ALL Unused Type Combinations in Pokémon, and What They Could Be

[@FanOfAnimation]

I would love the concept of a Schodingers Cat for the typing of Ghost and Normal.

[@stylishgaby]

Yes ! That's an amazing idea !

[@keanunmoskaluk3518]

FanOfAnimation like a cat that has a live body, glowing white eyes, will o the wisps surrounding it, and a black shadowy tail?

[@therealnerdyg]

@@keanunmoskaluk3518 I'm thinking more of a cat with ghosty areas on it

[@alexs5814]

Sooo question: Does it switch types like Morpeko every other turn?

[@emc246]

I want a possum. It could play dead, but literally be dead! Also, giving it Comatose for an ability would allow a lot of tankiness.

[@Saffronmoon-sv2es]

For Electric and Grass, I was thinking of a lemon.

[@joshuabennett8256]

That could work...

[@Saffronmoon-sv2es]

Comic Sans MS yeah especially since you can power a lightbulb with a lemon

[@joshuabennett8256]

@@Saffronmoon-sv2es I was thinking about the sourness but that works to

[@Saffronmoon-sv2es]

Comic Sans MS agree

[@ryanrapp1158]

Or we could go with a lawnmower. Actually while we are at it we could create a wide variety of electric types that are appliances. We could get electric fire out of the way with an oven. You could even give them levitate. I bet they and other appliances like them might even become staples of competitive battling. But maybe that’s a crazy idea and we will never get those electric grass and electric fire types.

[@dylsterx8415]

Resists more than half the game “Aight seems hype” *quad weak to Earthquake* “Aight seems trash”

[@justanothergirl__]

Give it levitate :D

[@clickpause8732]

Fairy-Fire would be better to avoid rock-paper-scissors.

[@icy.blue.neptunee]

Alex L I mean like, if it’s a fairy, it probably flies so good point

[@MrLozone999]

Ivysaur is four times weak to steel so, what's your point.

[@icy.blue.neptunee]

Cameron Yobby uhhhh grass isn’t weak to steel and poison isn’t weak to steel either…

[@tdawgmaster1729]

Electric/Fighting: What Zeraora should have been

[@julj94]

Yes.

[@TheMegalusDoomslayer]

Zeraora may still become that with a variant.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I would've loved to have seen it be given to Electivire, personally. I think it is a big missed opportunity!

[@boo9781]

Matthew Kuscienko but magma would be worse then

[@josephcirrincone9596]

Agreed

[@james8183]

I think the perfect electric/fighting pika clone would have to be a kangaroo rat that has electric kicks.

[@Watch-0w1]

That perfect. Those little bugger are mad fast

[@TheQuiltedNorthern]

I was thinking a rock em sock em robot

[@ScionStorm1]

A Jerboa

[@EclipseHedgehog]

@Sicheng HE i think everyone thinks he should have been electic fighting. i mean the last half of his name is ORA for crying out loud. ah well.

[@WindowsEater]

I actually have that exact same idea for a Pikaclone Fakemon that I’m doing for my own pokemon project

[@NobleRenegade7]

GameFreak: "We're always looking to innovate the game." Also GameFreak: "Let's make another Dragon/Flying type."

[@noob_man8985]

"And lets not make the dragonfly pokemon Bug-Dragon"

[@yoshithebear7630]

“Let’s make the obvious Water and Dragon type Pokémon a Water and Flying type”

[@wizeoaldowl]

This is a... weird complaint. The most recent dragon/flying type we've had was Noivern (Gen 6) and before that was Gen 3. There are only 5 fully evolved dragon/flying types in existence and they're spread across only 3 generations. Surely there was a more prominent typing you could have put there.

[@rohitwankhede9153]

@@yoshithebear7630 ???

[@Hairo2.0]

GameFreak should make flygon bug and dragon bc it match better than ground and dragon but ok I guess

[@notzephy5033]

I think a Dragon/Fairy pokemon would look like a Peacock

[@Lumix_Corrupt]

Or a wyvern

[@justjordyn6729]

A feathered dragon maybe, or like in D&D with the Faerie Dragon(tiny dragon like creature with butterfly/fae wings)

[@ijmillares9005]

Or similar to mega altaria oh wait..

[@societysmostambiguousgirlb1495]

Cloudcock

[@DrLamentation]

A regional form of Drampa

[@DJTileTurnip]

A Normal/Ghost Type could literally be a generic, stock ghost, what with the floating white sheet with eyes

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Or a possessed animal. Ghostly hands controlling the creature like a puppet.

[@jakewantscake]

i imagine one as a haunted painting

[@Abasedbymygrief]

I was thinking sone kinda zombie animal. Just like a squirrel, but zombified so its got that dead, "ghost" aspect

[@jakewantscake]

i like that my comment got 2 likes, so the name of said haunted picture is Ectopicter, a combination of Ectoplasm, specter, and picture. it is the spirit of a painter that steals paint from smeargle

[@myramedchan4775]

That already exists. Shupet

[@Caleb_Benjamin]

It would be hilarious if a generation made the final evolutions of the starters: Fire, grass Water, fire And grass, water

[@sand747]

I'd play that edit: a lot

[@Oricorio-Pom-Pom]

That would completely ruin the type triangle so all of them would be neutral against the others

[@sand747]

@@Oricorio-Pom-Pom it'd still be cool

[@kimyona9746]

All 3 being neutral to each other sounds sick

[@ultimatehope549]

@@kimyona9746 Reminds me of Sinnoh, with each Pokémon’s final stage being able to beat each other except Empoleon with Torterra (unless you teach it an Ice type move, which is a fair trade considering a cold gust of wind is deadlier to Torterra than stage 4 cancer)

[@ScarlettCaelin]

Normal/Ghost: Can we get like a haunted bedsheet? Just take that children's halloween costume and make it an actual ghost.

[@jordanfleming7022]

I could see the haunted bedsheet being a regional Mimikyu variant.

[@izzythetrashposter5710]

well that description is kinda like shuppet

[@ScarlettCaelin]

@@izzythetrashposter5710 Hmm. That is true, though shuppet is meant to be a puppet rather than a sheet, as similarly banette is a marionette.

