Ranking Every New Dual Type for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

I go over every unused Pokemon type combo that could be added in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and rank them based on which ones I most want to see!
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[@mathybrain8]

I'd like to see a ground/fairy gnome. Gnomes are, traditionally, earth spirits who guard mines.

[@ASoulphoenix]

Gnomes and dwarfs could work very well for this type combo, earth sprits and workers found in celtic folklore (despite not belonging to the iberic peninsula where the games are set on)

[@chihiro2151]

Gnomes look so ugly though dhishevd

[@alexanderthegrrrreat6727]

@@chihiro2151 average gnome hater smh

[@chevengreen8410]

No gnomes we need a sandshrew and sanslash form

[@chihiro2151]

@@alexanderthegrrrreat6727 plzz I'm sorry I just think gnomes are ugly it's a smart idea its just....ugly

[@phoemix7043]

I think what the whole “normal” thing’s about, is that it is given to animal Pokémon that naturally exist. Arcanine, although a dog-like creature, was based on a mythological animal in Japanese Culture (I think), hence why it isn’t normal type.

[@robinthemoregod6586]

You atheist child.

[@jeffreybarker2911]

Oh I actually like that explanation

[@anonymousfellow8879]

It’s based on liondogs, which are a pretty big deal in Chinese culture and might’ve been imported to Japan and other east/southeast asian cultures.

[@phoemix7043]

@@anonymousfellow8879 Yeah! The Liondog!

[@Ant0nKnee]

I think that most Dual Normal types kind of fall into the category of "These are essentially just normal animals, but like they have a little bit of something else in them that makes them special" Like Sawsbuck, take away his Antlers, it's just a normal deer. Helioptile generates electricity by basking in the sun, which I assume they would need to do a lot since it can't store electricity. If Bibarel didn't live in the water, it would probably also just be normal. Even the bird pokemon, yeah they fly, but like they're just birds in most cases. Like most of the dual Normal types just have an aspect of that other type but aren't fully capable of being that type. I mean there are some weird ones that don't make sense. Like Pyroar and Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark. Cause Pyroar has fire coming off of itself and has an internal organ that produces fire similar to the surface of the sun, it should just be a fire type. And How is Zoroark a Normal ghost...? what is so normal about it? It's vengeful and aggressive... why isn't it dark/ghost?

[@nicolasgalvis457]

Grass/Fire = Scovillian Steel/Poison = Revavroom Electric/Fighting = Pawmot and Iron Hands Bug/Dark = Lokix Poison/Normal = Grafaiai Ground/Fighting = Great Tusk Fairy/Fighting = Iron Valiant We got 7 out of the 16 unused type combinations in Scarlett and Violet, and there are still 9 missing, so I think we may need to wait until Gen 11th to have them all.

[@pukenmg284]

I’d like it to complete in gen 12 because 12 is my favorite number

[@lord1153]

And for normal poison there’s also shroodle

[@joesephyouseff5497]

@@pukenmg284 5 is mine but my fav gen is still gen 8

[@PlaZma_ParkourMaster]

Why not gen 10

[@Efwin197]

This should be pinned ngl Also they are ,like you said, probably gonna finish by 11

[@alexjacobs8618]

I made a fakemon Fire/Grass type for my own region. Its called Furiocitree. It used to be a normal tree, but was set on fire by a forest fire caused by humans. However, it doesn’t use its hatred towards humans for violence. It instead chooses to use its powers to protect other Pokémon from forest fires

[@ChEez650]

Smokey the bear, er, tree Pokémon

[@alexjacobs8618]

@@ChEez650 it’s pre-evolutions are Kindling (Kind-ling) and Irritwig. Some people suspect this pokemon is a relative of Sudowoodo

[@alexjacobs8618]

@@ChEez650 I know you didn’t ask, I just really like the idea😂

[@thechemicalseal776]

I am super surprised at the lack of bug dark types. Mosquitos, Spiders, etc. A lot of bugs can easily be dark type.

[@DryBones271]

A Black Widow Bug/Dark-type (Only female) would be pretty hype.

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

Quick question: Was there ever a bug fire pokemon? I mean ever, not just in this game.

[@ethantreadway9478]

How about Wasps?

[@legitimate8463]

@@savvythedivineyethuggable7493 volcarona, larvesta, centiskorch, sizzlipede

[@Ampharos386]

True @The Chemical Seal

[@Jorpda]

I think the perfect thing to have for Fairy/Ground would be a Pokémon based on The Sandman, the mythical character that puts enemies to sleep and is also represented with sand. I know dreams and sleep is usually depicted as psychic, but this is magic, not hypnosis, therefore fairy

[@gildedgolem6022]

we need this now

[@Officewaffle]

It learns sleep powder at level 1

[@scape_stray601]

@whatever oliver bro wrote sigh 💀💀💀

[@scape_stray601]

@whatever oliver your life is an L

[@nickholland24]

wouldn't that be ground/psychic?

[@Karinica]

Really wanted nidoking and nidoqueen to get regional variants. Poison/steel and poison/ice could be cool versions. And if you gave one to each it would make them even more different. Alsi I know that technically mega altaria exists, but you can't use it. So there are no real dragon/fairy types. A regional form for something like dragonite would be awesome, or maybe an alternate 3rd Evo to remain a snake like pokemon.

[@MHJ1117]

You sir should be working at gamefreak

[@confederatetearsaredelicious]

Dragonair could evolve into a Quetzalcoatl. That'd be so cool

[@roytard12]

Which nido would have which type combo?

[@aquashuriken1634]

​@@roytard12I think nidoqueen would have poison steel, and nidoking would have poison ice. It fits nidoqueen being more defensive and protective with its children, while the more aggressive nidoking gets ice, the better offensive typing

[@Mystery_Cipher707]

One group: “ Dark describes Dark Magic!” Second group: “ Dark describes a feeling!” Third group: “ Dark describes a color!” MandjTv: “ Dark is Dark!”

[@Kit_the_Kat14]

I got an awesome screenshot of “Dark is dark”

[@juliocesardias8114]

Mikey: says every lovely word to describe fairy. Also Mikey: AND THEN DAAUKH IZ DAAUHKH

[@juliocesardias8114]

DAAUKH=dark, ok?

[@rs_mind8352]

Dark is “Evil” type in Japanese. Really helps explain the typing decisions

[@karpeater]

dark is definitely personality

[@coolrobotdog5287]

I feel like for fairy ground, a new form of sandygast would be great, it would look more like a princess castle, and palossand could just be a much larger princess castle with different towers coming off of it.

[@ducksquidbat8315]

Pollosand is one of my faves

[@cormactoner4195]

this is such a good idea i need this to happen

[@ushiotsukiyama3262]

That's. Actually a really good idea.

[@sentaukrai]

With pink shells all over it. Alternatively, how about a garden gnome?

[@Lizraeh]

New carbink form or evo

[@arhyvrapisa]

I really hope we see grass/fire and poison/steel! Don't care much for dual types with normal

[@mrblakee4764]

first

[@jamestravers6665]

The only good Normal dual type is with Ghost. I'm glad we got that eventually.

