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| Pokémon Altered Platinum |

| Type Changes (r1.0.3) |
| Original hack by Drayano |
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General Changes
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- Fairy-type is now in the game, replacing what was previously the ??? type.
- All Pokémon that are Fairy-type in Gen VI onwards are also Fairy-type in Altered
Platinum.
- Rotom's five alternate forms take the secondary type that they have in the Gen V
games and onward (they are not Ghost-type like the normal Platinum).
- As in Generation VI games and onward, Steel takes 1x damage from Dark and Ghost
attacks.
- Some fossil Pokemon are no longer Rock-type. If I think the type benefitted them,
it remained.

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Ice Type Changes
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- Ice is the only type which has had its relations changed from vanilla- this is
because I feel Ice is a grossly underpowered type.
- The changes made were chosen both for thematic and gameplay reasons. Ice's
resistances do not nerf already-underpowered offensive types.
- With these changes, Ice is still weak to the common Fire and Fighting, plus
Steel, but its key resistances to popular attacking types give Ice a real
chance to take on a defensive role. Ground, Water and Dragon are very common
offensive types without a lot of competition- and they are all,
at least on offense, perhaps better than they deserve to be. With Ice resisting
these, but still being weak to a couple of popular types as before,
it is balanced out, and allows for more interesting things to be done with the type
as a whole.
- Keeping type chart changes limited to Ice also makes it easier to remember.

Ice now takes 0.5x from Ground.

Ice now takes 1x from Rock.
Ice now takes 0.5x from Water.
Ice now takes 0.5x from Dragon.

Ground: It is weak to Ice.

Rock: To remove Ice's crippling weakness to Stealth Rock. Also, ice is often
responsible for erosion alongside water- due to freezing water expanding,
widening cracks and weakening stone. Ice remains 1x against Rock offensively, but I
feel it really doesn't need a weakness to it.

Water: Ice is solidified water, giving it an elemental relation to Water. Also,

Water needed to be taken down a peg somehow.

Dragon: It is weak to Ice. As well, many Dragon-types can use Fire moves, and with
Ice's old weakness to Rock- a type which Dragons can also often use-
it made Ice a very bad answer to Dragon, even though it's supposed to be useful
versus it.
This resistance is coveted for any type that has it.

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Pokémon Type Changes
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Pokémon Old Type New Type Justification

