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67th moon [video]

[Johto, Kanto, today a sad Butterfree is now staring at you from somewhere inside Goldenrod's Pokémon Center. Enjoy.]

This is Esuna, my Butterfree. She's a Bug- and Flying-type, and she cannot use the Hidden Machine Fly.

[The sad Butterfree is replaced with the back of a Volcarona, who is currently busy looking out the window.]

This is Ceo, my Volcarona. He's a Bug- and Fire-type, and unlike Esuna he has successfully learned Fly. In fact, he can even bear for my weight for a few moments.

[Only a few, but that's still pretty impressive for a bug.]

...Sometimes I wonder who created those TMs and HMs, and what was their logic when choosing Pokémon compatibilities. You'd think the Flying-type would be more likely to get that particular attack, even if they both have wings.

[Except not, because that would be logical and sensible.]

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Seriously! I've got two Fire-types, and they can't learn the same Fire moves. It's stupid.

Which ones can they learn or not learn? It'd make sense if an armless Pokémon could not learn Fire Punch, but Flamethrower has no such justification.

I dunno all the moves, but Maqui can't learn Will O' Wisp and Vena can.

How strange. That move should be simple enough for any Fire-type to learn, considering its basic effect.

I know.

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Well, at least, Maqui hasn't learned Will O' Wisp. I dunno if that means he can't learn it from a TM, but Vena was born knowing it, so.

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I'd like to know that as well. Their criteria or reasoning for why some Pokemon can or cannot learn some moves.

Especially since we do know that innate limits are not necessary for TMs to function. My inexaustible Return TM has worked on every single Pokémon I have.

Return? [He have seen that TM at the Department Store. Haven't bought it yet.] I think a move like that's pretty much open to every Pokemon. It's powered by our bonds, right? So every Pokemon can learn it, theoretically.

Thankfully, considering its power... But why would that not be the case with, say, Flash? Or Cut?

I guess for Cut, you need something to cut with...I got nothing for Flash right now.

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Yeah, the TMs and HMs really don't make a whole lot of sense sometimes. I think one of the silliest cases I've come across is Audino being able to learn Surf...

So can Nidoking and Nidoqueen. You'd think that would be a bad idea, with their Ground-type.

Wow... Yeah, that wouldn't be good at all! Now I'm really wondering what the people who make those things are thinking...

It could be that certain Pokémon have special affinities for certain types of attacks, but ion that case one would think it'd depend on the personality, not the species.

It would probably be impossible to program them based on personality... Maybe they just tried to base it on the general temperament of the species?

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I learned a long time ago to stop trying to make this world logical.

[he says with a slightly amused tone in his voice]

I've not yet lost hope for some sense in my current life, it seems. How sad.

Keep hoping. Maybe one day you'll eventually find it.

Before or after the search drives me to madness?

[amused snort]

Hopefully before, but you can never be too sure.

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A bug and fire type? Man, that's gotta be one of the strangest combos I've seen.

[Still, that's... interesting. Very interesting.]

It is pretty strange, though. Every flying bug type can't learn the move, but Pokémon like Nidoking and Tyranitar can somehow learn Surf. Also, Gastly can learn punching attacks, and it doesn't even have hands.

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He even lived in a volcano. You'd think that'd leave any Bug-type somewhat wary.

[Or at the very least seriously crispy.]

You can add Tauros and Audino to the list of Surf users, from what I've been told. I'd say that Haunter and Gengar could explain a Gastly's punches, but Kayne and Ceo could not learn Fly before they grew wings, so...

Huh. My friends and I are headed that direction, actually. Maybe I should keep my eyes out for that bug...

[He does need more bug type representation for his business, anyway.]

I think the fact that Dragonites can fly to begin with is pretty strange, though. Most of them have the tiniest wings, and their bulk doesn't really help with that.

['Course, Draco's a twig compared to most Dragonites, and his wings are a fair bit larger, so at least there's that.]

Keep an eye out for everything. The Growlithes enjoy setting bags on fire more than they should.

[He remembers that particular week fondly, really.]

At the very least, their flight should be unstable and not very graceful. Perhaps they have some sort of levitation power to help with that.

Well, I've got a level 100 Blastoise on hand. Not to mention a Hydreigon that knows Surf and a Charizard with Rock Slide. I'd thought about bringing my Metagross for some training, but since he's a steel type...

[Yeah, no. Not a good idea.]

And maybe Dragonites are just... magic. They could have helium inside them for all we know.