Question

So I was looking on bulbapedia at Steel types just now (Not sure why, but I was) and I saw that on the Bulbapedia page on Steel types is has 2 lists of all the Steel type Pokemon. One list says "Primary Steel-type Pokémon" and another says "Secondary Steel-type Pokémon", my question is, what is the difference between a Primary type and a Secondary type other than the fact that Prmary types are listed first?

Answer 1

Primary types are types that a Pokemon has two of but,their main type is first,a secondary type is a type a Pokemon has two of, but their main type is second, like ,like Kyurem.Primary types are listed first because it is the Pokemon`s type,and can be classed as a steel type,a secondary type is two types that can be classed as a dragon AND an ice type.

Comments

I am asking what the difference is, not what they are, like, why does it matter what order they are in?

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No, It really doesn't matter, It's only for classafication purposes.

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Lol, NJDevil, your last activity before this comment was in December 2011 xD

Answer 2

Well, the first type is the main type meaning that is the type the pokémon looks like (bulbasaur grass-poison but looks grass ,flygon dragon -ground but looks dragon ).this is for one-type pokes too.moreover two types may make the pokémon more weak or less depents on the opponent pokémon .furthermore gamefreak can describe better a pokémon character putting two types (not only what it looks like but what it is able to do ).two types are made for better gaming and battling experience .also a player can create more battle strategies and a pokémon is able to have a bigger movepool .