Dragon and Fairy are all thats left! And to celebrate, Next month we're having a whole special month! DRAGON MONTH! An entire month of dragon-type themed videos! (and SwSh news, maybe some E3 stuff) and after that, we'll have: FAIRY MONTH! An entire month of fairy type themed videos! (and SwSh news) If these go well, we may start having special months more often. Hope to see you there!
Maybe drampa is normal because kids love dragons tell me of a kid that wanted a dinosaur or a dragon because they tough it was cool/awesome and wished for one to obliterate a bully xD maybe is because of that everyone when they where kids wanted a dragon so its normal maybe that's why drampa is normal xD
i think drampa is based on hermits, people that live in the mountains and are said to live a lot of years, even centuries and be old as dragons. but thats just me...
I've thought "Normal" is their miscellaneous type, what they use when they haven't made a type for a poke'mon, or can't match a poke'mon to an existing type.
I think the best defining characteristic of the Normal type isn't "oh it's a normal creature", but instead looks more into how they prefer to fight. Think of it this way: When you ask, "What's the best way to damage an opponent?" how would Pokémon of various types respond? A Fire type might say, "Use heat or fire." A Fighting type might say, "Deliver a practiced blow." A Dark type might say, "Do whatever it takes, and don't worry about being vicious." And a Normal type might say, "Just hit 'em hard." To me, that encapsulates the Normal type pretty well. Normal isn't exactly a lack of anything else; it's more a preference for simplicity. As for why Normal is a stand-in for "Sound", I think it's closely related to the way physical and special moves are divided. Physical moves almost always strike the target with something solid; special moves use some form of fluid or energy instead. So, what's a simple (i.e. Normal-type) way to attack using fluid or energy? Well, sound waves use both! A third of all special Normal-type moves are sound-based.
Ooooh that makes a lot of sense. It puts into perspective more why normal type moves are just basic attacks, like scratch and tackle. Even the extra powerful moves make sense. Giga impact is just an ultra powerful tackle/body slam.
To me, Drampa works as a "Normal" Pokemon, because he's like a dragon, just super suuuuuper chilled-out. Like, in a "You visit your grandparents and just kind of listen to them for four hours" kind of way. A little bit boring, like you said, but it's exactly what you expect from your grandparents. It's just... normal. Same with Drampa. When Drampa just plops down on the patio and starts repeating its name for hours on end to tell you an epic tale from its youth unprompted, you just kind of expect it and nod along. You wouldn't expect a Druddigon or a Haxorus to spend an afternoon volunteering at a foodbank, though it would be a pleasant surprise. But Drampa? It's normal.
Honestly, it's always perplexed me why Hoothoot and Noctowl are Flying/Normal instead of Flying/Psychic considering how many Psychic moves they can learn.
Same with golduck and psyduck not having the psychic type. I guess maybe it’s because starmie was already a water/psychic in gen 1? Although that’s still a dumb reason.
*sees porygon argument* *cracks fingers* MY TIME TO SHINE Computer engineer here. 1. Not all computers/code are electrical. There are fully mechanical computers. 2. Not helping but sometimes 1 is a high voltage and 0 is a low voltage but not zero. 3. Programs themselves are made out of words and commands. Words translate to normal. 4. If I have to write my programs for programming tests by hand with paper and pencil then I don’t see why it should get special electrical treatment. Yes I’m slightly salty but I love my major so I don’t care to much. Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
To add, Porygon is more of pure data (as math-like, more abstract term), therefore there isn't anything electric about it directly - at least not more than data saved on DVD disc.
Of all gen 5 pokemon to get a mega, not zoroark, not scolipede, not stoutland, not Golurk, not Victini, not haxorus, not hydreigon, not even goddamn volcarona
Since Drampa's based on Chinese mythological dragons, who also have tie-ins to Feng Shui, it could be that these dragons are present constantly in daily life and are a *normal* occurance.
Humans would be normal until they have psychic powers or are fighting types, they can go into a specialization of their attacks in this essay I will talk about how humans are Pokémo-
Would a swimmer be water type? Would a gardener be grass type? Would a electrician be electric type? Would some with poison be poison type? Would someone with a flamethrower to fire type? Would a fighter be fighting type? Would a sky driver be flying type? Would a miner be ground type? Would a psychic be psychic type? Would a evil person be dark (evil in Japanese) type? Humans are weird.
ACTUALLY Penguins describe, in English, two family of birds that are completely different, one in the north pole and one in the south pole. The penguins as we think of them are closer to the south pole, but north pole penguins are totally able to fly, and are more like seagulls. In french, we call those "pingouins" and those in the south are "manchot", but you English people somehow use the same name for completely different animals. Idiot.
I think they said something about it in the Pokémon Adventures manga, but I haven't read it in a while...although that could have just been because of the experiments Team Rocket was running on that particular Eevee >.>
I thought it was due to how Eevee is able to adapt. It’s DNA shifts and changes to allow it to survive in almost any environment. It’s logical in an animal evolution way.
I think Eevee is simply an extreme example of how some animals are far more adaptable than others. For example the racoon is a real world "Eevee" because they can adapt to many environments. Rocky beaches, dense forest, city streets, you name it they'll claim it. Eevee just takes that to the literal sense in that it physically changes itself to perfectly suit wherever it lives.
Rizq P I mean they take inspiration from all over the world to make their Pokémon, it doesn't matter if they live in the East, they've used Western inspiration before.
Whenever I've looked at Skitty and Delcatty, I've imagined those ball-ended things as sewing pins and that elderly ladies who love sewing would have a few of the Pokémon around.
It's a shame that in recent generations, there appears to have been a shift towards every Pokémon having some special properties by decree, leaving the Normal type as the "Bland type". Normal used to be an OP typing in gen I. It was one of the few physical types that had pretty much nothing to fear when going up against Psychic types, and as such, were your go-to Psychic type counters. As far as Ghosts are concerned, only Gengar exists to stop you, and Rock types Golem and Rhydon. Outside of that, everything took neutral damage from you. Most Normals in gen I had the coverage to demolish those three regardless. Getting STAB on the OP gen I Hyper Beam? Excellent. Unable to be paralyzed by opposing Body Slams? Icing on the cake.
and before anyone mentions the fighting type: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA you think fighting is good in gen 1? even outside of being bodied by psychic, Fighting's best move in gen 1 is the 80BP/80Acc Submission
@@Pihsrosnec Atleast gen 1 gengar has a decent niche, being a fast, normal-immune, sleep user. nowhere close to top tier, but more than certainly usable
The members of the Porygon evolution tree do not have to be Electric type, because they are made from code and not from electricity per se. Electricity is merely a possible medium of code. Maybe his physical form is plastic with the code written in it as if in a CD. Electricity is a good medium for code hence why they learn a lot of Electric type moves but it is not the only medium hence why they are Normal type, since Normal type is also the multi-type type (e.g. like in Tri Attack or Hidden Power). Also their signature moves convert their type apparently by changing their textures so their Normal type textures are their default textures.
