Video idea: Past generation Pokemon that should have a regional form based on their locations. Example: Hoenn regional forms for the Koffing and Grimer lines, making them both part fire types since you find them in the Fiery Path/Tunnel.
@@emperorcubone Well I was looking back on the past Pokedex prior to XY and noticed that it was pretty much impossible to have a full team of six of the same type for most of them. Granted I know that for G1 the whole typing system was a last minute addition but still one would think they would at least make sure there was a minimum of six Pokemon lines of each typing from then on. And that got me thinking about giving regional forms to other gen Pokemon to fill the lack of variety.
@@emperorcubone I just remembered this other idea based on the Shellos West and East forms. What if they took it a bit further and not only give a Pokemon different forms based on their location but also an additional or different typing along with a different evolution line.
Shelder being part Poison type would align with lore, making Ice/Poison a completely possible typing for Cloyster. Shelder is said to use its *venom* (that it supposedly has) to evolve Slowpoke. Which is probably why Cloyster has so many Poison moves anyway. Completely in the realm of possibility.
Let’s not forget Shellder has poison apparently. They release it when they bite the slowpokes tail and arm. So maybe it could have gotten away with it but the ice wouldn’t make sense then.
@@Triceratopping if I remember right ice was made super late and they just retroactively added it to a bunch of Pokémon which is why none are really themed around ice except Articuno
I know that's the prevailing notion, but it's not a 100% fact. I could see your point being true for sure, but I'm just saying Noivern isn't Normal, and we have moves like Sparkling Aria, so it's more of a suggestion...
@@emperorcubone Yeah, I would say exceptions prove the rule. Like the fire aspect on Cyndaquil changes it from a potentially "normal" mon to a fire type, so do the Sparkling in the Sparkling aria or Bug in Bug Buzz change from a "normal" sound to water or bug. And I feel like giving out the normal typing has a lower priority, so when there are already two higher priority types, they go with those instead of normal (Primarina, Noivern). Speaking of, maybe these typing "priorities" could make an interesting video. Which types are overlooked for others? Which types are mostly secondary types? etc.
@@ceulgai2817 Almost all sound moves in the game have the normal typing, and all pokemon that are sound based attackers that aren't normal type, have abilities to give them STAB bonuses for sound based moves. Normal is most definitely used as a stand-in for sound.
@@rainbowskin3379 That's not true at all. Kricketune comes to mind, and as neither Swarm nor Technician have anything to do with sound, you just don't have a leg to stand on.
Gallade could've been Fighting/Fairy-type. Its Pokédex entries put less of an emphasis on its psychic abilities than Gardevoir's, and it wouldn't be the first case of a Pokémon having such abilities without being Psychic-type-Psyduck and Golduck are pure Water-type Pokémon with potent psychic powers.
The issue with Runerigous is that one of its dex entries says the slab is made of clay, not stone. Course, that seems mostly just a means to justify the Ground typing when Rock would otherwise make more sense.
@Jackie which may just be an aberration, given the entry that says it used rocks was one of the original entries and has been used in more games. Or maybe the sculpted clay turned into rocks. Honestly I think it was possibly a mistake making Rock and Ground types distinct from each other to begin with, kind of wish they had just made an Earth type.
For bug/normal, I saw fanart of a spider monkey pokemon with 4 arms that was pretty cool and balanced the normal + bug feel Edit: conkeldurr could've been fighting/ground with its concrete
Ice/Normal could be a husky (it'd have to be Ice/something at least) Fire/Fairy could be a birthday cake who's a gift mon you get on your birthday (fire for the candle, fairy for the cake and icing) Normal/Steel could be a sheep with steel wool, or a cyborg Normal/Poison could be a porcupine Steel/Poison could be a naval mine that evolves from Qwilfish Ground/Fairy could be an armadillo (there's a certain type of armadillo with pink on it, I forget its name) Ice/Poison could be a poisonous frog that lives in the cold, like a regional Toxicroak (I think the pale blue, purple, and maybe a dark blue, would make a great colour scheme). Maybe even a snake with ice elements? Ground/Fighting could be a kangaroo And if Ghost/Normal wasn't already done, I'd have said Schrödinger's Cat Also Grass/Fire could be a chilli pepper (or 420), Grass/Electric could be a Christmas tree (electric for the lights), and Fire/Electric could be plasma Edit: Fire/Fairy could also be based on hot chocolate (regional Sinistea?)
