Finally have a decent OU team
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-57531183

Technically 5, since it didn't exist in Gen 1.
And because I don't know :p

I think it's mostly because of balance. Since they're only weak to bug and fighting. And those attacks aren't super easily found/obtained. They could stand to be an 8th gym somewhere, but it's usually included in the elite four instead. That's not to say the elite four don't repeat types. Because they do.

How are bug type moves not easily found? Bug is the easiest type to obtain early game.
Hell, in B/W, the first gym is tailored so that you have an inferior type.

And why is this being spoiler marked? No dark type gyms exist. In what universe is that a spoiler?

Bugs are obnoxiously common. Like irl.

And I guess on the possibility that somebody doesn't know the Gyms of VI.
Anyways that's a little overkill, and this is coming from a guy who puts spoiler tags to everything.

Plus, Dark are now weak to Fairy too, so, yeah...

Bug is astoundingly easy to get early game. A Beedrill with Twinneedle was a staple on my team for about 15 levels until I dropped it.

And there are 18 types. There is, inexplicably, always going to be 10 (9 previously) types that won't get a gym.

Oh yeah. I keep forgetting that.

They are? I guess that was obvious. :P

Beedrill is always useful.

And ultimately I guess with all the hype surrounding the game, people are more wary of spoilers than usual.
Meh... I've never cared about gym types enough to consider it spoilers, but to each their own. It's understandable.

I meant GOOD bug attacks. Lol.

Better safe than sorry on the spoiler tags.

Beedrill can take on any dark pokemon.

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And indeed, that's for the best.