Bird (type)

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The Bird type (Japanese: とりタイプ Bird type) is a less common type that has been featured in the Pokémon games and anime.

This type is famously known in the Western fandom due to the glitch Pokémon MissingNo. and 'M (00) having it as one of their types in the English versions of Pokémon Red and Blue.

In the games

In the Generation I and II core series games, it is an unused physical type. Due to its absence from the type matchup chart, any potential Bird-type move would always deal neutral damage.

The table below shows all the defined types as of Generation II by index order:

Category	Types
Physical	Normal	Fighting	Flying	Poison	Ground	Rock	Bird	Bug	Ghost	Steel
Special	Fire	Water	Grass	Electric	Psychic	Ice	Dragon	Dark

In the English versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a localization error in the dialogue of the Gym guide in Vermilion Gym that causes him to refer to Flying-type Pokémon as Bird-type Pokémon:

Japanese RGBY/FRLG	English RBY	English FRLG
おーす！ みらいの　チャンピオン！ マチス　しょうさの　あだなは イナズマ　アメリカン！ でんき　ポケモン　つかわせたら アメリカ　ナンバー１　らしいぜ！ ひこう　タイプ　みず　タイプは あいしょうが　わるいぜ！ マヒ　させられないよう きを　つけな！ それと　マチスは　ようじん　ぶかい！ かれの　へやは　ロック　されて かんたんには　はいれないぜ！	Yo! Champ in making! Lt.Surge has a nickname. People refer to him as the Lightning American! He`s an expert on electric Pokémon! Birds and water Pokémon are at risk! Beware of paralysis too! Lt.Surge is very cautious! You`ll have to break a code to get to him!	Yo! Champ in the making! Lt. Surge has a nickname. People refer to him as the Lightning American! He's an expert on electric Pokémon. Bird/Water-type Pokémon match poorly against the Electric type. Beware of paralysis, too. Lt. Surge is very cautious. He's locked himself in, so it won't be easy getting to him.

In the anime

The type has been mentioned in Song of Origin, the Japanese ending for Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.