I don’t know about any pink armadillos, but I do known of the Fairy Armadillo. It’s the smallest armadillo and a wedge-shaped body with a flat plate on its bottom.
I'm sorry, but after seeing the idea brought up on another video (it may have even been on this channel), I just really want a Fairy/Fire type as a biblically accurate angel. That's flaming-wheels-with-eyes, not pretty-humanoid-with-wings.
Fairy/Ground would be a great type combo for Dunsparce actually. It is based on a mythical creature, has little fairy wings and learns a bunch of ground moves.
According to slowking's dex entry shelder release a toxin when it bites on to a slowpoke's head. So shelder could be water/poison which evolves into ice/poison.
Electric/Fire should go to a regional Pikachu clone based on a chinchilla, called Charchilla (the "char" could come from the Fire typing or be from "charge"). You're welcome, Game Freak.
Interesting fact regarding electivire is that some hack roms (Such as Blaze Black and Sacred Gold) have added the fighting type to him, making him a elec/fighting combo.
I really wish they gave Ultra Beasts weird hard to imagine types. I see a bunch of fan designs where the Pokémon was designed as a new type first and a new Pokémon second and it always feels forced, especially bizarre opposite ones like ice fire. So instead of something like Xurkitree being plain electric they should’ve given it grass electric or something. Go all out with bizarre type combinations on them.
I feel like Hariyama could easily be Ground/Fighting. I feel like Sumo is very grounded and "earthy" if that makes sense. Solid wide stances and unmoveable
The makuhita line is incredibly obvious for ground fighting typing when you remember that they are based on sandbags. So they are literally made of sand. It's actually quite surprising they didn't get the ground type!
I honestly could see Garbodor as a Steel/Poison type since it literally can have trash made of aluminum and what not so honestly I'm surprised he wasn't it from the beginning
I also don't consider unique type combinations that are tied to certain forms to be enough; i still wanna see how they would execute an Electric/Grass design one day
I mean it is cool, but if the Pokemon isn't that typing all the time, we might as well not have it at all. That sounds like it could be a pretty neat tiger...
We got that now. Hisuien voltorb :) Makes me excited for the new legend arceus game which is why they haven't used up all type combinations yet to create hype
Excellent video! Another thing that sometimes bothers me is the fact that some type combinations are only relegated to mythicals/legendaries, so you won't see them often in a regular playtrough. For example, if Electivire should clearly have been Electric/Fighting, I believe that Magmortar would be perfect as a Fire/Steel type. Also, how Volcanion is the only Fire/Water Pokémon to exist as of date is beyond me...
Yeah Volcanion is probably the worst of those for me; Water and Fire is such a cool typing, it would be great to actually use it in a game instead of waiting for a gift 6 months after it came out...
I think having octillary as fire/water would have been cool considering it can learn flamethrower anyway... It's type coverage is amazing as is with ice, grass, fire, electric, rock, ground, poison and psychic moves as well as more. Tbh it's one of my favorite mons.
That's true too; several type combinations only exist because of regional forms like Electric/Rock, or even Dark/Normal, so some of these could easily have design tweaks to make them fit perfectly...
Everytime a Pokemon fan suggests the Electabuzz line be Fighting-type just because they have big muscles or any Pokemon be Ground-type because they're terrestrial, an angel loses its wings.
Oh, you're right, I forgot Ice and Fire was only a half rep. Honestly, it might not make sense, but I think Castform could do it, since it already has those forms anyway...
@@emperorcubone Sorta like how certain times there are multiple different types of weather happening at once? Like for example… I've seen times where there is sunshine outside while rain is falling
@@emperorcubone yeah, Ice/Poison is really a hard one. Sneasel might work od even Cubchoo. Another Ground/Fighting might've been Rhyperior maybe, typing seems good offensive and probably better than boring Rock/Ground. Or Diggersby, just make Mudsdale Normal/Ground instead.
