User blog:MrYokaiAndWatch902/IT'S ABSOLUTE TYPE JUDGEMENT

So, after discussing this in chat, Battle and I were discussing about the "pointer types". A pointer type exists to purely point out something out, really. For example, Nuclear just points out the Pokémon is radioactive or something. But then it comes to a question: which pointer type IS the best one? Somewhere in there, we've got something good. And that is why I skew some... POINTER TYPES.

LET'S GET ONTO IT NOW

The Types We're Going to Discuss
So, ignoring Pokemon Wack types with out-of-wack types, let's get some TYPES TO SKEW WHEN WE'RE NOT INCLUDING SHADOW! Note: Not all are types, some come from other games. Refer to this also.
 * Crystal (Project Azurite): Unlike Temtem, this one's neutral. Receives 1x, does 1x! This type, thus, is powerful. But, how on earth is this a type, one might ask? The crystals aren't normal. Awkward excuse, but hey. At least we have an explanation on why it exists.
 * Nuclear (Pokémon Uranium): This type is a nightmare. Anything irradiated has this type, which makes it filler, but some Pokémon naturally spawn with it. How is this your nightmare? It fears no type. But Steel... it hurts it.
 * Legendary (Dragon Mania Legends): It came only to point out something has the rarity of Legendary. It has Death Mark, which basically makes direct attacks do more damage to it, but seriously, it beats Light and Dark. Nothing can do 2x damage to it.
 * Nightmare (Random Adventures): Pure essence of bosses. Nothing really known about it. Probably made by the Wildbeatsies... psst psst, tell no one that there might be more.
 * Neutral (ADFAC): Quite literally a filler type. Only no-typers get this type. What?

Crystal
This type generally is a so-and-so. While the reasoning of it existing feels a bit iffy (existing because the crystals in crystallization isn't normal), this type is actually some kind of benefit-nerf thingie as my buddy Battle pointed out. If you don't know, Crystal takes 1x damage and deals 1x damage always (that is, unless someone brings in the crystal hammer), this can help some Pokémon. For example, Charizard would lose 50% HP from Stealth Rock, which can easily kill it, which ain't good. With Crystal, though, it takes 25% HP.

Sadly, it's not without debuffs. As Battle pointed out, Ice is considered the weakest type, so when Froslass or Delibird gets crystallized, they get MORE weaknesses than usual. Thankfully, it's probably made up by having pretty OP abilities?

Nuclear
Of course, it's somewhat pointer. It just seems to exist to say "This thing's irradiated!" but thankfully we got some which AREN'T irradiated, though still we have something called Poison. Back on track, Nuclear attacks... can literally do 2x damage to nearly everything. By nearly everything, it can't do 2x damage to Steel or Nuclear, and Nuclear will take 2x damage from everything. So basically, when a Gararewl charges and you've only got a Nuclear move... you're probably screwed.

This type isn't without flaws, however; as said, Poison can easily replace this, and Poison/Steel. Meanwhile, many of the Nuclear-type Pokémon are just irradiated version of other Pokémon. That ain't right, chief. Well, I guess it's kind of right? But still. As Battle says: this type is the equivalent of a risktaker.

Legendary
So it's this type... that ONE type to point out rarities! Thankfully, this isn't Monster Legends we're talking about; this is Dragon Mania Legends, which has WAY less Legendaries. And thus, what usage does this type have aside from saying "this thing is Legendary"? Pointing out that things are legendary. Bam, roasted you.

This element is not without strengths for some reason; it can beat up Light and Shadow for awkward and unexplained reasons. I mean, really, if we're not using balance sense, how on earth can this thing beat up the light and the dark? Thankfully it isn't one of their cousins Divine and Ancient who have WAY worse... matchups. Imagine if TSRITW had the guts to add Ancient into the element-pool...

Nightmare
Ah, yes. This is a nightmare five-fold. Not only is this mainly given to boss fights (making it pure filler until the inclusion of Wildbeatsie), but for some awkward reason, this is the last class to exist in RA, which is awkward as heck.

No words can really describe how awful this  class  is, really. No, I'm not asking for a removal of that element, I'm just saying, this  class  is flawed. First off, TSRITW likes balancing, yet this  class ? It purely kills everything because "SERIOUSLY!!!!". What makes this  class even more rigged is the fact that now that Nightmare attacks exist, someone can spam it at full potential. For example, someone can just change everyone's attack  class  to "Nightmare" (whether it be Ice Shards, which absurdly became Iron for no reason). Wilderbeatsie, my very own creation, is pretty much an example summing up how flawed Nightmare attacks can be; Megia Negra can do 2560000 damage if I haven't missed or added a zero, and if you have two types, you're screwed. Then, if they're something like Nightmare/Green, someone can just slap on a passive which makes all buffs invalid. See how screwed it can get?

Neutral
...pure filler which just comes to fill in if you don't have any types. Oh, and you can't pair it with other types, making this useless. Besides, people are most likely to choose something OTHER than a normal type.