Dr. λ the Checker of Types bonus: when you have a picture on your screen, you see the picture. Not the code, not the electricity. Yes that picture of of a sphere is made up out of code and displayed via electricity but you see it as a NORMAL sphere you’re not defining that virtual sphere based off of how it’s being displayed to you.
Normal seems like it means ordinary. Things that you would see in a town or village and don't think anything about that. Even the grandpa dragon can be explained like this: Imagine a normal town. Imagine the personality of a grandpa. magine that personality combined with a small dragon-ish body. Ta-Da! In the pokemon world fiery lizards and living gears aren't especially unusual. To us, it's fantasy. To them, it's reality.
Oranguru probably holds a hint as to why Drampa has the normal typing. It's a bit closer to home, more relatable and grounded, not so hyper specialized. Pure dragon types are fierce. Drampa is almost like a pet.
Rotom is electric ghost so not normal. His gimmick makes is that he loses the electric type or maybe he loses the ghost typing and gained different typing spaced on what hes in
I actually have a huge soft spot for Normal type Pokemon just because something about little monsters resembling simplified real animals appeals to me specifically. This video also helped me realize why the idea of a Sound type never sat well with me: it'd interfere with too many Normal type Pokemon and maybe even render the whole type obsolete.
That's almost literally how I first referred to him XD "oh, and gen 7 has that weird looking snake thing" - huh? "you know, that Dunsparce evolution" - Ooooooooooh. Wait. Isn't that just a pokemon on its own? "idk"
Oh, hello there, Vaporeon! I was just curious about if you heard about the cursed copypasta about you. If you (were unfortunate enough to) have heard about it, what do you think about it?
As of SwSh, GF has finally realized that a regular bird can be plain Flying and doesn't have to be part Normal. However, design-wise I don't see anything in Rookidee or Corvisquire that makes them appear any less normal than, say, Staravia. If we assume that most regular bird Pokemon that are Normal/Flying should just be pure Flying, are there any that are especially plain and absolutely should be part Normal, similar to how Bibarel is a bit too normal to be a pure Water-type?
I mean, Doduo and Dodrio are flightless birds, so they are less "Flying" than the others. They can stay Normal/Flying. Chatot can keep its Normal type too so it gets STAB on all those sound-based moves (I assume that's why Meloetta and Wigglytuff are part Normal as well). The rest should be pure Flying.
The Rookidee line has a knighthood theming in their design, which justifies the steel typing. The first two birds in the evolutionary line probably are pure flying for purely balancing reasons. The other regional birds have no such theming though, as they're mostly based on common species of birds, Nocktowl included.
I'm not a native English speaker and until today i've pronounced Linoone as Lee-no-one... thanks to you I now have a good way to remember how it's said lol
My mom once suggested that the Normal type might be more like an "unclassified" type, so they've got some things that simply aren't specialized the way other types are, or they're specialized in a weird way that doesn't fit into the other types, or they've got Normal Type as a a placeholder classification until researchers can figure out what to call them.
Eeeeyyyyyy, no way! It's the Sound type button from my New Types series at 8:33! :D Made me stop and do a double take while I was watching though it, lol. Never expected anyone would find it on a channel as small as mine. :)
Canais Young I was able to beat the Miltank in two hits because I always grind my Pokémon to higher levels (at least 15 levels higher than the gym's Pokémon), so my Pokémon are always tanks.
@@monkey_blu I've got an argument for why some of them aren't normal, specifically the birds. In fact, to quote an ornithologist (bird scientist) when she was introduced to pokemon: "What about birds is immune to ghosts?" no but seriously, why are the birds immune to ghosts, why?!
@@livedandletdie they can fly in the games, but their inspirations (Dodo and Penguin) are flightless birds, which is what I think Lindsay is talking about. Also, Lindsay, they are flying type because as mentioned in the video Flying type used to be just Bird type in the beta code and stuff, so it just transferred over like that.
@@krannisern4612 that would make sense. Though in the Pokemon Stadium games whenever Doduo or Dodrio use Fly it shows them petalling their legs like they are on a bike or something.
I think the logic behind the Porygon line is similar to Eevee, Ditto, Castform, Arceus, and Silvally: Conversion and Conversion 2 are its signature moves so it's associated with type shifting and thus Normal is being treated as the "default type." Best I can think of for Drampa is that it's because it has mammalian and reptilian traits, and a lot of Normal-types are mammals while many Dragon-types are reptiles. Pretty flimsy reasoning either way.
Well, it may be its display, but fundamentally it is still composed of no other material than electric signals manifesting in a display that gives tangibility and a specific place and time in reality.
@@Betterthanever-m2iCode that is stored on a CD does not use electricity. Also data can be transmitted using radio waves and optics. Making the Porygon line Electric type makes no sense because they are not bound by a certain medium. Information processing is an abstract concept which can also be performed without electricity. Though it does make sense for the Porygon line to learn a lot of Electric moves since electricity does lend itself well to information processing.
Honestly, with Helioptile and Heliolisk's powers coming from the sun, shouldn't they be Electric/Fire instead of Normal? They can learn a decent amount of fire movesl, and most Pokemon connected with the sun (aside from Solgaleo, I guess) have Fire somewhere.
It might be due to it getting its power from the sun that it's normal. It's not some mythical creature that can just cast lightning, it has to actually get it from somewhere.
Normal has actually always been my favorite Pokemon type, a lot of normal moves are pretty powerful, giving them to a normal Pokemon makes them even more.
I'm not even sure how accurate it is anymore. I just remember hearing that it was going to be "the next Fortnite" back when this video was being written (months ago). and hoped that the joke would be relevant by now. not sure how much it is though.
I think Drampa's a Normal type because it usually doesn't act like much of a dragon type. It's mostly very gentle and harmless; it's literally The Placid Pokemon. Kind of the opposite of the untamed powerful energy of a dragon. EXCEPT for when it gets angry, which is when it unleashes its dragony rage. Hence why it's partially dragon, but that is not its main type because it's only like this when it's in the mood to be. (Though this doesn't explain why gentle affectionate Altaria is still Dragon. Maybe its just too full of mystical energy. Whatever, everyone knows Altaria's a weird type.)