Emperor, heres a new vid Idea: What if Gamefreak were to introduce 3 Types per available for a Pokemon? Lots of the existing Pokemom ever since gen 1 are actually 3 types: Beedrill = Bug + Poison + Bug; Zubat = Flying + Poison + Dark; and many more.
Feel like Cubchoo line could've been Ice/Poison, something with massive snot that constantly drips out its nose I say just has no excuse not being part Poison
Arcanine could pull off the Fire/Electric type, it has moves like thunder fang and wild charge as well as extreme speed, also the patterns on its body look similar to lightning bolts and its fur has a static look to it.
Other pokemon that could have the typings cited: Dragon/Bug: Drapple Fire/Fairy: They could have used it on G-Rapidash instead of using an already overexplored typing (psychic/fairy) Normal/Poison: Again, they could have used it on G-zigzagoon instead of repeating A-ratatta typing =/ Poison/Steel: Again, G-stunfisk
@@emperorcubone hahaha I didn't even realised the bias before you mentioned it. Well, alolan variants were pretty much used to explore nem typings, in most part at least, maybe I was expecting the same trend from galarian forms. Even if in my subconscious xD
the Machop line could 100% be a fighting ground type with moves like seismic toss and earthquake, especially with the fact that it’s based of a wrestler who always slam opponent to the “ground”
Honestly I feel like a new Chili pepper Pokémon would be a great grass/fire type. Evolved with a fire stone. And as far as fairy/fighting, I think an ogre or a troll would be a cool Pokémon for this typing.
I haven’t seen your videos in a while- I missed the quality and effort of them! You had a lot of really good points in this one :D (Also I haven’t been following Legends Arceus and squealed when I saw Zororark’s regional form ;0;)
For bug and normal potentially a Pokemon that would ordinarily just be normal type, and make it have a symbiotic relationship with some kind of bug pokemon? Similar to slowbro or slow king kinda thing?
I like that idea! I'm not sure which creatures you would pick but that could be really cool, maybe even combine the regional rodent and bug lines as a pair of Pokemon and take up less space in the Dex that way...
Fire-Fairy: Regional Litwick line that are campfires with marshmallows Ice-Poison: Those scorpion lollipops but they’re popsicles instead Bug-Dark: Horse fly. Their faces look like they have big sunglasses and would fit with that trope seen in the Sandile line, also they are just evil bugs
And here I was, always thinking that Cursola was a Ghost/Rock type until this video. L for me. In regards to Ground/Fighting, I think it would be cool if there’s a Pokémon based off from mud wrestling. Awesome video, Emperor Cubone. :)
@@shuriksvoboda6883 Nah, Pokemon who are Fighting type have that typing because they're skilled at martial arts. Swampert don't fit that category because it doesn't actually know martial arts, Water/Ground fits WAY better since Swampert is a bulky amphibian monster that like to swim in swamps and sleep on mud.
I always thought Stakataka should’ve been a Rock/Ghost type, with it being a collective of ghostly-seeming bricks, as well as its counterpart, Blacephalon, also being a Ghost type
I'd say conkelldurr would work for ground fighting or perhaps rock is more fitting if I'm being honest Although a Pokemon based off of the Terracotta warriors would be a really cool addition
Dude, I've said since day one of Sword/Shield Cinderace would be a perfect Fire Electric type. It's got yellow accents in its design already and a key aspect of many electric types is speed which Cinderace has. Definitely a better display of the combo that Rotom.
I'm not sure when it was revealed, so this video might be slightly older than the reveal, but Hisuan Voltorb is Electric/Grass, making it the first non-form (it's a regional variant, not a form) Pokémon of that typing.
I hate that they didn’t do a fire/grass in alola, native Hawaiians have so many myths and legends that have to do with combining fire and vegetation because of lava
Ya make a few good points here, and while i have some gripes (we dont need a tiki for grass fire when we have trees that need forest fires to reproduce), I'm gonna have to specifically contest Dunsparce as "bug-like". Sure it doesn't make much sense outside of Japan, however it is literally based on the Tsuchinoko which is a mythical snake creature.
