The issue lies in their design. Game Freak hasn't given us enough to believe that they're competitively viable outside of either potentially being a support type or offering a few coverage moves, since all the new ones besides Xerneas are downright adorable. There's an unwritten ferocity/battle viability stat that we give them based on their looks, and without knowing their stats or potential evolved forms, most people aren't that immediately impressed. I still support them, and I always will, but I want to be impressed by Fairy types because they have their own advantages outside of hitting Dragon types super effectively.
It can be argued that Pokémon's going a little Yugioh on us, but "Geomancy" lends itself more to the ~magic~ that Fairy types command in their attacks. The techniques that Fairy types get STAB on have been extremely varied in their presentation so far, most of which involve the use of an element, and controlling the earth is our ultimate extension of that element-driven magic.
used Turn Around sounds just as if not more awkward awkward
Don't forget Fairy-type Arceus... Both it and Xerneas will likely be pure-Fairy Ubers.
I also think Newtwo will be Fairy or Psychic/Fairy as that's the only reason I can see for its existence. Could be wrong, who knows.
I believe the "look" of Fairies isn't going to be like the "look" for Water types, where you're going to expect something with fins or the "look" for Grass types, which are commonly green with some foliage on their bodies. Fairy types seem to be mostly based around magical creatures from different cultures/regions, or characters with some supposed magical value made real, and I think that it may drastically effect what Fairy-type moves they receive in their movepools based on what creature they're based on. As such, no two Fairy-types are going to have a lot in common based on face value, besides being precious as far as we've seen.
yay a fellow lover of cutemons
Magnets, wind chimes, ice cream cones, balloons, candles, lamps, chandeliers, Pokéballs, bronze mirrors, bronze gongs, sarcophagi, gears, trash bags, the list goes on...
toasters, fridges, washing machines, lawn mowers, desk fans...yeah Pokemon has TOTALLY run out of ideas
Possibly...that is going to be OP :p
well, there's a reason they gave it to a legendary Pokémon, ya know. It really does look like a healing animation, but what if O-Wing comes with some sort of stat boost?
At the time I was thinking that the pre-evos head/foot would remain in the final design.
I can agree with all of the above statements; I think the "plague doctor" is likely to be somewhat of an inspiration for it (or we're looking too deeply into it).
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