural to some, especially if you know a thing or two about electricity. But when I need help remembering it I imagine an earthquake toppling telephone poles and severing underground power line |
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Dragon vs. dragon
Most types are ineffective against themselves. It's easy to see why when you picture two fish splashing water at one another or two psychics locked in a mental standoff. But two dragons fighting an awesome war in the sky? That's epic, so dragon attacks are powerful against dragon Pokémon. |
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