I kinda feel like normal type when mixed with another type is used to signify the Pokémon is not as much of that type as other Pokémon. Like Drudigon is a plain old dragon, while drampa is *less* of a dragon and doesn’t really have draconic powers in the same way.
Ya ever saw a full grown bear get sent packing by a house cat? *Laughs in American* Our animals might seem common and uninspired, but they are definitely crazy.
Now the Legends: Arceus is out, it should be noted that Arceus has a new form with the Legend Plate where it changes type when it uses Judgement to a type most supereffective against its target’s typing (and most resistant to its target’s typing in the case of a tie). I think this is probably the most balanced way of implementing Arceus having every type. It only has one type at a time, it only changes type when it uses Judgement (so speedy Fighting moves can still get a supereffective hit on it, for example), and it doesn’t change types in response to a foe’s move. It also doesn’t let you choose which type it changes to; it only changes type to a specific type based on the foe’s typing (like to Ice against a Ground/Flying-type, Ghost against a Psychic/Fighting-type, or Flying or Fire (randomly) against a Bug/Grass-type). In a sense, it’s kinda like its ability is a combination of the abilities Protean (which, when attacking, changes the user’s type to match the type of the move it’s about to use (if it deals damage)) and Multitype (Arceus’s usual ability) as well as a weird, sorta-inverted combination of the moves Reflect Type/Conversion (Gen I) (which changes the user’s type(s) to match the target’s) and Conversion 2 (which changes the user’s type to one that is most resistant against the type of the move last used against it).
13:35 ~ I always make the Porygon line: Porygon Electric/- Porygon2 Electric/Psychic Porygon-Z Psychic/Electric Because Porygon2 was designed to go into space, and Porygon-Z was made to travel outside of our dimension-but it was bugged/hacked/glitches too much to safely send outside of our space.
Normal dragon would be a case of having all aspects of a dragon but no elements to it, no fire, no ice breath nothing special its all about claw swipes and stuff
@Sumera Paleema That is true but it may learn a fire move but it doesnt mean its a fire typing, sort of like only knowing one martial art move, does that make you a martial artist? the obvious answer, no, plus It is possible the pokemon causes a fire indirectly maybe sapping moisture from the surrounding area making it extremely dry and combustable but just because the pokemon can learn a single fire type move or has a natural fire breathing ability but can only be used under certain conditions does not count as fire typing
I think it all wraps back around to good ol Ghengis and his penchant for women. He had a lot of kids, and a lot of people can trace their bloodlines back to him. Add in a kangaroo pouch as a symbol of parental stuff, voila a Pokémon.
@@Dr.Disney people call Kangaskhan a Kangaroo because of its name "Kanga"skhan. A lot of other Pokemon have names that at least partially mention what type of animal or thing they are (Pancham and Pangoro are Pandas, Mudkip is a mud fish or mudskipper, Torchic line is chick (like baby chicken) and chicken, etc.) The pouch with the baby in it also helps with that, since Kangaroos are the animals most typically seen in media and such with a baby sticking out of it's pouch.
Stoutland is also based on a St. Bernard. Those dogs were/are used to save people in the mountains hence the good nature it has mentioned in some of its pokedex entries. The Pokémon Black entry even directly references what the St. Bernard's role: "It rescues people stranded by blizzards in the mountains. Its shaggy fur shields it from the cold." I'm impressed that you missed that one. Also he is based on other dog breeds, but the St. Bernard is the biggest inspiration in my opinion.
Normal are the most under rated type most of them have strong moves in their first form so you have to not evole them to get those powerful moves such as slaking not having a fairy type move but his first evolution form having a fairy type move so you have to level it up to get it before evolution.
Funfact: It was stated by Gamefreak that Kangashkan was not based on a kangaroo. Only a part of the name is ‘kanga’ because of the baby in the pouch. For the rest it’s based on an overweight fighter, some might even say it’s based on a sumo-wrestler (unlikely if you ask me) and King Kong and some dinosaurs played a big role in the design. Conclusion: It’s just a monster with a pouch.
Dragon and Fairy are all thats left! And to celebrate, Next month we're having a whole special month!
DRAGON MONTH!
An entire month of dragon-type themed videos! (and SwSh news, maybe some E3 stuff)
and after that, we'll have:
FAIRY MONTH!
An entire month of fairy type themed videos! (and SwSh news)
If these go well, we may start having special months more often. Hope to see you there!
Yay saving my favorite typing for last
I swear you forgot snubbull and grab bull or is it just me. I mean I know why it’s normal because it’s a bulldog
Every glitch, shadow, and ??? type pokemon explained.
@@8bitpug29 snubbul and granbull is fairy type
By the way, you meant Dual with an A, right? You know, AAAAAAAA?
Maybe Drampa is normal because it plays with kids/has been domesticated and integrated into urban environments
That thing goes into bullies houses and burns it to the ground. That’s not normal.
I always think of Drampa as Falkor from The Neverending story
But Drampa live in the mountains. It's not domesticated or integrated into urban environments.
Maybe drampa is normal because kids love dragons tell me of a kid that wanted a dinosaur or a dragon because they tough it was cool/awesome and wished for one to obliterate a bully xD maybe is because of that everyone when they where kids wanted a dragon so its normal maybe that's why drampa is normal xD
i think drampa is based on hermits, people that live in the mountains and are said to live a lot of years, even centuries and be old as dragons. but thats just me...
But I like *He Who Shall Not Be Named.*
He’s always got a full wifi signal.
Twistie Noodles DO NO SAY HIS NAME.
@Twistie Noodles demonetized
Twistie Noodles
Bye bye revenue
I like Porygon Z
But it's upside down. Anti-wifi.
Normal type feels more like, “non-specific type”.
I've thought "Normal" is their miscellaneous type, what they use when they haven't made a type for a poke'mon, or can't match a poke'mon to an existing type.
Yeah and Monroe there is a typeless name going on in the canon of pokemon
No One Sarino, Huh... neat!
Or sound
@@ericolens3 i get normal flying the LEAST because before gen 8 all birds were normal/flying types and the only pure flying type was tornadus
"And it looks like an odd hodgepodge of creature parts, Poor thing."
Gen 8 fossil pokemon:"Allow us to introduce ourselves."
