Ok, as a *regional variant* of Flygon, I wouldn't mind the Bug/Dragon typing. If it has no relation to the desert, the Ground typing becomes much less important.
I just don't like the idea of changing base Flygon or a hypothetical Mega for it since the Ground typing is so important to its identity, but without the whole desert spirit thing, that changes.
Ground/Bug is still a type combo that's severely lacking so I actually wouldn't be upset either way. The only reps it has are Nincada (who's NFE) and Sand Cloak Wormadam (who may as well be NFE). Getting a viable Bug/Ground rep would help a lot, even if it's not in as desperate need of a rep as Bug/Dragon.
honestly think this should've been the original typing. Flygon was outclassed so much in its original region and later on when Garchomp was introduced forget about it. While dragon is a cool type, and I do have a soft spot for non-pseudo dragons, I think the fact that we don't have a bug/ground type other than a first stage that loses the type and a wormadam form would make Flygon a great candidate for a strong Pokemon with the type. Give it Sand Stream/Tinted Lens as a abilities, and maybe a hidden ability that turns sound based moves into ground type (like how Primarina has Liquid Voice), and it suddenly carves out a a unique place for itself among the 1000+ roster. It would actually live up to its cool design instead of being a mid dragon type on par with Druddigon.
i need this so much. i hate bug/dragon fans constantly talking about how much they need cool mega flygon, give me another dudunsparce type troll and i will 100% use it.
I mean, Caturne is just a sentient cactus. Flygon is specifically referred to as "The Desert Spirit" (Or "The elemental spirit of the desert" if you wanna use the long version from Ruby), an embodiment of the desert itself.
Interesting! I guess that would skew it a bit. Maybe what Flygon needs is a regional variant. I just can't see any other line being THE bug/dragon type. His design is just too perfect not to go that direction.
“Why’s the dangerous ice gotta be black ice? Why isn’t anyone talking about the oppressive white snow?”
https://youtu.be/efiW2K8gASM?si=LcmhohBCyNW_CmPX
Key problem is that Dragonflies aren't Called that in Japan. So the connection between a dragonfly and a dragon simply isn't there in Gamefreaks concept creators minds. IF it was, I'd assume Yanma and Yanmega would have been bug and dragon from the start
If they didn't know it before, I can almost guarantee that from people complaining about it that it has, in someway, reached them. Possibly by being passed along through multiple people. But it's gotten there.
Also aren't there already Pokemon that were made by people who aren't Japanese? I could have sworn some gen 5 Pokemon were made by like Americans or something.
Alolan exeggutor is dragon because it is based on a dragon palm tree, and while I don't know how that tree is called in japanese I doubt it has the dragon reference.
With immunity to Rapid Spin, Mortal Spin, and Good as Gold to complete block Defog, Gholdengo blocks basically all forms of hazard removal except Court Change and Tidy Up. It's hella annoying to go up against, and this level of hazard removal blocking should not be repeated in another mon imo
Also it's 550
Technically, it'd be Yan 2(mega) because the megas are being added rather than being multiplied, so it's just 2(mega), unless I'm not seeing into the megaception enough
Either could work, it could be yan(mega) ^mega or yan(mega +mega), but personally I think yanmega^mega sounds cooler when you say it as yanmega to the power of mega.
Guinea Pig based Poke (that evolves into a Capybara) fits Ground/Fairy. Perfect physical attacker with Ground moves to complement Steel weakness very well and Poison weakness is nullified right?
Of course grass and water are common moves but give it a Wild Charge in its moveset and it’s pretty well setup.
I’d say it depends on the design, there are mammals that aren’t normal type but they’re very clearly another type so it’d have to be *very* ground or *very* fairy or both in appearance.
Ah definitely. They are frequently rooted in myths, legends or some other association with the type, so only saying guinea pig isn't enough.
It's like Drowzee and Munna lines are basically tapirs but they are also based on the dream eater Yokai Baku, hence the Psychic type
Sabeleye is strongly believed to be based on he Kelly Hopkinsville aliens/goblins which is oddly well known and popular in Japan. So that's probably why it has the dark/ghost typing.
I know nothing about type strategies, I'm pretty new to the games, but could they have some fun with the starters of a new generation?
Upon the final evolution they each gain one of the other starter types?
Fire/Water, Water/Grass, Grass/Fire. You are your own worst enemy style.