I remember three Pokemon I designed when I was a kid. One was the Fire Fairy starter. The water starter was fighting and the grass one was steel. The fire fairy starter line was Luvira, Luviflame and Luvareya. They were made up of hearts. The Bug Fairy started out as pure bug (like Luvira before it evolves) and was called Wormigug. The middle stage was also pure bug and it was called Egiug. The final stage was a spider butterfly called Spidetter. There were two fire grass Pokemon. They were Salstyle and Guacomigo. I recently had an idea about what I could do with them. I could make one a physical attack with solar blade and the other a special attacker with solar beam. They would have a signature abitily as their normal ability but they would have drought as their hidden ability. Edit: I remembered another one. It was a poison steel type which evolved based on its stats. One with high attack would evolve into one based on thallium (one of the most toxic metals), one with high defense would evolve into lead (commonly used for its durability and malleability) and one with high speed would evolve into mercury (QUICKsilver)
I want a poison steel type to be based on a syringe, where the poison is the liquid inside, and the steel in the syringe itself. It'd also be cool to see a grass fire type based on a forest fire.
I can understand Ground/Fighting would be a tricky one to pull off, but I think it could work for a new Kangaroo Pokemon (maybe a regional form of Kangaskhan or a male evolution if a baby evolution was introduced). When I think of kangaroos they live in the outback which is usually very dusty this is where the ground type takes place. As for fighting well they're known for their powerful kicks and being aggressive fighters. Even in some cartoons they're seen as boxers so they can be quite a powerhouse.
I have been making fanmade Pokémon and one of the pseudo-legendaries’ first form has been ground and ghost, as it was a spirit bound to a fossil. It eventually become a ghost steel type but I think it can work out
For ground fighting I could honestly see hariyama as his feet could be used for stomping the ground then his hands pushing the rock then dashing at them with his giant hands using both ground and fighting as a concept
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Vanillish line as an example for Ice/Poison to reference what you mentioned about sweets being bad for you in your previous videos :)
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Bug/Normal could be the Kricketot line. Normal is kind of the stand-in for the “Sound Type”
Ikr. And give it an evo
Makes sense to me
Normal isn't really the stand-in for sound since Primarina and Toxtricity are both sound-based attackers that aren't Normal-Types.
@@SilverAceOfSpades most sound-based moves are normal
No, Sound is the stand-in for "Sound Type."
Sableye should have been Rock/Ghost type. The little goblin literally has gems on its frickin body.
Yeah, that's a good one too! Or at the very least another Dark and Rock type...
Spiritomb I always think as a rock ghost type, it's a phantom that gets of a ruin.
@@jp-dx6829 But, dark makes sense because it's also a collection of evil souls
Or spiritomb should have been rock ghost
what about golurk its a haunted golem
Melmetal being Poison/Steel and Zoraora as Electric/Fighting actually sound as a cool idea for making those Mythicals a bit more unique.
Zeraora Should be Electric/Fighting
@@syedannankamran6266 that would be a huge nerf on melmetal, but would be cool
@@Veinelso TBH it kinda needs a nerf
It's surprising that Melmetal's pure Steel typing is relatively uncommon, even if the unique Steel/Poison combination would be a cool addition (:
I honestly always thought that Zoraora was an electric fighting type.
Victini could have been fire/fairy
Yeah, I could see that too. Mostly because everybody wants one of those pixie mythicals to be an actual Fairy type...
@@emperorcubone You said it yourself. Pixie mythicals. Though I enjoy calling them sprites myself
@@emperorcubone what about ninetales?
@@mfsalatino, I think the original one should have gained the fairy type retroactively once the new one appeared.
@@thomasfplmGhost or Psychic could also work
Video idea:
Past generation Pokemon that should have a regional form based on their locations.
Example: Hoenn regional forms for the Koffing and Grimer lines, making them both part fire types since you find them in the Fiery Path/Tunnel.
Wow, that's pretty specific. But it's also the kind of highly specialized video I could see myself doing, so it's a possibility...
@@emperorcubone could be a entire series. Could even do regional variants for Kanto
@@emperorcubone
Well I was looking back on the past Pokedex prior to XY and noticed that it was pretty much impossible to have a full team of six of the same type for most of them.