Still, it's generally just... completely neutral. Shame it can't combine with other types.

The Ratings
Us judges will do the ultimate judgement on the elements... Oh, and please don't rage on the bonus judgings.

Crystal
SCORE: 23/40
 * 12:10BattleReviewsCrystal, like you pointed out, it's basically a true neutral type. It's strong and weak against nothing.
 * Well, pointed out on the blog.
 * And it also gets rid of the pokémon's secondary type.
 * Examples include Crystal Venusaur being a Grass/Crystal type instead of Grass/Poison.
 * And another one is Blastoise gaining a crystal type, rather than replacing it.
 * Huh.... whatever, the Kanto starters are basically popular ones, so I won't blame them for having that.
 * Now, onto the strengths and weaknesses.
 * For example, this is a pretty huge boost for Charizard, which no longer loses 50% of its hp.
 * Rather, it becomes 25%.
 * Though, this does boost Spikes' effectiveness to 25% also, but yeah.
 * Nobody even uses Spikes in the competitive scene so... that gets left out for now.
 * However, a major downside of this type is basically the fact that pokémons like Delibird or Froslass, being the weakest type since their secondary type got replaced with a crystal type.
 * It actually downgrades Ice to only having weaknesses to a few things, but resistance to only itself.
 * 12:16MrYokaiAndWatch902(don't forget the Crystal Hammer) http://www.projectazurite.com/new-items
 * 12:18BattleReviewsOh yeah! There's also Crystal hammer, which is basically a killer towards the pokémons with said typing.
 * Since it makes the user's moves super effective against crystal types.
 * 12:19MrYokaiAndWatch902Which basically results in... RIP, Froslass against fire moves.
 * 12:19BattleReviewsYeah.
 * So... the best I could probably give is... 11/20 seems good.
 * 12:21MrYokaiAndWatch902Going with 12/20 I guess.

Nuclear
SCORE: 34/40
 * 12:41BattleReviewsNuclear, well.
 * It takes 2x damage from any attack.
 * And it gives out 2x damage.
 * So basically, the risktaker kind of type.
 * Sounds pretty clever, although it might not the best idea to have it paired up with another type.
 * This is one of those types which, if it it's featured as a dual type, it would sort of ruin the pokémon itself.
 * featured in a dual type*
 * 12:47MrYokaiAndWatch902Anything else?
 * 12:48BattleReviewsAlthough, the idea itself is pretty clever... the only good usage of this type is just when it's just simply a Nuclear type, which is the opposite of the Ice type, which is only boosted if it's featured in a dual type, while Nuclear is the opposite.
 * Like I already mentioned.
 * 12:48MrYokaiAndWatch902I'm going for 17/20 because at least it's not a 100% pointer.
 * 12:49BattleReviewsSo yeah, I could see it getting a 17/20
 * Just like what Yokai said.

Legendary
SCORE: 7/40
 * 12:50MrYokaiAndWatch902Let's dish it with Legendary now.
 * https://dragon-mania-legends-wiki.mobga.me/Category:Legendary_(Element)
 * So..
 * Really, this type? I don't have good vibes with it.
 * Some of the Legendary dragons are awkwardly typed.
 * 12:55BattleReviewsYeah...
 * Also, it has no weaknesses.
 * And strong against Light and Dark.
 * Not sure how that makes sense in any sort of way...
 * 12:56MrYokaiAndWatch902TSRITW tries to explain this via... "balancing".
 * 12:57BattleReviewsOh gosh, it's a victim of one of THOSE.
 * 12:57MrYokaiAndWatch902https://jorvinpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:353#2
 * 12:57BattleReviews*sigh* well, is there really much to say about this?
 * 12:58MrYokaiAndWatch902No.
 * Other than, some of the dragons are poorly typed, and...
 * It has a skill called Death Mark.
 * https://www.dragon-mania-legends.wiki/Death_Mark
 * Eh, whatever. Let's just rate this thing.
 * 12:59BattleReviewsYeah...
 * 12:59MrYokaiAndWatch9023/20!
 * 12:59BattleReviews4/20.

Nightmare
SCORE: 2/40
 * 1:00MrYokaiAndWatch902Nightmare
 * From RA
 * (sigh)
 * This... class...
 * Did you really have to make a type which was originally for boss fights only?
 * (talking to TSRITW)
 * 1:01BattleReviews20/20, because of how unbalanced this one is. It's given to bosses, and it's basically strong against every single type. Only bosses can gets it, and who doesn't like not being able to have it? it makes it so unique?
 * Oh, just kidding.
 * 1/20 is what I meant to say.
 * I mean, if I wished I could give it 0/20
 * But I'm not the harshest judge in the world.
 * So, 1/20
 * 1:02MrYokaiAndWatch902Well...
 * I'd probably say...
 * 1/20 because literally...
 * This thing can be abused to the point of...
 * ...well, just killing everything that gets in your way!