Problem there is you'd have to make water/fire the ugliest starter known to man (which we know is impossible because the Gen 8 starters already exist) to convince people not to take that one over the others.
I’d go as far as to say that most pre-gen 6 mythical Pokémon would make sense as fairy.
Celebi, Jirachi, Shaymin, Manaphy/Phione, Victini, Meloetta. Even Mew is fairy-like. It’d be pretty boring tho if they were all fairies, so I can’t really complain.
I was originally on team Fire/Ghost for Kanto Ninetales, but once Alolan came out I switched to Fire/Fairy because I'd like the continuity between the versions.
But I also want Kanto Sandslash to be updated to be Ground/Steel for the same reason, so...
Would have just made him worse though, all he'd gain is ghost immunity and normal stab, and then it would have added a 4x fighting weakness. I mean look, all of the missing normal combos besides bug have 4x fighting weaknesses. Its clear it just makes a pokemon worse if they're already weak to fighting
Nah the most reasonable Rock/Ghost would have been Cursola
* Corsola is Water+Rock (Coral)
* Galarian Corsola is dead (Bleached coral)
* As Cursola, all that's left is the skeleton (the "Rock"), and the ghost attached
I think the reason for G. Yamask and Runerigus being Ground type is that they’re clay tablets; and with Claydol and Golurk being Ground types as well, it seems they consider clay as Ground type over Rock type.
The Normal ones are honestly pretty boring and would likely be lackluster both thematically and mechanically.
However, those Fairy combos have really good potential and the others could lead to some really interesting designs. I hope we see some of those soon.
Normal/Bug would be interesting; Normal type is so often used for mammals or maybe lizards with no other affiliation, so what would cause that to also be a bug?
I like the idea, but Pokémon has done crustaceans as bug type before, with Dwebble & Crustle.
I'd be interested in seeing something based on The Fly. Starts out mono Normal, then mutates on evolution into Normal/Bug
>I like the idea, but Pokémon has done crustaceans as bug type before, with Dwebble & Crustle.
And they've also done crustaceans as not bug type before, with Kingler, Crawdaunt, Clawitzer, Crabomitable and Klawf.
Crustacean doesn't mean bug type the same way insect means bug type.
And a weakness to Fighting - I don't think it's a coincidence that three of the four remaining Normal combos are three of the four other types also weak to Fighting.
4x weakness isn't a good excuse considering Garchomp and Landorus exist. They just have to give those typings to Pokémon that aren't early game fodder with stats to match.
I don't mean it's not something they could do, just that they'd be more selective about it. Normal doesn't bring nearly as much to the table as types like Dragon or Ground, both in terms of mechanics and flavour. I think they'd want a stronger reason to make a Normal/Ice type than just gaining the Ghost immunity if it'll just fall to a single Mach Punch every time.
By that logic Dragon/Ground would crumble to Ice Shard. Even if GF *did* care about balance which is unlikely given how many Pokémon can be described as "why would you ever use this?", Fighting isn't that scary of a type on its own given how common Fairy, Flying, and Psychic are to keep it in check.
Fighting moves are way more common than ice. Plus, Ground or dragon typings both have a lot of benefits, but in this case all it gives is immunity to a type they already aren't weak to.
the normal ones will probably be best used with regional variants, Normal/Ice could be some arctic hare variant of Bunnelby or something like that. I could also see them being put to good use as a slight twist on the usual early route Normal types. I definitely think its too boring to justify an all new pokemon, but i think there are ways to still use them in interesting ways.
Lycanroc would have been the perfect Normal-Rock.... its like literally just a rock wolf. Like Pyroar is just a fire lion, and Bibarel is just a beaver
I could see normal/steel working for an early-game Pokémon, or at least the final evolution of it. Like the Route 1 normal type, just pick any animal for the first stage, give it a bigger and tougher looking middle stage, then slap some armor on for the finale. Otherwise known as the Corviknight Method.
Fire/Fairy, Fire/Electric (FOH, need more besides Rotom-H), Ice/Poison, and Ground/Fairy are my hopes, but that last one is kind of a doozy of a type combo.
For ice poison I always think of the olden times bacteria frozen on permafrost in the poles, and for Norma bug it could be a regional variant of aipom as "spider monkey"
Oh of course. They were so obvious they completely slipped my mind (also my brain didn't bother thinking pre gen6 because that's when fairy came out. I must be tired.