[@jeffreygao3956]

I was thinking average Joe as a zombie.

[@JJJSmit9026]

if it is similar to a Halloween costume than just imagine how dark the pokedex entry would be

[@majorelle2146]

For Ghost / Normal how about an opossum? Kinda playing off the whole “play dead” defense mechanism.

[@dragasalt7493]

Wait

[@CigaretteCrayon]

*that's illegal*

[@nolansnichenook]

Omg and that would be an awesome signature ability, like maybe when the pokemon's health gets too low, it takes a turn "playing dead" and an attack doesn't work on it, or something along those lines

[@CigaretteCrayon]

@@nolansnichenook like instead of Aftermath?

[@nolansnichenook]

@@CigaretteCrayon I was thinking of more like, it could act as some sort of protection or substitute or gives the player a chance to heal or switch the pokemon? (I'm not the most well versed in the more finer details in pokemon so sorry if I sound stupid lol)

[@Baxyol]

Don’t ask me why but when I first thought of an Ice/Poison type, my mind went to a narwhal with toxins dripping off the horn.

[@rkjg666]

I made up a Galarian form of Jynx that's Ice-Poison type.

[@kayliwillis4004]

When you were talking about the Poison/Steel typing, I immediately thought of a steel-plated scorpion

[@alfa2433]

Kayli That sounds awesome.

[@matthewhamilton2913]

Durant 2.0

[@Halbed_Lemons]

Make it like a 3rd evolution of the skorupi or stunky line

[@raddiecat6528]

...it would only work, if the scorpion was buddy-buddy with durant...

[@matthaisstupidus]

*coughcough* Miitopia's Scaredy + Metal Scorpions *coughcough*

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

for the Psychic/Poison type, I think a regional variant of Arbok could work, maybe basing its psychic powers in hypnosis.

[@vaishaligoel2321]

That's really good!!

[@clamency1735]

nice idea

[@BestiaIustitia]

Rasmus n.e.M that’s cool but I’d rather a gen 1 Pokémon not get the unique type combo. Maybe it could be seviper?

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

@@BestiaIustitia It's just that Cobras have that face thing going on with their collar, so I figured it would more sense with the hypnosis thing, but I guess Seviper could technically work too if you gave it massive googly eyes or something. It's just always appeared to me that it would be a better poison/fighting type because of that whole tail blade thing.

[@alexs5814]

Imagine this being a dual evolution where the regional version of Ekans may evolve into a Poison/Psychic OR a Poison/Fairy type where it is then focused on attack (with higher Sp. Attack as thanks to the Psychic Type) or defense (with more Sp. Def. thx to the Fairy Type.)

[@Martinxo51]

Emperor Cubone: Poison and Psychic Galarian Slowbro: Hi

[@thebeangularity9798]

i had written a comment about a poison and psychic possibility, and forgot about that. oh well.

[@TelikiMouse]

Also Galarian slowking

[@propernoun2028]

@@TelikiMouse Ikr

[@LeafeonTheCat]

Poison steel: Enternatus

[@TelikiMouse]

@@LeafeonTheCat eternatus is poison dragon

[@Syiepherze]

Poison/Psychic: A hypnotic snake? Or other venomous creature

[@Syiepherze]

Kinda like Kaa from the Jungle Book

[@aelvric7579]

I used to think drowsee and hypno were poison/psychic

[@jakerockznoodles]

Haha, I was going to go with a toad. All glory to the Hypno-Toad.

[@Syiepherze]

@@jakerockznoodles Oo I like that!

[@aelvric7579]

@@jakerockznoodles sorta like a Colombian jungle frog

[@Anyarthropod]

For the poison steel type I’d make a new form of toxapex. One who has left the water so had to become even more bulky to survive attacks from bird Pokémon.

[@Watch-0w1]

I say a virus Pokemon. A corrusis Pokemon that corrupt flesh and machine

[@aelvric7579]

A barrel full of radioactive components, and upon evolution it spills out looking like g-max garbodor with the debree

[@CatLeone2003]

@@aelvric7579 *debris

[@The_Vanni]

Hey! What if we *DID NOT* do any of that, huh?

[@thegodofcreepy]

I made one with this type, and it is a machine that spits out sentient poison gas. I call it Industroxic.

[@ASquared544]

For Electric Grass, hear me out, do something pertaining to a Lightning Struck Tree, sort of in the same vain as Trevanent, except instead of being animated by a spirit, it’s animated by PURE LIGHTNING!

[@propheinx2250]

So an Ent with the Speed Force?

[@MegaCrazyCameron]

So what about a regional variant?

[@daka.notatp]

Trevenant regional variant !!

[@SymbiontUVPlays]

so zurkitree

[@EagleFan760]

@@SymbiontUVPlays or a sudowoodo regional varient I'd imagine.

[@AtChiaPet]

An offensive Fire/Fairy type would be so powerful with the right stats given to it. I would like its design to be a pixie with fiery wings and a burning wand

[@c0mpu73rguy]

So, preferably given to a legendary then.

[@emperorcubone]

I was honestly surprised by how good that combination could be, because it's not one I think about.

[@societysmostambiguousgirlb1495]

Or some kind of short, stocky blacksmith dwarf type thing with red hot metal hands and feet

[@xaropevic7918]

If it was given to a legendary, it may get ban from monotype, where fairy really needs for a better matchup against steel

[@burdenwounds3627]

I have this idea of Fire/Fairy type Pokemon based of on local legend of my country being a humanoid Bull with fire and smoke coming out of its nose when angry. It has two jewels in its ears which gives it extreme power and the Fairy typing. Stands like a Chalicothere but is comfortable on walking/running in quadrupedal motion. *I made a Fakemon based off with this*

[@futureDreamer4]

If Gamefreak ever make a fire/grass they should use Swampfire as a reference.

[@emperorcubone]

That would be perfect!

[@grapesvine]

I was thinking Firegrass from Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@MrLozone999]

Just use Plants Vs. Zombies, that'll give you tons of ideas for fire/grass, grass/fire, electric/grass, or grass/electric.

