In the end, Qingyu accepted Cynthia's request.
And the "Bug Pokémon tactics" she had brought up were obviously connected to Aaron of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
Of the nine known regions, Aaron was the only Bug-type member of an Elite Four. In the other regions, most Bug-type Gyms served as the first Gym challengers had to face.
Ultimately, that was because Bug types really were weaker overall.
In Qingyu's view, every type in the Pokémon world had its own distinct strengths and weaknesses.
The advantage of Bug types was the most obvious: they were incredibly easy to raise. A little training was usually enough to get them to their final evolutionary stage, providing a decent immediate boost in fighting power.
But the price of that advantage was...
Not only did the Bug type itself have terrible offensive coverage, its weaknesses to common types also made it difficult to use in defensive rotations. On top of that, Bug Pokémon had the lowest average base stat total of all the types.
Evolving early wasn't entirely a good thing.
As for moves, Bug types actually had quite a few useful ones, such as Quiver Dance and Rage Powder, which compensated for their lack of strength to some extent.
But usually, the Pokémon that made the best use of those moves weren't Bug Pokémon.
For instance, U-turn, which had seen extremely high usage in both singles and doubles in his previous life, was unquestionably represented by the "Bug King," Landorus. The runner-up might have been a certain greatest Shell Smash Pokémon in the universe...
With so many Pokémon able to learn U-turn, Bug types themselves barely had an advantage.
That made things pretty awkward.
All these factors combined meant Bug types didn't enjoy much status in this world, either.
Of course, that wasn't much