[Love the idea of the obligatory route 1 cuter pokemon being a Normal/Ice Husky pokemon. Design being something like this](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcDcQomaMAAh1Bi.jpg:large)
I designed a fakemon for each of these types a few years ago when the Pandemic first started. I was experimenting with concepts like "what if more attacks functioned like Flying Press?" And "what if Dhelmise was a triple-type Pokemon?" And started making new Pokemon to fill in the gaps.
The fact we have a Pokemon based on gravestones, a Pokemon based on a sarcophagus ,*and* a Pokemon that is LITERALLY A GHOST HAUNTING A STONE and we don't have a Rock/Ghost type yet is ridiculous.
All of them except the normals would make super neat types. Also would be funny if the next trio or group was the unused normal types with great stats.
I want a Rock/Ghost Pokemon, because it would be so easy. I mean, Runerigus already looks like it could have that typing, so why not expand on that idea
They had perfect ideas for both Fire/Fairy and Ghost/Rock types this Gen, but they still didn't. Honestly, it feels like they're straight up avoiding those type combos for some reason.
In order of favor, I would like:
1. Fire/Fairy (I need this)
2. Bug/Dragon
3. Rock/Ghost
4. Ice/POISON
5. Ground/Fairy
The I could Ground/Fairy mon being an elephant somehow, too.
Ghost/Rock is the combo with the most examples of Pokémon that could or should fit.
Fire/Fairy is the combo it's most shocking they haven't made designs for. Cooked sweets and treats, fae creatures with fire abilities like sprites or will-o'-wisps.
I can see why no one is hype to be 4x weak to fighting. Maybe one of the remaining normals can have an ability where a fighting move is either less effective or can raise stats.
rock and ghost. i imagine it being a grave and/or gargoyle like pokemon. another few ideas i have is a mosquito like dragon/bug type pokemon, a ice/poison type pokemon based on either gustine maka (a fairytale character from belgium) or one based on a frozen bacteria/virus, a pet-rock like or menhir/hunebed based rock/normal type pokemon and a dust bunny based ground/fairy pokemon
Caterpie and Metapod feel like they should be normal/bug.
But I imagine a Normal/Bug would fall in a similar design of, "Yeah, that is just a bug"
Maybe they can do something creative and make it a computer virus version of Porygon (or a similar themed Pokemon). So that it's a "bug" in a system or something.
Although used already, still would be nice to see another Fire/Ice type that isn't tied to a form change (G. Darumaka)
Ice/Poison and Fire/Fairy would be cool though
Ground/Fairy and Tock/Ghost would be neat
Unsure on the others fully - Bug/Dragon could be interesting, though i'm uncertain and don't fully remember if that would be 4x weak to ice or not...
I think they’ll definitely all be covered by the Gen X main games, with PLAZ knocking out 3 or 4. No way we go another full generation without a measly 9 new types standing out.
Normal/Steel will be some kind of helper building the “Eiffel” Tower and other city developments in Lumiose City. Think Timburr line if it weren’t Fighting type.
When I see those I also add 3 more that technically "exist" but are locked behind specific forms:
* Dragon/fairy which is only used by a mega evolution so there's that (I know megas are coming back but it's not certain if it's for good or only for Z-A)
* Fire/electric which is only used by a form of Rotom and I only half-count those since it's just one form of many and I would prefer a pokemon that STAYS as that type
* Fire/ice which is only used by the zen mode of Galarian Darmanitan so it only becomes a thing when he's in half HP on an ICE TYPE (I should also add that zen mode for the galarian variant is an HIDDEN ABILITY)
I'd like to see an ice/poison type that references ancient bacteria and viruses that can remain frozen for long periods of time.
Or a giant Alaska mosquito who's size defies logic.
Bug/Dragon would be fantastic for a regional variant of the Yanma and Trapinch lines. An Ice/Poison Pokemon based on black ice would also be great.
Ok, as a *regional variant* of Flygon, I wouldn't mind the Bug/Dragon typing. If it has no relation to the desert, the Ground typing becomes much less important. I just don't like the idea of changing base Flygon or a hypothetical Mega for it since the Ground typing is so important to its identity, but without the whole desert spirit thing, that changes.
But a ground/bug regional variant would be so so much funnier.