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#006 Charizard Fire / Flying Fire / Dragon Inherited from
Mega form; draconic appearance.
#019 Rattata Normal Normal / Dark Honestly
shouldn't need an Alola form to justify a Dark type.
#020 Raticate Normal Normal / Dark Honestly
shouldn't need an Alola form to justify a Dark type.
#024 Arbok Poison Poison / Dragon It's a reptile;
helps it stand out
#038 Ninetales Fire Fire / Fairy Inherited from
Alola form; generally quite 'mystical' in appearance.
#055 Golduck Water Water / Psychic Canonically
uses Psychic-type moves; commonly mistaken as a Psychic type.
#074 Geodude Rock / Ground Rock
Doesn't really need the Ground type and it isn't integral to its theming-
removes some 4x weaknesses
#075 Graveler Rock / Ground Rock
Doesn't really need the Ground type and it isn't integral to its theming-
removes some 4x weaknesses
#076 Golem Rock / Ground Rock / Dragon
Appears to be a lizard reptile thing in a boulder- unique, makes it viable
over Rhyperior and just a cool type
#083 Farfetch'd Normal / Flying Fighting / Flying Able to attack
using leek as a weapon; gives it a niche over Normal/Flying Pokémon.
#097 Hypno Psychic Psychic / Dark
Sinister nature, for uniqueness
#098 Krabby Water Water / Bug
Krabby and Kingler are arthropods, the type is good and makes it unique,
other crustaceans have been Bug type before (Dwebble/Crustle)
#099 Kingler Water Water / Bug
Krabby and Kingler are arthropods, the type is good and makes it unique,
other crustaceans have been Bug type before (Dwebble/Crustle)
#115 Kangaskhan Normal Normal / Dragon Reptilian
appearance(despite marsupial inspiration), Monster egg group
#127 Pinsir Bug Bug / Ground Stag beetles
are known to burrow; Pinsir is said to do so on cold nights.
#140 Kabuto Rock / Water Bug / Water Based on the
horseshoe crab and trilobite; ancient sea arthropods. Part of removing Rock from
most fossil Pokemon.
#141 Kabutops Rock / Water Bug / Water Based on the
horseshoe crab and trilobite; ancient sea arthropods. Part of removing Rock from
most fossil Pokemon.
#154 Meganium Grass Grass / Fairy Heavy on the
flower aesthetic; heavily voted for by community.
#160 Feraligatr Water Water / Dark Looks
intimidating; Pokédex claims it to be savage; voted for by the community.
#166 Ledian Bug / Flying Bug / Fighting
Canonically has Iron Fist and plenty of punches, superhero inspiration,
Bug/Flying is a cruel curse
#182 Bellossom Grass Grass / Fairy
Cute design, unique typing, already learns moves like Magical Leaf and
Moonblast
#192 Sunflora Grass Grass / Fire
Sun-themed, unique typing, Sunflora utterly fails to stand out
#200 Misdreavus Ghost Ghost / Fairy Design
inspiration from mythological creatures; mischevious nature; evolved form has a
witch aesthetic.
#203 Girafarig Normal / Psychic Fairy / Dark Themed around
polar opposites, half is dark and half is light.
#210 Granbull Fairy Fairy / Fighting Threatening
appearance, learns many Fighting moves already.
#224 Octillery Water Water / Fire
Based on a tank, can learn fire moves, improves uniqueness
#234 Stantler Normal Normal / Psychic
Its antlers are said to have strange mind-affecting powers; improves
uniqueness.
#254 Sceptile Grass Grass / Dragon Inherited from
Mega form; commonly requested.
#284 Masquerain Bug / Flying Bug / Water Pre-evolution
has Water type; Bug/Water is a fairly unique type combo; still looks a lot like
Surskit.
#291 Ninjask Bug / Flying Bug / Dark
Ninja-themed and unique, only shared by Sinnohan Ariados- Bug/Flying is still
terrible, I feel Ninjask deserves more than Baton Passing boosts
#300 Skitty Normal Normal / Fairy
It's a cute, fluffy Pokemon- and it already learns a lot of Fairy moves.
Helps to expand the type.
#301 Delcatty Normal Normal / Fairy
It's a cute, fluffy Pokemon- and it already learns a lot of Fairy moves.
Helps to expand the type.
#313 Volbeat Bug Bug / Electric Learns a lot of
Electric attacks; has illumination powers; design looks fititng for Electric.
#314 Illumise Bug Bug / Fairy Firefly lights
look similar to how other games display the Fairy-type; counterpart to Volbeat.
#321 Wailord Water Water / Flying Wailord is so
light it would float in air; it's based on a blimp. Water/Flying offers some neat
perks defensively.
#335 Zangoose Normal Normal / Dark Hostile-
looking, fits with Seviper's new Dark type
#336 Seviper Poison Poison / Dark Evil and
