Talk:Unknown type

Wait, how can ??? type have statistical averages? -OmegaPlatinum

That... is a very good question. TTEchidna 04:17, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

It was added a while ago, obtained through hacking the game (also check the diffs following). Don't think that should count, myself. --DarkfireTaimatsu 05:10, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Nor do I, so I baleeted it. Arceus alone should not be what something's based on. TTEchidna 07:11, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

RBY?

Wait a moment, where is ??? featured in RBY? As far as I can remember, some glitches had ???, but it says "Non-glitch" element, so I assume in the programming.. but still, it slightly weirds me out that it says "Generation I". TinaTheKirlia 16:12, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Because it was a glitch in Gen I, but not in Gen II onwards, I'm guessing.--Nebula 17:09, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

Arceus and Roost

It's been suggested that when a Sky Plate-holding Arceus uses the move Roost, it will turn into the ???-type Arceus. However, as the only way for Arceus to GET Roost is through hacking, I have not been able to test these claims yet. However, if anyone here manages to play out this scenario by hacking an Arceus that has the move, please edit the article accordingly should the theory be proven correct. --M. Burusu 08:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, then the same could happen to a Smeargle that Sketched Skill Swap and Roost, then swapped abilities with Kecleon. TTEchidnaFile:Ani155MS.gif 06:23, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

THAT I could probably try out . . . but I don't think I have any Smeargle spare. I'll have to bring a friend into this . . . thanks for the suggestion! --M. Burusu 04:00, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

How much does anyone wanna bet...

That ???-type Arceus is what Arceus becomes in the reverse world? TTEchidna 01:52, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but unless we can get such a place in the games, the most I can wager is 2¢. --Shiningpikablu252 01:54, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I think there's going to be an event sometime after the Arceus event to get a special plate for the ???-type form. After all, Nintendo has demonstrated in the past that they can edit the coding of the Pokémon games (Berry Glitch Fix). A similar coding update could be used for the Apricorn Poké Balls from GSDS. S^hi_ny ^No_ct^ow_l 02:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

???

Doesn't redirect here. MathijsP 06:50, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Porygon?

In Generation II, Porygon can learn Curse using the TM for it. I wonder if Porygon only knows Conversion and Curse, and it uses Conversion, if it has a chance of becoming the ???-type or if the game's coding ignores Curse when Conversion is used and doesn't do anything, either failing or executing with no effect since Porygon is already the type of Conversion. TorchicBlaziken 18:26, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

If Porygon uses Conversion and if it only knows Curse, then Conversion fails. GameFreak kept that in mind. hfc2X 03:12, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

??? type and Judgement

If Arceus would be holding a ??? plate and used Judgement, or if the Smeargle Roost/Skill swap would work, what would be the outcome? As this might be the only legit move capable of doing ??? type damage. Cake of Rage 20:53, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

As there is no ??? plate, I don't think that's possible. I guess, with some fairly intensive hacking, we might be able to come up with something. --((Marton imos)) 20:54, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Um...no

Shadow moves in Pokémon XD aren't ??? type, they're ----- (or just "Shadow") type. Unlike ??? moves, they have Physical/Special differentiaiton, and they have type effectiveness (although not STAB). In fact, if you consider Shadow a type, then you have three-type Pokémon in XD. I think we need some kind of article on Shadown type, even if it doesn't include all that information. I'll make it tomorrow during lunch break if nobody esle wants to. LordArceus 03:05, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

No, they're ???-type. There is no Shadow type. TTEchidna 03:16, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I know that there's no 'Shadow' type, but the type of XD's Shadow Moves is NOT ???. In the space for a colored type bar, there's only a ------- (as opposed to Colloseum, which DID have the ??? bar). Moreover, obviously it is not ??? because it has type advantage and resistance applied. LordArceus 14:20, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Moves in XD are ???-type too, and they are split in physical or special category depending on if they do or not contact on the target. ???-type is only appliable to moves and not to Pokémon. hfc2X 20:31, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

I'll load up Colosseum then XD and report back. Gywall^(Talk) 20:33, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Shadow moves are type-less. Not ??? Type, but no type at all. Gywall^(Talk)

Yeah, they are typeless, but doesn't this count as ???-type anyways? hfc2X 20:50, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

In essence, that's what I said. I was correct: they have "-------" for a type. However, there's no way it can be ??? type becuse ??? type does not have super effective or not very effective. I called it 'Shadow' type in the same way ----- is called DPBox. LordArceus 02:41, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Move to ??? (type)

Hi. Um, this article is referred to in the games (as well as any other place) as ???. So I was thinking; should I move this to ??? (type)? Noname4you 02:19, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Well being that we're getting issues with question marks now where they weren't before, I'm gonna say hold the freaking crap off on this if we do decide to for a really long while. TTEchidna 06:30, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

What about Unknown (type) to fit in with the others?--MisterE13 17:38, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

eggs

How can an eg be a ??? type. It is is considered as such because you don't know what pokemon its going to be. The ???-type Arceus is different. - unsigned comment from Hyurnat4 (talk • contribs)

Because technically the contents of the egg are unknown. So, the type that the Pokémon inside will be is also unknown... Even though most players know what will be inside their Pokémon Eggs. - Kogoro | Talk to me - 04:45, 13 July 2009 (UTC)