Dragon Type Pokemon: Masters of Mana? | Gnoggin - not dragons part 1

Dragons no other mythical beast is quite as prevalent across human history and varying cultures as the dragon but what makes a dragon and more specifically why is dragon a type in Pokemon I mean think about it it's weird I mean Pokemon has so many dragons like there's Altaria this month is dragon month an entire month filled with dragon-type pokémon videos and next month it's very month o fairies a little dastardly villains to dragons like Altaria but what question is possibly better to ask at the start of our special month then why is dragging even a type and what does it take to be dragon time normally I save such questions for the every X type Pokemon explained not type series but Dragon and fairy are so unique and deep we need to separate that into its own video which is what this is especially since there is so much confusion when it comes to what makes a dragon-type pokémon so that's what we're going to figure out today on you know what's fantastic being able to make so many 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the real world's mythos thankfully gamefreak didn't just make up all the dragon information because dragons are a big idea I mean what even are dragons honestly not Pokemon dragons we got a list of those I'm talking real world dragons but are they dragons very and when I say very I mean they very very a lot paint grammar however almost every civilization has something like a dragon found within its myths and legends and because of that unfortunately there isn't one cohesive idea of a dragon however there are some theories as to why almost every human culture has a dragon and that theory points to our intrinsic fear of snakes birds of prey and big cats all of which have common attributes across dragons however every culture seems to add or remove some non key features which brings up the question of why do dragons even exist and that's somewhat simple the same reasons most fairy tales or myths exist to teach a lesson scary stories of the dark forest are a wonderful deterrent for children essentially scaring them away from wandering off and getting lost dragons in most myths live in dangerous areas like caves volcanoes vast deserts and roaring oceans dangerous places for a child to explore unprepared and a few dragons that don't live in such places were the nice dragons used as a story device to teach a life lesson that isn't easily learned such as the dragon's gates in Eastern legend where if a carp works hard enough it could be rewarded and turned into a dragon teaching kids that hard work pays off in the long run and this is where a huge difference in dragons between cultures comes up how different cultures use them in stories and even if you only split the world in two east and west differences in dragons is astounding for the sake of simplicity let's just look at Far Eastern and European dragons for now Eastern dragons are rather interesting in their existence where other cultures used them to key children safe these tails are normally used to teach wisdom Eastern dragons are commonly benevolent or nice rarely causing destruction besides when people really deserved it but in European with those dragons specifically classic medieval hodgepodge of Greek and Roman dragons were normally depicted as large quadrupedal lizards with wings many of which could breathe fire but this fire was distinct it wasn't normal fire it was advanced fire dragon's fire that's right and this is the first distinction in Pokemon that we found way back in June 1 there was only one dragon move and it sucked his dragon rage which for several generations just used a slightly modified flamethrower sprite animation it was that lame and basically worthless late game too or competitively ever but that's not the point yet back to eastern versus Western dragons if Pokemon based its dragon-type off of just one of these than half of the dragons that we see in Pokemon would be cut from the dragon roster so pokemons dragon-type mustn't be just one type of dragon it must definitely pull from all cultures but by not clearly having a defined origin causes mixed feelings I feel like pokemons idea of Dragon is both interesting and tame at the same time then you see you could just say it's all a mix mash of all dragons and media however there are plenty of almost original ideas to be found and it's these ideas that truly make Pokemon dragon type we all know that looks don't make the dragon in Pokemon just look at a lowland exeggutor or Altaria and then look at Charizard and Gyarados two opposing issues with the dragon type showcase right here folks Plus looking at the more recent dragon Pokemon we seem to have classical dragons and New Age dragons merging into this odd conglomerate of wacky monsters I mean just look at Haxorus it's just a dinosaur with an axe face that's like a Batman villain axe face yet it's dragon-type exclusively though looks are rather import Pokemon is a highly accessible game meant to be played at any age so long as you can read of course this means that Pokemon types need to be easily identified by their looks and across all cultures there are a few exceptions to this rule though like goomy it's just a cute little slug but these are more or less outliers or have very specific reasons for being dragon type despite not looking like a dragon like of a Brahma it's a dragonfly upon not a true representation of a dragon Pokemon are magical creatures for sure but why are these creatures stronger because statistically dragon-type pokémon normally have higher stats than the other types along with their rather impressive advantages in resistances and weaknesses and even those have reasons as to why they exist dragon has always been seen as one of the more magical types I mean dragons are mythical that's like half magic well not like in Pokemon mythical I mean like fairy tales non real our real world magic which is fake maybe you know like Loch Ness and the quit cyclists and Dragons in our world you know they're the square root of negative one their imaginary but let's get back on track I mean the only reason dragon is weak to Dragon is because that essentially says that they are so strong they can only really be hurt by other dragons and since dragons are reptiles most often associated with things like fire ice or colds is also a very effective weapon against them and ferry is complicated in most mythos dragons were actually immune to magic because they are magic incarnate especially European dragons it's almost stated directly but in fairy tales and some other myths it was said that dragons were weak to magic or could only be harmed with enchanted magical weapons often blessed by a fake creature and as for the reason steel resists dragon well it's a stretch but in most fairy tales a knight in shining armor would slay the dragon steel armor being the only way they had a chance dragon then resists grass water fire and electric conveniently the four base elements as remember in most fantasy lightning magic is associated with the element of air and these resistances then all relates to how dragons were immune to the forces of nature the elemental magics plus in the case of Pokemon this almost helps