Darkrai and Absol are the most unfortunate pokemon I mean Darkrai once lived on a island, isolated from society. Later humans came and got nightmares, Darkrai saw this and left the island. And Absol is literally pure and good, by trying to get people to prepare for a catastrophe.
Javi Legoff ikr! Absol is just associated with the disaster because people assume it causes it or brings it because whenever there is a disaster it’s there but it’s actually trying to warn them ;-;
Javi Legoff Ikr! In gen 4 you find Darkrai on new moon island, and in platinum the mysterious dialogue after you catch it states that it went to new moon island to prevent people from being dragged into its nightmares. Full moon island is nearby, meaning anyone who does end up in a nightmare somehow could be cured. It secluded itself on a random island to avoid dragging people into nightmares, and it did this WILLINGLY. It isn’t evil, it’s just a very shadowy pokemon that controls nightmares, and thus is a dark type. Absol isn’t evil in any way, shape or form. It appears before a disaster in an attempt to warn people about it, but due to the fact it can’t speak, it’s appearance before the disaster is the only way it can warn people. But because of this, people think Absol causes the disasters, oblivious to the fact it intended to help them.
This brings up for me a thought experiment: what if a friend of yours was replaced by a monster that looked exactly like them, acted exactly like them, and had the same memories. Would it still be your friend?
@@ethancohen6092 Not to be rude, but changelings aren't exclusive to MLP. They are actual mythological creatures. I even heard of a man burning his wife alive because he believed she was replaced by a changeling. They are either fairies or trolls, depending on the folklore.
i would argue that except around half of it's pokedex entries on it basically states how it sucks the life force of everything around it to extend it's own life when it's close to death which is the MO of many fantasy villains who do that to selfishly keep their youth/stay alive
Faizal Abdullah only if Yveltal is out of line. Zygarde is the defender of the cycle. If something bad happens he’s they’re to fix it. If for some reason Xerneas is no more and life is immortal Yveltal would come to fix it and take out was in necessary to make sure the cycle continues. In that case zygarde would not interfere simply due to the fact it needs to be done. If yveltal for some reason goes on a rampage like it did in the movie then zygarde, given that it can form where yveltal is at, will try to stop it
theprivateer well it doesn’t do it to keep its youth, seeing as it’s basically a dark Phoenix. It does it to maintain the balance. It got angry once and when Xerneas calmed it down it stopped immediately, saw what it did was wrong, and fixed it right away.
You reminded me of the episode when jesse and james' jeans and koffing evolved by seeing their sadness. It does make me think that pokemon are just like dogs. It will be bad if you treat it or raise it poorly
Pokémon in dex entries: vicious monsters and cruel predators. Pokémon in the anime: some are bullies, most are chill. Pokémon in refresh: HECKIN BABIES WHO NEED CUDDLES AND PROTECTION.
That’s why you admire wildlife from a distance and research before interacting. But yes all Pokémon in refresh are all just gentle beans who want affection and I’m willing to get poisoned, lose my soul, burn alive, freeze, petrify etc to meet their affection quota
Yveltal doesn't belong in the 'true evil' category. Yes, it is horribly dangerous, but it's not malicious. Together with Xerneas it maintains the balance of life and death in its region. It's like calling Hades inherently evil just for ruling over the dead. Furthermore, when Yveltal drains life from things around it, it's doing this to survive - else it wouldn't be reborn from its cocoon. Yveltal is more like a force of nature than anything, it's relatively unbias and acts on instinct, not motives.
Every video you make in this series get better and better, better music, better animations, better everything. 10/10 would watch all 17 of this series!
I definitely think that "dark" type is a better name than the original "evil" type. It works better as a fear, being super effective to psychic. Plus I think it's a bit unfair to call a lot of these pokemon "evil."
+Wilfred Cthulu It's a mistake to assume a word in the japanese language directly translates to only one meaning. What I mean is, the word for evil used as the typing for dark in Pokémon does not only mean "evil". It's a collection of meanings, such as scum. It's not just "evil", it's also being an asshole, a bad person, a douchebag etc. That is as far as my japanese knowledge goes. I don't know if there is more to it and I don't know how far this word goes in the japanese culture. I have yet to encounter it enough during my japanese studies. It's always better to assume Japan is correct with their namings. Their language is extremely complex and deep. Same applies to their culture. That's why Japan is so fascinating.
@@ReachStudioPro The "Evil type" is still not very accurate. Not all of these Dark type Pokemon are evil and that typing leads to a lot of misunderstandings and I honestly think it was a dumb choice.
Though "evil" is one of the main meanings of the Japanese word, I think it's more proper to be translated into "vicious" rather than "evil" in this case. Of which "dark" is actually a pretty good interpretation.
I play wholeheartedly Mystery Dungeon AND saw the Movie about Darkrai! I don't believe it to be Evil! Just Individuals might have become Evil! Also, don't you know the reasonable Theory about Mystery Dungeon that YOU are Darkrai!? Yeah! Time Shenanegans! After you defeat Darkrai at the end of that one game, it turns into a Pokemon AND loses it's memories - becoming You at the start of the Game! You are Darkrais Redemption.
You forgot literally the most evil part of the Hydreigon. One of the heads literally kills & makes the other head braindead while growing another braindead head to use as a hand.
I assumed they just fused together and that’s why Hydreigon’s so aggressive; he’s still arguing with himself. That and the whole sensory overload thing.
late comment but perhaps: Umbreon is dark type because in Japanese folklore, dark/night and evil are all but synonymous; anything that lurks in the night is considered an evil yokai, and Umbreon associates with such things. Poochyena and Mightyena is dark type because hyena society is very harsh, especially the females, and hyenas harass other predators off their prey or come around for the last of it absol is dark type for a sort of "fight fire with fire" idea: because it can sense evil happening, it gains some evil/dark magic itself, though it may not necessarily be evil in nature. Kind of like Riku in Kingdom Hearts after his heel face turn.
IceLuxray So Dark type is weak to Fighting types because a shogun, knight, samurai, ninja or superheroes fighting the enemies in the war and also, the main heroes representing the Good fighting the villains representing the Evil in Dragon Ball, Naruto, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Mario, and Zelda series.
I'm pretty sure Umbreon is Dark type just because he's a nocturnal fox cat hybrid that loves to be out near the shadows when it's dark whereas Poocheyna and Mightyena are Dark types because they are mean looking hyenas. Absol is a scapegoat who doesn't have a good reason for its typing.
I love how, in the Heel Wrestler clip for Incineroar, which is clearly mirrored to avoid BS copyright claims, the word "LIVE" flips to say "EVIL". Quite fitting, given the topic.
Something to keep in mind is that this is "Evil" from a Japanese perspective. A lot of these Pokemon are "Evil" because they use tactics that are deemed dishonorable. The Mightyena line, for example, uses ambush tactics: This is pretty much a necessity for such a species, but that doesn't prevent it from being seen as underhanded and "Evil." Hyena's are also known to be scavengers, which is ALSO looked down upon (as seen with many other carrion eaters among the Dark Types). Umbreon uses stealth and subterfuge--this is also seen as dishonorable and underhanded, and thus "Evil." Skunks use their spray to blind their enemies, rather than facing them head on. Again, it's just good tactics, and essential to their survival...but it's viewed as a dishonorable way to win, akin to throwing sand in someone's eyes. It's interesting to note that this same mentality is likely why Fighting Types are super effective against them: The fighting type is the "Honorable" type, and is the closest thing you'll find to a "Good" typing. Thus, the heroic and honorable Fighting type triumphs over the "villainous and dishonorable" Dark Type. Psychic completes that trio, in that it can beat the Fighting type with clever (but not dishonorable) tactics (in addition to the "Mind over Matter" trope), but is seen as vulnerable to the manipulations and predations of the Dark Type (because it lacks the notions of honor and directness, which are what allows the Fighting type to win).
Higure Hokousha Dark type is weak to Fighting type since if talking about wars, evil loses at the end, and also action super-hero movies, like Mortal Kombat franchise series, good fighters are won against the villains in a combat at the end.
@@maximaldinotrap they kinda are scavengers in the sense that they deliberately go out to take kills from literally anything rather than hunting themselves.
I mean, I outright say in the beginning of that video that I'm going to be intentionally "passive aggressive", so the pronunciation video is an exception. (plus people. in general, are very touchy about having their pronunciation corrected.) Since I do have a lot of videos in which I talk about misconceptions and previously mistaken information, the topics, in general, may come off as condescending cause I'm relaying information that is contrary to what most people thought, but I assure you I don't intend to belittle anybody, in fact the whole point of my channel is for people to learn more about the franchise and therefore enjoy it even more. It totally sucks that some may misinterpret that gesture, but it's just a misunderstood perception. (kinda explains your question I guess)
One more justification for Hoopa Unbound's dark typing is that it's clearly based on a djinn or genie, and genies are often depicted as taking a person's wish and twisting them in a dark or sinister way
yes and the character he mentioned, that guy have fire wheels on his legs to fly and the ring/hoops to fight, it can multiply and hit foes, not teleport stuff around
I love how Gamefreak doesn't shy away from making dark, disturbing features of real animals a part of the Pokemon world. They go about as far as they can without using disturbing verbs and adjectives.
I think gothitelle should have been dark/psychic, not just because of how she looks but because of her personality and skillset. She is pretty much a brooding Jinx.
Mason McMahon i mean theres exceptions thought like some pokemon that have a completely different form for the other genders like Pyroar and some others
I'm sure others have mentioned this but there's a good reason why Alolan Grimer and Muk have the dark type. Alola has a pristine environment, so there's little liquid waste for them to feed on. Instead, they turn to eating garbage. Here's the twist: the Pokedex entry for Trubbish in Sun reads "Unsanitary places are what they like best. They can be spotted in Alola, often with Grimer in hot pursuit." In other words, Grimer and Muk are adapted the dark type because of their role as predators.
Can't wait for the Dragon type... Dragonite...literally a dragon Salamence...literally a dragon Flygon....literally a dragon Gyarados...literally a...oh wait...