Neutral
SCORE: 3/40
 * Last but not least...
 * Neutral from ADFAC
 * 1:03BattleReviewsI...
 * don't know what to say.
 * 1:03MrYokaiAndWatch902https://delet.fandom.com/wiki/Another_Deletd_Free_Add_Comic
 * 1:04BattleReviewsIt has 0 purpose, it can't go with another type.
 * It's just... there.
 * 1:04MrYokaiAndWatch902Oh, and this hypocritically breaks one rule:
 * "THE FAC WILL NEVER HAVE THE NORMAL, BUG OR DRAGON ELEMENT. No evil types either."
 * Neutral is basically Normal, but dumbed down to a type only for those without any new types.
 * Thus, it's useless.
 * 1:04BattleReviewsTakes 1x damage to everything, does 1x damage to everything.
 * Yeah.
 * 1:05MrYokaiAndWatch902It's Crystal, but worse.
 * 1:05BattleReviewsYeah, basically.
 * 1:05MrYokaiAndWatch902Actually, EXTREMELY bad.
 * I mean, I don't know any enemies typed Neutral.
 * 1:05BattleReviewsIt might not be as nerfing of a type as Crystal, but it's just...
 * there is no reason for it to exist.
 * 1:06MrYokaiAndWatch902https://delet.fandom.com/wiki/ADFAC_Enemies!
 * Oh, wait.
 * The only Neutral enemy is... Whiskey?
 * When we got a Boost type?
 * 1:06BattleReviewsHuh...
 * Weird.
 * 1:06MrYokaiAndWatch902"Boost: Refers to drunk/alcohol-related characters."
 * Whatever, let's give that thing a 0/20! Or 1/20.
 * 1:06BattleReviewsI wouldn't exactly rate it the same tier as Nightmare.
 * 2/20 seems good enough.

So The Rankings Are...

 * 1) Nuclear from Pokémon Uranium! Won Gold!
 * 2) Crystal from Project Azurite! Won Silver!
 * 3) Legendary from Dragon Mania Legends! Won Bronze!
 * 4) Neutral from ADFAC.
 * 5) Nightmare from RA. Lost by a mile.

Boost
SCORE: 4/20
 * MrYokaiAndWatch902So... Boost.
 * This element is sickening, really.
 * Well, maybe not.
 * https://delet.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:ADeletdAccount/Elements_I_made_up
 * 1:10BattleReviewsWell...
 * 1:10MrYokaiAndWatch902At one point of time of ADFAC....
 * 1:10BattleReviewsCan't say it's a type which I could expect in a kids game.
 * 1:10MrYokaiAndWatch902https://delet.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:ADeletdAccount/Elements_I_made_up?diff=2898&oldid=2832
 * It was a "attack boost" type.
 * Basically Fighting.
 * Suddenly, out of nowhere, he had to do a Ping Pong Cup Shots and changed it to drunk characters.
 * Ironically, the beer enemies from Cuphead aren't Boost.
 * 1:11BattleReviewsWeird...
 * 1:11MrYokaiAndWatch902Well, except Rum.
 * Oh, and by changing it to just drunk characters...
 * He screwed up Bidiot, Laoyx, and Persona F Duhstort.
 * 1:12BattleReviewsSo basically, they get it too?
 * 1:12MrYokaiAndWatch902Also, it can get really botched. Typing someone as Boost/Motor before Boost got changed? It's fine... until the changes rang in, making the Boost/Motor dude like a drunk driver.
 * And yes, they were originally Boost, but I changed it.
 * Oh, and Freeze Knight was Boost.
 * A very simple moral of the day: DON'T SHIFT ELEMENTS WHICH ARE BEING USED.
 * Oh, and the weakness chart.
 * Boost becomes literal filler, because guess what?
 * Doesn't beat anything, doesn't get beaten up by anything.
 * 1:14BattleReviewsOh wow.
 * Yeah, seems bad to me.
 * 1:15MrYokaiAndWatch902Let's give it a...
 * 2/10?
 * No wait.
 * 2/20.
 * 1:15BattleReviewsYeah, 2/20

Bark
SCORE: 10/40
 * 1:16MrYokaiAndWatch902And lastly...
 * Bark.
 * 1:16BattleReviewsThe animal type?
 * Or just a dog type perhaps?
 * 1:17MrYokaiAndWatch902No.
 * "Bark: Refers to wood."
 * The problem is: "Leafy: Related to nature. NOT Ground."
 * Wood IS nature.
 * 1:18BattleReviewsYeah.
 * So wait...
 * why does this type exist again?
 * 1:19MrYokaiAndWatch902(shrugs)
 * It's just out of Wack, dude.
 * (Get it? Pokemon Wack?)
 * 1:19BattleReviewsHaha yeah.
 * 1:19MrYokaiAndWatch902We got Flame > Bark and Wrath > Bark only.
 * Both make sense, but this type generally shouldn't really exist.
 * Should probably be merged with Leafy.
 * I'm going with 5/20. Has some potential, but still filler.
 * Your rating, Battle...?
 * 1:22BattleReviewsYeah, 5/20