Why isnt psyduck or golduck psychic?

>>32333213
where did you find that picture of me?

>>32333213
I couldn't tell you. If I could, I'd be psychic.

Because reasons

>>32333213
Because GF is retarded.

>>32333213
We already have 2 lines of Wate/Psychic in gen I.
In fact, we have too much water pokemon.

>>32333413
no pun intended

Gen1 was a mistake.

6 Gens later and they still hadn't corrected or fixed some of the issues presented in Gen1.

>half of the dex being (or being half) poison

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>>32334168
>There are 64 poison types
>33 of them are from gen 1
>mfw even after 6 gens, over half of all poison types are from gen 1

>>32333222
double trips confirm

>>32333213
Why the hell do you want to add weakness to dark/bug/ghost?

Psychic types frequently are compatible with thunder wave, an electric attack or two, Signal Beam (which Golduck can be taught indeed), shadow ball, and sometimes grass moves.
It would be interesting if Golduck could also be taught Thunderbolt or Energy Ball.
I think Golduck is fine as a pseudo-psychic water pokemon.

>>32333413
Too many water mons indeed.

>>32334304
They must have thought Poison is "cool" type or something.

>>even after 6 gens, over half of all poison types are from gen 1
You want even more poison types or what?

>>32333213
The pokedex entries do a 180 when Psyduck evolves and drop talking about psychic powers at every instance for how great of a swimmer it is. When powers do come up, they seem like they are completely out of their control or situational, like when the migraines peak or when they reach top swimming speeds. Their powers seem too conditional to rely on in a battle situation.

That's how I rationalized it, at least.

>>32334168
>gen 1 was a mistake
May as well say pokemon was a mistake you dipshit

>>32334474
Looking at this board, I'm inclined to believe it.

>>32334606
The mistake is Pokemon didn't end after gen II.

>>32334458
could give the line an ability that triggers when they get dropped below 50% health or so

turns them into part psychic and boosts their sp-atk or so

>>32334772
That's what I was thinking. If they were modern pokemon, they would have a signature ability for such a quirk.

Only if they were introduced in gen 6 and 7. The gen 5 Pokémon don't tend to be gimmicky.