[@solace2277]

@s!ty shut up bot

[@TypeError2033]

Why u stole the comment :(

[@therealevilmudbug]

@@jamestravers6665 took a long time though

[@jesseholland261]

Michael: We don’t need a poison/normal type. Grafaiai: Imma end the this guy’s whole career.

[@TPtelivized]

Ground/Fighting regional variant of Golurk in a Legends type game for Unova would be awesome showing him in a complete form without the cracks and bandaid looking bits

[@ramblewheels2044]

For the Poison/Steel type, I tend to imagine a pokemon based on mercury. It's a highly poisonous liquid metal, there could be some cool designs based off that.

[@Robin280497]

Melmetal was so close. :(

[@ramblewheels2044]

@@Robin280497 You know, I totally forgot about it. Yeah, that was so close.

[@Pinkstars1605]

One thing I would point out with a pokemon based off mercury is that it wouldnt be toxic right away. It would have to have an ability that did poison damage over time upon repeated exposure.

[@ramblewheels2044]

@TisYa BoiLmao I was thinking about that too. That would be cool. Perhaps have an ability where as the turns tick by, the chance of getting poisoned by hitting the Pokémon goes up.

[@Kristalya]

Yeah and with Levitate! Maybe that's too far fetched, but atleast Air Balloon would help! 🎈

[@kappaprimus]

I think normal-some element makes sense. If the creature isn't primarily composed of the element, but just has say an organ or small part that emits it, it should be a normal elemental. Like torkoal and arcanine seem like the flames engulf their body, and even if you were to touch their legs or face it'd probably be hot, but for pyroar, it looks more like only the mane is made of flames, and that it can probably breathe fire, so they can use the element but they _aren't_ really the element. But the body looks normalesque.

[@marisolramirez9591]

This is what I was thinking too

[@EmeralBookwise]

Exactly. I feel like a dual typing with normal is a great way to represent Pokémon with weaker or more subtle elemental motifs than their pure type brethren. It's why even with the 4x weakness, I think Rocruff and Lycanroc should have been normal/rock. They are more so dogs that use rocks, whereas most other rock types appear as if they are actually made of rock.

[@kappaprimus]

@@EmeralBookwise yeah ikr, lycanroc definitely should've been normal rock

[@jalencurtis7222]

Eiscue should have been normal/ice in my opinion.

[@simohayha6031]

Beartic should've been ice normal. It's a polar bear. Missed opportunity

[@cwituwu]

6:38 fun fact: zeraora was originally intended to be an electric fighting type but for some reason they scrapped it. i wish they didn’t cause zeraora is my favorite pokémon and i would’ve loved to see it be not only the only electric type mythical pokémon, but also the only electric fighting type pokémon

[@jmurray1110]

It’s such a good design But of course it was mythical I hate that categorisation entirely because I hate that you can’t get them purely in game Version exclusives are pushing it, trade evos are a pain but mythical’s distribution method is beyond unreasonable

[@hiroakitorigoi5153]

A regular dragon/Fairy type (that isn’t mega altaria) would be cool

[@kodama711]

Porygon-S for Normal/Steel combo. It evolves from Porygon 2 when traded while holding a Metal Coat. "S" could refer to steel, strength, superior as well.

[@dragon-du6ew]

So replace the failure of a game into an s tier instead of porygon 3

[@zai_thehumandewey9920]

Something I would want to see is dual type moves, like a move called “ nature blast” that is Grass and water, or a move called “ fireworks” that is fairy and fire type

[@Rip-Pipebomb]

@@zai_thehumandewey9920 Like flying press. I second that.

[@monsterteamtr6488]

Wasnt that make porygon having 4 evolution? Which non of the other pokemons have?

[@DillonWhitcomb]

@@monsterteamtr6488 well, they did say it be an evolution for Porygon2, not Porygon-Z. So it would just be an alternate evolution like with Gloom and Poliwhirl.

[@Nedoiko]

For Ice/Poison, Ive always wanted a pokemon that represented "having a cold", something kinda like Cubchoo, but where its a pokemon that is sick, and uses its sickness to attack, maybe with an ability that makes Ice Type moves have a chance to poison the enemy Also for Ground/Fairy, mythologically speaking Gnomes are cratures of the earth, and could be part inspired by dwarves

[@lagsov5102]

maybe a regional variant of the Cubchoo line, i like that idea a lot

[@kaelanmcalpine2011]

Similarly with Ground/Fairy, Dwarves could also work since they like to live in the mountains, though since many of the specific ones I can think of also are blacksmiths or use weapons, steel/fairy could also work though we probably don't need any more of those especially after Zacian. I was initially considering ogres working since it'd be like having a scary looking fairy that isn't Grimmsnarl or Granbull, but those things are known to eat people apparently so they'd definitely be dark. Plus Grimmsnarl is kinda already one anyway.

[@nu9827]

The kanji for ice is 氷, and the kanji for poison is 毒, when put together it means meth. So a hyper florida man with missing teeth would be a good fit.

[@angeldude101]

Given that "gnome" is _the_ earth elemental, that basically makes it the _definition_ of ground/fairy. (Then again, we've had plenty of the fire element and none of those are fairy-type).

[@Lu10nt]

When I first heard him say Ice/Poison, I couldn't help but be reminded of a gun the FBI made where the gun fires an dart made of ice but contained in the ice is a poison so the ice dart penetrates the skin barely leaving a mark and the bodies heat melts the ice and releases the poison into the blood stream and mimics a heartattack and causes death. So maybe a pokemon inspired by this with a OHKO move that references the FBI 😅

[@svsmlegends702]

7:20 I can imagine a regional form of a koffing that lives in a cold environment so it’s frosted over. I can imagine giving it a third evolution that adds another head to make it look like misshapen snowman

[@diamondinmyeye6160]

For me, the most natural Poison/Steel would be based on the metal mercury. It's poison and has a historic value as such, plus you could make a mad hatter reference. I'm actually really disappointed they didn't do this for Galar now. It's a perfect fit.

[@SeanyBoy589]

don't forget Leadddddd and that used to be widely used in Plumbing lol

[@diamondinmyeye6160]

@@SeanyBoy589 Ooh, it could be an equivalent to the Klink line.

[@Maldives-CountryBall4850]

What if a poison steel type was just a poisonous goop snail with a metal barrel being a shell?

[@ozzie6447]

these predictions are great but *we got the c a r e n g i n e*

[@michaellatten1958]

@@ozzie6447 Vroom vroom

[@melovespoon]

fun fact: giratina was almost a bug/dragon type, being based on a centipede yokai iirc. It was later changed to be more menacing

[@fnafplushultimate6792]

bug dragon I see exactly why, it'd get swept by every ice type since quad weak

[@melovespoon]

@@fnafplushultimate6792 yea I'm not saying at all it's worse now, I prefer the dragon ghost, just interesting to think about

[@An_Entire_Lime]

@@fnafplushultimate6792 bug is not weak to ice??

[@fnafplushultimate6792]

@Smub maybe tbh the dragon ghost is better lol

[@fnafplushultimate6792]

@An Entire Calamity oh pretend I said nothing I got confused with a pokemon type game I play where bug is weak to ice lol

[@kacpikachu5951]

My thoughts for an ice/poison type was something like an ancient disease that had been preserved in ice to the modern day. It could either start out as a pure ice type, but then gain the poison typing upon evolving, or it could be a “fossil” Pokémon that you revive (maybe call it something like the icy fossil).