Gyarados is not a Dragon type... Edit (since nobody reads below): You guys are not gonna let me rest for the rest of my life are you, lol He tried to follow the joke from the video but actually made a DIFFERENT punch line Yes, it's still a joke, I was fully aware, thank you, I just wanted to point out the different punch line, in case he wanted to follow Lockstin's Hence "If you wanna make a joke, do it right", and my example with Goodra (which could be Goomy, but I wanted to use fully evolved Pokemon and come on, Goodra still fits) Sorry for not allowing someone to make their own joke You can now stop wooooshing and learn to read, tyvm
Goodra is somewhat draconic, though. Its pre-evolutions may be less so but it still has elements that make it a dragon. Compared to Gyarados, though...
@mege5876 tran Unwillingly hurting others. Just like Darkrai provokes nightmares by being close, but he isolates himself to avoid it, if we assume Alolan Grimer is an "oil" version of Grimer, then he could kill other pokemon unwillingly by covering them in his "slime"
I love these type videos; but as someone whose raised a bunch of dark types prior makes it especially interesting. In Pokémon Amie and Refresh, the whole Hydreigon line is actually REALLY dorky and affectionate. And from a story standpoint; Yveltle is supposed to represent the fragile balance of life and death. Killing is indeed evil; but it is an inescapable fact of life. And in the great circle of life it is imperative that things do die, as decomposing living things to a world of good for what remains afterward. 🤷🏻♀️
To be fair, anything can be affectionate if raised with enough love and care. I think most of these descriptions apply more to these pokemon in the wild, in their most "natural" state.
@@Bladehound83 considering IV training, the hydreigon might be born in captivity as well. animals bred in captivity are already used to people, and so are friendlier and more obedient
You didn't mention something else about the Hydreigon line - it's also based off of King Ghidorah, a monster from the Godzilla franchise that's, well, one of the most destructive and outright malicious kaiju in the series.
I never liked the idea that, in Pokémon, dark is often associated with the Pokémon being inherently evil. I never saw it that way and just thought dark generally meant the Pokémon had "shadow-y", dark features. But never thought it meant a Pokémon was necessarily evil.
My personal headcanon is that the in-universe scientists who first documented the types just jumped to conclusions, and they just left it as is because it stuck. As for real life, they probably just haven’t changed the name in Japan due to the issues that come with retconning anything in a series as broad as Pokémon.
Dark types' weakness against: -Fighting: A concept of war against evil like in a jihad. This also like a wars of shoguns, samurais and knights who battled their enemies, and also the stories of ninjas, cowboys, or superheroes who fight against villains. In action martial arts themed movies/media, like Mortal Kombat, Tekken, and Street Fighter series, good fighters combat the evil characters and become champions. -Bug: In Japanese culture, bugs have heroic imagery like in Masked Rider series. -Fairy: Fairies' spells/magics overcome evil in fairy tales.
Thank you for using a the word jigad properly. A lot of people think that it just means holy war and killing people - but in Islam the main concept of jihad is a internal struggle against evil. Jihad could be something as small as not having more candy because you know its bad for you - to something as large as resisting the urge to go on a killing spree or somethin'. So thanks cause a lot of people (especially the media ) uses it incorrectly.
The ironic thing is that in spite of that, many dark type specialists in Pokémon are some of the best and friendliest trainers in the series; Karen, Sidney, Piers, Marnie.
An updated version of this would be great, especially talking about what dark typing means for the town of Spikemuth. They are not evil, but rather social outcasts based on where they live.
@@thylascene I don't really love Alolan Persian, it's just that I don't think there is nothing wrong with it like many seem to think. It's more domesticated and looks more like an actual persian cat! And it's that aspect that I really like
This is really late to correct but Inkays japanese name is NOT "demon squid" It's a pun based on a phrase used in japanese to denote the feeling of "that's okay" (まあいい or maa ii) and the Japanese word for squid (いか or ika) Where did you get demon squid?
I just wanted to mention how you have to level up Inkay while holding the DS UPSIDE DOWN in order to evolve it. Now THAT is one of my favorite evolution requirements in this series.
"Hey, what are you doing? Getting a new perspective on Inkay?" "Evolving it!" "But why are you holding the DS-" *Evolves* "... ... ..." "His name is Squid-Squid. Wanna battle? :) "
Lord Fawful sinistea refuses to evolve based on what tea pot you try and use and alcreamie has like 70 different forms that each require a specific ingredient and spun in a specific way for a specific amount of time it’s the worst
(sorry 4 the engrish) i think that absol is dark type because of his affinity to disasters, not because he has a bad reputation, but because he can feel them. think of something like, you have to know how people cheat to know when somebody is cheating. absol is dark type because he is aware of destruction, and only knowing about destruction you can be aware of it before it happens. i... hopefuly could explain myself correctly xD
ulkimion That actually makes sense... my explanation has always been that pokemon has had the idea that things aren’t so black and white since long before BW we should never assume ABSOLutes especially not absolute evils.
Its probably a bit of both actually. Japan views "evil" a bit differently, a lot of their tales about "evil" beings tend to be more of the misunderstood or tragic variety, not evil for the sake of being evil. That would describe most dark types, from the seemingly normal to outright destructive. The dex for Absol even states that its blamed for the disasters for simply being there, despite usually appearing to warn people. Its considered a bad omen, like much black cats in some cultures. You can see that sort of thing in real life too. Hyena's and other predators tend to be viewed as "bad" simply because they kill other animals, doing so in the most efficient way possible, which just happens to seem quite ruthless.
_I think its safe to say you're an SCP at this point StickMaster. You're on nearly every single youtube video with more than 1,000 views and are always among the top comments._
You messed up on Umbreon. It is well known for using Toxic to slowly kill its prey with horrible poison. It is also said to be a vicious ambush hunter in some Poke'Dex entries.
The idea of it originally being intended to be a poison type would explain the warning rings in the design, the shiny colouration is reminiscent of the blue ringed octopus, just with far fewer rings. Probably ended up being changed over to dark type since they were likely concerned that there wouldn't be enough pokemon to populate the new type.
Will Ver Schneider basically it´s the same phillosophy of a God of Destruction. God of Destruction and a Supreme Kai, are like Yveltal and Xerneas; both pairs do the work of destruction and life respectively, since it´s the balance that it´s needed in the existence. Now the problem with DB, is that there isn´t a being in between them; just someone above them, and that being doesn´t care if that balance is broken anyway.
The way I think of it is by human perspective. To break the fourth wall a bit, Pokemon were created by humans, and morality is relative. All these dark types are dark because they do things that are evil from a human perspective. And from the perspective of humans, The literal Harbinger of Death is evil, because it kills your loved ones.
Actually, piranhas have an interesting quirk. The piranha will tear into anything with immense ferocity, but only when there's more than one. If you have a single piranha all by itself, with no other piranhas nearby, it's so docile you can literally stick your whole arm in front of it and it will just act like it's of little to no interest. But if you have two or more piranha in the same place, you drop so much as an apple core in the water and they go after it with the vicious ferocity that has given the piranha its not-so-friendly reputation.
It's really curious how the type evolved differently in different languages. Evil type for the Japanese leaves no doubt about the type. Dark type does sound like it has something to do with night and darkness, but also a metaphorical darkness, an evil nature. And then here in Germany the type is called Unlicht (non Light) which entirely removes the metaphorical concept of good and bad and really just focuses on levels of light for some reason.
I honestly think it's should've stayed as Dark type in general since it has more than one association. Evil type just leads to a bunch of misunderstandings.
@@shinygrasspokemontrainer1980 No tall dark type pokemon are evil though. Pangoro for instance hates bullies, and Mightyena are loyal and devoted to their families.
Smackdown is a show on WWE not a different entity. Incineroar also has connotations of Tiger Mask, a signature in japenese wrestling, originating from a manga and later having an anime based around the character. Currently there has been 6 different people who have played Tiger Mask.
Hey! I play wholeheartedly Mystery Dungeon AND saw the Movie about Darkrai! I don't believe it to be Evil! Just Individuals might have become Evil! Also, don't you know the reasonable Theory about Mystery Dungeon that YOU are Darkrai!? Yeah! Time Shenanegans! After you defeat Darkrai at the end of that one game, it turns into a Pokemon AND loses it's memories - becoming You at the start of the Game! You are Darkrais Redemption.
I like to imagine that it was because of the Mystery Dungeon series that Darkrai turned good. Like, he fell through that portal at the end of the game and into the Darkrai movie, where that kind trainer changed his heart. Then he came back to the game world to make amends. That's my theory, anyway.
@@azuroslazuli6948 Haha, i have good News for you, Azuros! There is a very plausible Theory that Darkrai did indeed became good after the End Of Mystery Dungeon, but not exactly like you just described. Rather, all evidence says: He changed Form, lost his memory, and feel though time (yeah, these portals are INTENSE) and then woke up... at a Beach... Yes, YOU are Darkrai. You are his redemption. Darkrai turned into YOU and became the Good GUy, the Protagonist. That's very, very likely the case! Feel better now?
@@slevinchannel7589 So basically. First you don't get the joke in the comment, then you ruin it with *THEORIES* that aren't necessarily true, and then you attempt to debunk someone else's harmless theory with facts from your own theories while trying to sound professional in the process? What?
here are some dex entries When this Pokémon whips the winglike fur on its back as though beating its wings, it sends an intimidating aura flying at its opponents. Moon As the energy of Mega Evolution fills it, its fur bristles. What you see on its back are not true wings, and this Pokémon isn't able to fly. Ultra Sun Normally, it dislikes fighting, so it really hates changing to this form for battles. Ultra Moon It converts the energy from Mega Evolution into an intimidating aura. Fainthearted people expire from shock at the sight of it. Its probably dark type because the ferocious aura and possibly more violent nature
Now that you mention it, they could have made that move for gen 7 if it existed. Salazzle was a good excuse to make a Scald-like fire move too. Oh well.
