
Statuses inflict conditions and change the battlefield without doing any direct damage. Special Attacks compare a Pokémon's special attack to the defender's special defence. Physical attacks compare a Pokémon's attack to the defender's defence. There are Physical Attacks, Special Attacks and Status Moves. It is recommended to find a type chart which you can use as reference to work out what moves are good against certain types of Pokémon you'll meet. There are 18 types in Pokémon and learning all of their weaknesses and resistances can take a lot of getting used to. It is a great idea to have a wild variety of different types on your team. Pikachu is a good choice for any team as it only has one weakness but if you do encounter a Ground type, Pikachu will most likely be useless due to how Ground is immune to Electric. They are resistant to Flying, Electric and Steel, meaning they take half damage. Pikachu is weak to Ground type moves, meaning they take twice as much damage. Each type has weaknesses, resistances and sometimes immunity.

For example, Pikachu is an Electric type. You will most likely encounter an NPC using a starter that's effective or weak against yours and therefore you may base your choice on what you want to fight again. If you've decided that you prefer the types than the designs themselves, keep in mind that fire beats grass, grass beats water and water beats fire. Each start Pokémon has different stats and final evolutions so if you really can't decide on which one looks the best, there are several other factors to consider. If you're a new player, the best starter is the one that looks the most interesting or perhaps you love fire types and find grass and water to be less exciting. There's a grass type, a fire type and a water type. At some point, you will get to one of the most important decisions in the game - what starter do you choose? Every core Pokémon game has three starter Pokémon.
