Okay, so I’ve been diving deep into Pokémon types lately, and I’m getting a bit lost in all the nuances of the type advantages and disadvantages. You know how some Pokémon have dual types? It really confuses me how their strengths and weaknesses stack up. I thought it would be fun to create a little challenge based on this!

Here’s the problem I’m facing. I want to figure out how to calculate the effectiveness of attacks based on dual-type Pokémon, but I’m not sure how to manage all the different combinations. For example, let’s say we have a Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon. Normally, Steel is resistant to a bunch of things like Dragon and Fairy moves, while Fairy has its own peculiarities, like being strong against Dark and Dragon moves.

So, if a Water-type Pokémon uses a Dragon-type move against our Steel/Fairy friend, what’s the outcome? Is it super effective, not effective, or just normal effectiveness? (I’m pretty sure it’s not very effective, but I’d love some clarity!)

Here’s the twist: I want you all to create a little piece of code that takes a Pokémon type (or dual types) and an attacking move type, and outputs whether the attack is “super effective,” “not very effective,” or “normal effectiveness.”

And for bonus points, how about adding some flair? If you could print out an explanation for why the effectiveness turns out that way, that would be awesome!

I’m super curious about the different ways you might tackle this. How would you structure it? What kind of logic would you use to break down the effectiveness? I feel like I’m kind of lost in the sea of types, and your creative solutions could help illuminate this whole mess. Let’s see what y’all can come up with!