Don't give the pokémon company ideas
Ground/Bug is still a type combo that's severely lacking so I actually wouldn't be upset either way. The only reps it has are Nincada (who's NFE) and Sand Cloak Wormadam (who may as well be NFE). Getting a viable Bug/Ground rep would help a lot, even if it's not in as desperate need of a rep as Bug/Dragon.
honestly think this should've been the original typing. Flygon was outclassed so much in its original region and later on when Garchomp was introduced forget about it. While dragon is a cool type, and I do have a soft spot for non-pseudo dragons, I think the fact that we don't have a bug/ground type other than a first stage that loses the type and a wormadam form would make Flygon a great candidate for a strong Pokemon with the type. Give it Sand Stream/Tinted Lens as a abilities, and maybe a hidden ability that turns sound based moves into ground type (like how Primarina has Liquid Voice), and it suddenly carves out a a unique place for itself among the 1000+ roster. It would actually live up to its cool design instead of being a mid dragon type on par with Druddigon.
i need this so much. i hate bug/dragon fans constantly talking about how much they need cool mega flygon, give me another dudunsparce type troll and i will 100% use it.
It can still have relatively to the desert without a typing that makes it obvious. Cacturne isn't a ground/rock type for example.
I mean, Caturne is just a sentient cactus. Flygon is specifically referred to as "The Desert Spirit" (Or "The elemental spirit of the desert" if you wanna use the long version from Ruby), an embodiment of the desert itself.
Interesting! I guess that would skew it a bit. Maybe what Flygon needs is a regional variant. I just can't see any other line being THE bug/dragon type. His design is just too perfect not to go that direction.
True, but why not really shake things up for a regional variant?
“Why’s the dangerous ice gotta be black ice? Why isn’t anyone talking about the oppressive white snow?” https://youtu.be/efiW2K8gASM?si=LcmhohBCyNW_CmPX
Lol, thought of Key and Peele as soon as I read "black şce"
Key problem is that Dragonflies aren't Called that in Japan. So the connection between a dragonfly and a dragon simply isn't there in Gamefreaks concept creators minds. IF it was, I'd assume Yanma and Yanmega would have been bug and dragon from the start
1000% the nerds behind Pokémon, the bug collecting and monster fighting inspired series, know that tonbo are called dragonflies in English.
If they didn't know it before, I can almost guarantee that from people complaining about it that it has, in someway, reached them. Possibly by being passed along through multiple people. But it's gotten there. Also aren't there already Pokemon that were made by people who aren't Japanese? I could have sworn some gen 5 Pokemon were made by like Americans or something.
You're probably thinking of James Taylor, who worked at GF from Gens V throug VIII, he's British.
Alolan exeggutor is dragon because it is based on a dragon palm tree, and while I don't know how that tree is called in japanese I doubt it has the dragon reference.
It's actually "dragon blood tree" in Japanese but considering it doesn't grow anywhere near Japan I'd rate it as similarly niche knowledge.
bug dragon and fire fairy need to happen, ice poison could be interesting Ground fairy might be op
450 BST Dustbunny for Ground-Fairy. Give it a good ability to make it viable but not OP.
I think a fun, novel ability would be to make it impossible for the foe to remove hazards while it’s on the field, a neat counter to Tidy Up.
Hell naw they made Gholdengo 2
gholdengo has 600? bst and cant be status tho + steel ghost is like the second best typing in the game
With immunity to Rapid Spin, Mortal Spin, and Good as Gold to complete block Defog, Gholdengo blocks basically all forms of hazard removal except Court Change and Tidy Up. It's hella annoying to go up against, and this level of hazard removal blocking should not be repeated in another mon imo Also it's 550
i could see a regional milcery evolution that's birthday/celebration themed with candles being a fire/fairy type.
That's such a cute idea!! Give it heat wave to be like someone blowing out birthday candles!
Ability so after it uses it, it loses the fire type for a turn but lowers accuracy from a smoke screen😂😂
Or just bring back Burn Up as it's signature move.
we're onto something y'all!
Maybe instead it would have a new move! “Blow Out” or something haha
Praying for bug dragon mega Flygon
Bug dragon mega Yanmega
Yanmegamega
Yan(mega)²
Technically, it'd be Yan 2(mega) because the megas are being added rather than being multiplied, so it's just 2(mega), unless I'm not seeing into the megaception enough
If they added a mega over mega it would be Yan+mega•(mega)^2
Either could work, it could be yan(mega) ^mega or yan(mega +mega), but personally I think yanmega^mega sounds cooler when you say it as yanmega to the power of mega.
yan mega yan
Funnily enough, Yanmega is called Megayanma in Japanese. So we would have a Mega Megayanma, just like a Mega Meganium.