[@angelomendoza6666]

I think it should start out as a poison type, because its main characteristic is that it’s a disease. Also, I think it could make more sense that the evolution could go two ways. Poison/Fire, so that it turns into a speedy offensive pokemon. Its ability could increase the power of poison moves and make them have the possibility to burn. or Poison/Ice, so it becomes a defensive wall. Its ability could increase the chances of poisoning and also increase the effects of poisoning (This would make Toxic OP).

[@Indigo_Polarity]

@@angelomendoza6666 So kind of like a fever motif vs a pneuomonia motif? Interesting.

[@angelomendoza6666]

@@Indigo_Polarity yeah wow I haven’t thought of it exacty as fever vs Pneumonia but yeah that’s a nice way of putting it

[@aspiringwayfarer]

i hope we get regional forms for the following: Donphan - Ground/Fighting Sunflora - Grass/Fire Granbull - Fairy/Fighting Golurk - Ghost/Rock Ariados/Drapion - Bug/Dark Flygon/Yanmega - Bug/Dragon Ninetales/Rapidash would have been perfect for Fire/Fairy, but they already got regional variants... although, if Meowth can get 2, one of these might get a second regional form as well...

[@cartermurphy9822]

Here are my thoughts on this -Ground/Fighting, I feel like there are better candidates, maybe Sandslash (yes it has an Alolan form but Meowth exists.) -Grass/Fire, I think a more cared about or more interesting Pokémon like Comfey or Cacturne would do better. Good thought process though (I agree with the 2 after that) -Bug/Dark, I can definitely agree with Drapion, but Ariados is a bit farfetched. Good thought process though -Bug/Dragon, I talk about Yanmega in my comment but never thought about Flygon, that could definitely work though (yes I’m aware I say ‘though’ too much.) Overall, good work

[@freshlycannedwater]

Hoping Gastrodon gets a regional form

[@freshlycannedwater]

@@jellifii No it's poison/dark

[@JilanAHmed]

lmfao you got donphan right

[@YxngTxnsi]

Michaels point on “no mo elemental Normal types” makes sense until you reconsider the fact that normal is the go-to sound type. Now normal can be a meaningful in these unused type combos. For ex: many bugs are known for their sounds.

[@Beet_on_the_sheet]

Dude if we do a normal,poison type regional croagunk well now thats something I wanna see

[@ratchetrobokat3488]

How about a graffiti monkey instead?

[@aquashuriken1634]

They could finally give kricketune an evolution

[@sinteleon]

Sound should be a type outright. :v

[@cormonterosa4190]

Definitely Fire/Grass. Just imagine a mon that can benefit from Harsh Sunlight, Chlorophyll and enhanced Solar Beam (if they give double stab to it, it will be broken too)

[@thomasgoldberg5864]

Sunflora

[@demetriusdemarcusthe88thof99]

@@thomasgoldberg5864 yesss

[@killjoy7346]

Reminds me of a ben 10 alien(where he is 15 not the original 10)

[@springmantis735]

Too broken not gonna happen if they do there will always be something that counters it except when it's legendary but regigigas' slow start exists So ..... *Shrug*

[@Starhamp]

@@killjoy7346 Swampfire?

[@sharingheart13]

5:00 Actually, if they make all the starters overlap with each other's type, it could work. Fuecoco as a pepper could be Fire/Grass. Sprigatito evolving into a cattail could be Grass/Water. And Quaxli evolving from what looks like a navy soldier into a cannoneer could be Water/Fire.

[@larsm867]

Nah

[@hydrogen-8]

i had thought about those typings for fuecoco and quaxly but i never considered cattail for grass/water sprigatito! its a bit far fetched imo but it would be very cool ^^

[@Inquizitris]

I hope we get this kind of setup for the starters. Each gaining the type that would help with the type its weak against. As much as I love the connection of a ghost pepper, we just got a fire\ghost final evolution for a starter, so would love to see a different typing and fire grass makes sense.

[@anonymouspufferfish5467]

Yea I’m hoping for this too

[@imjustelm]

pirate duck!! this is a fantastic comment

[@rw3766]

You mentioning the idea of a pink flame for fire/fairy makes me think of a Litwick regional form which is actually friendly towards people

[@zarc4d]

14:37 we did get bug/dark and its one of the most amazing pokemon of this generation,lokix is incredible

[@ThisOffendsMeTV]

Ice/Poison and Grass/Fire would be sick. I’m surprised a grass fire isn’t a thing yet.

[@alexandresmgc374]

Should be SUNFLORA, IT'S A SUNFLOWER POKEMON

[@alexandresmgc374]

Ground/fairy: ursaluna Ground/fighting: hitmotop Fairy/fighting: azelf & meloetta Dragon/bug: megayanma Fighting/eletric: zerora and electrabuzz

[@Ichim8]

What about Posion+Ice = Frozen Methane Pokemon

[@alexandresmgc374]

@@Ichim8 ice/poison should or the New evolution of sneasel or nighelego, the first ultra best pokemon. Poison/steamy should be nagadragel, the last ultra besat pokemon

[@the_pizza_bandit]

Toxiberg, a frozen toxic iceberg. Don’t know what I was doing with this..

[@gerbentime4175]

1:24 personally I like how the normal type generally comes with powerful moves from other types. E.G Heliolisk is able to learn surf signal beam dragon pulse and dark pulse.

[@djhsilver]

Normal typing also adds immunity to ghost type attacks. Grumpig is psychic and weak to ghost types, but Girafarig is psychic and normal and therefore immune to them. Ghosts are immune to normal type attacks, but all normal Pokemon can learn a variety of different type moves, in many cases not having any normal moves at all. A normal type that knows a ghost type attack like shadow claw, shadow ball or astonish can damage a ghost type quite effectively while taking almost no damage from it.

[@gerbentime4175]

@@djhsilver that point was already made and is a major plus for the normal type, but the point I was making is for pokemon who don't have to worry about ghost type attacks as much

[@djhsilver]

@@gerbentime4175 Yes I realized the point was made when I unpaused the video after making the comment and he then made the point. lol

[@jonathansoriano3568]

I closed my eyes and imagined a pokemon Ben Shapiro for a good minute 😂

[@gerbentime4175]

@@jonathansoriano3568 as the early rodent

[@aquashuriken1634]

Honestly I'd love to see an evolution or regional varient of ambipom with the normal bug type, like it mutates and grows so many arms that it becomes a literal spider monkey Also bug normal does make sense as a typing. If bug dragon can work so well, we can easily get a bug normal type that's some sort of mammal insect fusion. Like a literal wolf spider or something.

[@dewdewloo]

Grass fire could be with like a jack o lantern pokemon. Also, plants like the hogweed can burn ppl so that could work- some sorta pokedex entry along the lines of “this pokemon is a plant that secretes flammable oils, burning people to the touch”

[@ZachtheBeatleGuy]

I think Poison Steel is the most interesting sounding type to me. Especially after seeing the one image. I think that'd be really cool.

[@nonamenoname1624]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGfYeWpnd8mAeKM

[@josh4fun668]

Make it a flying machine and give it levitate with decent defense and you have a toxic staller

[@ZachtheBeatleGuy]

@@josh4fun668 Yes. That would be cool.