Allow us to scream in agony
Ace mcwolf Ha ha ha
Upside down fish screams in agony
I think the best defining characteristic of the Normal type isn't "oh it's a normal creature", but instead looks more into how they prefer to fight. Think of it this way: When you ask, "What's the best way to damage an opponent?" how would Pokémon of various types respond?
A Fire type might say, "Use heat or fire."
A Fighting type might say, "Deliver a practiced blow."
A Dark type might say, "Do whatever it takes, and don't worry about being vicious."
And a Normal type might say, "Just hit 'em hard."
To me, that encapsulates the Normal type pretty well. Normal isn't exactly a lack of anything else; it's more a preference for simplicity.
As for why Normal is a stand-in for "Sound", I think it's closely related to the way physical and special moves are divided. Physical moves almost always strike the target with something solid; special moves use some form of fluid or energy instead. So, what's a simple (i.e. Normal-type) way to attack using fluid or energy? Well, sound waves use both! A third of all special Normal-type moves are sound-based.
Ooooh that makes a lot of sense. It puts into perspective more why normal type moves are just basic attacks, like scratch and tackle. Even the extra powerful moves make sense. Giga impact is just an ultra powerful tackle/body slam.
And then Hyper Beam is just a beam of pure energy
Bruno P. Hyper Beam you mean. But yeah that makes sense. It’s just a powerful energy beam, it doesn’t really relate to any other type
Ardub23
That’s Genius! and makes a lot of sense.🧐
Yo you need to chill with this college exam stuff 😂
Hey Vsauce Michael here.
Whats Normal? Are you Normal?
What's the most normal thing ever?
@@adhamwashere5320 Dying...
Thats the most common and normal thing to do amongst all living beings, ironically.
@@Neveroff-Official good answer
@@Neveroff-Official i said what's the most normal thing ever cuz that's what i thought michael would say after what you said
We all are Normal, right? Or is it????
To me, Drampa works as a "Normal" Pokemon, because he's like a dragon, just super suuuuuper chilled-out. Like, in a "You visit your grandparents and just kind of listen to them for four hours" kind of way. A little bit boring, like you said, but it's exactly what you expect from your grandparents. It's just... normal.
Same with Drampa. When Drampa just plops down on the patio and starts repeating its name for hours on end to tell you an epic tale from its youth unprompted, you just kind of expect it and nod along. You wouldn't expect a Druddigon or a Haxorus to spend an afternoon volunteering at a foodbank, though it would be a pleasant surprise. But Drampa? It's normal.
Honestly, it's always perplexed me why Hoothoot and Noctowl are Flying/Normal instead of Flying/Psychic considering how many Psychic moves they can learn.
Same with golduck and psyduck not having the psychic type. I guess maybe it’s because starmie was already a water/psychic in gen 1? Although that’s still a dumb reason.
Probably because there were already three other psychic/flying types in generation 2 and having five would be overkill
I thought literally until the other day they were flying dark 🤦♀️
Balance. Gotta make fighting types somewhat threatening still.
@@renranger2135gen 1 with over 5 Grass/Poison types
*sees porygon argument*
*cracks fingers* MY TIME TO SHINE Computer engineer here.
1. Not all computers/code are electrical. There are fully mechanical computers.
2. Not helping but sometimes 1 is a high voltage and 0 is a low voltage but not zero.
3. Programs themselves are made out of words and commands. Words translate to normal.
4. If I have to write my programs for programming tests by hand with paper and pencil then I don’t see why it should get special electrical treatment. Yes I’m slightly salty but I love my major so I don’t care to much.
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
You are a genius. I wish I could give you more than one like.
To add, Porygon is more of pure data (as math-like, more abstract term), therefore there isn't anything electric about it directly - at least not more than data saved on DVD disc.
Nerd but I can respect it
This is what bothered me the most about the video. Thanks for the informed correction.
I think there's also for 0/1 for [no light] / [yes light] for optic fiber, but I guess that's the signal itself, which the program reacts to, but idk.
"This dragon has a dragon body because it's a dragon"
I thought it was spaghetti but okay.
It also burns down the houses of those who bully his kid friends.
@@DerangedAvenger So is Drampa the Pokemon incarnate of Valkor?
*team rocket steals tangela while trainer is away
*Trainer comes back
Trainer: *SoMeBoDy ToUcHe My SpAgHeT* !!!!
I thought it was a goat bomb in the shape of a couch
I never noticed that Mega Audino had a stethoscope. Huh. Neat.
Normal audino kind of has one
Normal audino has one in each ear, mega adds two more on the body
Dorkly reference?
Mega neat.
Of all gen 5 pokemon to get a mega, not zoroark, not scolipede, not stoutland, not Golurk, not Victini, not haxorus, not hydreigon, not even goddamn volcarona
Plus Eevee is me when I can’t decide on future when I was a kid...
and look where you are now. :]
@@theamazingmoore6083 OOOOOOOH!!
@@theamazingmoore6083 BAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
SPACE COWBOY!
@@theamazingmoore6083 they are flareon :}{
_"This dragon has a dragon's body because it's a dragon."_
*(slow clapping)*
*And as we can see here, water is wet*
@@TheLegless101 false
And this right here is an aspin. I can tell that it's an aspin because of the way it is.
Since Drampa's based on Chinese mythological dragons, who also have tie-ins to Feng Shui, it could be that these dragons are present constantly in daily life and are a *normal* occurance.
Hmm
Yes
The dragon here is made out of dragon
I noticed that most Normal pokemon would be considered Mammals in our world. Maybe that's what normal means, Humans would be Normal type
There are more than just mammals who are normal type. Like Kecleon.
Humans would be normal until they have psychic powers or are fighting types, they can go into a specialization of their attacks in this essay I will talk about how humans are Pokémo-
Would a boxer be a fighting type
Humans are typeless. Pokemon can become typeless too.
Would a swimmer be water type? Would a gardener be grass type? Would a electrician be electric type? Would some with poison be poison type? Would someone with a flamethrower to fire type? Would a fighter be fighting type? Would a sky driver be flying type? Would a miner be ground type? Would a psychic be psychic type? Would a evil person be dark (evil in Japanese) type? Humans are weird.
If Arceus was all types at once it's only weakness would be rock. Meaning even god can't avoid getting bodied by stealth rock.
Jesus was weak against rocks.
@@AlfredoPuente8
That's really rude....
@@hotaruishere2133 it was funny
@@AlfredoPuente8 10/10 good joke
paco ramon 💀💀💀
They're birds, birds can fly
"Penguin at the background"
Tropius slides by
penguins can fly! just need a trebuchet or a cannon.
