True, but they don't have as varied a movepool in terms of status effects. Confusion, sleep, poison... I'll admit I don't have a huge amount of knowledge about fire types, but others seem to be suited to my battling style a lot more. I have a fondness for status effects and especially posion. It's the sort of thing that people underestimate.

[Alice stops singing and glares at her Trainer, before squeaking out in a high-pitched voice the same thing she's saying to him telepathically.]

Be nice.

I'm being perfectly nice, Alice. I just have experience with that sort of thing.

Hmph.