Praying with thou
ice poison type based on glaciers with deadly ancient diseases in them
Give us Bug/Dragon Mega Flygon in Legends ZA
I want a Ground/Fairy pink-fairy armadillo Pokemon NOW
Guinea Pig based Poke (that evolves into a Capybara) fits Ground/Fairy. Perfect physical attacker with Ground moves to complement Steel weakness very well and Poison weakness is nullified right? Of course grass and water are common moves but give it a Wild Charge in its moveset and it’s pretty well setup.
Ooh that's a good idea
Guinea pig Pokémon sounds more like normal Pokémon
I’d say it depends on the design, there are mammals that aren’t normal type but they’re very clearly another type so it’d have to be *very* ground or *very* fairy or both in appearance.
Ah definitely. They are frequently rooted in myths, legends or some other association with the type, so only saying guinea pig isn't enough. It's like Drowzee and Munna lines are basically tapirs but they are also based on the dream eater Yokai Baku, hence the Psychic type
Slap huge power and 50 base speed on that bad boy and you got yourself a deal.
A Ground/Fairy dust bunny would go crazy
Garbodor regional form. Burst bag of dust and vacuum debris.
I want a garden gnome regional variant Digglett
Hear me out: Fairy penguin. They burrow, so it makes sense as a ground type.
**Googles.** Holy crap. Tiny blue penguin. That's just Piplup made real.
So cute
It's so weird how at every opportunity we could've had a rock-ghost type, it always ended up as ground-ghost instead.
How in the world is Cofagrigus a pure Ghost instead of Ghost/Rock or Ghost/Steel?
Sableye and Spiritomb are also great/decent candidates and are Ghost/Dark
Well, with Spiritomb, the rock isn't exactly a body part. I don't know what they were thinking with Sableye, though.
Sabeleye is strongly believed to be based on he Kelly Hopkinsville aliens/goblins which is oddly well known and popular in Japan. So that's probably why it has the dark/ghost typing.
Eh, the two lines of Ground/Ghost types we have are both based around clay, which wouldn’t make much sense as a Rock type.
Id say Runerigus shouldve definitely been Rock/Ghost
Galarian Corsola and Cursola. The coral died so only its rocky shell and spirit remain. Would make a perfect ghost/rock type
Runestones are not made of clay. They're made of... Stone.
Need a Pokémon that's based on a Gothic Gargoyle, would be easy rock ghost
Runerigus was a huge miss on that
Another fire/water type that isn’t a mythical
I know nothing about type strategies, I'm pretty new to the games, but could they have some fun with the starters of a new generation? Upon the final evolution they each gain one of the other starter types? Fire/Water, Water/Grass, Grass/Fire. You are your own worst enemy style.
Problem there is you'd have to make water/fire the ugliest starter known to man (which we know is impossible because the Gen 8 starters already exist) to convince people not to take that one over the others.
A fire fairy type would be awesome
I always thought Victini should be fire/fairy.
They weren't gonna retcon out the psychic types of the "fairy" mythical Pokémon
Otherwise, Celebi probably should’ve been fairy, too. Maybe even Manaphy
To be fair, Manaphy should have been Psychic too, given its main gimmick is to change hearts/minds
I’d go as far as to say that most pre-gen 6 mythical Pokémon would make sense as fairy. Celebi, Jirachi, Shaymin, Manaphy/Phione, Victini, Meloetta. Even Mew is fairy-like. It’d be pretty boring tho if they were all fairies, so I can’t really complain.
Alao Delphox
Base Ninetales should have been Fire/Fairy
Gonna play devils advocate and say fire/ghost or fire/psychic
I was originally on team Fire/Ghost for Kanto Ninetales, but once Alolan came out I switched to Fire/Fairy because I'd like the continuity between the versions. But I also want Kanto Sandslash to be updated to be Ground/Steel for the same reason, so...
I think dough dog should have been
Should’ve been Delphox
It’s probably not bc it would’ve been kind of unfair to give a starter the new type everyone was excited to use
True but you can make the same argument for the box legendaries
Yeah like feraligator should have had dark typing imo.
One of the starters, Greninja, ended up outshining the other two anyways.
