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My new attempt at fixing the type chart.

I tried addressing the biggest flaws in it, while keeping it justified.
I know some of the changes are radical (like Grass>Electric), but in those cases, I would not have made them if there wasn't the same thing going on the reverse way already (Grass already resisting Electric for example).
And of course, this is a heckload of changes, and in no way realistic expectations, since ANY future change at all is unlikely enough.

Most important is the extremely weak Ice-def:
--resist Water (cool two-side resistance)
--resist Ground (strongest type, and useful to resist, justified by reverse weakness)

--resist Flying (same logic as Rock)

Then there is Grass-def, which could use any buff it can get:

--resist Fairy

-and in turn, Fire loses the Fairy resistance

Same for fragile Psychics:

--resist Fairy

Necessary fix for Rock:

--resist Rock (same logic as Steel resisting itself, but they should be fine walking on their own hazard too)

Steel has double the resistances of anything else:
--weak to Electric (Electric wasn't any real threat while it imo should be, also justified by Electric resisting Steel)

Now its time to make a distinction between Ghost and Dark offense, by making two tough types weak to them:

--Normal weak to Dark (same logic as Fight weakness)

--Fairy weak to Ghost (it had merely 2 uncommon weaknesses)

Making Water more interesting to adjust some offenses:

--weak to Poison (joining Fairy in making poison an actually viable offensive option, which it should be)

--resist Rock (to keep Water defensive and nerf Rock a bit)

Probably the most radical change. Nerfing Electrics odd superior defense:

--weak to Grass (justified by reverse resistance)

Give Ghosts a new underrated weakness:

--weak to Psychic (two-side weakness, how cool is that?)

and in turn Bug a new resistance:

--resist Ghost

Nerf Poison a bit:

--weak to Steel (hello reverse immunity?)

in turn nerf the Steel offense by making to types resist it:

--Ground resist Steel (justified by reverse weakness)

--Fighting reisist Steel (justified by reverse weakness)

Another one with immunity but no deserved advantage is Flying:

--Ground weak to Flying

Another radical weakness for Fighting:

--weak to Dragon (its vastly inferior to Ice moves, and Fighting is the only type I can see making sense for this. Doesn't matter how well you defend yourself against a raging fantasy beast)

in turn, Ice gaining another justified resistance is possible:

--resist Dragon

Fairy losing a resistance that was uncalled for:

--neutral from Bug (Bug is weak enough as it is, wtf gamefreak)

Fairy gaining a more appropriate resistance:

--resist Fire (fat magic pixies don't burn. I tried. true story.)

Description
My new attempt at fixing the type chart.

I tried addressing the biggest flaws in it, while keeping it justified.
I know some of the changes are radical (like Grass>Electric), but in those cases, I would not have made them if there wasn't the same thing going on the reverse way already (Grass already resisting Electric for example).
And of course, this is a heckload of changes, and in no way realistic expectations, since ANY future change at all is unlikely enough.

Most important is the extremely weak Ice-def:
--resist Water (cool two-side resistance)
--resist Ground (strongest type, and useful to resist, justified by reverse weakness)

--resist Flying (same logic as Rock)

Then there is Grass-def, which could use any buff it can get:

--resist Fairy

-and in turn, Fire loses the Fairy resistance

Same for fragile Psychics:

--resist Fairy

Necessary fix for Rock:

--resist Rock (same logic as Steel resisting itself, but they should be fine walking on their own hazard too)

Steel has double the resistances of anything else:
--weak to Electric (Electric wasn't any real threat while it imo should be, also justified by Electric resisting Steel)

Now its time to make a distinction between Ghost and Dark offense, by making two tough types weak to them:

--Normal weak to Dark (same logic as Fight weakness)

--Fairy weak to Ghost (it had merely 2 uncommon weaknesses)

Making Water more interesting to adjust some offenses:

--weak to Poison (joining Fairy in making poison an actually viable offensive option, which it should be)

--resist Rock (to keep Water defensive and nerf Rock a bit)

Probably the most radical change. Nerfing Electrics odd superior defense:

--weak to Grass (justified by reverse resistance)

Give Ghosts a new underrated weakness:

--weak to Psychic (two-side weakness, how cool is that?)

and in turn Bug a new resistance:

--resist Ghost

Nerf Poison a bit:

--weak to Steel (hello reverse immunity?)

in turn nerf the Steel offense by making to types resist it:

--Ground resist Steel (justified by reverse weakness)

--Fighting reisist Steel (justified by reverse weakness)

Another one with immunity but no deserved advantage is Flying:

--Ground weak to Flying

Another radical weakness for Fighting:

--weak to Dragon (its vastly inferior to Ice moves, and Fighting is the only type I can see making sense for this. Doesn't matter how well you defend yourself against a raging fantasy beast)

in turn, Ice gaining another justified resistance is possible:

--resist Dragon

Fairy losing a resistance that was uncalled for:

--neutral from Bug (Bug is weak enough as it is, wtf gamefreak)

Fairy gaining a more appropriate resistance:

--resist Fire (fat magic pixies don't burn. I tried. true story.)