[@katarinadreams6955]

I just have Toxic Love playing in my head

[@AverageHandle_]

@@josh4fun668 yeah I was thinking a quad ground weakness didn’t seem too nice

[@Shakeal24]

For fairy/fighting, I could see a high physical attack with a signature move thats like tri-attack but is fairy type, learns the elemental punches, and focuses on status conditions with its ability.

[@ElysiaWhitemoonOmega]

something like Jurgen from fairly odd parents:D

[@JokeCubed]

I feel like it could be some kind of Monk pokemon, maybe even a regional variant of Meditite or Mienshao, which is all about Balance and Harmony. It has a signature ability or move which allows it to flip its Attack and Special Attack, making it good at either.

[@thisisachannel.780]

@@JokeCubed this is really plausible due to the attention on gen 5 pokémon rn

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

I made a fairy/fighting coyote fakémon that has some Aztec-ish inspiration which I really like I could say more about it but idk how much I want to

[@bdee3097]

Pyroar being a Normal/Fire is fine because they more or less are just lions with red and yellow hair. So, they are basically normal lions with the fire added on

[@j1r2000]

"fairy's supposed to be jovial, kind, light and bright" bro really out here declaring he's never looked into any mythology

[@3ethanyp.977]

Ice Poison Idea: Black ice This also raises awareness for pollution which other poison types have been known to do. It would look really cool. Edit: I was referring to the black ice in the arctic when air pollution gets trapped in the ice turning it black and causing it to melt faster. I saw it on a nature documentary so...

[@KitDoesThat]

That’s actually sick

[@marnie-.-rose]

@@KitDoesThat that's actually *slick...haha get it?...i hate myself for that

[@notamoose5162]

I was thinking of a pokemon inspired by the world snake in norse myth.

[@waddledoo2you13]

Black ice is a term for ice that's hard to see on asphalt on roads making it dangerous to drive on

[@donovan802]

And not just poison types. Cursola being based on dying coral and turned into a Ghost Type was genius, and brings awareness to stop pollution in water

[@FEELZ_SHARD]

The normal-steel Pokémon could be some kind of armadillo Pokémon the Ice-Poison Pokémon could be based on how the Arctic is melting due to climate change And the poison-steal Pokémon could be based on rusting tools

[@potatoonwheels]

For ice-poison the first thing I thought of was anthrax in permafrost, so maybe something with that.

[@user-sb9ho5jz3e]

nah climate change is a scam. the nuclear power is the real green energy and they don’t want it in the West. however Microsoft was trying to sell fourth gen nuclear tech to china.

[@Coolbeanskindaguy]

@@user-sb9ho5jz3e please tell me your joking

[@PassTheMic2006]

@@user-sb9ho5jz3e Excuse me?

[@mistersebaa6245]

@@user-sb9ho5jz3e 5g is dangerous and let's wear tinfoil hats for protection

[@NeroLordofChaos]

I want Steel/poison to be something like a massive metallic snake (think onix or steelix) that's oozing sludge or something from gaps in its metal shell. Something bulky with lots of multi-turn moves, status modifier, and hazard moves. Having something that has staying power but is actively doing damage no matter what it does would be amazing and hellish to deal with. Make it slow to help counter it being a massive wall-mon. Maybe something like a super-sized Seviper or Arbok/Ekans covered in metal. Other ideas are (and I'm not fond of Item-mon, so these will be inspired by other things): Something similar the Nidoran line A regional variant of Gulpin/Swalot Seviper/Ekans/Arbok A cross trade evolution (like Accelgor/Escavalier) between something like Muk and Steelix

[@ciaran4135]

The main reason I can think of for Pokémon to gain a normal typing is that they can get same type attack bonus on their normal type moves. For Pyroar, it’s the reason why hyper voice hits so hard. Edit: Also, despite a lack of resistance to fighting, it gains an immunity to ghost, so that has to be worth something.

[@maidsiku4139]

A Normal Poison type would actually make sense, since there are a lot of Animals that eat poisonous Plants/Animals and adapt the Poison into their System to use it for themselves. So a normal base Pokemon with a Normal/Poison evolution has a lot of potential

[@dudemcduder1628]

Like the slow loris

[@blade4993]

Yea that’s what I was thinking I personally it’s the only normal type combo I want to see

[@SpikeVein]

Considering that poison resists fighting already. So you trade a fighting resist for a ghost immunity isn't bad. Plus normal types usually get a huge move pool through tm. Seeing a poison pokemon with more options would be nice.

[@jamessicard1705]

A honey badge would be cool

[@the.192]

Koala

[@Tamo8]

8:56 Same here, I absolutely love the Grimmsnarl line. We had a 100% male pokemon after three gens since the last one were the Kami trio in Unova. I love Grimmsnarl's typing, lore, inspiration and most importantly its shiny. Grimmsnarl was one of my SwSh team members. As a lover of fire types, I'd really love non-legendary fire-water types, its such a cool type combination and I hope we get a future fire starter which part fairy type, that'd be really awesome.

[@sirmonkeythe69th3]

I feel like a insect like poison type that shoots metal arrows would be cool

[@Floof2]

Bro that’s 3 different types right there.

[@kurtiseata]

@@Floof2 they never said bug type, just insect like. charizard is dragon like but still not dragon type

[@Floof2]

@@kurtiseata ohhhhhh soz

[@ShaeTollefson]

Mikey: I don’t want any of the new Normal type combos. Grafaiai: I don’t give a f

[@pikahetti]

I would like to see more normal type Pokemon paired with any other unused typing. Even though normal type might not be great pair with the other typing, i just think normal type should get more variety.

[@si1verbutsi11y]

this was edited bc i forgor about drampa 💀

[@razzqie]

@@si1verbutsi11y drampa exists

[@yusengaming4491]

@@si1verbutsi11y I believe Drampa is normal/dragon

[@raminard7084]

@@yusengaming4491 yeah

[@SACREDGAMER9116]

@@si1verbutsi11y drampa=am I a joke to you

[@sokifin01]

The Fire/Grass could be a Pokémon based on a plant called "Burning Bush". It has red leaves and i thought it looked cool and could work quite well for it It could maybe have a signature move like Razor Leaf but as a Fire type move

[@nubsauce13]

That works or even some of the plants that actually sprout due to flames melting off a layer of resin, like Banksia which looks beautiful when in full bloom or Eucalyptus (the stuff koala's eat).

[@Jabbahabba]

Pheonix pompas

[@theoaremevano3227]

It makes me picture a Tangela, but with red leaves in place of vines. I think any fire/grass type that isn't a tiki would likely need to have a lot of 'disposable foliage' and Tangela seems like the kind of Pokemon that would have a lot of that, since no matter how much you cut, you'll seemingly never get to the critter underneath, so burning its own plant matter wouldn't bother it. :)

[@sunshyneSUN]

Im imagining Sunflora or Cacturne regional form, desert area, its suit the Grass Fire type vibe.

