Pokémon - Solgaleo Steel typing explained

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Just for clarification, Solgaleo, "the beast who devours the sun", is a Steel type because the lion who eats the sun is an alchemical symbol for the purification of metals.

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Hutchinsonian Demon

Jun 17, 2016 at 10:09PM EDT

Alchemical symbols….pokemon/human fusion rumors running rampant…why does this sound familiar?

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Trollanort

Jun 17, 2016 at 03:15PM EDT

I'm ok with it being steel type.
But it doesn't change that it makes no logical sense that the Sun is WEAK TO FIRE!!
Like, Fire/Steel would've been great! I know, Heatran exists, but come on now! PSYCHIC?
I mean sheesh, I know Deoxys and Jirachi and all sorts of other star-related Pokemon are psychic… but it really grinds my gears that somehow this quote makes sense now: