So I'm replaying Yellow Version and..

I feel so inexperienced at this x_X

Anyone else replayed an older Pokemon game recently and feel so noobish at it?

Nope. Nostalgia kicks in and I play the game almost off of memory. Other than the physical - special thing. Never learned how that works.

Nope. Nostalgia kicks in and I play the game almost off of memory. Other than the physical - special thing. Never learned how that works.

I think there was a list of which types were Physical and which were Special on Serebii at one point, but ever since 4th Gen it got replaced with the Physical/Special attack categories..

Physical and Special depended on the type. Something like:

Physical:
- Fighting
- Rock
- Normal

Special:
- Psychic
- Fire
- Electric

^Basically that. I used to have a type chart with which types were counted as what, but I can't find it.

Physical
Special

Yea... Gen 1 mechanics were nothing special.
Criticals


I want my stalky Pikachu back.

I play each gen the same way, so no.

Eh, Yellow version was too boring, so I'm replaying Crystal (VOLCANO BAKEMEAT) instead.

/indecisive

Easy way to remember the Physical/Special types is that all the Eeveeloution types (including gen 4 ones) plus Dragon type are all special, and all the other types are physical.

Rule of thumb is simply this: Does it sound elemental or is physically impossible to replicate? If yes then it's most likely reliant on the special stat. More physical sounding/possible attack types use the physical stat.

An exception is Ghost, which uses physical stat despite being physically impossible to do, like Shadow Ball.

Eh, Yellow version was too boring, so I'm replaying Crystal (VOLCANO BAKEMEAT) instead.

/indecisive

Sorry, I can't hear you over how awesome my Pikachu behind me is.

Sorry, I can't hear you over how awesome my Pikachu behind me is.

That pikachu spent like 50+ tries before he could take down Brock....

That pikachu spent like 50+ tries before he could take down Brock....

Why did you try to take out rock-ground types with an electric Pokemon?

Why did you try to take out rock-ground types with an electric Pokemon?

Types I could catch before fighting Brock (IIRC):
Normal
Bug
Flying
Poison
....not much I could do with those.

Types I could catch before fighting Brock (IIRC):
Normal
Bug
Flying
Poison
....not much I could do with those.

Nidorino an Nidorina learn double kick.

Mankey?

Mankey?

I didn't realize mankey was fighting until I used Psychic on one (which was ~2 weeks ago?).

I didn't realize mankey was fighting until I used Psychic on one (which was ~2 weeks ago?).

You must have never watched the anime mankey was ash first fighting pokemon.

You must have never watched the anime mankey was ash first fighting pokemon.

I always thought that Mankey was normal, and that Primate was Fighting/Normal.