[@patinhoquemoralogoali9280]

SWAAAMPFIYAAAAH

[@matthewesposito6973]

A lot of these aged well but the electric fighting part about something cool made me laugh when we got the pawmi line lol

[@midasfort7878]

2:08 I’d like to see his stance on the new grafaiai pokemon xD

[@edwardtoth36]

I feel like a good ground/fighting type would be an alternate Lucario. We know it’s a jackal and losely based on Anubis, so just crank that up a bit and you’re good. Although that could work as a second ghost/fighting type.

[@edgyanole9705]

What about a Monitor Lizard

[@mechatengu7368]

@@edgyanole9705 those stay by the water bruv

[@edgyanole9705]

@ Mecha Tengu. Sure they can swim but many don't spend enough time at the water to do like ever there's over 80 species so if you think they spend all their time at water you would be wrong I promise I've researched this sort of stuff what about the almost 20 species in Australia and even the Nile Monitor(the one I'm guessing you were thinking about) it would still be more ground than water.

[@RWBn00b]

Normal combined with other types does make a bit of sense even outside the "evolves into normal/something" when it is also tied to Sound. Special moves from the normal type are mostly sound based. This is why Litleo/Pyroar is Fire/Normal, by the way- note that the order of the types actually matter here: Fire is the main type(it is a fire lion), Normal, aka Sound, is what it does. It has a bunch of moves it learns by level up that are based on it roaring- Noble Roar, Echoed Voice and Hyper Voice. Since they don't seem like they want to add sound as a type(too many other types have sound moves already, maybe), adding normal to mons that use sound makes sense.

[@kisukebomb3750]

The only issue I have with that is that how on Earth is fighting strong against sound? Not that I disagree, it makes sense, it just kind of makes the Sound aspect a little less good of a fit

[@bentoboxd2]

@@kisukebomb3750 I think they’re saying the normal holds the main sound moves, but its still the normal type

[@kisukebomb3750]

@@bentoboxd2 I' not disagreeing, what I'm saying is that as a placeholder type for sound-based abilities being weak to fighting and having no strengths doesn't make sense in context. As it stands yeah, it's still normal type

[@pubertdefrog]

I dont understand why they won't add it, the "sound is a normal thing" falls apart since something like lighting a match or throwing sand in somebody's eye is something a random person could do, and. It's also more about the manipulation or amplification of Sound rather than "this normal thing can produce sound", and if that's the case then why is ice type different from water when ice is LITERALLY frozen water, or ground being different from rock. Sound is a type that will EVENTUALLY be added, my theory is that they are trying to figure out interesting designs that are not just an instrument with arms and legs. There's other types that could be added like Time or Cosmic anyways

[@TheSpectator7]

Also in defense of Heliolisk's typing, the Pokedex itself basically describes it as a living Solar Panel Lizard, only being Electric type as well because it gains it's electricity from sunlight.

[@ReviewerRandom2]

So, from this list, we got: - Poison/Normal: Shroodle & Grafaiai - Grass/Fire: Scovillain - Electric/Fighting: Pawmo, Pawmot & Iron Hands - Ground/Fighting: Great Tusk - Fairy/Fighting: Iron Vailant - Steel/Poison: Varoom & Revavroom - Bug/Dark: Lokix Still unused types: - Ice/Poison - Ground/Fairy - Rock/Ghost - Bug/Dragon - Fire/Fairy - Normal/Rock, Normal/Bug, Normal/Steel, Normal/Ice.

[@benedict0902]

Normal Ice - just an ice cube tray Normal poison - a zigzagoon high on heroin normal bug - just a caterpillar, like no extra stuff, just a normal ass caterpillar that undergoes the stages of metamorphosis but s still just a butterflY in the end, it cant learn gudt or bug buzz or anything, it can just use nectar if its holding a flower but only after 3 turns, and then it can learn fly, a new move called Irrational because of the fear of butterflies and thats it. Normal rock - just a cat with a rock normal steel - a dude holding metal

[@Birdthefeatheredone]

For poison steel, imagine Trubbish getting a new evolution into a trash can. The lid would facilitate elemental fangs, granting it more offensive variety than Garboder.

[@BloodBabe69]

I DESPERATELY NEED A STEEL/POISON TRUBBISH-

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

Yes. Trubbish need a regional variant. Not even Gmax Garboader could make people like it. IT NEEDS MORE!

[@generuan3547]

I have an idea: While walking behind buildings in a main town or city, some of the trash cans are shaking (like the trees in the Wild Area in Galar) and some just contain possible trash-like items - the sell-only items like Pearls, Black Sludge, maybe the Ring Target, etc. - when you check on them. These might refresh once a day, giving plenty of resources and money if you have the time and luck to acquire these. Then on occasion, the regional variants of the Trubbish line pops out instead, engaging in a battle. If you were to snatch their items by capturing them or using Thief or Covet to grab it in battle, they would be holding those aforementioned trash items.

[@savvythedivineyethuggable7493]

@@generuan3547 That seems like a super smart idea. My only problem with it is that garbage doesn't tend to be valuable. Maybe have items like leftovers or a twisted spoon.

[@generuan3547]

@@savvythedivineyethuggable7493 There were plenty of valuable items from Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee, of which all but one sell for barely less than 1000 Pokemon dollars. There was also a Brick Piece item from Gen 2, which served no other purpose and was sold for 25 Pokemon dollars. Perhaps just implement these as the sell trash. Leftovers make sense (it's an apple core), but it should also be quite rare if this were to be implemented, given that the item itself has great battle capabilities, since it heals every turn. Twisted Spoon (raises psychic power) could be less rare. Same goes for some of the other type enhancers, like Charcoal. I included Ring Target, and it may also include Lagging Tail, Iron Ball, Black Sludge, or Toxic Orb, to have items that are usually avoided as held items by most (I certainly did, given that's how I felt about Black Sludge in Wyndon in Sword and Shield), but have great capabilities by the experienced. Using any of these items with Trick or Switcheroo is an interesting strategy, or just constantly fuel Fling with Iron Ball.

[@Dougbro1]

Normal/Bug would be a fun concept, imagine a Normal-type that becomes infested and gains Bug attributes while still retaining the flavour of the original. I also want Normal/Poison, as I can see that working design-wise.

[@matheusdemello2323]

Normal/Bug=Spider-Monkey

[@DissedRedEngie]

Just a photo realistic snail

[@angelomendoza6666]

@@matheusdemello2323 wow now I want to see that

[@sethfortune230]

yeah no that sounds disgusting

[@princeapoopoo5787]

so like paras except paras is like ...idk a rat or smth

[@CadenzaKatie]

It's fun coming back after seeing the full gen 9 roster and seeing how many types Mikey wanted were added

[@EyesoreJr]

You mentioned Grimmsnarl kind of not fitting the fairy type when it comes to appearance but I’d like to point out the imp! Imps are basically bad or ugly fairies so there are countless imps to draw from to create Pokémon with fairy and (insert type here). Psudodragons are small imp looking creatures that resemble dragons so a dragon/fairy type would be interesting.

[@shadowgolem8643]

Victini should be changed to Fire/Fairy. I remember when it was announced they kept saying how it was the first ever Fire/Psychic type. They should've waited a generation to release it so it could be fairy.

[@mohamoudahmed290]

I think victini should be fire flying type because it makes fire and fly’s

[@goyangi4143]

But it's a V Pokemon. V is the Roman numeral for 5.

