Disease (type)

The Disease type (Disease type) is a beta fanon Pokémon type created by Taylor Gorrell, but not yet formally introduced in any Pokemon generation. This Type is currently in a proof-of-concept stage.

Characteristics
With the introduction of the Disease-Type, the move Pestilence is retconned to a Disease-Type move, and the affliction becomes a volatile status condition, also called Disease. Disease and Steel-Type Pokemon are naturally immune to Disease.

Defensive
Disease-Type Pokemon can be quite useful to use defensively, due to resistances, apart from itself, to Fighting and Fire-Type moves, both quite common attack Types, as well as Fairy-Type moves. However, all three of its weaknesses are common attack Types as well, so a Pokemon with decent enough coverage can give Disease-Type Pokemon a hard time.

Offensive
Offensively, Disease-Type moves can strike a wide variety of Pokemon due to being the second Type to be super-effective against Normal, as well as being effective against three Types known for potent STAB: Fighting, Ground, and Fairy. However, five Types resist Disease including Grass and Ice, two Types not typically known for defensive capabilities, and Steel is immune to the Type, so users of Disease-Type moves will want to be cautious of what Pokemon they go up against.

Pure Disease-type Pokémon

 * Slurpug
 * (more pending)

Half Disease-type Pokémon

 * Primary Disease-type Pokémon


 * (pending)


 * Secondary Disease-type Pokémon


 * (pending)

Damage-dealing moves

 * Nasty Lick (move)Nasty Lick

Non-damaging moves

 * Pestilence (retconned from Bug)