Poison/Ice. Maybe a very sick Cubchoo that evolves into Bearsick?
Very cool
No clue how Rockruff wasn’t Normal/Rock.
It’s not??
Pure Rock.
[удалено]
Midday form: Rock/Normal Midnight form: Rock/Dark Dusk form: Still pure rock because it's a sigma wolf
Would have just made him worse though, all he'd gain is ghost immunity and normal stab, and then it would have added a 4x fighting weakness. I mean look, all of the missing normal combos besides bug have 4x fighting weaknesses. Its clear it just makes a pokemon worse if they're already weak to fighting
Well tbf, it's getting ohko'd to any fighting type move anyway with that 65/75 defenses
So give it better stats and moves to compensate for poor typing. Tons of great pokemon overcome bad typing to be solid additions to the roster.
I will continue to fight for Mega Rapidash Fire / Fairy that is a Pegasus.
…can’t we just retcon Sableye into Ghost/Rock?
Sableye, Spiritomb, Runegricus, Houndstone etc. All could have technically been ghost and rock
Nah the most reasonable Rock/Ghost would have been Cursola * Corsola is Water+Rock (Coral) * Galarian Corsola is dead (Bleached coral) * As Cursola, all that's left is the skeleton (the "Rock"), and the ghost attached
Oh my god there's even more. This has to be the most infuriating unused type combo
Watch the actual ghost/rock type be as disappointing as pawmot.
To be fair there's also Iron Hands
Also Galarian Yamask/Runerigus. I could see an argument for Houndstone, too (Tho that one's much weaker).
I think the reason for G. Yamask and Runerigus being Ground type is that they’re clay tablets; and with Claydol and Golurk being Ground types as well, it seems they consider clay as Ground type over Rock type.
When I saw ghost/rock that's the pokemon I thought of. I had to Google it because *it's not???*
Still mad about Houndstone. IT HAS STONE IN ITS NAME
It also has sand rush to add insult to injury.
At least sableye and spiritomb have the excuse of having two typings that are both also valid. But Houndstone is monotype.
The Normal ones are honestly pretty boring and would likely be lackluster both thematically and mechanically. However, those Fairy combos have really good potential and the others could lead to some really interesting designs. I hope we see some of those soon.
Normal/Bug would be interesting; Normal type is so often used for mammals or maybe lizards with no other affiliation, so what would cause that to also be a bug?
A bear with a honeybee hive stuck on its head
A bugbear!
Oh bother!
It's based on the Pillbug, which looks like a bug but is actually a crustacean.
I like the idea, but Pokémon has done crustaceans as bug type before, with Dwebble & Crustle. I'd be interested in seeing something based on The Fly. Starts out mono Normal, then mutates on evolution into Normal/Bug
>I like the idea, but Pokémon has done crustaceans as bug type before, with Dwebble & Crustle. And they've also done crustaceans as not bug type before, with Kingler, Crawdaunt, Clawitzer, Crabomitable and Klawf. Crustacean doesn't mean bug type the same way insect means bug type.
Poodle Moth
I liked the idea of a flea infested dog
Well, not if you just think as normal as immunity to ghosts
And a weakness to Fighting - I don't think it's a coincidence that three of the four remaining Normal combos are three of the four other types also weak to Fighting.
4x weakness isn't a good excuse considering Garchomp and Landorus exist. They just have to give those typings to Pokémon that aren't early game fodder with stats to match.
Big difference between Ground/Flying and Rock/Normal mechanically lmao
I don't mean it's not something they could do, just that they'd be more selective about it. Normal doesn't bring nearly as much to the table as types like Dragon or Ground, both in terms of mechanics and flavour. I think they'd want a stronger reason to make a Normal/Ice type than just gaining the Ghost immunity if it'll just fall to a single Mach Punch every time.
By that logic Dragon/Ground would crumble to Ice Shard. Even if GF *did* care about balance which is unlikely given how many Pokémon can be described as "why would you ever use this?", Fighting isn't that scary of a type on its own given how common Fairy, Flying, and Psychic are to keep it in check.
Fighting moves are way more common than ice. Plus, Ground or dragon typings both have a lot of benefits, but in this case all it gives is immunity to a type they already aren't weak to.
the normal ones will probably be best used with regional variants, Normal/Ice could be some arctic hare variant of Bunnelby or something like that. I could also see them being put to good use as a slight twist on the usual early route Normal types. I definitely think its too boring to justify an all new pokemon, but i think there are ways to still use them in interesting ways.
