Although Tynamo have no weaknesses, for they float through the air high above the ground-type attacks which harm so many other electric pokemon, this is not sufficient to protect them from predation. Land based pokemon can typically not reach them, but a lone Tynamo can be easily devoured by a larger flying pokemon, for their small size and weak electrical charge does little more than give them a shocking taste.
To protect themselves from avian predators, Tynamo consolidate into large schools, and practice how to amplify their electrical powers by combining their electrical sparks onto a single target. As they age, even when separated from their friends they learn to emulate the growing electrical powers of others on their own, and while these Tynamo struggle at the beginning of any fight, they grow ever stronger as the battles go on. However, this is a stressful experience, and most shine their lights as much as a beacon to their school for help as for any hope of individual victory. Because they depend on one another for defense, Tynamo regard their schoolmates as closely as soldiers do their comrades, and visit each other frequently even after the increased power and food needs of evolution makes a true school impossible.
Tynamo and their evolutions are prized by humans, however, and many trainers capture them with little thought to the impact on their friends. This is a traumatic experience for these pokemon, and many Tynamo join their trainer's journey while mourning. However, when a trainer has a large team of pokemon and works to facilitate their bonds, their Tynamo will come to regard themselves as part of a new school – which happens to lost Tynamo even in the wild, albeit with schools of their own species; they will fight with absolute courage and loyalty.