Ostrich: (puts wind on penguins shoulder) I feel ya
Well they used to in the dinosaur times... now they’re ice swimmers birds.
ACTUALLY
Penguins describe, in English, two family of birds that are completely different, one in the north pole and one in the south pole. The penguins as we think of them are closer to the south pole, but north pole penguins are totally able to fly, and are more like seagulls. In french, we call those "pingouins" and those in the south are "manchot", but you English people somehow use the same name for completely different animals.
Idiot.
I would really like to see what you could come up with for why Eevee has unstable DNA.
I think they said something about it in the Pokémon Adventures manga, but I haven't read it in a while...although that could have just been because of the experiments Team Rocket was running on that particular Eevee >.>
I thought it was due to how Eevee is able to adapt. It’s DNA shifts and changes to allow it to survive in almost any environment. It’s logical in an animal evolution way.
@@AndyStarzs1 True but I was wondering more so why it has more unstable DNA than any other Pokémon and why it's so adaptable in the first place.
I think Eevee is simply an extreme example of how some animals are far more adaptable than others. For example the racoon is a real world "Eevee" because they can adapt to many environments. Rocky beaches, dense forest, city streets, you name it they'll claim it. Eevee just takes that to the literal sense in that it physically changes itself to perfectly suit wherever it lives.
Just watch matpat's video on it on game theory
I think that Noctowl should be psychic/flying. It can learn Zen Headbutt. Also, owls in western countries are associated with wisdom and sorcery.
Yeah, western, but not eastern
@@rizqp9398 and Unova is New York. It's not the first time that gamefreak took inspiration from the West.
nightmare27and_friends Ok but it’s still not the case here
Rizq P I mean they take inspiration from all over the world to make their Pokémon, it doesn't matter if they live in the East, they've used Western inspiration before.
I always mistook hoothoot as psychic type
"Pokemon that are dual typed with the 2nd type being normal"
I had my mind blown hearing that. I thought those literally didnt exist
Anything is possible in Pokemon :)
Literally any Regionl Bird: *Bruh*.
@@turothecreator3067 the first type is normal with those
@@turothecreator3067Most Flying-types are secondary types. Including all the regional birds.
I played gen 5 a bit ago, and I started shitting and farting everywhere as soon as I realized Litleo and Pyroar were this typing
Whenever I've looked at Skitty and Delcatty, I've imagined those ball-ended things as sewing pins and that elderly ladies who love sewing would have a few of the Pokémon around.
Okay but are the pins growing out of the body? Are they bone or modified claws? Or are they just stuck into the fur/flesh.
@@lordfelidae4505 all of the above.
Bibarel? What an odd way to say HM slave
lol
It is one of the best hm slaves ngl
Perfect Bidoof:
I'll end this man's whole career
Like, if it had 6 slots it'd actually be the best hm slave of all time.
@Tayebz Tayebz :3 but is he better than a bibarel with 4 hms making it much more convenient for me to get around in gen 4s shitty HM heaviness?
gnoggin and lockstin: *says furret*
furret bois within 5cm: *WALKIN TIME*
I found this
th-cam.com/video/e9U7Tpa3Wl4/w-d-xo.html
Furret is so cute when it shuffles its paws
*furret walk intensifies*
It's a shame that in recent generations, there appears to have been a shift towards every Pokémon having some special properties by decree, leaving the Normal type as the "Bland type". Normal used to be an OP typing in gen I. It was one of the few physical types that had pretty much nothing to fear when going up against Psychic types, and as such, were your go-to Psychic type counters. As far as Ghosts are concerned, only Gengar exists to stop you, and Rock types Golem and Rhydon. Outside of that, everything took neutral damage from you. Most Normals in gen I had the coverage to demolish those three regardless. Getting STAB on the OP gen I Hyper Beam? Excellent. Unable to be paralyzed by opposing Body Slams? Icing on the cake.
and before anyone mentions the fighting type:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA you think fighting is good in gen 1? even outside of being bodied by psychic, Fighting's best move in gen 1 is the 80BP/80Acc Submission
@@gypsysprite4824 gen 1 fighting and ghost basically didn't exist lol
@@Pihsrosnec Atleast gen 1 gengar has a decent niche, being a fast, normal-immune, sleep user. nowhere close to top tier, but more than certainly usable
@@gypsysprite4824 fair point, I just always forget gengar is a pokemon people can actually get
@@gypsysprite4824 You say that but every normal type in Gen-1 gets utterly slammed by basically any fighting type of Gen-1.
4:17 A warning for those who has arachnophobia. Jeez that scared the crap out of me.
if only I had read this earlier lol
Too late because it's not the top comment
Drampa dragon+grandpa
Dragon: dragon type
Grandpa: normal type.
Wow
Heck. My grandpa is a fire type tho-
@@justthatordinarydragon5340 YOOOO SAME
mine is ghost type
Mine's ground type because he's in th-- no, that's too dark.
Hey, and also dark type.
Sawsbuck
S= spring
A= autumn
W= winter
S= summer
S=summer
A=autumn
W=winter
S=spring
S is spring
Omg
HAGS
@@DustDaAnt You're wrong tidus.
11:32 "This would be very OP"
Gamefreak: let's create a legend plate that changes Arceus type each turn to the best super effective damage possible!
Drampa has always reminded me of a dog/dragon so to me normal makes sense. May not be the case but ehh, good enough for me. Neverending story baby
The members of the Porygon evolution tree do not have to be Electric type, because they are made from code and not from electricity per se. Electricity is merely a possible medium of code. Maybe his physical form is plastic with the code written in it as if in a CD. Electricity is a good medium for code hence why they learn a lot of Electric type moves but it is not the only medium hence why they are Normal type, since Normal type is also the multi-type type (e.g. like in Tri Attack or Hidden Power).
Also their signature moves convert their type apparently by changing their textures so their Normal type textures are their default textures.
Dr. λ the Checker of Types
bonus: when you have a picture on your screen, you see the picture. Not the code, not the electricity. Yes that picture of of a sphere is made up out of code and displayed via electricity but you see it as a NORMAL sphere you’re not defining that virtual sphere based off of how it’s being displayed to you.
Normal seems like it means ordinary.
Things that you would see in a town or village and don't think anything about that.
Even the grandpa dragon can be explained like this:
Imagine a normal town.
Imagine the personality of a grandpa.
magine that personality combined with a small dragon-ish body.
Ta-Da!
In the pokemon world fiery lizards and living gears aren't especially unusual.
