Are you sure Karate Chop was a fighting move in Generation 1?

Question

I thought it was Normal. Shows up as Fighting in the Move Learned for Generation 1 Pokemon.

Comments

Yes it was. And it is mentioned here btw: http://pokemondb.net/move/karate-chop

Answer 1

Karate Chop was a Normal type move in gen I, but it still shows up as a fighting type under "moves learned in generation I", and so do all the moves the got changed throughout the generations. (It shows the current gen's info on the move)

Example: http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/pichu/moves/2
See how Charm and Sweet Kiss are Fairy type moves?

So yes, it was a Normal type move but this isnt an error on the site. Thanks for reporting though ;)

Comments

This also occurs with Pokemon with their types - Sabrina had Mr. Mime in Gen I, and according to the site it's Psychic-Fairy rather than just Psychic. It was reported a while ago, I'm not sure if it's fixed or not.