What is each type's "opposite" type? Obvious

Flying =|= Ground

mechanically Dark and Fairy are similar.
Both introduced to balance another type, while also given two other types something to be strong against.

Dark nerfed psychic, while buffing fighting and bug
Fairy nerfed dragon, while buffing poison and steel

>>31816055
>>31816108
>water not being ground's opposite

>>31816197
Why?

>>31816200
you literally see them clash in RSE

the flying type representative is only a mediator between the two

Fighting and Psychic are the only ones.

>>31816136
dark/fairy type death angel when

Fire is the opposite to ice more than it is to water, at least the way GF does it.

Not counting hidden power because its type varies, no Fire type gets a single ice move and no ice type gets a single fire move (except rotom frost that gets willowisp).

Water types can occasionally get fire moves and vice versa, think slowbro and torkoal.

Ghost is a type very similar to dark, while psychic is a type very similar to fairy (except fairy is better). Ghost could be seen as psychic's opposite with dark as fairy's opposite, but fighting and poison could also be thrown in the mix depending on interpretation. Psychic is fighting's opposite with the "brains vs brawl" approach, poison is fairy's opposite with the "purity vs corrosion" approach, etc

>>31816055
Fairy =|= Ice

>>31816415
Alolan Marowak gets Ice Beam

>>31816055
Why would you possibly think fighting/ghost and not normal/ghost?

I'd say probably Steel and Grass because Industrialism vs. Nature

>>31816415
Fire also doesn't make a good opposite to Water because they're a rock-paper-scissors trio with Grass. For the same reason Fighting isn't Dark's opposite. They're part of a trio with Psychic.

Fairy =|= Dark (lightheartedness vs edgyness)
Psychic =|= Fighting (brains vs brawn)
Fire =|= Ice (hot vs cold)
Ground =|= Flying (speaks for itself)
Grass =|= Steel (organic vs artificial)
Normal =|= Ghost (mundane vs supernatural)

That's all I got

Fighting, Psychic, and Dark are the typical Fighter, Mage, and Thief trio

The Fighter is a physical powerhouse that specalizes in close-range combat, often has a weakness to magic

The Mage is a glass cannon that specializes in long-range combat

The Thief is a fragile speedster who relies on stealth

>>31817185

Bug =|= Dragon (common vs exotic)

I guess

>>31817185
Rock=|=Water (Solid vs Liquid)

Fighting, Psychic, and Dark

Fire, Ice, and Electric

Water, Ground, and Flying

Grass, Poison, and Bug

Ghost, Dragon, and Fairy

Normal, Rock, and Steel (the leftovers)

Poison =|= Steel
One is biology/life made into a weapon, the other is machine/lifelessness made into a weapon

Dark / Fairy
Ice / Fire
Fighting / Psychic
Flying / Ground
Normal / Ghost
>kinda
Dragon / Bug

>>31817004
No, it's not.
It's not even similar.

>>31818471
>mfw only one of these type combos exists as an actual 'mon

>>31818533

Untrue.

>>31818542
Wait how the fuck did I forget about Medicham and Gallade
Fuck, my bad