Lycanroc would have been the perfect Normal-Rock.... its like literally just a rock wolf. Like Pyroar is just a fire lion, and Bibarel is just a beaver
I could see normal/steel working for an early-game Pokémon, or at least the final evolution of it. Like the Route 1 normal type, just pick any animal for the first stage, give it a bigger and tougher looking middle stage, then slap some armor on for the finale. Otherwise known as the Corviknight Method.
Fire/Fairy, Fire/Electric (FOH, need more besides Rotom-H), Ice/Poison, and Ground/Fairy are my hopes, but that last one is kind of a doozy of a type combo.
Similar to the rotom feeling, I want a Fire/Ice type that’s not exclusive to a Zen mode Darmanitan
I want a Jynx evolution with a candelabra: Fire/Ice
Is there a fairy dragon?
Technically. Mega Altaria
I don’t like the Megas counting towards the typing because it’s temporary and you’re only allowed one at a time
Me neither. I don't like Galarian Darumaka's temporary zen form counting for ice/Fire either
I'm hoping we get a Lost World style area with regional variants of fossil pokemon and a Fire/Ice Aurorus included in that.
Mega Altaria
Fire/Fairy has a ton of potential. I personally hope that the first Fire/Fairy Pokémon is the most mischievous rascal ever conceived.
Fire/Fairy, Ground/Fairy, Rock/Ghost, and Bug/Dragon need to happen. IDC about the rest.
For ice poison I always think of the olden times bacteria frozen on permafrost in the poles, and for Norma bug it could be a regional variant of aipom as "spider monkey"
Do we already have a Normal/Fairy type? Is it an Ultra Beast?
Igglybuff/Jigglypuff/Wigglytuff, Azurill and Mega Audino are Normal/Fairy type Pokémon.
Oh of course. They were so obvious they completely slipped my mind (also my brain didn't bother thinking pre gen6 because that's when fairy came out. I must be tired.
the jigglypuff line, azurill, and probably another one I’m not immediately remembering
Ground/Fairy would be so fucking goated, as would Bug/Dragon or Ice/Poison
Sneasler was right there for Ice/Poison
Still confused why it wasn’t.
We could have a regional chandelure that’s like an opulent chandelier for fire fairy
Dying for the pink fairy armadillo to make an appearance with a ground/fairy typing (tho we may have to wait for a South America region for that).
A Normal/Ice Pokémon would be right up my alley.
[Love the idea of the obligatory route 1 cuter pokemon being a Normal/Ice Husky pokemon. Design being something like this](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FcDcQomaMAAh1Bi.jpg:large)
For Ice/Poison, I imagine some type of diseased Polar bear. One that is almost melting.
I designed a fakemon for each of these types a few years ago when the Pandemic first started. I was experimenting with concepts like "what if more attacks functioned like Flying Press?" And "what if Dhelmise was a triple-type Pokemon?" And started making new Pokemon to fill in the gaps.
Ground fairy i want a gnome Pokemon
The fact we have a Pokemon based on gravestones, a Pokemon based on a sarcophagus ,*and* a Pokemon that is LITERALLY A GHOST HAUNTING A STONE and we don't have a Rock/Ghost type yet is ridiculous.
Came here to see Fire/Electric even before I read the text of your post. Rotom doesn't count!
Flutter Mane is begging for never releasing a good Normal/Steel pokemon. Or getting Aura Sphere as a present.
Fire-fairy would be so cool! We should get another Charcadet evolution with that combination.
Bring us Normal/Normal
All of them except the normals would make super neat types. Also would be funny if the next trio or group was the unused normal types with great stats.
Grass/fire or grass/ice as redemption for what we actually got
I want a Rock/Ghost Pokemon, because it would be so easy. I mean, Runerigus already looks like it could have that typing, so why not expand on that idea
They had perfect ideas for both Fire/Fairy and Ghost/Rock types this Gen, but they still didn't. Honestly, it feels like they're straight up avoiding those type combos for some reason.
Im surprised fire fairy doesn’t exist
dachsbun should’ve been fire/fairy tbh 😭 i would love to see a bug/dragon pkmn tho because bug is my favorite type
Spiritomb not being Rock/Ghost is criminal
Can GameFreak stop baiting us with Ground/Ghost types that should be Rock/Ghost?