[@shadowgolem8643]

@@goyangi4143 vi ctini

[@goyangi4143]

@@shadowgolem8643 since it was released in Gen 5, V makes it more fitting for Gen 5.

[@Dork_Night]

@@goyangi4143 no no, @ShadowGolem86 would be right, VI is 6

[@shadespherestudios9490]

I really like the idea of Mercury being used in Poison/Steel. I kind of hoped Meltan (if it wasn’t electric) would have that thanks to its mercury filled body.

[@ducksquidbat8315]

I want an alternate evolved form of Lairon for steel/ poison. Like, it’s lairon with a massive Scorpion like tail dipped in poison. Either way, a steel scorpion makes the most sense to me

[@terririnella4032]

@@ducksquidbat8315 like the steel/poison scorpion, as for lairon, make it's armoured edges corrosive and that way it attacks by trying to cut you with it's jagged armour plates to poison you, aggron gets all spiky and jagged with loose plates it can throw like scaly shot, fewer plates on it's body so it protects itself with corrosive salts or sprays

[@vivimannequin]

Meltan and Melmetal have been revealed to be made of gallium and not mercury

[@shadespherestudios9490]

Well yes, but actually no. Bulbapedia directly states Mercury, although I also do understand Gallium. We don’t really know the official substance, though. I just thought it was a cool idea.

[@cobro4619]

The type combos I want to most see is bug dragon because I feel like a dragon fly would be cool and ice poison. I really liked the video!

[@drgamenstein3032]

I was discussing it with friends, and I think a Ghost/Normal type would be an interesting type combo. It would do absolutely nothing to either type for resistance, but would give ghost a but more bulk or move pool options. We'd discussed it being a Bedsheet Ghost, that evolves to possess more household items, and it could change form based on it's environment. I think it would be a silly little gimmick pokemon, but if done right could have some use. I like the idea of an inverse Mimikyu where instead of something scary trying to be cute, it's something silly/cute trying to be scary. The specific line we thought up was a baby swaddle, similar looking to Sandyghast, but with angry eyes and a pacifier, with a standard bedsheets middle evolution, with the final stage being ornate/ torn curtains with arms you could see were the broken curtain rod.

[@l_____________l_______l]

A Phoenix would be the perfect fire/fairy. Reason 1. Every culture has a Phoenix analog, like dragons. Reason 2 . It isn't an overly used design in Pokemon ( Ho-ho and Moltres are basically the only two you can argue about being Phoenix) Reason 3. Every Phoenix analog is seen as mystical creatures.

[@wonderiferoustea]

What if it had an ability somewhat like Wishi-washi, but it became more powerful after it is defeated? Be an interesting way to incorporate the rebirth concept. We can only hope...

[@anonymousfellow8879]

I think you can argue Fletchning’s Line becomes phoenixes. It starts as normal/flying and its next two evolutions are fire/flying. Phoenixes are also often depicted as some sort of raptor as well. That said, it can still easily be a repeat inspiration for something much more flame-y like Ponyta/Rapidash and Moltress. (Imo we can have Moar Repeats outside of dogs, birds, and bugs…)

[@raka11901]

Another phoenix would be good. We already got moltres

[@FoxGalahHasMovedToNewAccounts]

I NEED A FIRE/FAIRY PHOENIX POKEMON!!!!!

[@l_____________l_______l]

@@wonderiferoustea here's an idea to tie in with the Phoenix idea. When it reaches zero hp it restores 50% of max hp and double the base attack stats( for the remainder of the battle) but, the defensive stats are cut in half.

[@amatsukaerukun]

It'd actually be interesting if the starters became grass/fire, fire/water, and water/grass types, because those types in terms of defense are actually balanced (all of them have 3 types effective against them) and the idea that no starter is more advantageous nor disadvantageous over another might make the battle more interesting when they face each other

[@zachariousmccool5768]

Lol I was thinking the same thing when he said the start would never be that combo.

[@hotdogboy8475]

I had the same idea but the other way, so grass/water, fire/grass and water/fire

[@LuiPlaysGenshin_ayo]

@@hotdogboy8475 ludicolo has the typing of water and grass

[@Fireluigi1225]

Fuecoco is a pepper croc, its very likely getting either fire/water or fire/grass

[@NeonWafflez707]

@@Fireluigi1225 honestly I’d like to see fire/ghost for ghost pepper but since they just did that with Hisuian Typhlosion I don’t see it happening

[@brandonhinkle968]

Been working on my own edit of Pokemon FireRed and changed the Victreebel line to Grass/Fire which is way more unique than Grass/Poison. That game specifically could use more variety. A plant that feeds off fire isn't as counter intuitive in a world where animals have elemental magic.

[@andrewcreech5633]

Ground/Fairy garden gnome, Fire/Grass pyrophyte plant (plants that use fire as a way to reproduce) which Spain does have, dragon/bug dragonfly yamega and flygon are both missed opportunities, poison/steel a poison quilled or barbed Pokémon, rock/ghost possessed statue

[@professorpecan2091]

In Scarlet/Violet, I'd like to see an electric Fighting rabbit as the Pikachu clone. Espania has origins as meaning land of the rabbits.

[@CinnominRoll3]

There is already a pika-clone for Scarlet and Violet

[@yea......]

@@CinnominRoll3 it's a dumb little squirrel I want to chuck at the wall- I mean hug

[@JDLong006]

squirrel? the official website says it's a mouse (would like Electric-Fighting)

[@craniumsnumb]

yeah i would love to strangle- snuggle them

[@nophon34]

ur a very lucky fan arent u

[@KyleCorbeau]

11:34 I'd argue Phanpy could easily fit this bill on it's own for this typing (or with a regional variant). It's adorable like you imagine a fairy type should be but it's an elephant so water/dirt are associated with it as well.

[@daisychainsknox]

We could totally get a Dumbo looking regional variant and it would be PRECIOUS

[@TheSpectator7]

I think a good idea Bug/Dark type Pokemon, instead of just another Mean bug, would be a more timid and cowardly Bug that is nocturnal, while hiding away in a cavern or someplace underground during daytime, and has a pattern formation on it's body to intimidate any Pokemon from hunting it, especially other Bug Types since it is weak to other bugs. (Edit) in short it would have the appearance of a mean & dangerous Pokemon, but actually be as quick to flee in terror like a Hisuian Basculin.

[@considerthetubes2864]

So golisopod and wimpod but dark type?

[@TheSpectator7]

@@considerthetubes2864 Well kinda like those Pokemon, but I imagine instead of a seemingly imposing armored shrimp, it'll be more like an arachnid with a huge upright, 90 angled, abdomen and a night-glowing color pattern in an horrid shape.