Granted I know that for G1 the whole typing system was a last minute addition but still one would think they would at least make sure there was a minimum of six Pokemon lines of each typing from then on.
And that got me thinking about giving regional forms to other gen Pokemon to fill the lack of variety.
@@emperorcubone
I just remembered this other idea based on the Shellos West and East forms.
What if they took it a bit further and not only give a Pokemon different forms based on their location but also an additional or different typing along with a different evolution line.
Yes
Shelder being part Poison type would align with lore, making Ice/Poison a completely possible typing for Cloyster. Shelder is said to use its *venom* (that it supposedly has) to evolve Slowpoke. Which is probably why Cloyster has so many Poison moves anyway. Completely in the realm of possibility.
Let’s not forget Shellder has poison apparently. They release it when they bite the slowpokes tail and arm. So maybe it could have gotten away with it but the ice wouldn’t make sense then.
let's be honest, Ice typing doesn't really make sense for Cloyster either. Nothing about its design screams "ice" imo
@@Triceratopping I remember seeing a video from lockstin saying that it actually lives in warm waters so it doesn’t make sense for it to be ice
@@Triceratopping if I remember right ice was made super late and they just retroactively added it to a bunch of Pokémon which is why none are really themed around ice except Articuno
Water/Poison to Ice/Poison
Normal is also standin for sound, so Kricketot and Kricketune would be optimal normal bug mons.
I know that's the prevailing notion, but it's not a 100% fact. I could see your point being true for sure, but I'm just saying Noivern isn't Normal, and we have moves like Sparkling Aria, so it's more of a suggestion...
@@emperorcubone Yeah, I would say exceptions prove the rule. Like the fire aspect on Cyndaquil changes it from a potentially "normal" mon to a fire type, so do the Sparkling in the Sparkling aria or Bug in Bug Buzz change from a "normal" sound to water or bug. And I feel like giving out the normal typing has a lower priority, so when there are already two higher priority types, they go with those instead of normal (Primarina, Noivern).
Speaking of, maybe these typing "priorities" could make an interesting video. Which types are overlooked for others? Which types are mostly secondary types? etc.
No type is a stand-in for sound. GameFreak purposesfully code sound moves to have the sound attribute, because it's a typeless quality.
@@ceulgai2817 Almost all sound moves in the game have the normal typing, and all pokemon that are sound based attackers that aren't normal type, have abilities to give them STAB bonuses for sound based moves. Normal is most definitely used as a stand-in for sound.
@@rainbowskin3379 That's not true at all. Kricketune comes to mind, and as neither Swarm nor Technician have anything to do with sound, you just don't have a leg to stand on.
Gallade could've been Fighting/Fairy-type. Its Pokédex entries put less of an emphasis on its psychic abilities than Gardevoir's, and it wouldn't be the first case of a Pokémon having such abilities without being Psychic-type-Psyduck and Golduck are pure Water-type Pokémon with potent psychic powers.
The issue with Runerigous is that one of its dex entries says the slab is made of clay, not stone. Course, that seems mostly just a means to justify the Ground typing when Rock would otherwise make more sense.
@Jackie which may just be an aberration, given the entry that says it used rocks was one of the original entries and has been used in more games. Or maybe the sculpted clay turned into rocks. Honestly I think it was possibly a mistake making Rock and Ground types distinct from each other to begin with, kind of wish they had just made an Earth type.
But what about meteorites?
@@jeffreygao3956 then Ground or Mineral type might be a better all encompassing term.
For Fire/Fairy, one really obvious candidate is Ninetales. Alolan Ninetales getting the Fairy Type, but not the base form is quite strange, honestly
It would more likely get ghost or psychic if it’s type ever got changed
I always felt ninetails should have been part psychic, ghost or fairy type
@@shadowmarauder6033 psychic until gen 5 and change to fairy in gen 6
@@kriblar98 nintales is the kyubi, a mithycal creature, so fairy
*Victini
A gargoyle would make a cool rock and ghost type
It is really a shame that grimsnarl could have been an awesome gargoyle....
I was thinking…Chinese lion statue.