To us, it's fantasy.
To them, it's reality.
@@vornamenachname2727 An alive pokeball is electric type though.
Why
@@TheLegless101 what else could it be?
Oranguru probably holds a hint as to why Drampa has the normal typing. It's a bit closer to home, more relatable and grounded, not so hyper specialized. Pure dragon types are fierce. Drampa is almost like a pet.
“Polygon will be the most literal electric pokemon there is!”
Rotom: *am i a joke to you?*
Hola
@@kitten5408 Chao jsjs
Porygon
Porygon
Damn autocorrect, am I right?
Rotom is electric ghost so not normal. His gimmick makes is that he loses the electric type or maybe he loses the ghost typing and gained different typing spaced on what hes in
You misspelled Dual types.
Duel is a deadly contest of weapons between two people.
Dual is consisting of two parts.
Jarrett R Garcia I mean are they not thrown into duels?
@@fifiaXD touché
ITS TIME TO DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDUEL
I actually have a huge soft spot for Normal type Pokemon just because something about little monsters resembling simplified real animals appeals to me specifically. This video also helped me realize why the idea of a Sound type never sat well with me: it'd interfere with too many Normal type Pokemon and maybe even render the whole type obsolete.
You know what? That’s hella relatable.
Normal is honestly one of the most abstract types in existence it's kinda crazy
I always felt like the normal type was the “this Pokémon is hard to fit in any other category so we put it here” type.
I love how you used a cup of Starbucks coffee to represent normal. Normies drinking their Starbucks.
david girard I am a proud normie.
But I'm normal and I don't drink coffee
Had a stroke trying to read this
he should have included something with starbucks when talking about sawsbuck.
Jaisen Roa sawsbucks coffee
I genuinely thought that drampa was a dunsparce evolution when i first saw it
That's almost literally how I first referred to him XD
"oh, and gen 7 has that weird looking snake thing"
- huh?
"you know, that Dunsparce evolution"
- Ooooooooooh. Wait. Isn't that just a pokemon on its own?
"idk"
It baffles me how people actually thought this. They are nothing alike aside from their sort of scaly appearance
Dunsparce could use the evo
We all did pal
Shoulda been a dunsparce evo just like alomomola shoulda been a luvdisc evo
Drampa origins that Zhulong, a human but with a dragons body so Normal>dragon
Fun Fact: Missingno. is Bird-Type
Why am I, Vaporeon explaining this? I don't know.
Clearly glitches have mastery over flight and air
My cat ate me help
Because wynaut?
Oh, hello there, Vaporeon! I was just curious about if you heard about the cursed copypasta about you. If you (were unfortunate enough to) have heard about it, what do you think about it?
@@Feezee223 r u mega slowbro? umm ill go out from the bathroom now
Dunsparce is my favorite Normal-type Pokemon. It's adorable.
“Ambipom is one of my most hated Pokémon, look at it’s face”
*A well deserved laugh indeed*
I hate both it and its pre-evo
@DEAD CHANNEL How Dare You
@@deadchannel3604 the pre-evolution is adorable but ambipom is just... it's hands are udders
But Lockstin according to Misty Furret's a ground type!
+Ace Coordinator Mary, Ah ha ha ha! Good ol' Crazy Misty!
Yeah and according to Brock water types are weak to fire types :/
It should have been part ground honestly
@@Direwolf181 At least it wouldn't have been the only new ground type introduced in his gen. Not like some Ugly Bunny.
@@tinooftime7149 ahhhh the anime where nothing makes sense lol
As of SwSh, GF has finally realized that a regular bird can be plain Flying and doesn't have to be part Normal. However, design-wise I don't see anything in Rookidee or Corvisquire that makes them appear any less normal than, say, Staravia.
If we assume that most regular bird Pokemon that are Normal/Flying should just be pure Flying, are there any that are especially plain and absolutely should be part Normal, similar to how Bibarel is a bit too normal to be a pure Water-type?
I mean, Doduo and Dodrio are flightless birds, so they are less "Flying" than the others. They can stay Normal/Flying.
Chatot can keep its Normal type too so it gets STAB on all those sound-based moves (I assume that's why Meloetta and Wigglytuff are part Normal as well). The rest should be pure Flying.
The Rookidee line has a knighthood theming in their design, which justifies the steel typing.
The first two birds in the evolutionary line probably are pure flying for purely balancing reasons.
The other regional birds have no such theming though, as they're mostly based on common species of birds, Nocktowl included.
I wasn't ready for Lockstin's impression of staravia lmao
No one was no one
"And Spinda is just drunk" I probably laughed at that joke a bit more than I should of.
Well, they had to change it to "dizzy" so they won't get in trouble for referencing alcohol.
How long have you been waiting to make that joke in the thumb nail?
The joke whooshed over me. What is it?
Living Lightning same
@@livinglightning8097 I'd like to know as well
Commenting for notification. Cuz I don't get it either.
XD
"Spinda's just drunk" - Lockstin 2019
Spinda is a drunk red panda
Normal type is the Suburban Karen of the Pokemon series
Kangaskhan would like to speak to your manager
@@angelbun-art it's not very effective
@@iggigg2721 Kangaskhan took the kids
*Kangaskhan doesn't believe in vaccines for her children*
@@Nobody-qk4xu Kangaskhan's pouch baby fainted
type: exists
Gnoggin: Well yes but actually no
Noctowl shouldn’t be normal it should be psychic along with flying
balancing reasons back in the day
Well we had Natu and Xatu in the same generation
Lockstin: "You see, I spelled first like the beginning of Furret's name- *I'M GETTING SIDETRACKED!* "
Me trying to do anything productive ever
Wait a minute... you put Mega Lopunny in the “all normal” speed round, but it’s normal-fighting type!
He was using Mega Lopunny as an example at that time
He always keeps the mega evolutions with their non mega forms
Still normal, but you have a point
I can't be the only one who thinks the stomach at 10:24 looks like an upside down Wi-Fi symbol.
You mean,Lickilicky
@@tijanamilenkovic3425 HE. WHO. SHALL. NOT. BE. NAMED.
What's McCree's favorite Pokemon?
It's LiNOONe
its high linoone
I thoughts it’s taurros
I'm not a native English speaker and until today i've pronounced Linoone as Lee-no-one... thanks to you I now have a good way to remember how it's said lol
My mom once suggested that the Normal type might be more like an "unclassified" type, so they've got some things that simply aren't specialized the way other types are, or they're specialized in a weird way that doesn't fit into the other types, or they've got Normal Type as a a placeholder classification until researchers can figure out what to call them.