[@frenchyfry577]

Fun fact I actually made a electric fighting Pokémon a long time ago it’s first evaluation was named zoltoward it was a pure electric type who was a coward and ran away then it’s final evaluation was named brawlbolt it was ashamed of its previous coward ness and now uses it’s speed to confuse the target on where they are then hit them hard taking over territory’s then letting smaller Pokémon live there

[@Diego-sk1ze]

Bug/dragon = "dragonfly". Yanma's evolution line would be good with a new evolution or regional variant

[@madjax6613]

I honestly thought for the longest time that Yanmega was dragon bug

[@robinbeck7716]

The fact that flygon isn't a bug dragon type still seems like an oversight to me

[@vivaviva3617]

I'd say keep Yanma the same, but give Yanmega a new form

[@austinblack7692]

@@vivaviva3617 YANGIGA

[@oodogla]

@@vivaviva3617 mega yanmega

[@guts60]

With Pyroar and Litleo, I will say Fire Normal fits them. They are normal lions, but can breathe fire for some reason. I use the term “normal lion” in that they appear normal, they act like normal lions, and they form prides and what not. They just breathe fire. There is no yokai or mythical creature influence.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Appearing normal and acting normal doesn't really make sense. How is acting "fire" supposed to be? Also growlithe and vulpix are normal animals. They're not on fire.

[@guts60]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Vulpix and Ninetales is based off of the mythical “Nine-tailed fox”. Growlithe and Arcanine are based off of Komainu, the dog-lion statues built in Asian countries (this is why growlithe and arcanaine have tiger stripes). Litleo and Pyroar are literally just lions that breathe fire. No magical influence. Just a regular lion, that happens to breathe fire with Pokémon magic

[@emmareiman64]

They also don't have fire on their bodies. Their manes can 'heat up' but it's not literally fire

[@prometheus3684]

0:43 says we don't need Poison Normal, and we get Grafaifai (I forget how to spell it)

[@Aarontine]

I find it funny how most of these types Mikey wanted were basically added as either paradox pokemon or first route pokemon.

[@safidraws9499]

Honestly normal Ghost was a neat one to get actually. It added a ghost resistance to Hisuian Zoruark and also just felt like a very fitting combination for it

[@mrmacura3421]

Actually, I still do not understand why it is normal type. To me it looks like the most supernatural thing imaginable compared to all those other bland normal types

[@boo9781]

@@mrmacura3421 simple, he couldn’t do illusions back then so he was normal… in comparison to regular zoroark. Also, it’s the ghost of an animal, which is pretty normal compared to “haunted anchor”

[@mrmacura3421]

@@boo9781 Okay, but many other ghosts are also the spirits of normal beings, in some cases even humans. But that does not mean they are still "normal" post mortem. I rather have the feeling Gamefreak just wanted to include this combo but didn't come up with something better suited to the normal type

[@safidraws9499]

@@mrmacura3421 well those are mostly abstractions of their former selfs. Also Zorua and Zoruark aren't really the traditional ghosts persay, they are more inspired by nature spirits/Yokai. They seem to be specifically based on Yurei, a subset of Yokai which are basically restless vengeful spirits, most often of women or young children, who keep the appearance of their former selfs (seeming normal at first glace until you look closer and realize what you are looking at is not normal at all) but use their powers to enact their warth on the still living. That's quiet literally 1 to 1 the explanation we got for these pokemon. Them having gone extinct after being chased away by humans from other regions due to fear of their abilities and then being "reincarnated" as vengeful spirits who wander the world and attack every other creature that comes near them. They are even very clearly moddled after a mother and child, with Zoruark being a lot more feminine in legends and keeping the protective parental instinct to protect Zorua. You can also interpret their normal type as showing that they are a husk of their former selfs, no longer able to access their powers but still bound to their old appearance but now sickly white and drenched in blood.

[@mrmacura3421]

@@safidraws9499 Okay, thank you for the explanation! I still have one question however: why do they still posses their illusionary powers? I read that data miners discovered that the developers hid their original ability from Unova in the game code of poa. Is there any answer to that?

[@gavinbrown216]

I actually want a normal/steel type, it could be something like a porcupine with (mostly) metal quills. It would still be normal animal enough to be normal type, but with enough metal components to be steel type (especially considering lucario). I absolutely agree that it wouldn’t be a good type combination, but I also just want every type combo to be used eventually.

[@dawnkist1456]

I'd love to see that concept for a normal poison type. Just a porcupine but it could get a couple poison stab moves

[@hunterstjean119]

I like the idea of a doctor porcupine who can use diseases to attack and help other Pokémon from their quils

[@patrickcarter2829]

What about a shaggy dog made of steel shavings? Forgot what the actual breed is called, but it's grey with mop-like hair.

[@colony30sshittyproudbanner]

F-00 from the pokestar studios in BW2 was Normal/steel. I would really love for them to be a catchable pokemon

[@angelicwarrior118]

For Normal/Steel, I could see a literal Ironmouse, as in, a metallic computer mouse. I could also see a semi-robotic animal of some sort.

[@XSoulfire]

5:16 I must say that is NOT the defensive chart for Grass/Fire type

[@NayanAnimations]

14:04 Galarian Yamask is holding a slab of clay which is more ground then rock so runerigus kept that ground ghost typing.

[@tannerlowrie8084]

Poison/Steel is my favorite of the unused combinations because of the possibilities with rusting. You could even start with a pure steel type (maybe even Steel/Normal for fun, lol), and then have it corrode over time. Maybe there could even be a split evolution where if you don’t take care of it (through some in game logic) it evolves into poison/steel, but if you do take care of it, it goes into something else. There’s so many possibilities

[@vgmaster02]

Gen 9 regional variant of Metagross that's steel/poison? Maybe the "supercomputer knowledge" that makes up the reason it's part psychic type has instead gone horribly wrong and corroded it over time, so it now becomes steel/poison as a result?

[@tannerlowrie8084]

@@vgmaster02 That would be neat

[@vgmaster02]

@@tannerlowrie8084 Or (and I know this isn't exactly the type), a regional Metagross with Corrosion as its ability? Then it can poison anything regardless of the target's type, and kinda sorta simulate corrosive steel, like it's using its supercomputer knowledge to pass along the corrosion inside it to its target.

[@ducksquidbat8315]

Two words: STEEL SCORPION

[@vgmaster02]

@@ducksquidbat8315 So...regional variant of Skorupi with a regional evolution, then.

[@Smithfamilysixx]

I think a Bug/Dark pokemon based off a bug that collects dead bug body parts to construct it’s cocoon would be sick, i know there’s a real world bug like that but i forgot it’s name but just imagine it’s final evo coming out as a mangled mess of other bug types

[@pownotthere]

Emo burmy?

[@terririnella4032]

there;s an assassin bug that eats ants and camo's itself with their dead bodies

[@zeldzamezeeslak6082]

A normal bug could also be a regional Snorlax. It eats a lot of honey containing bug pheromons, which gives it the bug type

[@FloeAnimations]

I made a normal bug that is based on Picasso bugs and Picasso moths. They are normal type because smeargle is normal because it paints (I mean it is a dog too but paint is more interesting) I also made a regional variant of cutiefly and ribombee based on fireflies. They are fire fairy type and are much more aggressive.