[@superlombax1561]

Cameron Yobby True

[@ShadySableye77]

It could also be used as a type combo for a Sunflora variant

[@lastupido]

bruh how are you gonna bring up electric/grass then just say: "I think a crab would work" with no reference to either type.

[@t.b.cont.]

Yeah I disagree with a lot of his “examples” in general. Still, I guess his horrible examples makes me want to come up with better ones

[@RocketOnions]

I tried making a Pokémon based off his idea and came out with a decorator crab Pokémon with alligator clamps for claws

[@jeffreygao3956]

A George R. R. Martin caricature should be Ice/Fire.

[@danielvine6810]

I think a better option for an electric grass is making a pokemon based on a lemon/potato clock idea.

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@danielvine6810 Good one. I was thinking more Lightning rod made of wood.

[@Nolie_CaNolie]

Pokéfans: “Why isn’t there a pokemon with poison and steel?” Me: imagines used drug needle Also me: “... I have no idea. It’s a total mystery!”

[@alexs5814]

I think something with rust is easier to imagine. also getting rust in your blood stream is a great way to get heavy blood poisoning...

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I was previously hoping for a mega evolution for Garbodor that was poison/steel; I was imagining it coming out of a dumpster (or perhaps a large garbage can), sort of akin to the Digimon Garbagemon.

[@Sai4651]

4x weakness to Ground

[@alexs5814]

@@Sai4651 it's still only one out of 18...

[@kriblar98]

Same thing with psychic/poison lmao

[@Hardcrafter2807]

While Fairy-type has often been used as the "cute type", I'd rather think of Fairy as being the "magic type". So for me a Fairy-Fighting mix would be a humanoid Pokemon that uses magic to imbue its fists and feet with more power than what is possible through martial prowess alone. It could even learn a few signature Fairy-type punch & kick moves, which would be very fitting as Fairy-Type moves are super-effective against regular fighting types. Think along the lines of Gallade but a rather than using psychic abilities to get the upper-hand over regular fighters it would use magic.

[@keyboardguru4212]

Eh, I think psychic is typically the magic type. Fairy has a more whimsical connotation.

[@peeenguinne3858]

If that would be the case, I think an ability that fits it is the ability to interchange attack damage type, like maybe, a special attack damaging move would become a physical one and vice versa

[@SGEnjoyer]

I actually usually think the same thing as well, fairy seems more "ancient magic" than "cute" since cute itself shouldn't be dragonslayer, whereas ancient magic very well should. same with the steel weakness, swords being effective against cute doesn't make much sense whereas swords being effective against ancient magic is a trope used in an absolute ton of media lol

[@glwgameplayer1716]

Keep in mind that the origin of Fairies was the Fey, which encapsulated a wide variety of semi horrific entities such as changelings that were just kind of... not of this world. Alien and inhumanly beautiful but easily capable of stealing or killing someone

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

@@glwgameplayer1716 finally someone understands what fey are like

[@ASquared544]

Pokémon Company: “Well most of these type combos seem impossible, because if-“ Pokémon Uranium: “HAH, WHILE YOU WERE BUSY COMPLAINING, I JUST DID THEM!”

[@propheinx2250]

Pokemon Company: "alright! I'll do ya for that one!"

[@reececollins9212]

@Tanmay Jain Yeah like Pokémon insurgence has a cool Grass/Fire Greninja and Ghost/Normal Ambipon

[@Kirby-ge7ub]

Why not have a Grass/Electric stinging plant like a Nettle or Thistle

[@EvilParagon4]

Gympie Gympie :Praise:

[@thewall4069]

Tumbleweed but all the branches are wires

[@manuelviudez7364]

It should be a Gummy Dragon in Dragon City. Hahahaa

[@nicolasgalvis457]

Will be great to have another Pokemon of that combo besides Mow Rotom

[@veterinarianputra8383]

Agree

[@ashules1420]

18:46 That’s not a wooly rhino that is a Mud Horne from The Mandalorian lol

[@emperorcubone]

Shhh. They won't know unless you tell them...

[@ashules1420]

Aaaaah I see😉

[@mmdd1996]

#busted

[@pulim-v]

@@mmdd1996 there's one six letter word Starts with a B Gonna set me free Goes B-U-S-T-E-D You are Busted!

[@mmdd1996]

@@pulim-v phineas and ferb?

[@blazingdarkness955]

For grass and electric, my thought would be mycelium, aka the underground part of fungi. It has been described as an organic Internet, forms symbiotic relationships with surrounding flora and has been proven to be a great brick substitute when dried and compressed. With all of that, a tank healer with an ability that increases defense when sunny day is in effect/when hit by a fire type move

[@roxxxydubois]

Or hisuian voltorb

[@Anonymousdiot]

@Solomon Anderson that wasn’t out when this was made

[@asuddenredfox3626]

Emp.C: *Mentions Poison/Steel* Me: I would like to remind everyone that URANIUM is a metal, and Uranium Poisoning is a thing that can happen.

[@williamwilliam4944]

It's more radiative. Lead would be a better metal to use for this

[@kiranroye6498]

@@williamwilliam4944 or mercury

[@aaronodonoghue1791]

@@kiranroye6498 Or arsenic

[@williamwilliam4944]

@@aaronodonoghue1791 actually, I like arsenic more than lead. Didn't think of this. Though perhaps lead has more creative pokemon options since it's used more

[@fallenbog3063]

Hi I like your profile pic

[@tobiasgund8048]

I loved the one design for a “sickness“ evolution line, where a poison type with a cold can evolve to have feaver or chills, thus gaining the fire or ice typing.

[@alexs5814]

Ooh i like this! Imagine it switching from type to type depending on the enemies attack?

