Fae
Right now, the Fairy-type is fairly confused (or should I say,
fairy confused! Ha!). You have everything from the almost frighteningly majestic Xerneas to "I'm here for the cute points" Dedenne. The Fae-type, taking members from both Fairy and many other types, gives both types a sense of identity and gives once broadly-classified Pokemon a type better representing their...unique propensities.
The Fae-type is alien to human eyes, not (necessarily) because its members are from another planet, but because they are so inscrutably and implacably strange from a human point of view. Often mischievous, magical, intelligent, capricious, and dangerous, they skittishly watch everybody else from the shadows or outright meddle in their affairs, for good and for ill, either way needing no excuse and expecting no consequence (to themselves, at least). Are they curious? Belonging somewhere else? Analytical? In need of a hug? If you asked a Dark-type Pokemon why it was skulking about (and it could talk), you'd see that it wanted to steal some valued item, get tactical advantage against a rival, or hide itself to survive, assuming it didn't just lie to or misdirect you. A Fae-type would giggle (
if they're sociable) and vanish. Or curse you for a thousand years. Many Fae Pokemon trend noble, but other's...don't... and they are unpredictable to all but the most attuned.
Possible Fae Members (Possible Primary Type / Secondary Type)
Wide magical ability, Clefairy strangely dance in the full moon and give happiness to those who see them, Clefable hide from everyone in quiet caves, and both are iconic users of Metronome.
Wise and old beyond human ability, mystic, understand human speech, extremely intelligent, and destructively curses humans who cross them.
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Iconically diverse power, only appears to the pure of heart, extremely intelligent, and makes itself invisible to watch people without notice.
Misdreavus loves to frighten people and see their reactions, and subsists on human fear. Mismagius chants magical cries that bring torment, terror, happiness, or love to people on its whims, and is the only Pokemon besides Delphox to learn Mystical Fire.
Mysteriously keeps its tail secret at all costs, Wynaut's home is Mirage Island, Wobbuffet hides from others in dark places and has bizarrely competes against other Wobbuffet in endurance (including enduring without food to a dangerous point).
Ralts is strongly sensitive to emotions, and flees most people but can come to those with positive feelings, and Kirlia similarly overflows with dancing and spinning energy when its Trainer is cheerful. Gardevoir and Gallade are brutally dangerous protectors of people, with Gardevoir willing to sacrifice its life or create a black hole (a.k.a. kind of destroy space-time) and Gallade reading its opponent's mind before savagely fighting with its sword-elbows.
A pair representing the power and fickleness of dreams, both peaceful and nightmarish. Cresselia's feathers make dreams happy, but it doesn't seem to be giving them out to purposefully help people, and while Darkrai gives terrifying dreams, it does so in defense.
Zoroark use illusions to keep their lairs secret (and send trespassers wandering through the woods), fool "large groups of people" who could threaten the safety of the pack, and...punish people who try to catch them. I expected Zorua to be an afterthought, but I did not see this coming: "If a normally talkative child suddenly stops talking, it may have been
replaced by Zorua." What a reference to the changelings of old. Or worse.
Definitely the most fickle set of legendaries, and with no shortage of magical prowess in order to transfer their elements to the terrain. Tapu Koko sometimes just does not help people out of caprice (despite being the guardian) and loves Pokemon fighting each other, Lele destructively overloads people with healing scales for fun, Bulu is reasonably nice unless angered but literally destroyed part of the map in rage, and Fini blinds the impure with its mists while helping people accept death.
Possible Fae Moves:
Acupressure
Encore
Extrasensory
Nature's Madness
Magic Coat
Mean Look
Metronome
Misty Terrain
Moonblast
Payback
Perish Song
Psycho Cut
Quash
Signal Beam
Stomping Tantrum
Superpower
Synchronoise
Thrash
Trick
Wish
Possible Fae Effectivenesses:
Offensive:
2x:
1/2x:
Defensive:
2x:
1/2x:
Fae is strong offensively and defensively against Fairy and Dark since it views their positivity/negativity respectively as tools to use as desired, and again with Ghosts, whose incorporeality is unable to instill fear or surprise into the Fae plenty acquainted to strange existences. They are less effective offensively against Psychic-types, though, who are able to anticipate and analyze them, and are very well-prepared for their mental tricks.
While the acute intelligence of the Fae makes them very powerful, it leaves them weak defensively to less-anticipated tactics with no intelligence to predict behind them, such as almost mechanically-spreading poison or mindless draconic rage. Worst of all, though, is its matchup with the
utterly stupid instinct-powered Bugs, who they cannot even hit for neutral damage. Finally, the effect of the Fae type's separation from normality is lost on others of itself, so its damage to itself is reduced.