[@S4turn-yt]

Vivillion is a picasso moth…

[@rasmuseichler3849]

The sandbender idea could be given to a regional form of accelgor, though Excavalier would also need one. A poison/steel one could be awesome

[@dragonbreath844isepic9]

FOR BUG/DARK A NOCTURNAL BUG WOULD BE REALLY COOL, OR MAYBE ONE THAT SPENDS ITS TIME UNDERGROUND IN CAVES AND BECAUSE OF THE LOW LIGHT LEVEL IT GOT THE DARK TYPE TO SEE BETTER

[@violettadietz6359]

quiet down please

[@Lu10nt]

I merely perceived something similar to Ariados as Bug/Dark. A black widow or similar. Easy to do. I had this idea of like a blood sucking spider, a cross between vampires and spiders which is called Spidula and evolves into Drachnid with the names being a mash of dracula and either spider or arachnid. Had this idea of a dark type move called Blood Drain which would be as strong as Giga Drain but perhaps doesn't work on pokemon that you imagine don't have a circulatory system or certain abilities. Just an idea.

[@yourlocalswarmofmoths]

Cicada

[@reeseolsen4052]

@PlasmaEnergised It similarly doesn't literally/solely represent evil despite the Japanese. It can, but it isn't restricted to that also standing for underhanded tactics or the like as we see with some of the moves, misunderstandings such as Absol, nocturnal &/or nightly connections like with Umbreon, etc.

[@axoltheartist]

@@Lu10nt I’m gonna steal this………

[@ssjgarfield]

Normal/Poison Grafaiai Fire/Grass Scovillain Electric/Fighting Pawmo, Pawmot and Iron Hands Fighting/Ground Great Tusk Fighting/Fairy Iron Valiant Poison/Steel Varoom and Revaroom Bug/Dark Lokix

[@heavychonkerssteviek8691]

I think the beard brought your voice down to an almost baritone! Nice!

[@Traitorness]

It’s weird that they have a noticeable amount of unused fighting types as the design for fighting types is normally just a buff creature

[@boo9781]

I’d love if ground/fighting wasn’t actually buff but a small mummy with big bandaged fists, and they could use the bandages as whips or ropes to cling or hit opponents. You could make it evolve into a taller creepier mummy but I don’t want it too creepy or people would question the lack of ghost type. Also, this is something that happened before since falinks is actual a cute fighting pokemon

[@killerkirby366]

@@boo9781 That sounds cool but sounds more ghost fighting no matter how cute it is Because we’ll mummy’s don’t really have a whole ground type thing going on on there own Sure they ar ein pyramids and have been shown to have power over the dunes in modern media but that’s about it Really everything about a mummy fitsghotd type And doenst really fit the whole Spain and Portugal theme It would have made a perfect Pokémon for gal ar though given the whole mummy craze while primarily being a thing in France also managed to make its way to the rest of Europe Britain especially A tough it would have also been a great Pokémon for Pokémon x and y with its French theme And having more then One ghost fighting Pokémon would be cool

[@edgyanole9705]

@@boo9781 How about a Monitor Lizard (look it up if you don't know what that is) it makes perfect sense

[@edgyanole9705]

I mean it doesn't quite fit Portugal and Spain but they could be imported from north Africa

[@theoaremevano3227]

@@killerkirby366 : They could make it naturally have Scrappy as a way to reference it kind of being a ghost type too. :)

[@overlordtrey64]

Normal/Steel could be kinda cool. Could make it a regular animal then when it evolves (maybe by item or metal coat) it gains a set of armour.

[@sevenrings9450]

Maybe a living suit or armor (wait, that could be ghost/steel)?

[@zeroakira584]

@@sevenrings9450 So it maybe some type of lidquid mercury with consience.

[@stuyy_boi]

Cyborg animal!!

[@priyanshusinha375]

Maybe an Armadillo?

[@stuyy_boi]

@@priyanshusinha375 armordillo

[@neonpenguin0948]

It would make sense for bug to be super effective against fairy because when you think of fairy you may also think of princesses or like spoiled people who absolutely go crazy and scream after seeing a bee fly by. Also how is Flygon not a bug type? I should have have lost the ground typing

[@maxwellsinanian933]

5:25 as soon as you said that i was thinking that delphox could work and then you said it lol

[@dom-nz3xm]

For ice/poison you could make a poison type fossil but have it "disappear" in a glacier so when it's introduced, the ice has gone deep into it's genetics, changing it's form and typing

[@TheThunderbirdRising]

Since I'm assuming Megas aren't gonna come back for Gen 9, I wanna see some of the Mega exclusive types show up for real. Give me a permanent Dragon/Fairy type, damn it!

[@trishlikeafish8874]

omg id kill for a fairy/dragon type pokemon

[@yorecf9641]

I feel like Goodra could’ve worked as a dragon/fairy type instead of pure dragon.

[@yerman0564]

@@yorecf9641 would’ve been pretty solid competitively then.

[@yorecf9641]

@@yerman0564 indeed. Maybe avoid its current NUBL fate.

[@Vivian-eo3qc]

Yeah!

[@BFieldsOfDreams]

I could see a regional variant of the flygon line being bug/dragon Maybe even a bug/dark variant of Ariodos

[@someguy2798]

“And dark is DARK” Beautifully put mikey

[@honeydewremi2998]

I feel like the most obvious design option for a fire/grass would be to make it a Jack-O’-Lantern like Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist which are grass types that can learn fire moves.

[@vincenzoditrolio6985]

or a peat bog

[@honeydewremi2998]

@@vincenzoditrolio6985 because of the carbon emissions? Also not sure how they would make an location into a Pokémon but it would be interesting to see how they would go about it. (Unless there is a Pokémon based on a location already and I just can’t think of it)

[@olli7881]

Fire/Fairy is a typing I've wanted since the type was announced. And Fuecoco to me looks like it'll be either a Fire/Electric or Fire/Fairy type.

[@totallynotditto1573]

It could be fire dragon

[@Garden_Blues]

Fire electric? What is the reasoning for that

[@arnoldj.samson5795]

Fire/Fairy? I didnt think of that.

[@alexandresmgc374]

The perfect pokemon for thus dual type. Rapidash: it's a fucking 🔥 unicorn 🦄 Victini: the fire spirit of victory. Pysich type is no more magic, is mental. Delphox: it's a witch fox. Is no mental, it's magic

[@Blaze4ification]

I said Scorbunny looked fire electric... it became mono fore. Personally I think it will turn into a Quetzalcoatl, not stay a crocodile, so it'll either be fire flying, fire dragon, or less likely but viable (because it's an Aztec God) maybe fire psychic or fairy.

[@williamshelton5204]

I usually just ignore people when they say to subscribe because I don't want the notifications but I subscribed and turned the notifications off that was a funny way to throw that in there

[@aaronrcastle123]

Dear Michael, good you do a review of this and see how you did guessing Type combos in Gen 9 now all DLC is out

[@verylostdoommarauder]

Since Mega Evolution is no longer in the game, the combination of Dragon/Fairy is effectively unused. If you believe Lockstin and Gnoggin's theory about how the way each type uses it's magic cause the type matchup, then it's another pair of opposite types. I think they could do something really cool with the design, maybe a hybrid between a dragon and a siren.

[@acon70]

I really hope they do a “Historic Ruins” theme carrying over some cool Hisuian forms. I really like that idea especially because of the possibilities,

[@jensdb7763]

copper can become poisonous too by the weather :) (steel+poison) then it turns green, its not really poison and chemical reaction but stll, you can work arround that ^^

[@ieatrats8224]

When I first saw grimmsnarl, I didn't know what type it was. I figured fighting dark, but learned it was dark fairy. I still think it would make more sense as a fighting dark type.