My main problem with Goodra is that it seemed like a wasted opportunity to either have a Dragon/Fairy or Dragon/Poison. It being pure Dragon is kind of weird
dumbprocessor
Because having a dragon starter would be unfair
Karl_Kollumna
you see the one on the left is actually just a fat bird while the one on the right is a fat dragon without wings. Meanwhile dragonite is the best of both worlds a fat dragon/bird hybrid
minibois
Charizard (except for its X mega) is more of a flying lizard that spews fire, rather than dragon, in my opinion.
My opinion is probably biased (as Goomy is my favorite Pokemon and its like is my favorite family), but I like them being Dragon typing!
The idea being that Dragon is more of a mythical legend/magic typing, not just exclusive to things like wyverns.
ghosty4
Because the people who programmed the game said so.
Theguywhokaboom
In gen 1 Dragon was an incredibly powerful type, reserved only for the strongest not legendary Pokemon. Back during gen 1 I think a dragon type pokemon was meant to be more substantial, not something easily obtained. So that’s why Charizard isn’t a dragon type even though he looks a lot like a dragon.
Old_Selection_2480
Unfortunately friend, he just dont got that dawg in em.
H20WRKS
Charizard’s easy.
Charizard was more based on the old traditional Salamander, originally stated to be a fire elemental during the time of the greeks. It’s why Charmander is Char*mander*.
Regardless of what Charmander became it’s still considered a lizard – Charizard’s Japanese name is still “*Lizard*on”
That and you give kids a Dragon type right off the bat, no one’s going to pick Venusaur and Blastoise – they’re *supposed* to be balanced. Emphasis on *supposed* – because come Gen 6 over a decade ago, GameFreak and TPCi saw how popular Charizard got and because of people complaining, gave it a two Mega Evolutions as opposed to Vanusaur and Blastoise getting one, and featuring it getting a Gigantamax form initially while Venusaur and Blastoise had to wait for Sword and Shield’s DLC.
For Goodra:
>Goodra, due to its Dragon type, elongated body shape, and retractable tentacles used for battling is probably based on Lou Carcolh, a mythical serpent/mollusk creature from French folklore.
>Alternatively, it could be based on the yōkai called Shussebora, meaning “ascended trumpet shell”, which is a trumpet shell snail that lives 1000 years in the mountains, 1000 on the plains, and 1000 at sea, then will ascend and turn into a dragon.
imyourfilterr
Because the creator made them that way. Just because it “looks” like a dragon doesn’t mean that it is one. And I say “looks” bc first of all dragons never existed, they are not real and therefore I can create a creature and name it a dragon if I feel like it. And second, because even though Charizard has some characteristics of a typical dragon with 6 limbs and lizard morphology, he doesn’t walk on 4 legs or has scales.
Idk I never saw him as a dragon, more like a lizard-like flying creature
IndependentEnergy236
GYM SLADE??
Solarturne
they prob didn’t want to make a dragon starter because dragon resists all starter types (and electric) since the type triangle wouldn’t work
now as to why mega charizard Y isn’t dragon, idk, mega sceptile is dragon
Bro this joke has been beaten to death can we please stop
MrBiggBlurv
I can’t believe nobody has mentioned Flygon. How is a flying bug looking thing count as a ground and dragon. I get trapinch as a ground type, but it’s off the rails from there…
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Or Gyarados or Mega Aerodactyl.
My main problem with Goodra is that it seemed like a wasted opportunity to either have a Dragon/Fairy or Dragon/Poison. It being pure Dragon is kind of weird
Because having a dragon starter would be unfair
you see the one on the left is actually just a fat bird while the one on the right is a fat dragon without wings. Meanwhile dragonite is the best of both worlds a fat dragon/bird hybrid
Charizard (except for its X mega) is more of a flying lizard that spews fire, rather than dragon, in my opinion.
My opinion is probably biased (as Goomy is my favorite Pokemon and its like is my favorite family), but I like them being Dragon typing!
The idea being that Dragon is more of a mythical legend/magic typing, not just exclusive to things like wyverns.
Because the people who programmed the game said so.
In gen 1 Dragon was an incredibly powerful type, reserved only for the strongest not legendary Pokemon. Back during gen 1 I think a dragon type pokemon was meant to be more substantial, not something easily obtained. So that’s why Charizard isn’t a dragon type even though he looks a lot like a dragon.
Unfortunately friend, he just dont got that dawg in em.
Charizard’s easy.
Charizard was more based on the old traditional Salamander, originally stated to be a fire elemental during the time of the greeks. It’s why Charmander is Char*mander*.
Regardless of what Charmander became it’s still considered a lizard – Charizard’s Japanese name is still “*Lizard*on”
That and you give kids a Dragon type right off the bat, no one’s going to pick Venusaur and Blastoise – they’re *supposed* to be balanced. Emphasis on *supposed* – because come Gen 6 over a decade ago, GameFreak and TPCi saw how popular Charizard got and because of people complaining, gave it a two Mega Evolutions as opposed to Vanusaur and Blastoise getting one, and featuring it getting a Gigantamax form initially while Venusaur and Blastoise had to wait for Sword and Shield’s DLC.
For Goodra:
>Goodra, due to its Dragon type, elongated body shape, and retractable tentacles used for battling is probably based on Lou Carcolh, a mythical serpent/mollusk creature from French folklore.
>Alternatively, it could be based on the yōkai called Shussebora, meaning “ascended trumpet shell”, which is a trumpet shell snail that lives 1000 years in the mountains, 1000 on the plains, and 1000 at sea, then will ascend and turn into a dragon.
Because the creator made them that way. Just because it “looks” like a dragon doesn’t mean that it is one. And I say “looks” bc first of all dragons never existed, they are not real and therefore I can create a creature and name it a dragon if I feel like it. And second, because even though Charizard has some characteristics of a typical dragon with 6 limbs and lizard morphology, he doesn’t walk on 4 legs or has scales.
Idk I never saw him as a dragon, more like a lizard-like flying creature
GYM SLADE??
they prob didn’t want to make a dragon starter because dragon resists all starter types (and electric) since the type triangle wouldn’t work
now as to why mega charizard Y isn’t dragon, idk, mega sceptile is dragon
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Yes.
Lizards look like dinosaurs look like dragons, film at a 11
Meanwhile Tatsugiri just vibing
Charizard is a dragon, it’s just not dragon type
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Goodra isn’t even the most ridiculous thing to be a dragon. I’m looking at you, Alolan Exeggutor
A literal palm tree and an apple are dragons too, but nope, not the actual dragon
It’s a fire wyrm or drake
For balancing reasons, it wouldn’t be weak to Blastoise if it was fire/dragon
Leave my silly goofy purple dragon alone!
It’s how he identifies….
guess what typing a sushi has..ya that right DRAGON
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Bro this joke has been beaten to death can we please stop
I can’t believe nobody has mentioned Flygon. How is a flying bug looking thing count as a ground and dragon. I get trapinch as a ground type, but it’s off the rails from there…