[@tobiasgund8048]

@@alexs5814 I think it was more of a split evolution situation, but your idea seems really cool

[@alexs5814]

@@tobiasgund8048 i thought of that thing where you would constrantly switch from cold to hot (while sick) and it always switches if someone tries to combat one of the two: Burning up? Have a cool compress on the face, but WAIT, now you are instantly flush with cold sweat and vice versa on constant repeat. Oh! How about a new ability, called something like "Anticipate"? The 'mon switches its type depending on the incoming attack. If it is fire right now an the enemy uses a water move you switch to ice and if they use fighting afterwards they switch back to fire...

[@tobiasgund8048]

@@alexs5814 I really love this concept.

[@kennymun899]

Coronaeon

[@Robzter117]

Your idea of a fairy dragon type being based on the medical symbol with the serpent is great, I really like that :) seems very fitting of the type combo

[@geddyw]

Runerigus should've been ghost/rock. Also, an ice/poison type could be a porcupine whose quills are poison-tipped icicles

[@elizabethemm6361]

A poison snom

[@richraichu1370]

Or a cubchoo who sneezes poison

[@trainerkai1313]

@@richraichu1370 That would be perfect. Since Cubchoo always has a cold, it could develop some sort of infection that causes it to gain the poison type.

[@joeexotic575]

Look up Crystaquil

[@Firensid]

Stonjourner had the potential to be a ghost/rock too, ancient mystical rocks.

[@imavirgin3940]

A lot of the unused fairy type combinations would most usually resemble something from a fairytale. At least thats what i think. So a introducing them would probably be best in a region with a history of fairytales. Like Germany with their Broedrene grimm.

[@ScionStorm1]

I would except Dunsparce evolution as a fairy/dragon.

[@tomforge614]

I would like to see a goblin/ogre fairy/ground-type. I know folks will say Impidimp and company were goblins, but I argue they're more like kid-friendly devils, what with the witchy hair weapons and horned nose. No, I want a good old fashion mud-flinging goblin that can also use Bone Club and Bonemerang.

[@michaelnelson1127]

6:22 Actually, for the spider-monkey idea, there is a species that could make that work: the feather-legged assassin bug, whose scientific name is Ptilocnemus lemur. The design would be primarily based on the bug, but it would be given aspects of lemurs (despite the species of bug being native to Australia).

[@lettyfraire4664]

I've had a cool idea for a Ghost/Normal type Pokemon for a few years now: A Thylacine. Also known as a Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf. I even have a good backstory: They were originally pure Normal type and pretty common until they were hunted to near extinction. They evolved the Ghost type and became more elusive to survive and basically became cryptids. I based it off of modern-day sightings of the supposedly extinct thylacine.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Good Idea.

[@lettyfraire4664]

@@thedragonwarrior5861 Thanks.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

@@lettyfraire4664 your welcome

[@captainmega6310]

Creative

[@jeffreygao3956]

Better than my Zombie Joe Biden.

[@ornanerfasse6763]

I was so dispapointed when they missed the ocasion to make a fire and fairy type with Galar Ponyta and made it a boring and already seen fairy and psychic type.

[@hyronvalkinson1749]

Regional Variant Arcanine would be amazing

[@captainmega6310]

How shallow

[@Skrattmas]

Came back to this one just to listen to the Ghost/Normal combination now when it's official that Hisuian Zorua and Hisuian Zoroark is gonna be Normal/Ghost

[@jeffreygao3956]

Better idea than my Average Joe as a zombie.

[@emc246]

I hope when Gamefreak does finally use these type combinations they think outside the box a little. 2 of my favorite ideas that I came up with are: Normal/Ghost: A possum that "plays dead" with Comatose as an ability. A lot of potential for tankiness with 3 immunities and resistance to statuses. Ground/Fighting: A dingo with focus on kicking moves and sandstorm use. Probably the standard Sand Rush/Veil abilities, and a design that looks like a more wild version of Midday Lycanrock.

[@Kevn3000]

Grass + Electric: Glow in the dark mushrooms or a plant that produces sour fruits or glow in the dark fruits.

[@aliceh5289]

I like mushrooms for that since they connect trees' root systems together. Ever heard of the world wide wood web?

[@hyronvalkinson1749]

Amoonguss variant let's go

[@novameowww]

Or a lemon. Lemons are electric

[@reeces.pieces3]

A Fighting-Electric type would be cool, it’s Pokédex entry could be something like how it punches so fast it produces electricity?

[@aatiftazwar6902]

Electabuzz deserves a fighting type

[@kafuchino3435]

feel like zeraora fits that typing perfectly

[@cabecinha4987]

Or that its punchs are faster than light itself. It would be cool if it had an Ability that gave +1 priority to all punch based attacks

[@cultofmel]

@@cabecinha4987 so its the same type of stand as star platinum

[@blakdeth]

The best part about really defensive poison combos is that direct attacking isn't necessarily the main goal of poison types. A poison steel type could with (toxic or maybe baneful bunker), (cosmic power or iron defense or minimize), (rest or recover) and (ground type attack) or something similar, would be pretty strong.

[@314Marvin]

Mhmm, Toxapex alone shows how well a tanky poison type can do.

[@pulim-v]

It should absolutely have the Corrosion ability, basically to hit those steel types better and also because it's interesting

[@alexs5814]

Ooh i like where this is going... IMO a poison/steel type could also be a rusty zeppelin filled with volatile gasses and having the levitate ability to combat that quad groung weakness... otherwise make it a tank with lots of life and give it a new selfsacrifice move that bases the damage on Life Points lost prior to the move...

[@kriblar98]

alex s Its intresting when you think about it because if its rusty it should techically have low defenses but it could balance out with all those resistances

[@pulim-v]

@@alexs5814 wait so like reverse Final Gambit?

[@KratosAurionPlays]

It's weird how many unused combinations there are.

[@ShadySableye77]

And a lot of them are part normal type.

[@СаятСадвокас-с5т]

fairy / fire can be a little whisp that saves other pokemon from forest fire

[@xseloryzshadowwalker6480]

Wisps seems more like an another ghost creature though.

[@xavierperes]

That’s an idea I would love to see in generation 10

[@agareverie]

20:20 Immunity to ghost: Am I a joke to you?

[@SM-be5dh]

2020 is a mistake.

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@SM-be5dh I like the 21st century.

