>>57940109
They're just psychic.
Willpower, Emotion and Knowledge are all mental aspects; nothing fairy about them, unless every psychic mon that is remotely cute has to be psychic, like Mew, Latias/os
>>57939459 (OP)
fairy thematically cribbed a lot of themes that used to be under grass and psychic, namely trickstery nature spirits from grass and magic from psychic
>>57940450
Read their dex entries. They are basically the definition of fae with their mischievous behaviour. Plus they look like fairies. >>57940463
Balance is literally the one single reason why these aren't Fairy type desu.
>>57940109
Nothing about them is fae-like. They’re not tricksters, they’re not explicitly based on some fairy tale, and they’re not pink or cutesy. At most you have them messing with people, but it’s not done out of cruelty or capricious behavior.
>>57940480
This is probably the most valid point of the thread and i do not know how to respond to this one. Only thing i would say is that psychics use mental abilities to see the future but celebi is different as it actually physically travels through it. There is many literature online that correlates fairies with time dilation. Time dilation seems like a more fitting representation especially if you watched the suicune and celebi movie
>>57942100
You’re right she is factually not fairy . However this is definitely something that can be opinion based Considering past pokemon got their typings reclassified in gen 6
>>57942127
Because future sight is about predicting. Prediction is what someone THINKS will happen. Key word. Thinks. Thinking is a mental aspect. Celebi does not predict the future. It flows through and dilates it. Thats why it doesn’t learn the move future sight
>>57942129
Very well you’re entitled to that opinion. I also have an opinion that you sound like a fat loser in your moms basement. But to each their own
>>57939459 (OP)
GameFreak doesnt retype legendary or mythical pokemon. That is the only reason why this, Cresselia, and the Lake Trio aren't Fairy, and why Mewtwo isn't Dark