Why is it a Steel type?

Because penguins can't fly.

Wait a minute.... PENGUINS CAN'T FLY.

It has steel on its body.

>>33416829
Because of its trident beak-head thing.

>>33416839
Well of course it can't fly. Penguins aren't birds

>>33416842
Where?

Because the blue blades and its trident-like crown are made of steel.

Why? So it can break through ice.

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>>33416855
the blue parts are blades
it basically uses its wings as swords

>>33416829
ice cutting / ice breaker theme
take a guess, prinplup already gives a hint by learning metal claw before evolving

>>33416829
A much better question: Why isn't it an Ice type?

>>33416846
Penguins are a type of fungi

>>33417060
Its a water that steels, not a water that ices

>>33417335
But why can't it be an ice that steels?

Probably because steeling is not very n-ice.

>>33416829
based off napoleon. he was an artillery officer. its also the exact height Napoleon was

>>33416829
>metal claws
>metal on wings
>metal on face

also they probably just wanted to fill out the water/steel typing combination

>>33416877
>it has a face on its back

>>33416829
Would anyone be willing to shop out the white on his chest so his fur is all black?

I want to see how much it improves the design

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>>33419493
But the whole point of Penguins is that they're black and white.

>>33416829
you never played pokemon ranger?

the thing becomes steel type to broke the blocks of ice when it swims

>>33416829
Napoleon had balls of steel.

>>33416829
Because people wanted a steel type eeveelution.