Rock Type and Ground Type are the same shit.
The most popular Gen I Rock Lines are part Ground.

>>58084524 (OP)
>The most popular Gen I Rock Lines are part Ground.
Literally none of those shitmons are popular at all

>>58084524 (OP)
>He thinks asbestos is the same as mud

If sand is ground then rock should be ground too

>>58084528
read the comment again, slower

>>58084524 (OP)
Geodude line: Eats rocks, digesting into earth, rolls around in mud.
Onix: Is functionally an earthworm constantly eating earth and tunneling through it.
Rhynorn line: Lives on the Savannah, associated with dry earth and sand.
Sudowoodo: Is just a rock that looks like a tree.

What's the problem.

>>58084524 (OP)
>I-SHIT-SUB-BUTE

>>58084524 (OP)
>Rock Type and Ground Type are the same shit.
No. Rock Pokemon have bodies made of rock. Ground-types live underground, in sand, or are manmade.

>>58084532
Wrong. Rocks can fall on you from a cliff. Sand is unlikely to do so.

>>58084643
Runegirus?
Gollurk?
Ting Lu?
Camerupt?

>>58084648
I meant >>58084600

>>58084648
>Runegirus?
>Gollurk?
>Ting Lu?
Manmade.
>Camerupt?
Lives in the mountains.

>>58084524 (OP)
Rhydon had quite the fall from grace compared to its similar brethren

And the most popular rock type in the game is Tyranitar.

Anyways my favorite gen 1 ground type is Sandslash. Love that pesky hedgehog!

>>58084524 (OP)
That's because the only non-Ground Rock types from Gen 1 were the fossils
Also, the only Rock/Ground Pokemon since Gen 1 are Larvitar, Pupitar and Rhyperior

Rock Type means "made of rock/similar material"

Ground Type means "made of earth, causes quakes or is supernaturally good at digging"

Go look at Pokemon in both Types, almost all of them follow these rules. Marowak is one of few exceptions but I've always wondered if the implication is supposed to be that it's Ground because it uses its bone to slam the ground and cause earthquakes

>>58085002
All of the bone-related moves are ground-type.

>>58085009
>All of the bone-related moves are ground-type.
This is true but it's probably the other way around. Those moves were made for Marowak so they're Ground type, it's the same as e.g. First Impression being a Bug move because it was made for Golisopod but there's nothing inherently Bug about it.

>entire line is known for digging underground and eating metal
>not ground type to reflect that by giving it STAB on ground moves which are SE against rock and steel while tying into its underground/tunneling nature like a lot of other ground types and giving it a defensive typing that isn't shit
we were robbed

>>58085039
They wanted it to be different from Steelix

>>58084524 (OP)
>What is Aerodactyl, Kabutops, Omastar

>>58084879
It bothers me that Rock/Ground types are still viewed as plentiful when you only have 2 lines that keep the typing for the final evolution.

>>58085106
Then they should’ve given it different stats, it fucking sucks as it is now

>>58084532
>If sand is ground then rock should be ground too
If rock is ground then ice should be ground too.

>>58084528
Yeah, they are.
Onix and Geodude were pseudo-mascot level popular in the Gen 1 days. Rhydon was also popular for its power, rarity, and awesome design.

>>58085154
aggron's stats aren't its problem
it's its fucking typing
get rid of its rock type and its viability will spike up by a fucking lot

>>58085039
There's no reason why he shouldn't have Earth Eater as it's new HA

>>58085200
Larvitar and Pupitar should get Earth Eater as well

>>58085195
anon it’s been power crept to hell and back, you need a stat redistribution in addition to a type change

>>58085154
Aggron was fine in Gen 3, it's the Physical/Special split and the existence of Close Combat that fucked it.

Anyways if you want to make it better just give it Earth Eater, the stats are fine and the typing fits its design.

What would a modern Rock/Ground Pokémon even look like?

>>58084524 (OP)
Lol no