[@jamcalx]

Poison/steel? JUST MAKE IT HAVE RUSTED METAL. rust poisoning and Tetanus are NO JOKE!

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Also don't forget the potential of heavy metals. They wasted the opportunity of Mercury but there are plenty more to pick from.

[@ScionStorm1]

Why not just make a Pokemon made of Mercury?

[@nobodyimportant2470]

@@ScionStorm1 Because it would look almost exactly like an existing Pokemon.

[@williamwilliam4944]

Lead?

[@MrLozone999]

@@williamwilliam4944 It would be like a leader pokemon with an ability to match it.🤣

[@arininquotes8396]

Watching this 2 years later and losing my mind at the Pawmot predict.

[@copocopocopocopo]

11:54 Zoboomafoo, with the Kratt Brothers! While walking in the woods one day, Chris and Martin saw something strange. A little leaping lemur who liked to bounce and play. Ah, man, nostalgia for days! Thank you for that, Emperor Cubone!

[@Dracorex13]

I had no idea the Kratt Brothers had a show other than Kratts' Kreatures. I'm so old, lol.

[@copocopocopocopo]

@@Dracorex13 Zoboomafoo's from 1999, so I'm pretty old, too🤣🤣🤣!

[@wildstarfish3786]

@@copocopocopocopo it was still airing, at least in reruns, for at least 7 years, at least on sprout (rip/f), so at least early 2000s kids, or at least the ones who grew up with sprout, will also get at least somewhat nostalgic for it

[@wildstarfish3786]

@@Dracorex13 they also have a new show called Wild Kratts which is fully animated (except for the starting animal introduction and ending overview) and also has some science fiction level technology used to help observe animals that are 'living free and in the wild', to quote the show, including creature power suits that let them temporarily pseudo--transform into various species to gain unique creature powers directly based on the original animal's (or plant on some rare occasions) natural abilities

[@TheCoroboCorner]

wild starfish Gen Z kid here, can confirm I grew up on Zoboomafoo and Wild Kratts. It was a great way to learn about animals. Props to them.

[@ttvkarma6562]

Beedrill exists: Emperor Cubone: a bug and dark type Pokémon could be something like a hornet

[@NotBamOrBing]

Beedrill is a wasp

[@ywgx7943]

TTV KaRmA beedrill is a wasp

[@sombragarcia4848]

Beedrill is a wasp

[@RazorusR3X777]

Also Beedrill doesn't have have a mega anymore so who cares about it.

[@真太郎緑間-f4j]

Beedrill is a wasp

[@emerald7810]

Here's my ideas, for what they're worth: *Ground/Fighting: Please give us a kangaroo Pokémon, Gamefreak! *Fire/Ice: Expanding on the giant idea, something with a general Viking vibe? Norse mythology has it that the world was created by the collision of fire and ice. Fire/Grass: There are certain plants that can only spread their seeds if their cones/hulls are popped open by the heat of a forest fire. A Pokémon with that concept would be cool. Fire/Electric: Perhaps a living generator that burns fuel to create electricity? Fairy/Fire: An alternate evolution for Vulpix, maybe? Or a will-o-the-wisp? ...That's what I've got for now.

[@genius11433]

20:22 You forgot that a Poison/Normal Pokemon would be immune to Ghost.

[@ssm1559]

I would be instantly use a Pokemon with this typing. And normal rock

[@everretwavince1843]

Terrible attacking type though. The normal part might help with coverage as they usually have a good movepool. I'd say slap Protean ability to it to make it better.

[@kris_py]

@Nadia Blue poison resists fighting and poison

[@daka.notatp]

@@everretwavince1843 imagine a REALLY heavy poison-normal type using stab body slam

[@kimyona9746]

I made a normal\steel type as a possum with metal pieces sticking out of it's back. It could also be creative liberties with idk a metal pouch or something

[@telmoth]

I think a fire/fairy would be something like a will of the wisp

[@Ferro_Thorns]

*O R I*

[@killdozer7792]

And then it can't actually learn Will 'o Wisp for some reason. XD

[@telmoth]

@@killdozer7792 that would be cool

[@TheHammerGuy94]

Probably a regional variant of litwick.

[@elisabonazzoli6836]

@@TheHammerGuy94 that's funny because delta chandelure is literally that same type

[@stephenbernham3232]

we got the ghost normal type in hisuen zorua and her evolution , so nice to see some of the types here are getting covered and we got galarian slowking for Poison Psychic

[@nullpoint3346]

"Her"? They have a 12.5% chance of being female.

[@MamaTrixxieAsmr]

Ice/poison: Jormungand or other world serpent Poison/psychic: hypnotic serpent? Poison/steel: rusted creature

[@alexs5814]

I've had another idea to bring up: How about the three starter Types all being represented as different combinations of a trio of starters? Fire/Grass, Water/Fire and Grass/Water would be a very interesting and innovative Trio of Starters, wouldn't it?^^

[@arthurthekyogre9155]

That would just break the type triangle of the starters

[@alexs5814]

@@arthurthekyogre9155 how come? Instead super effective moves, now you'd have super effective defence. You'd always be guaranteed a 4x defence against an enemy type attack and the other types would at most do normal dmg. Lets see: I take the Fire/Grass starter and my rival should take the Water/Fire one. He attacks with a water attack and it's normal dmg to me. He attacks with a fire and its the same. I attack him with fire and it's 4x weak and my grass move too. Not the same with the Grass/Water: it's 4x weak with a grass move vs. a fire/grass but merely normal with a water move whilst i'd be normal with both against it. It's a way to fresh up the meta...

[@arthurthekyogre9155]

@@alexs5814 ohhhhh ok, a starter triangle based on resistance instead of attack huh, that would be quite interesting

[@OriginalEW]

The type-combo probably wouldn't come about until a 2nd or 3rd stage evolution. It'd have to keep initial typing so it could still "teach" the rock paper scissors aspect during the tutorial.

