yeah i’ve been thinking more about how pikachu is effective against psychic types because of special being used for defense as well, and having a decent attack stat while most psychic types have a shit defense stat.
it’s honestly very interesting!! i think pokemon being my first proper JRPG really meant i was going to be let down by a lot of other JRPGs’ battle mechanics. they’re not, like, super complex but they require thought and preparation to be successful without a ton of grinding