intimidating looking; gives it more of a niche; common request by community.
#345 Lileep Rock / Grass Water / Grass Based on the
sea lily, an ancient crinoid. Part of removing Rock from most fossil Pokemon.
#346 Cradily Rock / Grass Water / Grass Based on the
sea lily, an ancient crinoid. Part of removing Rock from most fossil Pokemon.
#347 Anorith Rock / Bug Water / Bug Based on
anomalocaris, an ancient sea arthropod. Part of removing Rock from most fossil
Pokemon.
#348 Armaldo Rock / Bug Water / Bug Based on
anomalocaris, an ancient sea arthropod. Part of removing Rock from most fossil
Pokemon.
#350 Milotic Water Water / Fairy Elegant
aesthetic and mythological mermaid inspiration fit with Fairy-type; heavily voted
for by community.
#353 Shuppet Ghost Ghost / Normal
Being based off a plush toy that's been possessed, it makes sense- plus, it's
a great type, and it's unique.
#354 Banette Ghost Ghost / Normal
Being based off a plush toy that's been possessed, it makes sense- plus, it's
a great type, and it's unique.
#358 Chimecho Psychic Fairy / Flying Inspired by
furin, Japanese wind chimes that are hung in Shinto shrines. Furin are said to ward
off evil spirits, predict disasters, and bring luck.
#362 Glalie Ice Ice / Rock Pokédex entries
state Glalie has a body made of rock with ice on top; unique type combo.
#367 Huntail Water Water / Dark Hostile
appearance, already learns many Dark-type moves and has a focus on biting.
#368 Gorebyss Water Water / Poison
Despite appearing cute, it's said to be cruel and sucks prey's innards out.
Real life long-nosed chimaeras are mildly venomous.
#370 Luvdisc Water Water / Fairy Heart and love
aesthetic fits with Fairy-type; makes it just a little more noticeable.
#389 Torterra Grass / Ground Grass / Rock It still fits
the concept quite well, and is far superior to Grass/Ground on both defense and
offense. Also serves as a neat justification for Accelerock.
#402 Kricketune Bug Bug / Normal
STAB for Hyper Voice and Boomburst- closest thing to a Sound type- unique, no
downsides for offense, DELELELE WHOOOOP
#405 Luxray Electric Electric / Dark Intimidating
look and general dark coloured aesthetic fit with Dark-type; unique type combo.
#408 Cranidos Rock Dragon / Rock Japan often
equates dinosaurs to dragons. Has a hard, thick skull.
#409 Rampardos Rock Dragon / Rock Japan often
equates dinosaurs to dragons. Has a hard, thick skull.
#410 Shieldon Rock / Steel Dragon / Steel Japan often
equates dinosaurs to dragons. MUCH better defensively. Part of removing Rock from
most fossil Pokemon.
#411 Bastiodon Rock / Steel Dragon / Steel Japan often
equates dinosaurs to dragons. MUCH better defensively. Part of removing Rock from
most fossil Pokemon.
#417 Pachirisu Electric Electric / Fairy It's
cute and friendly, the type is unique and it helps make it more interesting
alongside its other buffs
#421 Cherrim Grass Grass / Fairy Incredibly
mediocre normally, has a flower theme, part of the Fairy egg group.
#428 Lopunny Normal Normal / Fighting Inherited from
Mega form; has a humanoid appearance and learns lots of Fighting-type moves
naturally.
#429 Mismagius Ghost Ghost / Fairy Inspired by
witches and mages from fairy tales; unique type combo; gives it a specific niche.
#432 Purugly Normal Normal / Dark
It is said to be selfish and greedy in dex entries, overall has an unfriendly
theme.
#433 Chingling Psychic Fairy Based on a Suzu
bell, which is used at Shinto shrines. These bells are said to repel evil and bring
positive power, so Fairy seems more appropriate.
#457 Lumineon Water Water / Flying
It learns many Flying-type moves, and appears to be based on a butterfly.
Works as a 'flying fish'.
#466 Electivire Electric Electric / Fighting Stats are
physically focused; learns lots of Fighting moves naturally; Pokédex states it uses
fists.
#469 Yanmega Bug / Flying Bug / Dragon
DRAGONfly, it's a pun; makes it more unique and frees it from the burden of
Bug/Flying
#476 Probopass Rock / Steel Rock / Electric
Has a magnetic theme and learns lots of Electric moves, Rock/Steel is
terrible and Rock/Electric is unique and better
#480 Uxie Psychic Psychic / Fairy Likely inspired
by a pixie, a mythological creature.
#481 Mesprit Psychic Psychic / Fairy Likely inspired
by a sprite, a mythological creature.
#482 Azelf Psychic Psychic / Fairy Likely inspired
by a pixie (possibly a gnome..?), a mythlogical creature.