totalnerdken posted...
So like, in gen 1, did they just sort of forget to give bug & ghost types a decent attack? They made it the only typing strong against psychics, but didn't give it any good attacks.
Again, the game was balanced practically 100% around the main story. Ghost is immune to normal, the main attack type. It only had one line and existed mainly in one dungeon.
Bugs are little loser Pokemon meant for you to grind for experience. They evolve quickly and fall off quickly.
Psychics are basically the pinnacle of mages. They were probably meant to be glass cannons weak to physical attacks, but missed the mark (opposite issue of fighting/rock).