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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Of all seventeen types, the Water type is the most abundant, with 109 Pokémon species being Water-type, nearly 17% of the entire known [[National Pokédex]]. This may be a reference to how water is the most abundant substance on Earth, and how the majority of all species of life live in water. | * Of all seventeen types, the Water type is the most abundant, with 109 (112 counting {{p|Castform}}, {{p|Rotom}} and {{p|Arceus}}) Pokémon species being Water-type, nearly 17% of the entire known [[National Pokédex]]. This may be a reference to how water is the most abundant substance on Earth, and how the majority of all species of life live in water. | ||
* All [[Generation I]] Water-type Pokémon are weak to {{t|Electric}} moves, as no Water-types with a secondary type that neutralizes this weakness were introduced until [[Generation II]]. | * All [[Generation I]] Water-type Pokémon are weak to {{t|Electric}} moves, as no Water-types with a secondary type that neutralizes this weakness were introduced until [[Generation II]]. | ||
* Every generation has introduced Water-type Pokémon whose names begin with the letters L, M, P, and S. | * Every generation has introduced Water-type Pokémon whose names begin with the letters L, M, P, and S. | ||
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**The same is true for {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Flying}} and {{t|Psychic}}. | **The same is true for {{t|Grass}}, {{t|Flying}} and {{t|Psychic}}. | ||
* Water has been paired with all types except for {{t|Fire}}. This means it has been paired with the highest number of types, tied with the {{type2|Flying}}. | * Water has been paired with all types except for {{t|Fire}}. This means it has been paired with the highest number of types, tied with the {{type2|Flying}}. | ||
* Water is the only starter type that doesn't have its own variation of Double Edge or Overheat. Fire has {{m|Flare Blitz}} and {{m|Overheat}}, while Grass has {{m|Wood Hammer}} and {{m|Leaf Storm}}. Even {{p|Pikachu}}'s {{t|Electric}} type has {{m|Volt Tackle}}. | * Water is the only [[Starter Pokémon|starter]] type that doesn't have its own [[Move variations|variation]] of {{m|Double Edge}} or {{m|Overheat}}. Fire has {{m|Flare Blitz}} and {{m|Overheat}}, while Grass has {{m|Wood Hammer}} and {{m|Leaf Storm}}. Even {{p|Pikachu}}'s {{t|Electric}} type has {{m|Volt Tackle}}. | ||
* Water-type moves are boosted by the most [[held item]]s, with the [[Sea Incense]], [[Wave Incense]], [[Splash Plate]], and [[Mystic Water]] all doing so. {{t|Psychic}}, {{t|Rock}}, and {{t|Grass}} are the only other types that have more than two power enhancing held items. | * Water-type moves are boosted by the most [[held item]]s, with the [[Sea Incense]], [[Wave Incense]], [[Splash Plate]], and [[Mystic Water]] all doing so. {{t|Psychic}}, {{t|Rock}}, and {{t|Grass}} are the only other types that have more than two power enhancing held items. | ||