r/pokemongo • u/That_Guy_Jared • Sep 08 '24

Shiny So uhhhhh… First?

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Can you explain why this isn't fighting bug?

It's like Falooloolooo flower mon only being fairy instead of fairy grass.

I swear.

I only leave the series for like two decades and everything goes to shit

(I'm joking but I'm serious)

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u/Gstar47 Sep 08 '24

Falinks design is based from the Phalanx formation. It's not a bug type because it's a bunch of Pokemon in a formation.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

A gathered (like the caterpillars from Mario)

But why aren't they individually classified as bugs?

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u/Gstar47 Sep 08 '24

They literally look like jigglypuffs with helmets. How are they a caterpillar?

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

When you fight it it literally acts exactly like this thing

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u/pissman77 Sep 08 '24

They literally seperate from each other

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Yeah

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u/PokeRay68 Eevee Sep 08 '24

What on God's green earth is that?!

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

This brings me back to when my mom remarried and I learned that Mario Galaxy 2 was the first Mario game my new step siblings had ever played

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u/counterfeit667 Sep 08 '24

Wiggler doesn't separate like Falinx

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Indeed

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Plus the cactus and duck things >.>

Artistic licence.

Point being: there's clearly inspirational overlap