[@joeexotic575]

I would love to have Marleyzard as my starter

[@Zeturic]

I'd most like to see Ice/Poison and Electric/Fighting. Also, there's a handful of cool combinations that are exclusive to legendaries/mythicals/UBs and so for most in-game purposes might as well be unused. Of those, I'd most like to see Rock/Poison and Ice/Dragon.

[@shadowstar8619]

I'd probably base Electric/Fighting on the Flash or something. A high-speed mixed attacker (with crappy defense but hopefully not as crappy as Pheromosa). Maybe somewhat based on the king cheetah, too, with the cool stripes it has.

[@tomfooIeryz]

Electrivire could be an Electric-Fighting

[@dreamfirefight9456]

Well there’s two of ‘em Elec-Fightings now.

[@HeyHeyChey]

Hope the dlc brings some of these. Actually Galarian Slowbro or Slowking could very well be Psychic and Poison

[@emperorcubone]

True; I honestly kind of hope this gets outdated soon and that we do see some of these in the Expansion Pass...

[@HeyHeyChey]

@Luc Krishnan they don't want to ruin the surprise I guess

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I also personally believe this, too. It would be cool to see it actually happen.

[@huesowar9226]

Galarian slowking has purple around his chest and has a evil looking face so he could likely be a psychic poison type

[@nolansnichenook]

@@huesowar9226 also one of his starting moves is weirdly "Acid"

[@kleut69]

Bug/Dragon is kinda obvious, a DRAGONfly Because a Dragonfly exists IRL and it's name is kinda a pun in this context.

[@Altaria2001]

They alreadu have dragonfly Unless they give Yanma and Yanmega a new form

[@johnt3606]

@@Altaria2001 isn't flygon also a dragonfly?

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

@@Altaria2001 Loads of Pokemon are based off the same things.

[@JadeMythriil]

@@johnt3606 Flygon is more closely based on an Antlion judging by its theme. Antlion adults do look similar to dragonflies.

[@johnt3606]

@@JadeMythriil oh yeah makes sense, since antlions live in the sand, and vibrava looks a LOT like an antlion, more than a dragonfly. But anyway, what is trapinch? It looks like an entire different animal.

[@stevecooper6578]

The Schrodinger's cat and possessed Bedsheets for Ghost/normal is nice so like why not both?

[@xperr7]

For Fairy/Fighting, I could just imagine the quote "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" being a good starting point, though it would probably be better for a bug type.

[@MightyAverage]

For normal ghost, I went with a Casper like design. A friendly ghost wearing a sheet named Spookute.

[@SomebodytoRemember]

Bro, you nailed some of these, especially the Pikachu clone idea

[@jgr7487]

GameFreak already gave us great Electric/Fighting looking pkmn in Electivire & Zeraora, but made them pure Electric types.

[@Darth_Enigma]

Zeraora kinda gives me an Electric/Dark vibe, but yeah I remember for the longest time I assumed Electivire was Electric/Fighting. Missed opportunity imo

[@Compucles]

Yeah, Zeraora even has a signature move based on punching.

[@jgr7487]

@@Compucles why aren't the pkmn & the move dual type Elec/Fight?

[@wikiuser92]

One of the Pokéstar Studios opponents is Normal/Steel.

[@Compucles]

@@jgr7487 Yeah, there are several moves that could easily be dual typed, but Game Freak for some reason only wants to use that gimmick for Flying Press.

[@duck5843]

7:27 that is a good idea! But it reminds me of what somebody said that the reason galarian ponyta isn't a fairy type is because unicorns are associated with healing and fairy is weak to poison, but psychic is strong against it.

[@vegetasaijan6052]

22:40 even better: make it learn "Magnet Rise" with levelup and give it the "Thick Fat" ability -> Immune to Ground, 4x resist to ice and normal to fire

[@captainmega6310]

What would that look like

[@jeffreygao3956]

Robot viper?

[@AlskaNoelle]

"Electric and grass might be hard to imagine..." ME: "SAILOR JUPITER."

[@ryanrapp1158]

I’d bet it’d look something like a lawnmower, and while we are at it fire electric could probably be an oven.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Jupiter BEST GIRL!

[@veterinarianputra8383]

@@ryanrapp1158 ROTOM

[@k.d.2589]

@@Akslar Xurkitree is pure Electric type.

[@creeperhd2671]

Actually is was made years ago with Hisui voltorb, Pokémon legends takes place several years before the first gen Btw I come from the future : D

[@frakspikes2619]

20:31 actually there's already a "poisonous mammal" in real life a member of the Lemur family, called: Slow Loris the only living mammal alive known to naturally produce poison from its mouth

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Fun Fact: platapi have poisonous barbs on its legs

[@frakspikes2619]

@@thedragonwarrior5861 yeah i remember first learned that fact on Phineas and Ferb but i see a platapus as a water normal (proto poison) type, more often then i see them as normal poison (proto water) types

[@propheinx2250]

Venom. In a way, with how filthy their mouths are, foxes could be considered to have a poisonous bite. Cat claws are very similar. When a cat lays its claws into something, microscopic pieces of its claws are left behind to cause extra discomfort. While neither of these are venomous they could still be considered poisonous.

[@drewferguson4787]

For a slow lorris the poison comes from glands under its arms, not its mouth

[@frakspikes2619]

@@drewferguson4787 oh! i didn't know that... the video i saw only explained the poison bite... thanks for the info though!

[@joshima7]

As a fan of both Pokemon and Digimon I like the fact that you used Digimons as examples for these typings and really good examples too.

[@radicaldreamer927]

The rationale you came up with for the Ice/Poison combo makes for a really cool backstory for a legendary, just saying.

[@chrissaldana9183]

I've actually thought about several of these and have come up with several ideas that I've liked: Dragon/Fairy: Something with a similar feel to Altaria would be either a peacock (which I've seen mentioned) but also a quetzal, a bird with ridiculous plumage that looks vaguely dragon-like Normal/Ghost: Mannequins. Seriously, it seems really obvious, but haunted mannequins! Normal/Ice: Moose. 110% gotta be a moose. Bigass megafauna with ice antlers. Fire/Fairy or Ground/Fairy: What could work here is a coyote. It has a mythological basis with coyote being a well meaning trickster, and depending on the emphasis it's tendency to be desert dwelling can be tied to Ground or Fire. Grass/Fire: Two ideas that could work beyond just burning bush or pepper are Eucalyptus (a tree known for flammability or exploding) or several of the plants native to California that *need* fire to germinate their seeds.

