Same reason a pokemon like rhydon could learn Surf, Blizzard, Thunder and fire blast even though it touching water would cause it to explode.
I see it more as them treating Pokemon like actual monsters in Gen 1 and a lot things get weird coverage that doesn't make sense stat wise. Also why almost all Pokemon can learn toxic until recently which didn't make a lot of sense either.
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