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[lightningfang]

[The young man who starts up a feed appears unsure of himself, in more ways than one. For one, his camera is very unsteady in his hands, so... sorry to any viewer who gets motion sickness! At least it can't get too bad, considering he's quite firmly planted on the floor in the corner of a room, surrounded by various puppy Pokemon.

It takes him a moment to speak up, and longer still to gain confidence in speaking a lot of words all at once.]

Um... How do you... So... many "types." Some make sense... Lightning strong to Water. Fire strong to green things...

But... Cryo and Fire don't make Melt. Fire and Lightning don't explode... Wind is weak to Lightning? Geo is weak to green stuff? I don't understand. Makes no sense.

And many other Types. Fairies, Dragons, Iron, Spirits... So much. Makes me... so tired. How do you remember so much?

[And don't even get him started on how he's supposed to memorize all of the individual moves. Can't Pokemon just... you know, use them without being told?]

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[nastyboy]

[Ah - it's Sylvain and Jinx's friend. King Dimmy Tree opens up his own video feed with a slight smile.]

Since I was taught some manner of tactics, learning type advantages is just one more aspect of that, for me. Still, it is a lot to learn so suddenly, isn't it?

Fortunately, if you use your Pokedex, it will remember for you, and tell you these things.

That said... Some of the types make sense, but you have to think a little bit on them. For example... "Geo" and green things.

Green things have roots, don't they? So they can go straight through the ground, through Geo, with no trouble at all. Does that make sense?

[lightningfang]

It remembers? [Razor takes a moment to turn the Gear every which-way, effectively creating a nonsensical rollercoaster with his video feed. He'll probably have to mess with it later, in private, so that he can go at his own pace. For now, he listens intently to Dimitri.]

Makes sense... Yes. I understand.

[He seems to hesitate for a moment, then tilts his head.]

Are any hard for you to learn?

[nastyboy]

I'm glad. I imagine many of them are like that... It just takes a bit of thought.

That said, are they any which are hard for me to learn... [Dimitri curls his hand at his chin.] I suppose Fairy is difficult for me to understand properly. I do not know of any in Fodlan, my homeland, not really. It is hard for me to remember as easily what affects them.

[lightningfang]

I will try to learn more. [Unfortunately, Razor doesn't find himself the most... creative thinker, hence resorting to asking others for hints and mnemonic devices.]

Never met a Fairy at home either... But Sugar Cloud isn't very strong to SoulSteelClaw. She's... a sword.

[nastyboy]

Oh - [Dimtiri straightens up, realizing something.] You know, Grant has said that fairies, of a sort, exist in his homeland. Give me a moment, and I will ask if he may have an idea.

[Give him like five minutes... and then Dimitri comes back, looking pleased.]

Hello again, Razor. I asked Grant about Fairies, and your... SoulSteelClaw. He said that, in his land, fairies are weak to a certain kind of metal. It is not 'steel', exactly, but then I do not think Paliens are 'steel' either, so perhaps that is the connection.

[lightningfang]

[Thankfully, Razor doesn't need much to entertain himself through Dimitri's absence, considering he is blessedly covered in puppies. The information is definitely new to him, but he does his best to commit it to memory.]

Fairies are weak to metal. I'll remember. Thank you. Grant, also. [Although... Something doesn't add up.] Paliens? Is that a 'mon?

[nastyboy]

It is... another word for 'Mon. [Sure.] Chip uses the term.

It is a synonym. Think of how a 'mug' and a 'cup' are the same thing. [You know. Roughly.]

[lightningfang]

[Razor thinks that's sensical -- after all, he calls many things by different names than most people do.]

Right. [There's that name again, though.] Chip... is Grant's pup?

[nastyboy]

Yes, that's right. You haven't yet had a chance to meet them, have you?

They're nice. I think you would like them.

[lightningfang]

No... Neither.

Silver Vein said so, too. I will look, next time.

[nastyboy]

The next time we're all in the same area, I'll introduce you.

[Hm.]

I think you would like Grant, too. He is a good father to his pup.

[lightningfang]

That is good... I want to meet him!

[nastyboy]

And you will.

In the meantime, I will do my best to think on why some types are strong or weak against other types. It will be good for me as well.