Some observations of my own concerning the Dark typing of the Pokemon here... 1:50 While the reading on their Pokedex entries is a fair point, I think the main reason for Alolan Meowth's Dark typing comes from their cultural inspiration. Just as Kanto's Meowth are based on a type of cat iconography that brings good luck, its Alolan counterpart seems based on black cats, which in Western superstition are believed to bring bad luck. 5:30 It's worth noting that Pokemon based on animals with "evil" reputations (including scavengers, like vultures) tend to be given the Dark type a lot (which basically sums up most of the Pokemon in the category at 16:35), so Volibuzz probably aren't supposed to be "more evil" than vultures, but are labelled as evil BECAUSE they are vultures. 7:05 Also, one of Sobek's most notable actions in Egyptian mythology was eating the severed testicles of the king of the gods Osiris after he was usurped and dismembered by his treacherous brother Set (himself often considered a god of evil in modern interpretations of the myths) and his remains thrown into the Nile, so... Dark type by association, I guess? 8:10 Again a Pokemon considered Dark type because of its animal inspiration's real world reputation. Murkrow are based on corvids like crows and ravens, which are often associated with death and thievery in a lot of cultures. 8:26 Again, weasels are often associated with treachery, but more noteworthy is that the Sneasel line is based specifically on the Japanese mythical creature called a kamaitachi (sickle weasel), which is known for slicing up hapless travellers for no good reason with such blinding speed that they are invisible to the naked eye. 10:55 The Houndour line is also based on hellhounds, and if a creature said to hunt down people to drag them into hell doesn't deserve the Dark type, I don't know what does. 13:05 Another confirmed inspiration of Hydreigon that contributes to its "evil" typing: King Ghidorah of the Godzilla series, a kaiju first introduced as a monster that has wiped out all life on multiple planets it has visited, and has come the most recurring antagonist in that film series.
Maple Samurai Black cats being bad luck though doesn't really apply every where. Even in the western world. For example in Britain and Scotland black cats bring good luck. This also holds true in Chinese and Japanese culture that black cats are good luck and can ward off evil. For example a black maneki neko is for good luck as opposed to the gold one which Kanto Meowth is based on brings money and fortune. Also Alolan Meowth oddly enough is classified as blue and not black in the Pokedex which I think refers to it's coloring being based off of the Russian Blue a breed of cat with gray fur who some say came from breeding Russian royalty's cats.
@@ArashiTsurugi But that doesn't mean they don't *know* that black cats are evil to Westerners. There are plenty of anime with just that trope, so it seems to be common knowledge
When you look into it, a lot of dark types don’t seem to be dark because they’re evil. Absol appears before disasters in an attempt to warn people, and darkrai willingly secluded itself on new moon island to prevent people from being dragged into nightmares. Dark typing for pokemon like absol seems to stem from the species behaviour, looks or abilities instead.
Or maybe how society sees them. People don't like nightmares, and Absol reminds me if a cassandra truth. Cassandra was a character in Greek mythology who could tell the future but nobody believed her.
I feel like absol is dark type because typings are sheerly humanly asigned. Nature doesn't work in types, it has no reason to, just like that animals don't walk around with latin nametags stickered onto their forehead. Typings are basically like the labels biologists use. It helps us order these animals. These labels aren't enherently wrong, they help us keep things organized, but they aren't natures design. Not to mention creatures can be mislabelled. Heck, we correct past mistakes all the time! So absol's typing is based on observations, which turned out to be corrolation instead of causation, causing a mislabelling. I especially like that things like these get put in because it shows a much more realistic world full of yet to discover knowledge and misconceptions and misunderstandings, making it far more realistic than if the pokedex and the professors were always right. By the time people realized absol was a gud boi, it was stuck with the wrong stereotype and typing, much like how how the wolf alpha beta theory has long been busted yet is still widely accapted. TLDR I think Absol has a dark typing because they purposely implemented human mistake into the pokedex for realism.
Nobody Will Pull My Strings I felt it was just that they’re in-tuned to evil and disaster that they have the same type in spite of its actual temperament
@@pn2294 If typings aren’t natural, how do you explain effectiveness and STAB? Both of those things are inherent to the Pokémon, and are rarely changed. A Pokémon in the wild with no human using a move of its type still doesn’t extra damage.
I LOVE how Gnoggin skips over how Incineroar is a heel wrestler, yet has a particular liking for children. And how It's based on Tiger Mask, a japanese heel wrestler who reformed into a kinder man. Got alittle bit salty about that.. Just wanted to add more to it.
One of its Pokédex entries also mentions how it gets bored when fighting unworthy opponents so it doesn't get any malicious pleasure from bullying the weak, Incineroar is a misunderstood fluffy boi
Incineroar Main Since I’m writing a crossover fanfiction, I threw in Incineroar and Lucario (named Maddox and Arden respectively) as of last week. Before he fights DarkRay, Maddox gives him back his daggers and assess DarkRay’s fighting to see if he’s a worthy opponent. Before the fight, he also says if he is defeated, he will let DarkRay and his friends go with no consequences. After DarkRay gets defeated, he comments that Maddox’s breath smells like rotting children, and he replies saying that he’s never harmed a child or already injured opponent. Also, Maddox is very brutal with his victims and almost kills DarkRay via attempting to tear out his heart and eat it. There is a reason why he’s so brutal with his victims.
I'm sure Ghost-types that gain the type through form change or evolution will be in the "not actually dead" category. Decidueye and Sensu Style Oricorio more likely just tap into spectral powers, like the shadow-pinning power of Spirit Shackle. And with the Sun/Moon Dex entries stating that even Glalie is a spirit possessing something, it's likely that Snorunt already is a spirit, and Froslass just has the power to capitalize on its spectral abilities more than Glalie can.
Great video as always! I feel Dark-type is more about dirty, underhanded fighting, and not necessarily evilness. That also makes it fit a little better into the Fighting > Dark > Psychic circle, and explains why most of the Dark moves are in the type. My favorite breed of dog is Borzoi btw :^)
While I don't disagree with you, the point is that, in Japan, what we in America call the "Dark" type is actually called the "Evil" type, and since Pokemon comes from Japan, and Dark-type Pokemon were given their typing as the "Evil" type by the creators who call it the "Evil" type, that's why we have to assume these Pokemon are "evil".
@@anibalhyrulesantihero7021 Lockstin later clarified that it's a different type of "evil" in Japan, meaning something like "underhanded", like, cheaty, fighting dirty, without any honor or morals, as the OP suggested. I suppose even Umbreon falls into this category, as it uses shadows to hide itself rather than face its opponents head on, and I could swear there's a Pokedex entry mentioning that its glowing patterns hypnotize prey (though that could be Inkay and Malamar…or both…). Honestly, that makes a lot more sense to me.
@@Wandergirl108 That's still not evil at all. This is exactly why I don't think it should've been called the Evil type. It just creates too much confusion. Fighting dirty doesn't make you inherently evil. It's just the way you fight. This is just very illogical. Hunting in the shadows can be considered Dark type but definitely not Evil type. So by that logic, Greninja would be considered evil just for being stealthy.
For me, Dark just means Shadowy, or sometimes ... A little meaner than usually I mean, Umbreon isn't really mean, definitely not "evil" (plus, the root word in Umbreon, "umbra," literally means shadow)
I have a feeling the Dark type is unique in that it's ascribed to pokemon based on how humans perceive them. Or at least that's the case for some Dark types. Absol is the best example of this since it was incorrectly thought to bring disaster. Pokemon like Umbreon aren't evil, but seeing its glowing rings at night would be frightening. And the Alolan Grimer and Stunky lines may be dark type because humans really don't like being around them.
I think one of the reasons Umbreon doesn't come off as dark *too much* is that it was initially a Poison type. ...I never would have guessed, honestly, but it's all there in the Beta of Gold and Silver.
I had really wished they had localized it as the “Wicked” type if they didn’t want to have it called the “Evil” type. It would have been just fine, because “Wicked” can carry all the same connotations as “Evil” without being to controversial.
Evil pokemon in types that are not dark: Poison- probably the original evil type Ghost- I don't have to explain that one Psychic- a lot of them are fond of mind control, too fond Fairy- while most of them are stereotypical good fairies, some, like sadist mushroom, are more like the legends their based off of. Also, I feel like ghost is more inspired from the fair folk than fairy is.( I know I didn't mention it but please do water next )
16:30 also in one of the Pokemon Movies, Darkrai "sacrifices" itself to save everyone when Palkia and Dialga attack each other. I say "sacrifice" cause at the end it appears Darkrai is still alive
Kaelan McAlpine well buzzwole loves to show off his pecks, so that’d be pride. The sign of wrath is a lightning bolt so that could be xurkitree... that’s all I can think of, none of them have stand-out relations
Pheremosa could be Lust, it's known as UB Beauty, And Nihilego could either be Greed or Envy since it's a parasite as said in Bulbapedia and shown in Sun and Moon when it takes over Lusamine.
If you look at dark type moves, it seems that the dark type is less about being "evil" and more about being overly pragmatic. Pokemon that rely on stealth or ambush tactics seem like good fits for the dark type.
I’d personally have renamed the last category as “Percieved Evil”. Much like how people will initially fear animals like spiders, snakes, sharks, crocodiles, bears, some bats, etc. because they’re carnivorous and evolved some dangerous looking features, Pokémon Researchers probably just categorized these Pokémon and their move sets as Dark type due to the contrast that they apparently have with the exclusively human concept of morality.
But here we get into an interesting conundrum: the Dark type isn't just perceived by humans, they are actually affected by moves a certain way due to being Dark type. Dark-type moves have a normal effect on, say, the Rock type, and are super-effective against the Psychic type; Dark-type Pokemon are unaffected by the Psychic type, and susceptible to the Bug-type. Humans didn't make this up, this is how they function in the Pokemon world whether humans are there to see it or not. I mean, in OUR world, humans made it up, so they have to have been given the Dark type by Nintendo for reasons, but the way they operate in the Pokemon world is actually affected by them being or using this type, it's not just an arbitrary label that carries no meaning.
Hydreigion is also inspired by King Ghidorah, a three headed dragon who’s an enemy of Godzilla. He was responsible for wiping out all life on the planet Venus.