16:40 it's normal because dragons are usually paired with the flying type but this one has no wings so it's a Normal Dragon.
Soviet Doge But Drampa can still fly.. So..?
Drampa can fly. Goodra can't. So your logic is flawed.
Haxorus
Eeeeyyyyyy, no way! It's the Sound type button from my New Types series at 8:33! :D Made me stop and do a double take while I was watching though it, lol.
Never expected anyone would find it on a channel as small as mine. :)
Glad to see you get one of your designs in!
Me: *see thumnail* “Not normal”
Also me: that is relatable
S AME
Are u the real xurkitree?
@@MonsterLeagueOfficial that’s debatable
@@eertikrux666 idk what that means
@@MonsterLeagueOfficial me neither
Him: _Doesn't reference Whitney's Miltank_
Me: _Vaporeon cry_
Whitney's Miltank is easy to defeat if you (a) find an online article or video on how to defeat her, or (b) cheat.
@@canaisyoung3601 That just makes the argument about it more valid.
Some how I beat her in one try but it took me a while to beat all the other johto gym leaders
Canais Young I was able to beat the Miltank in two hits because I always grind my Pokémon to higher levels (at least 15 levels higher than the gym's Pokémon), so my Pokémon are always tanks.
Just use fighting type
"What normal pokemon are not normal?"
....
NONE OF THESE POKEMON ARE NORMAL!!!
A bunny can become a fightining type thats not. Normal
For us scrubs who don't live in the Pokemon world maybe. But for them, pretty normal.
@@monkey_blu I've got an argument for why some of them aren't normal, specifically the birds. In fact, to quote an ornithologist (bird scientist) when she was introduced to pokemon: "What about birds is immune to ghosts?"
no but seriously, why are the birds immune to ghosts, why?!
@@glitchwolf1384 Because they function with the same logic of why Ghosts can't harm ANY normal-type: because only ghosts can hurt other ghosts
Edgar Garcia That could be applied to pretty much every Pokemon that's ever been made
2:29 Rookidee: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*
Spinda is just DRUNK! idk why but the delivery of that line cracked me up XD
Spinda: z'ANd if you, ah, think yer be'er n' me you've gotta nother thing comin'."
if that means that it's normal to be always drunk in Pokemon universe, well...
When I was younger, I thought Porygon was a psychic type.
Explain why flightless birds like delibird and dodrio are the flying type.
Dodrio can learn fly... Delibird can learn fly... hence they are not flightless birds...
Imagine them flapping their leg/heads to work as wings.
@@livedandletdie they can fly in the games, but their inspirations (Dodo and Penguin) are flightless birds, which is what I think Lindsay is talking about.
Also, Lindsay, they are flying type because as mentioned in the video Flying type used to be just Bird type in the beta code and stuff, so it just transferred over like that.
@@livedandletdie every time i see doduo or dodrio using fly i imagine it using his heads like the blades of a helicopter XD
@@krannisern4612 that would make sense. Though in the Pokemon Stadium games whenever Doduo or Dodrio use Fly it shows them petalling their legs like they are on a bike or something.
I think the logic behind the Porygon line is similar to Eevee, Ditto, Castform, Arceus, and Silvally: Conversion and Conversion 2 are its signature moves so it's associated with type shifting and thus Normal is being treated as the "default type."
Best I can think of for Drampa is that it's because it has mammalian and reptilian traits, and a lot of Normal-types are mammals while many Dragon-types are reptiles. Pretty flimsy reasoning either way.
My excuse is Drampa is has some sound based moves and would be a normal occurrence since it is so friendly with the kids.
"could you imagine if in game Arceus was all types at once" locksitin predicted the way judgement works in legends confirmed?
11:45 its real now
PLA added a legend plate that gives arceus every type at once
I wholeheartedly agree with you on the whole Kangaskhan thing. They could’ve done so much more with the idea for a kangaroo Pokémon
Drampa is just a normal Grandpa doing Grandpa things... Like... Y'know... Being a dragon
(Angey noises upon not seeing Togepi, Clefairy, and Granbull’s lines, even despite the fact that they are no longer normal)
The Porygon line is likely normal type for the same reason as Arceus, it can change its type using conversion.
I'm surprised that more people don't know that that's the reason
no, progamming code, is not nessiarily electric
most all coding is text based... and words are pretty normal
Well, it may be its display, but fundamentally it is still composed of no other material than electric signals manifesting in a display that gives
tangibility and a specific place and time in reality.
cause now i can see a floppy disc evolve to a cd evolve to a usb stick
Link to a programming code that doesn't use electricity? The text on a computer would be whatever program interpreted the 1s and 0s
@@Betterthanever-m2iCode that is stored on a CD does not use electricity. Also data can be transmitted using radio waves and optics.
Making the Porygon line Electric type makes no sense because they are not bound by a certain medium. Information processing is an abstract concept which can also be performed without electricity. Though it does make sense for the Porygon line to learn a lot of Electric moves since electricity does lend itself well to information processing.
Also its Signature moves Conversion and Conversion 2 mean its typing categorizes it with Castform.
The top of litleos head is actually like hot coals. You can find this out by petting it in Pokémon ami
Honestly, with Helioptile and Heliolisk's powers coming from the sun, shouldn't they be Electric/Fire instead of Normal? They can learn a decent amount of fire movesl, and most Pokemon connected with the sun (aside from Solgaleo, I guess) have Fire somewhere.
It might be due to it getting its power from the sun that it's normal. It's not some mythical creature that can just cast lightning, it has to actually get it from somewhere.
17:31 he just predicted the whole COPPA thing lmao
Pyroar's mane is made of fire, as said by it's Pokedex entry in X and OR.
Hm. Doesn't look like it. Man recent Pokémon designs suck. Those ones don't look too bad but, yeahhhh
Normal has actually always been my favorite Pokemon type, a lot of normal moves are pretty powerful, giving them to a normal Pokemon makes them even more.
S-My-Q not to mention that normal type gyms are a real challenge, Norman, Lenora and She who should not be named🐮
Swords dance with slash Zangoose was so fun to play. Nothing survived.
That apex joke was the biggest insult I've ever received in my life
And that normals are boring quote too
I'm not even sure how accurate it is anymore. I just remember hearing that it was going to be "the next Fortnite" back when this video was being written (months ago). and hoped that the joke would be relevant by now. not sure how much it is though.
@@Gnoggin I'm pretty sure Fortnite is still new normie game since it's basically replaced Minecraft as the game all kids play.
