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	Pokemon Types: Advantages, Disadvantages

	Okay, even if you have the manual to Pokemon (with chart to show strengths and weaknesses), it doesn't fully explain various details.

	Pokemon Vs. Pokemon

	Attacks listed as Normal or as Fighting can't harm Ghost Pokemon.  At all.  Useful if 
you're using a Ghost Pokemon vs. a Fighting or Normal Pokemon.  Be warned, though.  Some 
Fighting and Normal Pokemon like Hitmochan learn Fire, Ice, Lightning or even Psychic-based 
attacks.
	Ghost Pokemon are most vulnerable against any attack that's labeled as Ground or Rock, 
despite the fact that they look like they're floating.  But, basically, anything that has an 
actual element (such as fire, ice, grass, bug, dragon, etc.) behind it will damage Ghosts.  It 
just depends on how effective it's going to be.
	Rock Pokemon are tough, but they can be poisoned, burned, frozen, put to sleep, etc.  
They aren't invincible.  They just have an incredibly high defense.
	Lightning attacks like the Pikachu's Thundershock are COMPLETELY useless against Ground 
or Rock Pokemon.
	If you raise a Paras until it has Leech Life, you'll find that the Paras' Leech Life 
attack is super effective against Grass Pokemon.  Of course, all Bug attacks are effective 
against Grass Pokemon.
	Dragon Pokemon have the fewest weaknesses of all the Pokemon, but that doesn't mean they 
don't have any.  The Dragon Pokemon consist of Horsea, Seadra, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite 
and Gyarados.  All of which had basis in water.  Electric or Grass Pokemon can do some fairly 
good damage against them.
	Attacks that are labelled as Ground can't harm Flying Pokemon.
	Just because a Pokemon type is listed as weak against another, that doesn't mean that 
it's going to lose.  You just have to raise your Pokemon to a high enough level.  For instance, 
my Charmeleon (mid-level Fire Pokemon) got into a fight against a Staryu (mid-level Water 
Pokemon).  After six attacks, my Charmeleon defeated the Staryu.  My Charmeleon took heavy 
damage, but it did win.
	Grass Pokemon do better against Water Pokemon than Electric Pokemon do against Water 
Pokemon.
	Don't bother using attacks like Supersonic and Confuse Ray on Voltorb or Electrode.  They 
aren't affected.  Inversely, they're quite handy when you start running into creatures that use 
those two abilities a lot.
	Look at the Pokemon on the screen.  Sometimes common sense changes the rules.  Like birds 
eating Bugs.  Never challenge a bird Pokemon with a Bug Pokemon.  Conversely, always challenge 
Bug Pokemon with bird or Rock Pokemon.  Also, just because a Rhydon or a Rhyhorn is a specific type doesn't mean that it's going to be useless if it faces a Flying Pokemon.

	For those who don't have the manual, a brief overview of what is good against what (according to the Manual).  Remember that advantages only affect the battle if both Pokemon are close in levels.  And also remember that some disadvantages can be overcome if the Pokemon gains enough levels.  A LV 64 Charizard isn't going to take much damage from a LV 15 Poliwag's Water Gun.

	Normal have the advantage against no Pokemon.
	Fire Pokemon have the advantage against Grass, Ice and Bug Pokemon.
	Water Pokemon have the advantage against Rock, Ground and Fire Pokemon.
	Electric Pokemon have the advantage against Water and Flying Pokemon.
	Grass Pokemon have the advantage against Rock, Water and Ground Pokemon.
	Ice Pokemon have the advantage against Grass, Ground, Flying, Rock and Dragon Pokemon.
	Fighting Pokemon have the advantage against Normal, Ice and Rock Pokemon.
	Poison Pokemon have the advantage against Grass and Bug Pokemon.
	Ground Pokemon have the advantage against Fire, Electric, Poison and Rock Pokemon.
	Flying Pokemon have the advantage against Grass, Fighting and Bug Pokemon.
	Psychic Pokemon have the advantage against Fighting and Poison Pokemon.
	Bug Pokemon have the advantage against Grass and Psychic Pokemon.
	Rock Pokemon have the advantage against Fire, Ice, Ground and Bug Pokemon.
	Ghost Pokemon have the advantage against Psychic Pokemon.
	Dragon Pokemon have the advantage against Dragon Pokemon.


	TMs Vs. HMs Vs. Learned Techniques

	Save before using a TM or HM.  See if your Pokemon can operate well with the new ability or if you really think it's going to be useful.  It doesn't matter much with TMs, you can always replace them with learned techniques or other TMs.  With HMs, though, be VERY careful.  You can't learn anything over the HM, meaning that the Pokemon is stuck with the technique for life.  Don't worry though.  HM techniques can be used in combat with surprising results.  Fly, for instance, can be quite useful as your Pokemon gets out of the way for a round, then comes down to deliver a devastating blow.
	TMs can be helpful, especially if your Pokemon just got a useless technique like Selfdestruct (your Pokemon faints to do strong damage against the opposing Pokemon.  But sometimes, it doesn't even do more than a sliver of damage) or Agility (your Pokemon's speed rises.  Good in the real world, useless in the game).
	Also, with TMs, Pokemon can learn useful techniques that would make them even MORE valuable.  For instance, my Raticate learned Thunderbolt, thus allowing him to become devastating to water Pokemon and allowing him to attack Ghost Pokemon.
	Attacks like Sonicboom and DragonRage do constant damage.  They will not increase in power as the Pokemon grows.