The Two-type limit aside, why aren Charizard and Gyarados Dragon-types?
They’re Dragon enough for Clair and Lance, both Dragon trainers… • Probably because of competitive balance. (Seriously a starter with the over powered dragon type?) • Obviously Charizard isn’t a dragon. He’s a fire-breathing lizard… • Semantics. Altaria’s a Dragon-type and it’s a fricking bird. So something that looks like a Dragon, acts like a Dragon and breathes fire like a dragon… • Flygon’s a Dragon-type and it’s a fricking antlion. Kingdra’s a Dragon-type and it’s a fricking seahorse. Dialga’s a Dragon-type and it’s a fricking giant metal horse. What’s your point? • Time for a little history lesson! Why do the dragon trainers have Horseas, Seadra, and Kingdra? Why is Kingdra a dragon type? Well those of you who know the story of Fruits Basket (Why does the dragon turn into a sea horse when he’s hugged?!) can probably answer that. If not, lemme explain – The Japanese saw the Sea Horse as a baby dragon. • Antlions, AKA “Sand Dragons.” • Dialga’s a Dragon-type and it’s a fricki