@@Gnoggin yeah I didn't catch on. I played it a few times and didn't like it. To be fair I'm not a fan of any battle Royale games
To me Normal is a very “you know it when you see it” type, so it’s very fun watching you try and figure out why I know it when I see it
Is it just me but
To me silvali looks like a Griffin without wings but also with a weird head thing
And a fish tail
I think Drampa's a Normal type because it usually doesn't act like much of a dragon type. It's mostly very gentle and harmless; it's literally The Placid Pokemon. Kind of the opposite of the untamed powerful energy of a dragon. EXCEPT for when it gets angry, which is when it unleashes its dragony rage. Hence why it's partially dragon, but that is not its main type because it's only like this when it's in the mood to be. (Though this doesn't explain why gentle affectionate Altaria is still Dragon. Maybe its just too full of mystical energy. Whatever, everyone knows Altaria's a weird type.)
Eevee: nothing special
Fluff: AM I A JOKE TO U IM EVERYTHING I AM FLUFFFFF
I kinda feel like normal type when mixed with another type is used to signify the Pokémon is not as much of that type as other Pokémon. Like Drudigon is a plain old dragon, while drampa is *less* of a dragon and doesn’t really have draconic powers in the same way.
There should be 3 D's in Druddigon!
4:11 "we don't have many crazy animals"
Me: *laughs in australian*
I don't think that comment was meant for you.
Ya ever saw a full grown bear get sent packing by a house cat?
*Laughs in American*
Our animals might seem common and uninspired, but they are definitely crazy.
7:52 says a man making a twenty minute video about Pokémon. But that was pretty solid I must admit.
Now the Legends: Arceus is out, it should be noted that Arceus has a new form with the Legend Plate where it changes type when it uses Judgement to a type most supereffective against its target’s typing (and most resistant to its target’s typing in the case of a tie). I think this is probably the most balanced way of implementing Arceus having every type. It only has one type at a time, it only changes type when it uses Judgement (so speedy Fighting moves can still get a supereffective hit on it, for example), and it doesn’t change types in response to a foe’s move. It also doesn’t let you choose which type it changes to; it only changes type to a specific type based on the foe’s typing (like to Ice against a Ground/Flying-type, Ghost against a Psychic/Fighting-type, or Flying or Fire (randomly) against a Bug/Grass-type).
In a sense, it’s kinda like its ability is a combination of the abilities Protean (which, when attacking, changes the user’s type to match the type of the move it’s about to use (if it deals damage)) and Multitype (Arceus’s usual ability) as well as a weird, sorta-inverted combination of the moves Reflect Type/Conversion (Gen I) (which changes the user’s type(s) to match the target’s) and Conversion 2 (which changes the user’s type to one that is most resistant against the type of the move last used against it).
13:35 ~
I always make the Porygon line:
Porygon Electric/-
Porygon2 Electric/Psychic
Porygon-Z Psychic/Electric
Because Porygon2 was designed to go into space, and Porygon-Z was made to travel outside of our dimension-but it was bugged/hacked/glitches too much to safely send outside of our space.
Normal dragon would be a case of having all aspects of a dragon but no elements to it, no fire, no ice breath nothing special its all about claw swipes and stuff
@Sumera Paleema That is true but it may learn a fire move but it doesnt mean its a fire typing, sort of like only knowing one martial art move, does that make you a martial artist? the obvious answer, no, plus It is possible the pokemon causes a fire indirectly maybe sapping moisture from the surrounding area making it extremely dry and combustable but just because the pokemon can learn a single fire type move or has a natural fire breathing ability but can only be used under certain conditions does not count as fire typing
THANK YOU! I’ve been telling people for YEARS that Kangaskan is NOT A KANGAROO!
I think it all wraps back around to good ol Ghengis and his penchant for women. He had a lot of kids, and a lot of people can trace their bloodlines back to him. Add in a kangaroo pouch as a symbol of parental stuff, voila a Pokémon.
That still doesn’t explain why people call it a Kangaroo
@@Dr.Disney people call Kangaskhan a Kangaroo because of its name "Kanga"skhan. A lot of other Pokemon have names that at least partially mention what type of animal or thing they are (Pancham and Pangoro are Pandas, Mudkip is a mud fish or mudskipper, Torchic line is chick (like baby chicken) and chicken, etc.) The pouch with the baby in it also helps with that, since Kangaroos are the animals most typically seen in media and such with a baby sticking out of it's pouch.
Wait! Why is Togekiss in the background? Isn’t it a fairy type now?
Juna Glacierz19 the artwork is made before Gen 6
Da Temporal Dialga and who told u
iEnVy Ghostzツ I found it online
11:30 coming back to this video, and how far we have come-
14:36 "duel types..."
you mean just mega-gallade? it's duel type... it's a yu gi oh joke
YUGIOOOOOH
STANTLER HAS SHISHIODOSHI ON IT?! WOW! Also, so THAT’S what those mechanisms are called. I thought they were just special models of fountain.
16:55 I think it's normal because the other dragon pokemon have some sort of power, like fire, water, ect.
I clicked on this video just to see my previous evolution
How does being an Eevee feel?
BROTHER?
HyperGlaceon Family reunion
You guys are lucky
Sis?
I swear, the entire Litleo evolution line is just a collective fever dream that doesn't really exist.
Stoutland is also based on a St. Bernard. Those dogs were/are used to save people in the mountains hence the good nature it has mentioned in some of its pokedex entries. The Pokémon Black entry even directly references what the St. Bernard's role:
"It rescues people stranded by blizzards in the mountains. Its shaggy fur shields it from the cold."
I'm impressed that you missed that one. Also he is based on other dog breeds, but the St. Bernard is the biggest inspiration in my opinion.
Lilipup is based on the Yorkie, or Yorkshire Terrier, and it’s evolution Herdier is based on Scottish Terriers and Australian Silky Terriers.
it looks nothing like a st bernard lol
Normal are the most under rated type most of them have strong moves in their first form so you have to not evole them to get those powerful moves such as slaking not having a fairy type move but his first evolution form having a fairy type move so you have to level it up to get it before evolution.
Funfact: It was stated by Gamefreak that Kangashkan was not based on a kangaroo. Only a part of the name is ‘kanga’ because of the baby in the pouch. For the rest it’s based on an overweight fighter, some might even say it’s based on a sumo-wrestler (unlikely if you ask me) and King Kong and some dinosaurs played a big role in the design. Conclusion: It’s just a monster with a pouch.