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Yet, it’s weird just how little consistency there is in Normal-type Pokémon. They come in all shapes, sizes, body-types, and with an array of additional types to compliment the normality. It just doesn’t make sense. These are just a few important questions about this oft-ignored Pokémon type.

10 How Do Researchers Classify The Normal Type?

One of the most bizarre things about Normal types is the inconsistency in designs. They don’t share a set egg group like Bug-types, and they don’t share a common real-life parallel either.

Looking at all their sprites side-by-side, there are a few similar colors, but even there it’s hard to tell the difference between a Fairy type and, say, a Skitty. To add to the confusion, Normal is default form of the literal god of Pokémon, Arceus. So, what ties them all together? It’s hard to tell.

9 Why Is The Normal Type So Common?

To follow up that first question, why are there so many Normal-types in the world of Pokémon? It is the most abundant singular typing, clocking in at 69 unique Pokémon according to Bulbapedia’s research.

The first five generations of Pokémon hold the majority of them, with more recent games adding fewer and fewer, using the pure Normal-type just as Route 1 fodder. Are Normal-type Pokémon just a generic catch-all for Pokémon without strong characteristics? And why do they not survive in regions like Kalos or Galar?

8 Why is Normal/Flying Such A Common Dual-Type?

To further complicate things, there’s the question of the Normal/Flying type. The only game without a new Normal/Flying Pokemon near the first route is Pokémon Sword and Shield, which had Rookidee as its flag-ship flier. Overall, there are 26 Normal/Flying Types. Why is this combination so common?

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Perhaps this is purely because these birds are just that: birds. If the Bird-type existed beyond Red and Blue’s janky coding, they’d all have that instead. Yet, there are birds like Delibird that have special typing. There’s no clear indication as to why the Route 1 birds are all so… Normal.

7 Is There Such A Thing As Normal-Type Energy?

Perhaps, when discussing what makes a Pokémon a Normal-type, it’s easier to talk about it in terms of other types. For example, Fire-type Pokémon typically all have a fire theme to them or control fire. Even Fighting-type Pokémon have a knack for physical combat and are built for that purpose.

This begs the question: is there Normal-Type energy that’s just unknown? The Normal Gem is proof that Normal-type moves can have their energy amplified, but where is this energy coming from? It’s totally unknown.

6 What Makes The Normal-Type So Malleable?

Going further on the concept of Normal-type energy, why is it so easy to change? There are several abilities that transform Normal-type moves into moves of a different type, like Pixilate or Galvanize. Normal-types like Kecleon and Castform can also change forms.

Eevee is the Evolution Pokémon that becomes anything but Normal. Smeargle’s gimmick is its ability to use literally any move it sees. Most obviously, there’s Ditto, which can transform into anything. It’s so common that Normal-types are focused around transformation, which is something no other type does. And again, there’s no clear reason for it.

5 Why Do Pokémon Not Evolve Into Normal-Types?

Normal-type Pokémon have an interesting characteristic: no Pokémon evolves to gain the Normal-type. Some Pokémon, like Azurill, lose the Normal-type. However, none gain it. This trait is shared with Bug-types, but in that case it makes sense that a creature that isn’t a bug wouldn’t suddenly become one.

The Normal-type is incredibly loosely defined, though, so what’s to say a Pokémon couldn’t become a Normal-type? Maybe a Pokémon like this will be discovered in the future.

4 Excluding Legendaries, Why Are Normal-Types So Weak?

There are some ridiculously powerful Pokémon out there. Some are strong based on game mechanics, with high base-stat totals and good abilities. Some are strong based on Pokédex entries, with the ability to cause natural disasters. These sorts of absurd characteristics are found in many Pokemon, but not Normal-types.

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Normal-types, aside from Regigigas and Arceus, don’t really have these traits. It’s rare for the Pokédex to reference the strength of a Normal-type, with one example being Slaking. Why are Normal-types, particularly pure Normal-types, so weak? There must be a biological consistency for it.

3 What About Normal-Type Biology Makes Them Weak To Fighting?

Normal-type Pokémon have few defensive weaknesses, with their only weakness being to fighting-type attacks. This begs the questions: why? When looking at other types weak to fighting, there’s a thread of logic that can be followed.

Ice, Rock, and Steel all have a connecting theme of being something solid that could be cracked by intense physical force. Dark-types can be justified as a game mechanic reason, as the Dark-type needed weaknesses when it was added in Gold and Silver. Normal has always been weak to fighting, and there’s no logical reason for it.

2 What About Normal-Type Biology Makes Them Immune To Ghost?

Looking further into Normal-type biology, why are they immune to Ghost-type attacks? The other way around makes sense, as Normal-type attacks are the embodiment of a thing that exists. Their physical nature could be dodged by ghosts.

Yet, ghosts can attack Fighting-types and not Normal-types. Perhaps Normal-types are so simple that the supernatural literally goes through their bodies? It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense when put under even the most basic of microscopes.

1 Are Real-Life Animals Considered Normal-Types?

A question that fans all ask themselves at some point: could Pokémon be real? Here’s a better question: what if they are? When looking at the Normal-types, the most common thread is that these are creatures without bells and whistles.

They can’t manipulate the elements or cause earthquakes by default. Most of them just hunt and gather like average animals. In fact, it could even be said that Normal-types are the most realistic Pokémon there are.

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