[@haidynwendlandt2479]

20:58 I have a feeling Galarian Slowbro/king are gonna be this combo EDIT: Poggers

[@goGothitaLOL]

you are right so far Galarian Slowbro is Poison/Psychic

[@OakInOasis]

Hey Caleb. Hope you're doing well in this toxic time! Stay safe and wash you hands!

[@emperorcubone]

Thank you; you too! Honestly not much has changed for me personally since I still work from home, but knowing everyone else out there is at home too is strange...

[@jacobw1780]

Oh i will

[@SaudaEnjoyer]

I'm still tilted that Zeraora isn't an Electric/Fighting Type.... this honestly ruined the Pokemon for me xD

[@kimyona9746]

Zeraora really shoulda been a fighting type. Imagine how much damage it'd be doing with stab ccs as a back up for plasma fists

[@michaelverreynne2360]

Electivire could also have been a possibility.

[@captainmega6310]

Weirdo

[@oli54]

I want a Galarians bedrill and butterfree, beedrill being bug dark and butterfree being a bug fairy

[@ironicmirror6732]

I'd make the butterfree Bug/Psychic cuz it can already learn a bunch of psychic moves, plus it'll make them equal (thanks to the big type)

[@njfernandes87]

Fairy/Drragon could be a magestic branching evolution of Dragonair. Also, Lynx has been done, the shinx line (that could also be ice, imo)

[@nicolasgalvis457]

MEGA ALTARIA is Dragon/Fairy

[@captainmega6310]

@@nicolasgalvis457 He mentions that he wanted stand alone pokemon.

[@melonman6522]

Poison/normal. The "Uh-oh stinky" ape as a Pokemon. Edit; In hindsight, a Pokemon based off the skunkape stories could work

[@michaelbeale2498]

I've always envision Fairy/Fire as a pseudo-legendary line of Angels going from an angel to a cherubim and to a Seraphim who are all associated with fire. As for psychic/poison type... ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.

[@nerdywilliam1023]

I was just thinking about this and started designing Fakemon for these types

[@emperorcubone]

Awesome! Can't wait to see when it's done.

[@miguelmialichi6367]

The fact there still isnt a ground fighting gorilla is surprising Also i have an idea of fairy/dragon pokemon *A JAPANESE PEACEFUL DRAGON* It gets some of the main elements of both types The "destruction incarnate" side of dragon type by being very powerful (defensively) and being a very intimidating foe (specially if they decide to take wailord throne of biggest and make this pokemon a long spaghetti boi) but being very peaceful and a pacifist like most fairies type thus combining both types characteristics but having the japanese theme of "im a monk and is completely pacifist and wouldnt hurt a fly but since you arent im going to maul your face off if you even dare swing your hand against me" archetype that asian characters seem to have

[@neco9590]

Did I just see a dragon prince screenshot there? You, sir, gained my support.

[@cobaltprime9467]

If they ever do a regional Pikachu, Electric Fighting would be rad.

[@jeffreygao3956]

So who would win between it, Togedemaru and Dedenne?

[@JordanII.]

Just imagine a regional blastoise that's steel and poison He gets metal plating all over his body, and poison oozes out of his cannons That would be so sick

[@yoshithebear7630]

Does Gamefreak make regional forms of the starters? If they do, maybe Charizard can finally be a Dragon Type.

[@JordanII.]

@@yoshithebear7630 they haven't done it yet, but if they can do the legendary birds then surely they can do starters as well

[@dreamfirefight9456]

Ground-Fighting: Great Tusk Bug-Dark: Lokix Electric-Grass: Hisuian Electrode Electric-Fighting: Pawmot and Iron Hands Fighting-Fairy: Iron Valiant Fire-Grass: Scovillain Ghost-Normal: Hisuian Zorua line Poison-Normal: Grafaiai Poison-Steel: Revavroom

[@Talia_Foxx]

I'd like to see a rusted Pokémon for Steel/Poison. I think it would be cook to go for the corrosion effect.

[@jmurray1110]

Titanus would be a great name for it Titan tetanus

[@centosx6643]

Yes!! I was waiting for this video!

[@Infernitar]

I've actually come up with concepts for a lot of these, having come up with a whole two regions' worth of new Fakemon: Ground/Fighting - A cassowary, a notoriously dangerous flightless bird. It becomes Dragon Fighting when it evolves Ground/Fairy - A dustbunny, kind of inspired by the soot sprites in My Neighbour Totoro Bug/Dark - A gypsy moth, an early-game bug based on the notoriously destructive moth Bug/Dragon - A kind of hybrid of a dragonfly and the legendary dragon Vritra, who stole all the world's water, referencing dragonflies' waterway habitats Bug/Normal - A honey badger with hives of insect drones in its fur, similar gimmick to Vespiquen Dragon/Fairy - A sphinx, being a powerful mystical creature of great wisdom, magic and savagery Electric/Grass - A calendula, or marigold flower, crossed with a satellite laser weapon. Also a minor pun of Marigold rubber gloves, which resist electricity Electric/Fire - A chinchilla, its thick fur charging static while keeping an internal fire going. Alternatively, a minotaur starter themed on chemical reaction and lab equipment Electric/Fighting - A kangaroo, for that 'lightning-fast boxer' motif Fire/Fairy - An angel legendary, themed on seraphim Fire/Grass - A burning Wicker Man effigy. Doesn't like bees. Pokemon Sage notably has chilli pepper jackalopes Fire/Ice - An abstract sorcerer-y thing representing the concepts of internal energy and entropy. It could draw heat from its surroundings (Ice) or release that energy (Fire) Ghost/Normal - A Schrodinger's Cat that can flip its state to change its playstyle. Kinda like if the genders of Meowstic were one Pokemon Ghost/Rock - An ushabti (Egyptian funerary statue) themed on Anubis. Also, a slightly weirder one, a fossil Pokemon that's kind of like a virus that represents the process of fossilisation itself (I had the idea that it had an attack that made Pokemon into Fossils like Cofagrigus' Mummy, then got stronger the more Fossil Pokemon there were in battle) Ice/Normal - An early-game rodent based on the arctic lemming. In reference to the games, it made an excellent HM mule (at least, before HMs stopped being a thing) Normal/Rock - A fossil Pokemon based on prehistoric apes and Hominids. I figured it would have an Ability to help it understand man-made items like Potions, expanding its held item potential Normal/Steel - A sheep. Specifically, its dual type works its way from Ground to Rock to Steel as its fleece hardens, becoming more like Kevlar by the end Poison/Psychic - A legendary Pokemon kind of based on lycanthropy? The inspiration was Vicar Amelia from Bloodborne. More of a focus on physical moves like Psychic Fangs and Zen Headbutt Poison/Steel - A sea urchin. Not sure what more needs to be said here. I've seen more than a few themed on radioactive waste though Funnily enough, I did also come up with a capybara Pikaclone, but it was part-steel with copper wire for fur and themed on batteries