17:20 just hypothetically, but maybe it’s based off of the fact that duels are considered honorable, whilst fighting one guy with 10 other people, isn’t.
Zwielous can also be considered to take inspiration from the Demogorgon from Dungeons & Dragons, because it’s designs usually have 2 heads that fight each other.
7:24 The Ultra Moon dex is wrong. That's pangoro. They never allow prey to escape. Their jaws are so powerful, they can crush the body of an automobile. Omega Ruby Very violent Pokémon, they try to clamp down on anything that moves in front of their eyes.
Umm... "WWE and Smackdown." Smackdown's a program under WWE. Just wanted to point it out. XD Aside from mislabeling instincts and uncontrolled traits as evil for some entries, it's a nice video.
Chaotix Fox is a cat evil beacuse it simply follows its instincts? Id say we cant and shouldnt try to push our human standards of morality upon animals
I think the idea of "mislabeling instincts and uncontrolled traits as evil" comes from human perspective. Those traits, those instincts are all evil to humans. Thats why a lot of the dogs are here. Pack hunting is generally considered evil by humans. I mean, just look how wolves are vilified by hollywood. They're just trying to eat, but we perceive it as the evil murder of innocent deer. (or other animals obviously)
Absol might only be Dark Type because of the fact that it senses disaster before it happens. However, Absol being a dark type rather than a Psychic/Dark or even just a pure psychic. Darkrai has it the worst though.
Darkrai and Absol are the most unfortunate pokemon I mean Darkrai once lived on a island, isolated from society. Later humans came and got nightmares, Darkrai saw this and left the island. And Absol is literally pure and good, by trying to get people to prepare for a catastrophe.
Javi Legoff ikr! Absol is just associated with the disaster because people assume it causes it or brings it because whenever there is a disaster it’s there but it’s actually trying to warn them ;-;
@@lilyc4602 I feel ya
Ikr? Absol is one of my top favorite pokemon for this exact reason. Plus it's cool-looking. ;)
@@RainbowEssence-c3w I know right
Javi Legoff
Ikr!
In gen 4 you find Darkrai on new moon island, and in platinum the mysterious dialogue after you catch it states that it went to new moon island to prevent people from being dragged into its nightmares. Full moon island is nearby, meaning anyone who does end up in a nightmare somehow could be cured. It secluded itself on a random island to avoid dragging people into nightmares, and it did this WILLINGLY. It isn’t evil, it’s just a very shadowy pokemon that controls nightmares, and thus is a dark type.
Absol isn’t evil in any way, shape or form. It appears before a disaster in an attempt to warn people about it, but due to the fact it can’t speak, it’s appearance before the disaster is the only way it can warn people. But because of this, people think Absol causes the disasters, oblivious to the fact it intended to help them.
"If a normally talkative child suddenly stops talking, it may have been replaced by Zorua."
So....a changeling?
This brings up for me a thought experiment: what if a friend of yours was replaced by a monster that looked exactly like them, acted exactly like them, and had the same memories. Would it still be your friend?
I too am a brony
@@ethancohen6092 Not to be rude, but changelings aren't exclusive to MLP. They are actual mythological creatures. I even heard of a man burning his wife alive because he believed she was replaced by a changeling. They are either fairies or trolls, depending on the folklore.
ShirouM oooh actually I’m not a brony
@@ethancohen6092 No need to be ashamed of fandoms. Do what you love, as long as it doesn't harm others.
I don’t think yveltal is necessarily evil, but just the personification of the death part of the life cycle. It’s just doing its job
i would argue that except around half of it's pokedex entries on it basically states how it sucks the life force of everything around it to extend it's own life when it's close to death which is the MO of many fantasy villains who do that to selfishly keep their youth/stay alive
But would’nt zygarde defeat yveltal if there is something wrong in the ecosystem?
Yveltal would cause a disturbance,zygarde would come and defeat it
Faizal Abdullah only if Yveltal is out of line. Zygarde is the defender of the cycle. If something bad happens he’s they’re to fix it. If for some reason Xerneas is no more and life is immortal Yveltal would come to fix it and take out was in necessary to make sure the cycle continues. In that case zygarde would not interfere simply due to the fact it needs to be done. If yveltal for some reason goes on a rampage like it did in the movie then zygarde, given that it can form where yveltal is at, will try to stop it
theprivateer well it doesn’t do it to keep its youth, seeing as it’s basically a dark Phoenix. It does it to maintain the balance. It got angry once and when Xerneas calmed it down it stopped immediately, saw what it did was wrong, and fixed it right away.
yeah Truegreen7 said that it dies its job by killing people that are old and doing the life cycle
“There is no such thing as bad Pokémon, only bad trainers”
- Jessie’s Ekan in that one episode.
Riiiiiiight.
John Parimango Back then we didn’t have the Dark Type yet
IanXPikachu but they still had the infamous kidnapping hypno lol
You reminded me of the episode when jesse and james' jeans and koffing evolved by seeing their sadness. It does make me think that pokemon are just like dogs. It will be bad if you treat it or raise it poorly
Ekans and koffing* autocorrect does not recognize pokemon names
@@seannborba8416 who hurt every murkrow in existence, who like to cause people to get lost in the mountains. For fun
Pokémon in dex entries: vicious monsters and cruel predators.
Pokémon in the anime: some are bullies, most are chill.
Pokémon in refresh: HECKIN BABIES WHO NEED CUDDLES AND PROTECTION.
Not Bisharp tho. That's legit the scariest thing in a Pokemon game just about O_O
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Yeah ppl are dumb lol
That’s why you admire wildlife from a distance and research before interacting. But yes all Pokémon in refresh are all just gentle beans who want affection and I’m willing to get poisoned, lose my soul, burn alive, freeze, petrify etc to meet their affection quota
Bruh I have a heart u know
Yveltal doesn't belong in the 'true evil' category. Yes, it is horribly dangerous, but it's not malicious. Together with Xerneas it maintains the balance of life and death in its region. It's like calling Hades inherently evil just for ruling over the dead. Furthermore, when Yveltal drains life from things around it, it's doing this to survive - else it wouldn't be reborn from its cocoon. Yveltal is more like a force of nature than anything, it's relatively unbias and acts on instinct, not motives.
True but still resmberes devil and death he cant go whithout darktype
But
He killed Ash
No wait he deserved it
@@prymattic No he killed Pikachu
@@prymattic what do U mean "he deserved it"?
Oh wait
Every video you make in this series get better and better, better music, better animations, better everything. 10/10 would watch all 17 of this series!
There are 18 types
Hey Austin, I love your BOTW tutorials, they really helped me throughout the game
Austin John your on here i subscribed last Christmas i love your videos.
Austin John Plays THERE!!! NOW I CAN FINALLY SUBSCRIBE!!!
Wow your here too
Absol when a hurricane's coming:
*ah shoot, here we go again*
I definitely think that "dark" type is a better name than the original "evil" type. It works better as a fear, being super effective to psychic. Plus I think it's a bit unfair to call a lot of these pokemon "evil."
+Wilfred Cthulu It's a mistake to assume a word in the japanese language directly translates to only one meaning. What I mean is, the word for evil used as the typing for dark in Pokémon does not only mean "evil". It's a collection of meanings, such as scum. It's not just "evil", it's also being an asshole, a bad person, a douchebag etc.
That is as far as my japanese knowledge goes. I don't know if there is more to it and I don't know how far this word goes in the japanese culture. I have yet to encounter it enough during my japanese studies. It's always better to assume Japan is correct with their namings. Their language is extremely complex and deep. Same applies to their culture. That's why Japan is so fascinating.
@@ReachStudioPro The "Evil type" is still not very accurate. Not all of these Dark type Pokemon are evil and that typing leads to a lot of misunderstandings and I honestly think it was a dumb choice.
@anibalhyrulesantihero7021 That's why it was localised to something like "Dark" instead of evil.
Though "evil" is one of the main meanings of the Japanese word, I think it's more proper to be translated into "vicious" rather than "evil" in this case. Of which "dark" is actually a pretty good interpretation.
I play wholeheartedly Mystery Dungeon AND saw the Movie about Darkrai!
I don't believe it to be Evil! Just Individuals might have become Evil!
Also, don't you know the reasonable Theory about Mystery Dungeon that YOU are Darkrai!? Yeah! Time Shenanegans! After you defeat Darkrai at the end of that one game, it turns into a Pokemon AND loses it's memories - becoming You at the start of the Game! You are Darkrais Redemption.
Good point about absol. They should make it Dark and Fairy to go with the whole yin yang thing it's got goin
No
@@rizqp9398 _yes~_
So... its mega form?
Or psychic
SANDILE IS ADORABLE!
You forgot literally the most evil part of the Hydreigon. One of the heads literally kills & makes the other head braindead while growing another braindead head to use as a hand.
Natural selection. My mans just doing what he needs to survive.
And used by a man who tried to kill a kid with some icicles.
Dang, I thought it was a third head growing and taking the brain energy from the other two.
I assumed they just fused together and that’s why Hydreigon’s so aggressive; he’s still arguing with himself. That and the whole sensory overload thing.
@@Enteringdullsville Appreciatable theory.
late comment but perhaps:
Umbreon is dark type because in Japanese folklore, dark/night and evil are all but synonymous; anything that lurks in the night is considered an evil yokai, and Umbreon associates with such things.
Poochyena and Mightyena is dark type because hyena society is very harsh, especially the females, and hyenas harass other predators off their prey or come around for the last of it
absol is dark type for a sort of "fight fire with fire" idea: because it can sense evil happening, it gains some evil/dark magic itself, though it may not necessarily be evil in nature. Kind of like Riku in Kingdom Hearts after his heel face turn.
IceLuxray So Dark type is weak to Fighting types because a shogun, knight, samurai, ninja or superheroes fighting the enemies in the war and also, the main heroes representing the Good fighting the villains representing the Evil in Dragon Ball, Naruto, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Mario, and Zelda series.
I'm pretty sure Umbreon is Dark type just because he's a nocturnal fox cat hybrid that loves to be out near the shadows when it's dark whereas Poocheyna and Mightyena are Dark types because they are mean looking hyenas. Absol is a scapegoat who doesn't have a good reason for its typing.
