Why does Tepig become a fighting type when it evolves into pignite?

Oct. 22, 2012

Tepig is a fire type. Pignite (Tepig’s evolved form) is a fire type and a fighting type. Emboar (Tepig’s fully evolved form and the evolved form of Pignite) is also a fire type and a fighting type. Why is Pignite and Emboar both fighting types.

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Coverage. For making things easier for beginners. Here’s what I mean :

You see, if one is playing a Pokemon game for the first time, then defeating gyms becomes a challenge. So to help such beginners, Gamefreak made it that way. Fightingisone of the best offensive types, and hence it suits the style of those who go for the kill, i.e. focus on Offence, rather than Defense.

Because GAMEFREAK wanted this. Nothing past that.