Normal type

File:Type Normal.gifThe **Normal** [[1]] (**ノーマルタイプ** *Nōmaru taipu* in Japanese) is one of the eighteen [Types|Pokémon elemental types].

Among species, Normal-type Pokémon tend to be based on a variety of different real-world animals. Normal typically did not pair with other types except [[4]], in order to portray standard species of birds. As the generations progressed, more Normal types were introduced that represented other types as well. In every generation, one would encounter a purely Normal-type species in the wild in the first route that they encounter wild Pokémon in; that particular species would evolve into its final form at or before level 20.

The Normal type has been specifically engineered to lack any offensive or defensive advantage: offensively it hits no types super-effectively but two types resist it and one is immune to it, while defensively it resists no types (but is immune to one), while one type hits it super-effectively. Defensive Normal types would typically have high defensive stats while offensive Normal types would typically learn a large variety of moves.

Normal is also used to represent some species, and even moves, that change type - notable examples include [[5]], [[6]] and [[7]], who can all change type through their abilities. [[8]] and [2|Conversion 2] both change the user's type but are learned only by [[9]]'s evolutionary line. [Power|Hidden Power] and [Gift|Natural Gift] are Normal-type by classification but can be any other type depending on the specific factors - Hidden Power can never be Normal-type in practice, while only one kind of [[10]] grants Natural Gift a Normal type.

Famous Normal-type Pokémon Trainers include [[11]], the third Gym Leader of the [[12]] region; [[13]], the fifth Gym Leader of [[14]]; [[15]], the second Gym Leader of [[16]]; [[17]], who replaces Lenora as Gym Leader in [Black and White Version 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]; and [[18]], the [Captain|Trial Captain] of [Island|Melemele Island], [[19]].

## Normal-type moves

* There are 171 Normal-type moves.
	+ In [I|Generation I], 77 moves were introduced.
	+ In [II|Generation II], 35 moves were introduced.
	+ In [III|Generation III], 28 moves were introduced.
	+ In [IV|Generation IV], 15 moves were introduced.
	+ In [V|Generation V], 15 moves were introduced.
	+ In [VI|Generation VI], 8 moves were introduced.
* **In battles:** **Other** moves stand out.
	+ 64 moves are of the Physical type.
	+ 19 moves are of the Special type.
	+ 87 moves are of the Other type.
* **In contests:** **Cute** moves stand out.
	+ 56 moves are of the File:Cute type.png type.
	+ 42 moves are of the File:Tough type.png type.
	+ 29 moves are of the File:Cool type.png type.
	+ 24 moves are of the File:Clever type.png type.
	+ 20 moves are of the File:Beautiful type.png type.

### Effectiveness of Normal-type moves

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**Not very effective** against Pokémon of the types: File:Type Rock.gif and File:Type Steel.gif.

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**Ineffective** against Pokémon of the types: File:Type Ghost.gif.

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### Weaknesses and resistances of the Normal type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

 Doubly super effective

 Super effective

 Resistant

 Very resistant

 Immune

## Normal-type-Pokémon Trainers

### Normal-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders

 File:VSNorman.png[[106]]
 File:VSLenora.png[[108]] | [City|Nacrene City], [[109]]
 File:VSCherenB2W2.png[[110]] | [City|Aspertia City], [[111]]

### Normal-type-Pokémon Elite Four members

There are no Elite Four members that specialize in the Normal type.

## Normal-type Pokémon

111 Pokémon are Normal type. (13.84% of all Pokémon)

### Pure Normal-type Pokémon

65 Pokémon are pure Normal type. (58.56% of the Normal-type Pokémon)

### Primary Normal-type Pokémon

40 Pokémon are primary Normal type. (36.04% of the Normal-type Pokémon)

### Secondary Normal-type Pokémon

6 Pokémon are secondary Normal type. (5.41% of the Normal-type Pokémon)

File:Type Dark.gifFile:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Dark.gifFile:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Fire.gifFile:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Fire.gifFile:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Electric.gifFile:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Electric.gifFile:Type Normal.gif

### Pokémon with Normal-type alternate formes

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Normal type.

File:Type Normal.gifFile:Type Flying.gif

File:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Normal.gifFile:Type Fighting.gif

File:Type Normal.gifFile:Type Fairy.gif

File:Type Normal.gifFile:Type Fighting.gif

### Former Normal-type Pokémon

8 Pokémon were Normal type, but they no longer are. They are all now Fairy types.

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File:Type Normal.gifFile:Type Flying.gif

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File:Type Normal.gif

File:Type Normal.gifFile:Type Flying.gif

## Relations with other types

* They're weak against the Fighting type because a regular person doesn't stand a chance against a professional fighter.
* The Rock and Steel types resist them because a normal person's hit against those elements is not very effective, as they are both hard.
* They're immune to the Ghost type and vice versa because a mortal and a ghost can't hurt each other.

## Notes

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1. ↑ 4 moves were changed from the Normal type to other types in Generation II.
2. ↑ 3 moves were changed from the Normal type to the Fairy type in Generation VI.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Before Generation VI, this was a File:Cool type.png-type move.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Before Generation VI, this was a File:Tough type.png-type move.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Before Generation VI, this was a File:Beautiful type.png-type move.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Before Generation VI, this was a File:Clever type.png-type move.
7. ↑ Before Generation VI, this was a File:Cute type.png-type move.
8. ↑ 60 until Generation VI.
9. ↑ 35 until Generation V.
10. ↑ 50 until Generation IV.
11. ↑ Only in Pokémon Black and White.
12. ↑ Only in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 This Pokémon was a pure File:Type Normal.gif-type Pokémon until Generation VI.
14. ↑ Only in its Pirouette Forme.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 In Generation VI this Pokémon changed to be a File:Type Fairy.gif-type Pokémon.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 In Generation VI this Pokémon changed to be a File:Type Fairy.gif/File:Type Flying.gif-type Pokémon.