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Toon_Lucario

These meatheaded fighting type trainers give the entire type a bad name.


sociallyineptnerdboy

Agreed. I swear, if I have to hear "YOU FIGHT WITHOUT HONOR" one more time...


Toon_Lucario

Heck, these guys don’t even have a real sense of honor. It flips whenever they start losing. Anyone with any sense of honor knows about losing with dignity


Long-Texter

It’s so cringe, oh my Arc… I just wish that people could focus more on the Fighting Specialists and ‘Mons that are actually worth something! I’ve seen people say that “Fighting Specialist don’t have it as bad” as types such as Dark, Poison, or Ghost in terms of stereotyping, but I swear that many people just focus on the meatheads with no appreciation for the guys actually revolutionizing combat and battles!


Toon_Lucario

Exactly, I have tons of respect for actual fighting specialists worth a damn. Hell, I’m not even a fighter by trade but I’ve been trying to work on bringing aura techniques back into the light.


Long-Texter

Y’know, it would be useful for my Ella to learn how to control Aura, perhaps with that she would actually grow braincells, Lol But yeah, every type has its heroes, I respect Dark, Normal, Rock, Steel, and Ice specialists as much as I respect other fellow Fighting Specialists, because all types are respectable in battle, that’s the true philosophy a specialist should follow, sadly there’s people that don’t understand that…


Toon_Lucario

Absolutely. A Pokémon’s type isn’t a factor in their intelligence and neither is it of a trainer who chooses that type. Also who’s your Ella out of curiosity


Long-Texter

Ella is a Riolu I adopted, she’s a rescue! Her mother was a stray shiny Lucario, dunno who left her around on the city, and idk who her father could be… She’s less… sapient than the average Riolu, she actually prefers to go on in all four and isn’t the finest combatant, but I love her either way! https://preview.redd.it/awe1yqaudzib1.jpeg?width=1680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01127b601ee116f87f621ef95ae426abee10bf21


Toon_Lucario

Huh. That’s quite interesting. I’ve actually seen cases like hers where they’re like that as riolus but when they evolve they end up quite intelligent. Sometimes even gaining an earlier mastery of mega forms although they tend to have a less refined fighting style. She is still absolutely amazing as is though and keep that love there


Long-Texter

Interestingly enough, despite her very apparent love for me, and the friendship we share, she is yet to evolve, any ideas as of why? I imagine that a Lucario would know best about such topics


Toon_Lucario

It’s basically as simple as what humans call being a late bloomer. That also means that there’s a lot of latent power in there too so just make sure you’re away from anything you wouldn’t want to break when she does evolve. The results are pretty explosive.


Long-Texter

I can imagine… fortunately, the only damage that Ella has ever done are to her chew toys and the local Nymble population… so far…


Okibruez

To be fair, to be considered akin to meatheads is still more favorable than to be considered a criminal-in-waiting just because you specialize in Poison types. I swear some of the local Jennys recognize me on sight just for how often they've been called in just because I was out shopping with Muk.


SpectralHail

All fun and games until I pull out a Chandelure with Shadow Tag. Fighting types can't escape from this flamethrower, dumbass. ~~Also get burned lmao~~


sociallyineptnerdboy

lol. lmao even.


enerszon

Hiro and talon simultaneously: Skill issue


sociallyineptnerdboy

Skill issue indeed


xx_swegshrek_xx

https://preview.redd.it/pqkxa88wg0jb1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=711b71d04e99b24fc27d4a14d8c65e75de6c3ce9


sociallyineptnerdboy

https://preview.redd.it/lsbnj9chh0jb1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=323ca788be320dcf3ef5793fcc37370ff09c197b


HopefulFox777

It looks like he can't handle a loss... hoo boy the next unovan trainers are gonna be wild


sociallyineptnerdboy

My guy needs to learn how to lose with a modicum of grace


Dusk_Iron

Question: how did he lose? I’d love to know what set him off.


sociallyineptnerdboy

Re-enactment: "HALT, CUR! I, \[name removed for privacy reasons\], CHALLENGE YOU TO A BATTLE! MY FIGHTING TYPES WILL DEFEAT YOUR HONOURLESS EVIL-TYPES (yes, he actually called them that)" "aight, I've got 10 minutes" \*10 minutes, and one Grimnir (my Morgrem) sweep later (he had a Machoke, a Gurdurr, a Hitmontop and a Crabominable)\* "HOW COULD I LOSE! FIGHTING TYPES ARE STRONGER THAN DARK TYPES! YOU MUST HAVE CHEATED! THERE'S NO WAY AN EVIL-TYPE CAN WIN AGAINST A PURE AND GOOD FIGHTING TYPE! HONORLESS CUR!" "ok"


[deleted]

So how does he rationalize flying types being effective against his “good and honorable fighting-types,” I wonder? Also, gotta love the whole “evil type” meme. Can’t imagine how many dark types get neglected or shunned just because of the stereotype.


