03-03-2011, 03:07 AM
To clarify my Type choices for the Janken trio:
Rock - Fight
Since the symbol for rock is a balled fist it should be clear. I considered Rock, but I couldn't get a triangle that made sense.
Scissors - Steel
Weak against Fight attacks. Since scissors have metal blades (or plastic), it should be a given. However, to make sure the triangle is closed, I decided to give it Dark attacks, since cutting can be considered vicious. Crunch could also be an attack that would fit a scissor.
Paper - Ghost
This was the hardest choice of all. I tried Grass, Ice, but it never seemed right and wouldn't close the triangle properly. I also thought of Flying, but that wouldn't help much for Scissors. Ghosts are often shown to be white (in cartoons etc.), like fresh paper. Also, spells and curses are written on paper.
To close the triangle, it learns Psychic attacks.
I tried hard to make sure that the triangle is one-way only (though TMs can form an exception). These Types make sense per hand, and there is a solid triangle. Keep in mind that the legendary dogs don't have a closed triangle. Raikou is the only one without a weakness of the three. Same goes for the legendary golems: Regirock is in a major disadvantage.
Rock - Fight
Since the symbol for rock is a balled fist it should be clear. I considered Rock, but I couldn't get a triangle that made sense.
Scissors - Steel
Weak against Fight attacks. Since scissors have metal blades (or plastic), it should be a given. However, to make sure the triangle is closed, I decided to give it Dark attacks, since cutting can be considered vicious. Crunch could also be an attack that would fit a scissor.
Paper - Ghost
This was the hardest choice of all. I tried Grass, Ice, but it never seemed right and wouldn't close the triangle properly. I also thought of Flying, but that wouldn't help much for Scissors. Ghosts are often shown to be white (in cartoons etc.), like fresh paper. Also, spells and curses are written on paper.
To close the triangle, it learns Psychic attacks.
I tried hard to make sure that the triangle is one-way only (though TMs can form an exception). These Types make sense per hand, and there is a solid triangle. Keep in mind that the legendary dogs don't have a closed triangle. Raikou is the only one without a weakness of the three. Same goes for the legendary golems: Regirock is in a major disadvantage.