I was talking with a friend about what the Normal type actually means. Since a lot of its design space has been stolen by the Fairy type, Normal has become mostly the "animal type." He also said that all the eeveelutions should be part Normal in addition to their current typing. I don't really agree, but it got me thinking.
The only reason dual Normal types exist is to cover all possible typing combinations. The "animal type" explanation doesn't make sense when the Smoliv line is Grass/Normal and Gogoat is pure Grass. Lore-wise, I think they're supposed to have much weaker elemental powers and traits than Pokemon that aren't half Normal type.
>>59364632Normal to me feels like the baseline of what a Pokemon is. Like if you took the black feathers and other moves away Murkrow would be normal. It's the absence of significance but in the way it's also genetic purity and closeness to Arceus. I think every Pokemon was at one point in the past "Normal type" whatever that means and through evolution gained and changed types. This is my personal headcanon and I'm making a YouTube video about it eventually
Creating normal type was a game balance decision to give shitmons STAB boost. Normal type shouldn't exist. Every normal type should be rolled into more fitting types.
>>59365375Name a fitting type for these normal types chosen by meDittoDelcattyDunsparceArceusDrampaSnorlaxCastformTandemaus
>>59365316Interesting, what's you channel's name?
>>59365721hhhazel
>>59364632Normal is the "neutral" type.
It's the fatass type. Half of existing normal types are big and rotund
