Why does the grass type have so many weaknesess?
Well, I get why Bug and Fire are resistant to grass, but I don’t understand the concept behind Flying/Ice/Psychic/Poison. Please help me.
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First off, Psychic doesn’t resist Grass, nor is Psychic super-effective against Grass. If a Psychic move is doing super-effective damage to a Grass type, it’s probably due to the Pokemon’s secondary typing.
Flyingtype in Pokemon is pretty muchAirorBirdtype. Many types of birds eat seeds and other plants, such as Goldfinches, Chickadees, Cardinals, etc.
Poisontypes are likely super-effective against Grass because ofweedkillersand other chemical products.
Iceattacks are super-effective against Grass because many plants wither and die when exposed to extreme temperatures.
Flying, Poison, Grass, Steel, Dragon and Bug likely resist Grass type moves for the following reasons:
it makes sense for them to be less affected by powers they themselves can control.
This quote also sums it up well.
Pokemon generally tries to be realistic with type weaknesses and resistances. It makes sense that Water beats Fire, and Fire beats Grass, because that’s what would happen irl. Birds and Bugs eat away at plants, so that also makes sense. Plants that don’t have needles or go dormant in the winter can die if they freeze. And plants tend to not like it when you put toxic substances near their roots. Sure, animals don’t like it either, but it only hurts them if they get it into their bodies. An animal can just move, find a different source of water or food. A plant is kinda stuck with whatever is in the soil underneath it.
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Well, like in real life grass or plants are a source of food for predators and are not very protected or defensive.FlyingPokemon are just birds, grass representsallplants such as berries and birds eat berries and other various plants.Icecan freeze plants and then they become brittle and can crack. They are not weak toPsychictypes.Poisonjust like in real life can harm plants or potentially kill them. It would also make sense for a Steel type weakness but then they would be a very weak type.
Source:LogicHope I helped!