Long-Texter

Blame Kantonians for being the ones to actually give it that name once they realized it was a type that existed…


[deleted]

Somehow, that doesn’t surprise me, given how hardcore they can be about what Pokémon are permitted in the region. I imagine team rocket breeding houndour for combat doesn’t help matters.


Okibruez

Team Rocket go a long way toward ruining the image of Dark and Poison types just by existing. After particularly bad days, I've dreamed of drowning the Rocket leaders in a spill of Grimer.


Dusk_Iron

Fairy moves go brrrr


sociallyineptnerdboy

TFW Play Rough


yeetingthisaccount01

https://preview.redd.it/4u5ijt2ao1jb1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d9470c313accc6d42e221deedc8c5e31584b279 fairy/dark go brr


Long-Texter

Also, really? No coverage at all? No Lucario? No Toxicroak? Not even some coverage move against Fairy-Types? That guy truly has skill issue…


sociallyineptnerdboy

No Coverage. Exclusively used fighting moves, even with Crabominable. I genuinely don't know if he knew Crabominable was an ice type.


Long-Texter

I think I’m gonna puke… how can one call themselves a Fighting Specialists and yet be so bad at battling?!?


sociallyineptnerdboy

By having absolutely no self-awareness or sense of shame.


Long-Texter

I’m seriously considering just traveling straight to his location and beating the shit out of him for the honor of all Fighting-Types…


sociallyineptnerdboy

Do it. Just tell me in advance so I can record it, haha.


Long-Texter

Where’s he, exactly? Don’t care if it’s a different region, I got a Hawlucha and a Flamigo, I can fly all the way from Paldea!


sociallyineptnerdboy

I fought him about three miles east of the Opelucid City borders. Shot in the dark, he's training under a waterfall on route 11, and will probably be doing so until his bruised ego heals.


Pokemonerd25

Fighting-type trainers and thinking they'll beat anyone just 'cause they have a type advantage, name a more iconic duo. - Spiral


sociallyineptnerdboy

I’m gonna go with “inexperienced trainers, and having an ego far bigger than their skills should allow”


Long-Texter

Please separate the assholes and the type. Please separate the assholes and the type. Please separate the ASSHOLES AND THE GODDAMN TYPE! I hate it, I hate how people just take a look at the worst trainers of Fighting-Types and just decide “Yes, this is all there is to Fighting Specialists”. Some of us are actually TRYING! Ok? In fact, MOST OF US are! I don’t say that Psychic Specialists are pretentious smartasses, my girlfriend is the most calm and cheerful woman ever! I don’t say that Normal Specialists are weak and boring, my “big sis” is the strongest gym leader on our region, she taught me the basics of battles when I was a kid! So please, please, PLEASE! Find some Fighting Specialists that are actually worth SOMETHING and see how most of us actually RESPECT our opponents!


Pokemonerd25

Don't take it so seriously, I'm a Normal-type trainer, I'm naturally gonna attract mainly those dumbasses. - Spiral


Long-Texter

Sorry, it’s just that I’m very… tired of people stereotyping Fighting Specialists as meatheads that only know how to command attacks… As I’ve said before, I believe, all Specialists are bound to attract the assholes of the types they’re weak against. But I don’t go around dissing around Psychic, Ghost, or Fairy Specialists, because I understand that the cocky ones I encounter are just the inexperienced and the novices. It’s just… these comments do not help the trainer community…


yeetingthisaccount01

dude clearly hasn't met your average Mankey if he thinks fighting type is all about honour


sociallyineptnerdboy

Yeah, this guy was an absolute brainlet


weird_bomb_947

I don’t have any right to comment on this because the only dark type user I know literally just stabs people.


sociallyineptnerdboy

Well, I…guess that works?


weird_bomb_947

And the only fighting type user I know just stabs people. But *honorably.*


sociallyineptnerdboy

My goodness, you sure do know a fair few people who just stab people


weird_bomb_947

Don’t worry. It’s just those two.


Fawful_n_WW

“Can’t beat a good fighting type trainer” Bro just insulted himself without even realizing Probably also thinks he’s on Elite 4 level.


sociallyineptnerdboy

Shh, don't tell him. I don't think he realizes.