Why does samurott have high special attack?

Question

I mean, it has a giant horn thingy on its head and shell swords, and learns tons of physical moves. I am confused, why does it have higher special attack? Is there a reason it has good special attack, or is it just more game freak logic?

Answer 1

Well... this is kind of a big stretch. But hear me out.

Part of Samurott's design is based on the Japanese war fan. Many special attacks are non-contact or stereotypically graceful. The art of using Japanese war fans is called Tessenjutsu -- also quite graceful.

Japanese war fans were also used to direct other attacks, which ties into the no-contact thing that special attacks have.

I understand that this is probably a huge stretch, but this is what I came up with.

Japanese war fan (Wikipedia)
Tessenjutsu (Wikipedia)

Hope I helped!

Comments

That’s intresting, thanks!

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You're welcome!