Dark has been my favorite type since I was a kid when Gold/Silver was released. Umbreon is my favorite Pokemon, especially its shiny form.
I ♥ umbreon
I love how, in the Heel Wrestler clip for Incineroar, which is clearly mirrored to avoid BS copyright claims, the word "LIVE" flips to say "EVIL". Quite fitting, given the topic.
Shadrio I never noticed that
Also, the fact he said "WWE and Smackdown" was a bit redundant.
Kevin Owens had a tattoo that says live
@@ZeldaRoseSongbook that annoyed me so much like wtf
i do love that he also uses a clip of Kane one of wrestlings greatest heels, even Kane sometimes was cooler as a face
now i want seven dark-type legendary that represent the seven deadly sins
Salazzle represents lust, but is it a dark type?
Canais Young
Nah, it’s poison/fire
A lion , snail and every thing else
7 fairy counterparts for the virtues
I am angery
Something to keep in mind is that this is "Evil" from a Japanese perspective. A lot of these Pokemon are "Evil" because they use tactics that are deemed dishonorable.
The Mightyena line, for example, uses ambush tactics: This is pretty much a necessity for such a species, but that doesn't prevent it from being seen as underhanded and "Evil." Hyena's are also known to be scavengers, which is ALSO looked down upon (as seen with many other carrion eaters among the Dark Types).
Umbreon uses stealth and subterfuge--this is also seen as dishonorable and underhanded, and thus "Evil."
Skunks use their spray to blind their enemies, rather than facing them head on. Again, it's just good tactics, and essential to their survival...but it's viewed as a dishonorable way to win, akin to throwing sand in someone's eyes.
It's interesting to note that this same mentality is likely why Fighting Types are super effective against them: The fighting type is the "Honorable" type, and is the closest thing you'll find to a "Good" typing. Thus, the heroic and honorable Fighting type triumphs over the "villainous and dishonorable" Dark Type.
Psychic completes that trio, in that it can beat the Fighting type with clever (but not dishonorable) tactics (in addition to the "Mind over Matter" trope), but is seen as vulnerable to the manipulations and predations of the Dark Type (because it lacks the notions of honor and directness, which are what allows the Fighting type to win).
Higure Hokousha keep bringing the truth to light
Boom
Higure Hokousha Dark type is weak to Fighting type since if talking about wars, evil loses at the end, and also action super-hero movies, like Mortal Kombat franchise series, good fighters are won against the villains in a combat at the end.
Mightyena uses ambush tactics, aka pretty much any animal that actively hunts especially in packs.
Did you know that hyenas are not really scavengers?
@@maximaldinotrap they kinda are scavengers in the sense that they deliberately go out to take kills from literally anything rather than hunting themselves.
THIS is such an amazing video!
Omg it's Truegreen7
Truegreen7 shut up ur jew
Truegreen7 Just came from your video :D
I don't get why ppl like u, ur really condescending and big headed in most of ur videos. Especially in the pokemon name pronunciation vid...
I mean, I outright say in the beginning of that video that I'm going to be intentionally "passive aggressive", so the pronunciation video is an exception. (plus people. in general, are very touchy about having their pronunciation corrected.) Since I do have a lot of videos in which I talk about misconceptions and previously mistaken information, the topics, in general, may come off as condescending cause I'm relaying information that is contrary to what most people thought, but I assure you I don't intend to belittle anybody, in fact the whole point of my channel is for people to learn more about the franchise and therefore enjoy it even more. It totally sucks that some may misinterpret that gesture, but it's just a misunderstood perception. (kinda explains your question I guess)
One more justification for Hoopa Unbound's dark typing is that it's clearly based on a djinn or genie, and genies are often depicted as taking a person's wish and twisting them in a dark or sinister way
KRX50 i agree Djinns are basically the islamic equivalent to a demon so that explains lot
It does look a lot like a djinn or genie
yes and the character he mentioned, that guy have fire wheels on his legs to fly and the ring/hoops to fight, it can multiply and hit foes, not teleport stuff around
@@collinm9469 that would explain it's devil look
I love how Gamefreak doesn't shy away from making dark, disturbing features of real animals a part of the Pokemon world. They go about as far as they can without using disturbing verbs and adjectives.
I think gothitelle should have been dark/psychic, not just because of how she looks but because of her personality and skillset. She is pretty much a brooding Jinx.
Caide
Gothitelle is emo Gardevoir.
Josh Adams Goth Gardevoir ☝🏽
GOTHITELLE IS NOT A SHE, GOTHITELLE IS AN IT! AND THERE IS NO I IN JYNX!
Caide It doesn’t have any personality pertaining to a dark type. You taking the goth aspect way to seriously
Mason McMahon i mean theres exceptions thought like some pokemon that have a completely different form for the other genders like Pyroar and some others
I'm sure others have mentioned this but there's a good reason why Alolan Grimer and Muk have the dark type. Alola has a pristine environment, so there's little liquid waste for them to feed on. Instead, they turn to eating garbage. Here's the twist: the Pokedex entry for Trubbish in Sun reads "Unsanitary places are what they like best. They can be spotted in Alola, often with Grimer in hot pursuit." In other words, Grimer and Muk are adapted the dark type because of their role as predators.
Never noticed that... great, now I'm going to have to save all those poor Trubbish. I'm coming, buddies!
Can't wait for the Dragon type...
Dragonite...literally a dragon
Salamence...literally a dragon
Flygon....literally a dragon
Gyarados...literally a...oh wait...
Gyarados is not a Dragon type...
Edit (since nobody reads below):
You guys are not gonna let me rest for the rest of my life are you, lol
He tried to follow the joke from the video but actually made a DIFFERENT punch line
Yes, it's still a joke, I was fully aware, thank you, I just wanted to point out the different punch line, in case he wanted to follow Lockstin's
Hence "If you wanna make a joke, do it right", and my example with Goodra (which could be Goomy, but I wanted to use fully evolved Pokemon and come on, Goodra still fits)
Sorry for not allowing someone to make their own joke
You can now stop wooooshing and learn to read, tyvm
Pucked thats the joke man
Tyler Barnes But then why would he be included there?
Ffs if you wanna make a joke do it right
Goodra... literally a... oh wait.
There, is it that difficult.
Goodra is somewhat draconic, though. Its pre-evolutions may be less so but it still has elements that make it a dragon. Compared to Gyarados, though...
muk gets its dark type from being an oil spill, which is a byproduct of our gluttony. At least, thats my interpretation
And greedy, because you always hear about oil companies making money at the cost of innocent lives.
Well, it also poisons water and land, suffocates fish and makes birds unable to fly killing them... Kinda like Darkrai in my opinion
@mege5876 tran Unwillingly hurting others. Just like Darkrai provokes nightmares by being close, but he isolates himself to avoid it, if we assume Alolan Grimer is an "oil" version of Grimer, then he could kill other pokemon unwillingly by covering them in his "slime"
I love these type videos; but as someone whose raised a bunch of dark types prior makes it especially interesting. In Pokémon Amie and Refresh, the whole Hydreigon line is actually REALLY dorky and affectionate. And from a story standpoint; Yveltle is supposed to represent the fragile balance of life and death. Killing is indeed evil; but it is an inescapable fact of life. And in the great circle of life it is imperative that things do die, as decomposing living things to a world of good for what remains afterward. 🤷🏻♀️
To be fair, anything can be affectionate if raised with enough love and care. I think most of these descriptions apply more to these pokemon in the wild, in their most "natural" state.
@@Bladehound83 considering IV training, the hydreigon might be born in captivity as well. animals bred in captivity are already used to people, and so are friendlier and more obedient
You didn't mention something else about the Hydreigon line - it's also based off of King Ghidorah, a monster from the Godzilla franchise that's, well, one of the most destructive and outright malicious kaiju in the series.
I feel like that would be better for the Dragon Type video
Denio is actually not THAT bad....
I never liked the idea that, in Pokémon, dark is often associated with the Pokémon being inherently evil. I never saw it that way and just thought dark generally meant the Pokémon had "shadow-y", dark features. But never thought it meant a Pokémon was necessarily evil.
Exactly!
I think it's better off considered an element then translated as an alignment.
but the original Japanese version is actually called evil, not dark.@@franciscopedraza7534
@@connorstaggs1691 I know, I just worded it wrong, I meant I think it should be called dark in Japan too.
My personal headcanon is that the in-universe scientists who first documented the types just jumped to conclusions, and they just left it as is because it stuck.
As for real life, they probably just haven’t changed the name in Japan due to the issues that come with retconning anything in a series as broad as Pokémon.
Dark types' weakness against:
-Fighting: A concept of war against evil like in a jihad. This also like a wars of shoguns, samurais and knights who battled their enemies, and also the stories of ninjas, cowboys, or superheroes who fight against villains. In action martial arts themed movies/media, like Mortal Kombat, Tekken, and Street Fighter series, good fighters combat the evil characters and become champions.
-Bug: In Japanese culture, bugs have heroic imagery like in Masked Rider series.
-Fairy: Fairies' spells/magics overcome evil in fairy tales.
Thank you for using a the word jigad properly. A lot of people think that it just means holy war and killing people - but in Islam the main concept of jihad is a internal struggle against evil. Jihad could be something as small as not having more candy because you know its bad for you - to something as large as resisting the urge to go on a killing spree or somethin'. So thanks cause a lot of people (especially the media ) uses it incorrectly.
Laurant Yes the jihad is kind of fighting crimes.
@@ised-5239 Well, its *mostly* about the inner struggle of resisting your desries and doing bad things, but crime fighting is also a kind of jihad.
Bugs can see in the dark so...
Umbreon can tank them.
5:00 RIP Deino :(
6:34 RIP Sandile :(
7:53 RIP Rattata :(
8:45 RIP Spheal :(
10:07 RIP Carbink :(
17:27 RIP Murkrow :(
When your called evil but your just too big to get through the city and trying to protect its planet
*godzilla noises*
You guys think these thumbnails are bad? Wait till he gets to Water types such as Primarina and Feraligator's back sprite....