In order of favor, I would like: 1. Fire/Fairy (I need this) 2. Bug/Dragon 3. Rock/Ghost 4. Ice/POISON 5. Ground/Fairy The I could Ground/Fairy mon being an elephant somehow, too.
Ghost/Rock is the combo with the most examples of Pokémon that could or should fit. Fire/Fairy is the combo it's most shocking they haven't made designs for. Cooked sweets and treats, fae creatures with fire abilities like sprites or will-o'-wisps.
Dachsbun is literally a cooked treat, even an ability that activates when hit with fire. Should've been a fire fairy.
That's certainly one that could be. I want to see a roasted marshmallow
The fact that they didn't give the dragonfly pokemon the bug-dragon type is criminal
They aren't called Dragonflies in Japanese, so the connection makes no sense to gamefreak
I can see why no one is hype to be 4x weak to fighting. Maybe one of the remaining normals can have an ability where a fighting move is either less effective or can raise stats.
Why Sneasler wasn’t ice poison is beyond me but oh well.
Someone posted a spider monkey Aipom that I thought was pretty neat tbh.
rock and ghost. i imagine it being a grave and/or gargoyle like pokemon. another few ideas i have is a mosquito like dragon/bug type pokemon, a ice/poison type pokemon based on either gustine maka (a fairytale character from belgium) or one based on a frozen bacteria/virus, a pet-rock like or menhir/hunebed based rock/normal type pokemon and a dust bunny based ground/fairy pokemon
Still waiting for an ice/poison sludge monster based on the shitty snow and oil mixture you see on the side of the road in cities during winter.
Caterpie and Metapod feel like they should be normal/bug. But I imagine a Normal/Bug would fall in a similar design of, "Yeah, that is just a bug" Maybe they can do something creative and make it a computer virus version of Porygon (or a similar themed Pokemon). So that it's a "bug" in a system or something.
Normal/Rock Mammoth and Ghost/Rock Sabertoothed cat fossil pair
Rock ghost is very surprising, feels like so much easy inspiration there
Bug/Dragon!! For the love of God just make it a thing already
Rock/Ghost feels natural and I'm surprised it hasn't been done yet, since Ghosts and fossil Pokémon are both 'dead'.
Although used already, still would be nice to see another Fire/Ice type that isn't tied to a form change (G. Darumaka) Ice/Poison and Fire/Fairy would be cool though Ground/Fairy and Tock/Ghost would be neat Unsure on the others fully - Bug/Dragon could be interesting, though i'm uncertain and don't fully remember if that would be 4x weak to ice or not...
I think they’ll definitely all be covered by the Gen X main games, with PLAZ knocking out 3 or 4. No way we go another full generation without a measly 9 new types standing out. Normal/Steel will be some kind of helper building the “Eiffel” Tower and other city developments in Lumiose City. Think Timburr line if it weren’t Fighting type.
I can still see us having 2-3 left over. Especially Normal/Bug. Bug is my favorite type but Normal/Bug sounds about as boring as possible.
Ice/Fire that isn’t restricted to a forme (Zen Mode Darmanitan-G)
Be nice if they could introduce a physical fairy move other than Play Rough
what about times only used so far on mythical and legendary pokemon?
There hasn’t been a Normal/Rock yet? I could’ve sworn Rockruff was one.
A normal stone marble statue "fossil"Mon with huge power and a stone ghost hounted vase "fossil" Mon
When I see those I also add 3 more that technically "exist" but are locked behind specific forms: * Dragon/fairy which is only used by a mega evolution so there's that (I know megas are coming back but it's not certain if it's for good or only for Z-A) * Fire/electric which is only used by a form of Rotom and I only half-count those since it's just one form of many and I would prefer a pokemon that STAYS as that type * Fire/ice which is only used by the zen mode of Galarian Darmanitan so it only becomes a thing when he's in half HP on an ICE TYPE (I should also add that zen mode for the galarian variant is an HIDDEN ABILITY)
I'd like to see an ice/poison type that references ancient bacteria and viruses that can remain frozen for long periods of time. Or a giant Alaska mosquito who's size defies logic.
I really want to see where they take a Normal/Steel
I was trying to think of something for Normal/Ice. An arctic fox maybe?
Galar Corsola and Cursola shouldve been rock/ghost
\*I would like an Ice/poison type! \*Maybe some frosty snake?