[@kaelanmcalpine2011]

Idk, I think the seraphim pokemon would be Dragon/Fire if anything since it's been noted to also be very draconic in appearance. Though I like the idea of an angel getting fairy/fire maybe that could work for something else. Throne is the first thing that comes to mind but that's mostly just because it's a weird looking flaming wheel with eyes all over it. The weirdness could explain the fairy type at least.

[@paulgrotebeverborg1119]

Weren't lemons able to be used as a battery? There, an idea for a grass/electric Pokemon

[@emperorcubone]

I've actually seen that idea used in Fakemon, but for Electric/Poison (due to its natural acidity). But since we have Toxtricity now we can go with your idea...

[@clonecommanderrex8542]

Nah it's potatoes that are use as battery.

[@nerd7946]

Clone Captain Rex Really any fruit/vegetable can be used, since most of them store chemical energy

[@shestewa6581]

There's a really great Fakemon idea for a grass-electric type I found based on a stinging nettle: pokengine.org/pok%C3%A9dex/Nettic_(Orbis)

[@ScionStorm1]

I kind of like the idea of electric mushrooms since we get a new fungus Pokemon every odd-numbered generation.

[@BubblegumLightsaber]

When the fairy/fire combo came up, the first thing I thought of was a will o' wisp.

[@jjcooler6961]

Nice but to me that move seems more like Fire Ghost

[@caelephaisking3842]

Steel is my favourite type, closely followed by poison... I've been waiting years for a pokemon with both! Eternatus was a step in the right direction, since dragon is great as well in my eyes, but imagine! The defences of a steel type with the Statuses/Debuffs of poison! Man I'd love that

[@NeroLordofChaos]

Steel/Poison would basically be the god of stallout typings. Doesn't die and gets harder to kill/does DOT/debuffs every turn. Toxic Venom drench Spikes/Poison Spikes/Sharp Steel Harden/steel defense/coil Or some combination of those looks like a moveset that might see some use. Edit: just realized a Mon with that kinda moveset would basically neuter physical focused pokemon that couldn't attack its weaknesses.

[@collamus6901]

@@NeroLordofChaos You've entirely named Toxapex

[@jeffreygao3956]

Guess you must not like Revavroom.

[@vilpusrainisto4381]

Bug and dragon I immidiately thought of a dragonfly

[@dropergunter9946]

Too late yanma and yanmega

[@elizabethemm6361]

@@dropergunter9946 *sad Flygon noises*

[@badreddinekasmi8919]

@@elizabethemm6361 I mean we've aslo had a few sheep pokemon so why not another dragonfly one ?

[@joeexotic575]

I immediately thought of Mantrake

[@pokehunterhd]

I got one for fire/ice: take an animal with a two striped pattern (ie tigers or zebras) and make one color stripe fire and the other stripe ice.

[@propheinx2250]

Or a crystalline creature with a fiery glow from within.

[@michaelverreynne2360]

I always liked the idea of a snowman being able to control fire. It makes zero sense, but it's crazy enough to work.

[@ulbsans5271]

You did somewhat guess the concept of an electric/fighting pokemon with Pawmi, a pikaclone, that actually evolves. Only part you got wrong was that it wasn't a capybara

[@Pizza7478]

"if a type combo is only represented in a temporary form change, it's not valid" THANK YOU! SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETS IT!

[@mudkipmania5239]

A metal snake with large poison dripped fangs and tail could be a really cool poison steel type Pokemon.

[@jonathanrehm7]

I'm so glad you included a ground and fighting type. I have always wanted there to be one because I always want a ground pokemon not only because of some of the strong moves but because it is the only thing to go against electric and since you can only have 6 pokemon at once, that combination makes it a lot easier to have something to go against electric but to still have a fighting type.

[@princeboo3188]

I imagine a Psychic/Poison Type as a Virus Pokemon, one that could be debatable as Poison/Steel, but I see the science side of things as Psychic

[@glam4663]

A poison psychic bat that is coronavirus in it's final stage

[@vascap8264]

A poison dart frog would really fit the physic/poison typing.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

As would Kaa, from the Jungle Book

[@carmelcutie1991]

Galarian slowbro has entered the chat

[@JRTerrier24]

Any chance of an updated video on the types that have now been filled, and compare your ideas to what actually happened…??

[@loogi3644]

An electric fire pokemon can be based on a saber tooth tiger, that would be cool to see

[@nandy9285]

Poison/ steel and an armadillo fairy ground type are must haves!

[@leikfroakies]

Emperor Cubone: Designing a poison psychic type could be difficult Slowbro: Laughs in Galarian

[@derekw8039]

My mind was blown when I found out Darmanitan can become an Ice and Fire type! Now, why the heck isn't the Corsola line Rock and Ghost?

[@goGothitaLOL]

or Runerigus

[@shadowmarauder6033]

Yeah, both Runerigrus and Cursola should’ve been rock/ghost.