instill the idea that dragons are strong as those are the four starters types so it seems then the Dragons really do pull from their mythological roots masters over the elements and masters of magic and another huge thing the Dragons were known for across all cultures was their ability to manipulate that magic and this is where I'm just gonna say it no more beating around the bush dragon type is essentially all about raw arcane energy in a way you could explain it as an arcane type or a sorcery type that is what makes a dragon Pokemon a dragon oh c'mon its ability to control this arcane power natively that is this is also why other Pokemon can learn dragon-type moves despite not being dragons at all you're just using a bit of that arcane magic rather than sprouting a new dragon limb to use Dragon Claw with yeah dragons are very mystical and magical by default and have the natural ability to wield such arcane power however they don't have the sort of refinement that you would assume magic has now I know this may be a hard concept to grasp from let alone explain so I've enlisted the help of D&D terminology basically we're looking at the difference between mages and sorcerers or wisdom charisma casting versus intelligence casting dragons know how to manipulate the flow of mana the arcane energy that's everywhere in the universe the energy that is present in all life in terms of Pokemon you could say that it's the infinity energy that surrounds everything where a Z used a machine to manipulate the energy dragons are able to use their primal control of magic to affect the energy into useful abilities such as Dragons fire relating it back to D&D because it's pretty easy to explain that way if you were to say that dragons are a sorcerer you'd be correct basically they have either knowledge or innate magical blood power pumping through them at least of what I understand of common Tandy magic wizards practice learned magic they study for years to learn how to manipulate and weave the mana and become masters of it sorcerers practice innate magic they are gifted with an ability to manipulate the weave of mana and sculpt their interactions with it both things dragons are known for however their magic or their use of infinity energy is much more of a raw power almost willing the magic to do the work by the sheer power or knowledge of manipulation this is very different from other magics such as wisdom or charisma based magic wherein they manipulates higher powers to help them or are channeling the power of gods to assist them with their magic or knowing that special areas in the world have energy that enjoys being turned into fireballs or plant growth they work with nature's own magic flowing it along just helping it do what it wants much quicker but dragon magic is much more unnatural and controlled basically forcing the flow of energy to fit into their design this is why in D&D magic missle is much less of a natural shape for arcane energy to be in because its design is not by nature but by the caster you know that annoying thing where something is super interesting so the media start to pick up on it and then the general populace accepts it as fact unfortunately that's no magic as portrayed in today's media it's all fictitious but once that of fiction is almost the base of all other fictions sort of like how just all fantasy movies and TV shows just Lord of the Rings with a twist to these days Game of Thrones is just spicy Lord of the Rings this is why I'm using D&D as an easy the nation after all its methodology is commonly accepted as the way fantasy magic works but magic isn't the same in every universe so perhaps you think this is totally wrong this is where Pokemon comes into play let me explain a little bit infinity energy is a term coined by the Devon corporation oh I don't think they invented it like they say they did they just definitely learned how to harness it basically it's the power of life or spirit magic or mana whatever you want to call it but in Pokemon it's called infinity energy or maybe aura it's dragons heck most Pokemon can harness this power to use their abilities but that's a topic for another video instead let's look at just dragons here dragons are an ancient Pokemon type much like rock and water the type has existed for millions of years in fact that's why there are quite a few dinosaur Pokemon that have the dragon typing plus almost all of the lizard like fossil mom can learn plenty of dragon-type moves dragon is old and it commands old magic magic as old as time essentially I mean roar of time is a dragon type attack come on to figure out what I mean it's sort of like in evolution there's always things that are better at something than you rock types were good at using the earth water well they were fish but dragons who were able to use this natural field of energy infinity energy mana this is what let them survive and of course it being life magic it's rather strong which is why their stats are very good but it's hard to master and as such there are very few dragon types fun fact that sort of helps my point dragon types only evolve through leveling up the most natural and ancient way of pokemon evolution this could be because they are channeling infinity energy regularly with their dragon powers whereas some Pokemon needs special stones filled with power to or love from their trainer or to be traded dragons also have on average much slower XP growth compared to other non legendary Pokemon meaning it takes longer for them to level up and evolve again ancient ways it takes much more experience to advance their power of this arcane force plus there's the fun fact that more mega Pokemon gain dragon as a type four mega evolving the Keystone's used in mega evolving are crystallized infinity energy pokemon souls which relates it again to strengthening the bond between dragon and infinity energy it's this usage of infinity energy or mana that grants a dragon-type its true power sure other pokemon can use this energy but dragons get stabbed with it hence why they are Dragon type they are masters of mana arcane adept incarnations of infinity super sorcerers dragons all synonyms in a way but what do you think our dragons masters of magic or are they just big lizards that are neato and rare and they can breathe colorful fire do you think I'm off my rocker or is this something that Dragon type is it's arcane magic type nonsense leave me a comment about your thoughts on what dragon is and as always never ever stop using your noggin and check out these t-shirts boom boom boom super cool get them pre-order yeah yeah it's Dragon month very month it's exciting and as a reminder be sure to check out dragon city with the link in the description every download helps a ton look at these dragons these are some of my favorites I love these so be sure to check out part 2 of this video coming soon where we'll go over every individual dragon-type pokémon and explain why they are dragon type their design inspirations and glory things it's going to be great you're gonna love it I know you will sponsored this half hour by dragon city

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Length: 18min 1sec (1081 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 08 2019