HailedSpace25 Feraligatr THICC AF tho.
Why did he choose Umbreon? Would have been more fitting if it was Zoroark
Who says it isn't a Zoroark? heh
HailedSpace25 omfg
+The Silver SG Why do I have a feeling you have a thing for Feraligatr?
In Spanish, Dark-Type translates literally as "Sinister-Type"
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The ironic thing is that in spite of that, many dark type specialists in Pokémon are some of the best and friendliest trainers in the series; Karen, Sidney, Piers, Marnie.
Sharpedo: **bullies cutely**
Even after one year
*Says uwu harder daddy cutely*
@@fatherthornell8887 Wtf...
7:25 you posted the Ultra Moon dex entry for Pangoro instead of Krookodile
Ken The G I just noticed that
An updated version of this would be great, especially talking about what dark typing means for the town of Spikemuth. They are not evil, but rather social outcasts based on where they live.
I love that Alolan Persian is just more like a normal cat and that makes it dark
lol
Alola Persian is meh
@@thylascene I don't really love Alolan Persian, it's just that I don't think there is nothing wrong with it like many seem to think. It's more domesticated and looks more like an actual persian cat! And it's that aspect that I really like
The dark type is called "unlicht" in german which would be "unlight" in english. Found that always wierd.
Michael Kluge Light type confirmed /s
Amy Rodriguez **blatantly ignoring sarcasm tag** That'd be the Fairy type.
Personally I think that's pretty cool. Basically calling something non- or negative light sounds way fancier than just saying "dark".
Lightn’t
Thank you Redacted, very cool!
MY POOR ABSOL IS SO UNAPPRECIATED!! HE JUST WANTS TO HELP BUT NO, BLAME HIM FOR THE DISASTER!
It's just not okay.
Me and my zoroark got you we will make an illusion of absol stoping a tornado
Well. It's in-game cry literally just is "OwO". Can you blame people for the loss of translation?
ABSOL IS MY SWEET BABY!
@@MinatheRaichu wait what?
@@phoenixfaytes2747 In the games. Absol's cry sounds like the way "OwO" is pronounced. "Oh-uu-oh"
This is really late to correct but Inkays japanese name is NOT "demon squid"
It's a pun based on a phrase used in japanese to denote the feeling of "that's okay" (まあいい or maa ii) and the Japanese word for squid (いか or ika)
Where did you get demon squid?
From "ma" as in "Maou"(Demon King) or Majin(Demon Person)
@@foisopracurtir6389 I suppose so, but it must've been a weird source he got it from
I just wanted to mention how you have to level up Inkay while holding the DS UPSIDE DOWN in order to evolve it.
Now THAT is one of my favorite evolution requirements in this series.
"Hey, what are you doing? Getting a new perspective on Inkay?" "Evolving it!" "But why are you holding the DS-"
*Evolves*
"... ... ..." "His name is Squid-Squid. Wanna battle? :) "
You can still do that in Sword and Shield by flipping your Switch upside down. But I don't know if you can still do it when your Switch is docked.
It's like Sirfetch'd and Galarian Yamask in W-T-F-ness.
Lord Fawful sinistea refuses to evolve based on what tea pot you try and use and alcreamie has like 70 different forms that each require a specific ingredient and spun in a specific way for a specific amount of time it’s the worst
@@wapson2176 I wasn't trying to list every wierd evolution metjod, thak you very much.
(sorry 4 the engrish)
i think that absol is dark type because of his affinity to disasters, not because he has a bad reputation, but because he can feel them.
think of something like, you have to know how people cheat to know when somebody is cheating. absol is dark type because he is aware of destruction, and only knowing about destruction you can be aware of it before it happens.
i... hopefuly could explain myself correctly xD
ulkimion
That actually makes sense... my explanation has always been that pokemon has had the idea that things aren’t so black and white since long before BW we should never assume ABSOLutes especially not absolute evils.
Its probably a bit of both actually. Japan views "evil" a bit differently, a lot of their tales about "evil" beings tend to be more of the misunderstood or tragic variety, not evil for the sake of being evil. That would describe most dark types, from the seemingly normal to outright destructive.
The dex for Absol even states that its blamed for the disasters for simply being there, despite usually appearing to warn people. Its considered a bad omen, like much black cats in some cultures.
You can see that sort of thing in real life too. Hyena's and other predators tend to be viewed as "bad" simply because they kill other animals, doing so in the most efficient way possible, which just happens to seem quite ruthless.
Absol's name also enters into it for it means "lack of sun" in Latin.
ulkimion it knows disaster and suffering so Absol is literally dark
yeah, that is what i was trying to say xD at least it looks like people got what i was trying to say
lol the anime shows that dark type Pokémon with good trainers are not evil
Whoa is your profile pictrue a glitch
If only we had an Electric/Dark Type Pokemon like what Luxray should’ve been
...no
StickMaster500 Electric/Dark would be badass alright! Although, I don't see Luxray being Dark.
_I think its safe to say you're an SCP at this point StickMaster. You're on nearly every single youtube video with more than 1,000 views and are always among the top comments._
StickMaster500 Zeraora isnt electrik-dark?
If Luxray had a second type, it'd probably be Fairy, not Dark, given that it's associated with _light._
I mean its name is literally "ray of light."
9:33
"Zorua and Zoroark" had me trippin for a sec
You messed up on Umbreon. It is well known for using Toxic to slowly kill its prey with horrible poison. It is also said to be a vicious ambush hunter in some Poke'Dex entries.
Plus its sweat is poisonous.
Umbreona Rumors are Umbreon was actually planned to be Poison Type.
Really does not mitigate the fact that Umbreon can be a pretty evil hunter despite it being sort of cute and really loyal to its trainer.
The idea of it originally being intended to be a poison type would explain the warning rings in the design, the shiny colouration is reminiscent of the blue ringed octopus, just with far fewer rings.
Probably ended up being changed over to dark type since they were likely concerned that there wouldn't be enough pokemon to populate the new type.
That's normal animal behavior. Animals do that all the time.
Yveltal isn't evil, it's its duty to bring death in order to balance Xerneas out. It does its job by necessity not for fun.
So basically, Yveltal is like Lord Beerus.
It's not only its duty, when Yveltal dies it eradicates every living thing in its vicinity and turns back into its cocoon form.
Will Ver Schneider basically it´s the same phillosophy of a God of Destruction. God of Destruction and a Supreme Kai, are like Yveltal and Xerneas; both pairs do the work of destruction and life respectively, since it´s the balance that it´s needed in the existence.
Now the problem with DB, is that there isn´t a being in between them; just someone above them, and that being doesn´t care if that balance is broken anyway.
JamesDavy2009 I think that's more of a biology thing kind of like poison dart frogs, they cant decide to be deadly when eaten
The way I think of it is by human perspective. To break the fourth wall a bit, Pokemon were created by humans, and morality is relative. All these dark types are dark because they do things that are evil from a human perspective. And from the perspective of humans, The literal Harbinger of Death is evil, because it kills your loved ones.
Actually, piranhas have an interesting quirk. The piranha will tear into anything with immense ferocity, but only when there's more than one. If you have a single piranha all by itself, with no other piranhas nearby, it's so docile you can literally stick your whole arm in front of it and it will just act like it's of little to no interest. But if you have two or more piranha in the same place, you drop so much as an apple core in the water and they go after it with the vicious ferocity that has given the piranha its not-so-friendly reputation.
It's really curious how the type evolved differently in different languages. Evil type for the Japanese leaves no doubt about the type. Dark type does sound like it has something to do with night and darkness, but also a metaphorical darkness, an evil nature. And then here in Germany the type is called Unlicht (non Light) which entirely removes the metaphorical concept of good and bad and really just focuses on levels of light for some reason.
And in spanish, dark types are called "tipo siniestro" and that translates to "sinister type" just a note I'm leaving here
I honestly think it's should've stayed as Dark type in general since it has more than one association. Evil type just leads to a bunch of misunderstandings.
Anibal, Hyrule's Antihero but they’re canonically evil type. Dark type might as well be a fans translation.
@@shinygrasspokemontrainer1980 No tall dark type pokemon are evil though. Pangoro for instance hates bullies, and Mightyena are loyal and devoted to their families.
Smackdown is a show on WWE not a different entity. Incineroar also has connotations of Tiger Mask, a signature in japenese wrestling, originating from a manga and later having an anime based around the character. Currently there has been 6 different people who have played Tiger Mask.
More like Black Tiger, Tiger Mask's evil counterpart who was also played by several wrestlers.
I like Darkrai a lot. It looks like Death itself. At first glance I would have expected it to be Dark/Ghost, which would have made it even stronger.
Dark/Ghost? Yes please.
@@RadiantSharaShaymin Haha. Dark/Ghost had no weaknesses till gen 4 I believe.
Then the fairies marched into the room...
Isn't Sableye Dark/Ghost?
@@RadiantSharaShaymin Isn't Sableye Dark/Ghost
@@theStridingRebel Yes, that's true.
the dark type in spanish is translated sinister
Wait, like translated through google translate or through the Spanish dub
Spanish dub I'm Spanish
I knew Darkrai was Baghuul from that movie!
We call It nocturnal in portuguese
alex el narval Yes Sinistro
"Darkrai Isn't Evil"
Mystery Dungeon Fans Be like: *I think not.*
Hey! I play wholeheartedly Mystery Dungeon AND saw the Movie about Darkrai!
I don't believe it to be Evil! Just Individuals might have become Evil!
Also, don't you know the reasonable Theory about Mystery Dungeon that YOU are Darkrai!? Yeah! Time Shenanegans! After you defeat Darkrai at the end of that one game, it turns into a Pokemon AND loses it's memories - becoming You at the start of the Game! You are Darkrais Redemption.
Movie 10 Darkrai: THIS GARDEN BELONGS TO EVERYONE!!!
I like to imagine that it was because of the Mystery Dungeon series that Darkrai turned good. Like, he fell through that portal at the end of the game and into the Darkrai movie, where that kind trainer changed his heart. Then he came back to the game world to make amends. That's my theory, anyway.
