Dragons have been a staple of the Pokemon franchise since the first generation of games came out all those years ago. Their power has waxed and waned over the series and multiple Pokemon have joined the ranks.
But there’s a lot about these unique Pokemon that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. There’s also been something of a love hate relationship with the fanbase and the type that seems utterly ignored by GameFreak. Here are some memes showcasing some of the absurdities and amusing aspects of the Dragon-Type Pokemon.
10 Bug/Dragon
Dragons have been paired with every other Pokemon type in the game except for the Bug type. As a result fans have been clamoring for this final pairing and are excited to see what GameFreak may come up with.
But instead of releasing a fire breathing slug or a lazy dragonfly type of Pokemon, GameFreak has seemingly ignored this missing dual type. As the meme suggests it leaves fans waiting and wondering why something hasn’t come out. They did get around to a Fairy/Dragon but it certainly took a while which means Bug/Dragon will likely be a ways out.
9 Charizard’s New Typing
Charizard has been an ongoing joke regarding Dragon-types in the Pokemon world. This creature in appearance is what people would expect a traditional fire breathing dragon to look like. Yet at no point has it ever been considered a Dragon-type by the games.
This meme pokes fun at GameFreak by suggesting how they would handle the controversy over Charizard not being a Dragon after all these years. To appease fans they might drop the Fire typing and replace it with Dragon. Then Charizard would no longer be a Fire-type, but a Dragon/Flying-type, creating an entirely new controversy.
8 Dragon Moves
A really strange quirk about the Dragon-type is that Pokemon don’t have to be Dragons to use the moves. This means otherwise strong moves that should be reserved for Dragons can be used by potentially weak Pokemon.
This meme demonstrates the absurdity that a Pokemon like Koffing, a Poison-type, is capable of using a Dragon-type move. It’s even more insane when a Mega Charizard Y who at least looks like a Dragon, can’t.
7 Dragon Vs Dragon
Dragon-types are strange in that they’re the only Pokemon type strong against itself. Throwing a Fire-type against a Fire-type makes absolutely no sense, but a Dragon-type can destroy another Dragon-type.
Originally this was done as a way to check Dragon-types power. But after making them susceptible to Ice and later Fairy it seems obsolete. Now Dragon-types are seen as little more than traitors to their own typing.
6 Salamence/Dragon
This meme shows that not only does the fanbase have trouble keeping up with which Pokemon are Dragon-types, but so do search engines. In this auto-populated search result Goodra has an interesting typing.
Instead of being a Dragon-type weak to Fairy, Ice, and Dragon an entirely different result appears. According to this search Goodra is a Salamence-type weak to Salamence, Ice, and Fairy-types. What’s unclear is if moving from a Dragon-type to a Salamence-type can be considered an improvement or a regression, likely the latter.
5 Not All Dragons Dance
This meme points out the oddity that Dragonite a dragon both in appearance and typing, can’t learn the move Dragon Dance. This doesn’t mean that he can’t learn it naturally and must be taught it, this means Dragonite can’t learn the move period.
It’s strange to think that Dragonite was once a powerhouse among Dragons, but over time has seen its power significantly wane. At least Dragonite’s still a dragon and hasn’t been changed to a Normal typing.
4 Dragons And Not Dragons
Which Pokemon are Dragons and which ones aren’t has always been somewhat confusing in the Pokemon world. Pokemon that traditionally look like Dragons aren’t and some that look like anything but a dragon are.
This meme points out some of the worst offenders for both sides. Charizard obviously makes the list as a not Dragon, but so does Gyrados and Aerodactyl. On the Dragon side are oddities like the bird/cloud Altaria or the bug-looking Vibrava. The worst by far has to be the Alolan Exeggutor.
3 Dragon-Type Eevee
Eevee is a unique Pokemon in the series as it has developed evolutions to become nearly every Pokemon type available. It’s capable of becoming everything from a Fire-type to a Fairy-type and the roster keeps expanding.
For many fans it seemed only natural that one of the types eevee could evolve into would be a Dragon-type. Many thought that would occur in The Crown Tundra expansion when it leaked a new dragon was appearing. But instead of a Dragon-type Eevee the new one was a Regidrago, the Dragon Orb. At this rate a Bug-type Eevee will probably come out first.
2 Fairy Vs Dragon
When GameFreak announced that there would be a new Pokemon type effective against Dragons many fans were excited. Much of this excitement revolved around what epic looking type would be stronger than Dragons.
Yet as this meme illustrates many fans were blindsided when it was announced that the new type was Fairy. The mighty near mythological Dragon-types were now outclassed by the cute and cuddly Fairy-types. It’s something that fans still haven’t forgotten and gets more absurd as Pokemon are added to the roster. An Alcremie has a type advantage over Eternus after all.
1 What Is A Dragon
Keeping track of what’s a Dragon and what isn’t is hard enough for fans, it must be absurd for those unfamiliar with the Pokemon world. This clever meme illustrates what it must be like for the unassociated to try and identify Dragons based on some of the stranger entries in the games.
The Mega Ampharos is an Electric Pokemon with a flowing mane and soft features. Altaria is a Fairy bird wreathed in clouds and similarly soft features. It would only make sense that the Psychic Galarian Ponyta with a rainbow mane and soft features, could just as likely be a Dragon-type.