@@azuroslazuli6948 Haha, i have good News for you, Azuros!
There is a very plausible Theory that Darkrai did indeed became good after the End Of Mystery Dungeon, but not exactly like you just described.
Rather, all evidence says: He changed Form, lost his memory, and feel though time (yeah, these portals are INTENSE) and then woke up... at a Beach...
Yes, YOU are Darkrai.
You are his redemption. Darkrai turned into YOU and became the Good GUy, the Protagonist.
That's very, very likely the case!
Feel better now?
@@slevinchannel7589 So basically. First you don't get the joke in the comment, then you ruin it with *THEORIES* that aren't necessarily true, and then you attempt to debunk someone else's harmless theory with facts from your own theories while trying to sound professional in the process? What?
I know one pokemon that ABSOL-UTELY isn't an evil type ;)
yeah but being seen as evil even though you just trying to help must really muk
I forget is its mega from fairy type?since he did not mention mega absol but ya it might just be fairy not dark.
Mega Absol is a pure dark type he didnt mention it because its dark for the same reason normal absol is
here are some dex entries
When this Pokémon whips the winglike fur on its back as though beating its wings, it sends an intimidating aura flying at its opponents.
Moon As the energy of Mega Evolution fills it, its fur bristles. What you see on its back are not true wings, and this Pokémon isn't able to fly.
Ultra Sun Normally, it dislikes fighting, so it really hates changing to this form for battles.
Ultra Moon It converts the energy from Mega Evolution into an intimidating aura. Fainthearted people expire from shock at the sight of it.
Its probably dark type because the ferocious aura and possibly more violent nature
Dapper Parraper cool thanks for the info.
9:28 "...like WWE and SmackDown." 😭 I cringed so hard I cried a little.
broceratops1337 I thought I was the only one 🤦🏼♂️... Also
No reference to the MIGHTY TIGER MASK ... Preposterous.....
Ahh yes the two major wrestling companies
In some ways, Incineroar could be added to the last grouping
Also, I'd like to see a series discussing the invasive species of each reasons, if any.
Alola has at least two: Ratata and Yungoos.
Chaos89P plus Grimer, muk and Makuhita.
We don't know if the Kanto-Johto landmass, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova or Kalos have any
Gallifreyan Warrior I would consider Eevee to be invasive to Unova
There's also all of the Ultra Beasts.
Wait shouldn't Houndoom have a Scald-like move where he breathes fire to poison?
Now that you mention it, they could have made that move for gen 7 if it existed. Salazzle was a good excuse to make a Scald-like fire move too. Oh well.
Smog
Some observations of my own concerning the Dark typing of the Pokemon here...
1:50 While the reading on their Pokedex entries is a fair point, I think the main reason for Alolan Meowth's Dark typing comes from their cultural inspiration. Just as Kanto's Meowth are based on a type of cat iconography that brings good luck, its Alolan counterpart seems based on black cats, which in Western superstition are believed to bring bad luck.
5:30 It's worth noting that Pokemon based on animals with "evil" reputations (including scavengers, like vultures) tend to be given the Dark type a lot (which basically sums up most of the Pokemon in the category at 16:35), so Volibuzz probably aren't supposed to be "more evil" than vultures, but are labelled as evil BECAUSE they are vultures.
7:05 Also, one of Sobek's most notable actions in Egyptian mythology was eating the severed testicles of the king of the gods Osiris after he was usurped and dismembered by his treacherous brother Set (himself often considered a god of evil in modern interpretations of the myths) and his remains thrown into the Nile, so... Dark type by association, I guess?
8:10 Again a Pokemon considered Dark type because of its animal inspiration's real world reputation. Murkrow are based on corvids like crows and ravens, which are often associated with death and thievery in a lot of cultures.
8:26 Again, weasels are often associated with treachery, but more noteworthy is that the Sneasel line is based specifically on the Japanese mythical creature called a kamaitachi (sickle weasel), which is known for slicing up hapless travellers for no good reason with such blinding speed that they are invisible to the naked eye.
10:55 The Houndour line is also based on hellhounds, and if a creature said to hunt down people to drag them into hell doesn't deserve the Dark type, I don't know what does.
13:05 Another confirmed inspiration of Hydreigon that contributes to its "evil" typing: King Ghidorah of the Godzilla series, a kaiju first introduced as a monster that has wiped out all life on multiple planets it has visited, and has come the most recurring antagonist in that film series.
Maple Samurai Black cats being bad luck though doesn't really apply every where. Even in the western world. For example in Britain and Scotland black cats bring good luck. This also holds true in Chinese and Japanese culture that black cats are good luck and can ward off evil. For example a black maneki neko is for good luck as opposed to the gold one which Kanto Meowth is based on brings money and fortune. Also Alolan Meowth oddly enough is classified as blue and not black in the Pokedex which I think refers to it's coloring being based off of the Russian Blue a breed of cat with gray fur who some say came from breeding Russian royalty's cats.
You can combine mandibuzz and murkrow points: corvids are almost always scavangers
^^^^^^!!!!!
@@ArashiTsurugi But that doesn't mean they don't *know* that black cats are evil to Westerners. There are plenty of anime with just that trope, so it seems to be common knowledge
14:00 Malamar name is a combination of "mal" which means evil in spanish and "calamar" which means squid in spanish
Evil Squid?
...I think I've found my spirit animal :)
fun fact: in German, it is called "unlight" type. no idea why they didn't just go with the German word for "darkness"...
unlicht ps i am german which mean fading light you can say it mean shadow
I'd say you could translate it with not light
If Inkay is actually upside down
Then it’s always sad
Now I’m also sad
When you look into it, a lot of dark types don’t seem to be dark because they’re evil. Absol appears before disasters in an attempt to warn people, and darkrai willingly secluded itself on new moon island to prevent people from being dragged into nightmares. Dark typing for pokemon like absol seems to stem from the species behaviour, looks or abilities instead.
Or maybe how society sees them. People don't like nightmares, and Absol reminds me if a cassandra truth. Cassandra was a character in Greek mythology who could tell the future but nobody believed her.
I feel like absol is dark type because typings are sheerly humanly asigned. Nature doesn't work in types, it has no reason to, just like that animals don't walk around with latin nametags stickered onto their forehead. Typings are basically like the labels biologists use. It helps us order these animals. These labels aren't enherently wrong, they help us keep things organized, but they aren't natures design. Not to mention creatures can be mislabelled. Heck, we correct past mistakes all the time! So absol's typing is based on observations, which turned out to be corrolation instead of causation, causing a mislabelling. I especially like that things like these get put in because it shows a much more realistic world full of yet to discover knowledge and misconceptions and misunderstandings, making it far more realistic than if the pokedex and the professors were always right. By the time people realized absol was a gud boi, it was stuck with the wrong stereotype and typing, much like how how the wolf alpha beta theory has long been busted yet is still widely accapted.
TLDR I think Absol has a dark typing because they purposely implemented human mistake into the pokedex for realism.
Nobody Will Pull My Strings I felt it was just that they’re in-tuned to evil and disaster that they have the same type in spite of its actual temperament
But typings affect how Pokémon are vulnerable or resistant to certain moves
@@pn2294 If typings aren’t natural, how do you explain effectiveness and STAB? Both of those things are inherent to the Pokémon, and are rarely changed. A Pokémon in the wild with no human using a move of its type still doesn’t extra damage.
But then why would they have different effectiveness and stab against other types?
I LOVE how Gnoggin skips over how Incineroar is a heel wrestler, yet has a particular liking for children. And how It's based on Tiger Mask, a japanese heel wrestler who reformed into a kinder man.
Got alittle bit salty about that.. Just wanted to add more to it.
I know! That's one of the reasons I love it so much!
Thank u for telling me about my boy. MY CHILD.
One of its Pokédex entries also mentions how it gets bored when fighting unworthy opponents so it doesn't get any malicious pleasure from bullying the weak, Incineroar is a misunderstood fluffy boi
Lol, me too. Probably because it’s one of my favorite Pokémon I’ve used.
Incineroar Main Since I’m writing a crossover fanfiction, I threw in Incineroar and Lucario (named Maddox and Arden respectively) as of last week. Before he fights DarkRay, Maddox gives him back his daggers and assess DarkRay’s fighting to see if he’s a worthy opponent. Before the fight, he also says if he is defeated, he will let DarkRay and his friends go with no consequences. After DarkRay gets defeated, he comments that Maddox’s breath smells like rotting children, and he replies saying that he’s never harmed a child or already injured opponent. Also, Maddox is very brutal with his victims and almost kills DarkRay via attempting to tear out his heart and eat it. There is a reason why he’s so brutal with his victims.
Guzzlord isn't really evil, it only eats everything because its biology requires it to. I think it was given the dark type because of design.
They would’ve just made it mono dragon
It's also because it's a black hole, which is dark, mysterious, and terrifying.
Or because of its destructive nature.
I can’t wait till we get to ‘Are All Ghost Types Dead?’
I'm sure Ghost-types that gain the type through form change or evolution will be in the "not actually dead" category.
Decidueye and Sensu Style Oricorio more likely just tap into spectral powers, like the shadow-pinning power of Spirit Shackle. And with the Sun/Moon Dex entries stating that even Glalie is a spirit possessing something, it's likely that Snorunt already is a spirit, and Froslass just has the power to capitalize on its spectral abilities more than Glalie can.
MrAuthor3DS it’s still going to be a hilarious name of a video
Saying "WWE and Smackdown!" is like saying "the United States and Texas."
Anyone from Texas would tell you it's accurate to consider the US and Texas separate entities.
It's like Fry from Futurama saying "Save my friends! And Zoidberg!"
Texas has wanted to become separate from America for a long time
Great video as always!
I feel Dark-type is more about dirty, underhanded fighting, and not necessarily evilness. That also makes it fit a little better into the Fighting > Dark > Psychic circle, and explains why most of the Dark moves are in the type.
My favorite breed of dog is Borzoi btw :^)
While I don't disagree with you, the point is that, in Japan, what we in America call the "Dark" type is actually called the "Evil" type, and since Pokemon comes from Japan, and Dark-type Pokemon were given their typing as the "Evil" type by the creators who call it the "Evil" type, that's why we have to assume these Pokemon are "evil".
While some Dark type do fight dirty, other Pokemon are Dark type for different reasons.
@@Wandergirl108 I hate that it's considered the Evil type because some of these aren't even evil and it leads to a lot of misunderstandings.
@@anibalhyrulesantihero7021 Lockstin later clarified that it's a different type of "evil" in Japan, meaning something like "underhanded", like, cheaty, fighting dirty, without any honor or morals, as the OP suggested. I suppose even Umbreon falls into this category, as it uses shadows to hide itself rather than face its opponents head on, and I could swear there's a Pokedex entry mentioning that its glowing patterns hypnotize prey (though that could be Inkay and Malamar…or both…). Honestly, that makes a lot more sense to me.
@@Wandergirl108 That's still not evil at all. This is exactly why I don't think it should've been called the Evil type. It just creates too much confusion. Fighting dirty doesn't make you inherently evil. It's just the way you fight. This is just very illogical. Hunting in the shadows can be considered Dark type but definitely not Evil type. So by that logic, Greninja would be considered evil just for being stealthy.
I understand why umbreon is a dark type for the color and way it reacts in the dark but well, it seems so sweet!
Though it's not always based on personality. I guess Umbreon is dark type since it like to be active at night.
For me, Dark just means Shadowy, or sometimes ... A little meaner than usually
I mean, Umbreon isn't really mean, definitely not "evil"
(plus, the root word in Umbreon, "umbra," literally means shadow)
Umbreon goes for the throat
nature changes the outlook on a pokemon from my perspective a gentle hoopa is whole heck a difffent
I think your idea should be how it is
@@TerrariaGolem So does any other wild animal.
Are we gonna ignore how absol can learn fairy type moves like playrough yet its still a pure dark type
I have a feeling the Dark type is unique in that it's ascribed to pokemon based on how humans perceive them. Or at least that's the case for some Dark types. Absol is the best example of this since it was incorrectly thought to bring disaster. Pokemon like Umbreon aren't evil, but seeing its glowing rings at night would be frightening. And the Alolan Grimer and Stunky lines may be dark type because humans really don't like being around them.
The way the umbrieon is looking at me in the thumbnail makes me uncomfortable lmao 😂😂
I think one of the reasons Umbreon doesn't come off as dark *too much* is that it was initially a Poison type. ...I never would have guessed, honestly, but it's all there in the Beta of Gold and Silver.
I had really wished they had localized it as the “Wicked” type if they didn’t want to have it called the “Evil” type.
It would have been just fine, because “Wicked” can carry all the same connotations as “Evil” without being to controversial.
well some of them are just "night" pokemon like the gen 5 cats or murkrow + it's not really a noun
Wicked doesn't sound as cool to 10 year old boys
"Inkay the demon squid, it may look cute but it hides its more evil side"
*Flashback to James' Inkay nibbling on a crocant* you sure about that?
Point proven
@@Dr.Disney lol
Well in Japan, skunks are seen as "evil" beings, so technically it makes sense that Skuntank and its pre-evolution make sense to be Dark Type
New drinking game, take a shot every time he says "evil"
*That's* evil
Evil pokemon in types that are not dark:
Poison- probably the original evil type
Ghost- I don't have to explain that one
Psychic- a lot of them are fond of mind control, too fond
Fairy- while most of them are stereotypical good fairies, some, like sadist mushroom, are more like the legends their based off of. Also, I feel like ghost is more inspired from the fair folk than fairy is.( I know I didn't mention it but please do water next )
Can’t wait till he does fire type and the thumbnail is “not fire”
He'll probably be feeling a little hot under the collar when things start heating up when he posts that video.
Tino Skywalker *thumbnail
Mama N E S S ? Thanks!
I know this is a 2 year old video but @ 7:21 the dex entry for Pangoro shows up for Krookodile
16:30 also in one of the Pokemon Movies, Darkrai "sacrifices" itself to save everyone when Palkia and Dialga attack each other. I say "sacrifice" cause at the end it appears Darkrai is still alive
Wait, so a lot of the dark types are based on the deadly sins? Oh Arceus... That means we're gonna have one based on lust, aren't we?
Poké-Maniac Chris salazzle embraces that. I find it scary for something that attempts to play kinky. So ... uncomfortable.
the ultra beasts are the 7 deadly sins not naganadel or poipole or blacephalon or stakataka
Well we already established that Guzzlord is Gluttony so what about the other 6?
Kaelan McAlpine well buzzwole loves to show off his pecks, so that’d be pride. The sign of wrath is a lightning bolt so that could be xurkitree... that’s all I can think of, none of them have stand-out relations
Pheremosa could be Lust, it's known as UB Beauty, And Nihilego could either be Greed or Envy since it's a parasite as said in Bulbapedia and shown in Sun and Moon when it takes over Lusamine.
When you alter Ecosystems to raise a Scraggy & Pancham together...
Hoodlum Low-Pants Boi &
Vigilante Justice Boi
Together forever lol
6:50 so, Pangoro is basically Jotaro
YES!YES!YES!!!
But Jotaro does not have a younger brother! Or does it mean... this little panda is a Jolyne?
They're both based on the bancho subculture of Japan that was prominent during the '70s and '80s.
If you look at dark type moves, it seems that the dark type is less about being "evil" and more about being overly pragmatic. Pokemon that rely on stealth or ambush tactics seem like good fits for the dark type.
Yeah. I don't really like how Dark type is considered evil type in Japan. It really seems inaccurate to the word dark since it has multiple meaning.
Here in Brazil dark type is translated as nocturnal type.
No it's not
In spanish it is translated to "Sinister"
That sounds better than the name in other languages
@@thedragonwarrior5861 Even in Japan?
wait really?? (pera serio?!) i never noticed ;v (eu nunca percebi lol)
I feel like Luxray should've been given dark typing based on looks. And because having an electric/dark type would be cool
It’s dumb just to make Pokémon dark because of looks
Luxray is not really evil
But MORPEKO gets it
And luxray also uses dark type moves like faul play and crunch soo..
It is in Voltwhite and Blazeblack at least.
I like to think dark/evil type is meant to be more mysterious than evil or mean, but can and is used to refer to specifically evil pokemon
I’d personally have renamed the last category as “Percieved Evil”. Much like how people will initially fear animals like spiders, snakes, sharks, crocodiles, bears, some bats, etc. because they’re carnivorous and evolved some dangerous looking features, Pokémon Researchers probably just categorized these Pokémon and their move sets as Dark type due to the contrast that they apparently have with the exclusively human concept of morality.
But here we get into an interesting conundrum: the Dark type isn't just perceived by humans, they are actually affected by moves a certain way due to being Dark type. Dark-type moves have a normal effect on, say, the Rock type, and are super-effective against the Psychic type; Dark-type Pokemon are unaffected by the Psychic type, and susceptible to the Bug-type. Humans didn't make this up, this is how they function in the Pokemon world whether humans are there to see it or not. I mean, in OUR world, humans made it up, so they have to have been given the Dark type by Nintendo for reasons, but the way they operate in the Pokemon world is actually affected by them being or using this type, it's not just an arbitrary label that carries no meaning.
When I think of Inkay and Malamar the first thing I think of is Cthulhu.
Steampunk Papercut I would agree but Cthulhu is neither evil or good like that's the entire point of HP lovecraft's work
You mean all of his work or just The Call of Cthulu? Either way, never thought I'd here of morally grey horror stories.
+Steampunk Papercut All hail the great Hentai Cthulu!!!!
8:42 Aww it’s a Spheal, *GASP* HOW COULD YOU ATTACK A TINY BALL OF CUTENESS
Hence, the Dark Type.
...Or maybe, not wanting to starve to death.
Of all typing we still don’t have a Bug/Dark type...?
Now we do
Gotta have the oddly provocative furry artwork in the thumbnail.
Thicc Umbreon
I'm glad i'm not the only one that noticed
Huh? They all look normal to me.
JudgeTyBurns umbreon has ass for days
Dest of course it is, have you seen those defence stats?
Hydreigion is also inspired by King Ghidorah, a three headed dragon who’s an enemy of Godzilla. He was responsible for wiping out all life on the planet Venus.
What a jerk
17:20 just hypothetically, but maybe it’s based off of the fact that duels are considered honorable, whilst fighting one guy with 10 other people, isn’t.
Zwielous can also be considered to take inspiration from the Demogorgon from Dungeons & Dragons, because it’s designs usually have 2 heads that fight each other.
7:24 The Ultra Moon dex is wrong. That's pangoro.
They never allow prey to escape. Their jaws are so powerful, they can crush the body of an automobile.
Omega Ruby Very violent Pokémon, they try to clamp down on anything that moves in front of their eyes.
Umm... "WWE and Smackdown." Smackdown's a program under WWE. Just wanted to point it out. XD
Aside from mislabeling instincts and uncontrolled traits as evil for some entries, it's a nice video.
Yea, saying most cats torture their prey instead of finnishing the job kinda bothered me. They are cats, they are playing, not torturing
Kristoffer Wallenberg To the prey there is no difference.
Chaotix Fox is a cat evil beacuse it simply follows its instincts? Id say we cant and shouldnt try to push our human standards of morality upon animals
I think the idea of "mislabeling instincts and uncontrolled traits as evil" comes from human perspective. Those traits, those instincts are all evil to humans. Thats why a lot of the dogs are here. Pack hunting is generally considered evil by humans. I mean, just look how wolves are vilified by hollywood. They're just trying to eat, but we perceive it as the evil murder of innocent deer. (or other animals obviously)
Technically most Power Rangers villains are villains in the Japanese Super Sentai first, since Power Rangers is adapted from Super Sentai.
Absol might only be Dark Type because of the fact that it senses disaster before it happens. However, Absol being a dark type rather than a Psychic/Dark or even just a pure psychic. Darkrai has it the worst though.