@@jeffreygao3956 that would also work
@@sandyallen8747 its similar i guess
Or a gravestone
For bug/normal, I saw fanart of a spider monkey pokemon with 4 arms that was pretty cool and balanced the normal + bug feel
Edit: conkeldurr could've been fighting/ground with its concrete
Ice/Normal could be a husky (it'd have to be Ice/something at least)
Fire/Fairy could be a birthday cake who's a gift mon you get on your birthday (fire for the candle, fairy for the cake and icing)
Normal/Steel could be a sheep with steel wool, or a cyborg
Normal/Poison could be a porcupine
Steel/Poison could be a naval mine that evolves from Qwilfish
Ground/Fairy could be an armadillo (there's a certain type of armadillo with pink on it, I forget its name)
Ice/Poison could be a poisonous frog that lives in the cold, like a regional Toxicroak (I think the pale blue, purple, and maybe a dark blue, would make a great colour scheme). Maybe even a snake with ice elements?
Ground/Fighting could be a kangaroo
And if Ghost/Normal wasn't already done, I'd have said Schrödinger's Cat
Also Grass/Fire could be a chilli pepper (or 420), Grass/Electric could be a Christmas tree (electric for the lights), and Fire/Electric could be plasma
Edit: Fire/Fairy could also be based on hot chocolate (regional Sinistea?)
I would love a husky Pokemon! Also spot on with the porcupine idea...
I don’t know about any pink armadillos, but I do known of the Fairy Armadillo. It’s the smallest armadillo and a wedge-shaped body with a flat plate on its bottom.
The plasma pokemon should be the original Dragon
I'm sorry, but after seeing the idea brought up on another video (it may have even been on this channel), I just really want a Fairy/Fire type as a biblically accurate angel. That's flaming-wheels-with-eyes, not pretty-humanoid-with-wings.
@Jackie it's actually what i thought dubwool was
Fairy/Ground would be a great type combo for Dunsparce actually. It is based on a mythical creature, has little fairy wings and learns a bunch of ground moves.
According to slowking's dex entry shelder release a toxin when it bites on to a slowpoke's head. So shelder could be water/poison which evolves into ice/poison.
Electric/Fire should go to a regional Pikachu clone based on a chinchilla, called Charchilla (the "char" could come from the Fire typing or be from "charge").
You're welcome, Game Freak.
Interesting fact regarding electivire is that some hack roms (Such as Blaze Black and Sacred Gold) have added the fighting type to him, making him a elec/fighting combo.
There’s an Arctic frog that you could make Regional Forms for the Crogunk line
Print it! Somebody's got to get it done...
@@emperorcubone yep, Ice/Poison type
I really wish they gave Ultra Beasts weird hard to imagine types. I see a bunch of fan designs where the Pokémon was designed as a new type first and a new Pokémon second and it always feels forced, especially bizarre opposite ones like ice fire. So instead of something like Xurkitree being plain electric they should’ve given it grass electric or something. Go all out with bizarre type combinations on them.
I feel like Hariyama could easily be Ground/Fighting. I feel like Sumo is very grounded and "earthy" if that makes sense. Solid wide stances and unmoveable
The makuhita line is incredibly obvious for ground fighting typing when you remember that they are based on sandbags. So they are literally made of sand. It's actually quite surprising they didn't get the ground type!
Dunsparce evolving into a bug dragon from bug normal would have been cool in my mind, in addition to Flygon and Yanmega being bug dragon.
Considering Alolan Ninetales is Ice Fairy I could see classic Ninetales pulling off Fire Fairy.
I just love how you say “NEXT TIME” it makes me laugh every time
Surprised you didn’t mention Ninetales and Rapidash for the Fire/Fairy type candidates.
My take for a Normal/Poison type would be a Platypus (because they have poison barbs on their legs)
I honestly could see Garbodor as a Steel/Poison type since it literally can have trash made of aluminum and what not
so honestly I'm surprised he wasn't it from the beginning
Normal/Bug would fit the Kricketot line best. Sound based moves are often Normal type.
I also don't consider unique type combinations that are tied to certain forms to be enough; i still wanna see how they would execute an Electric/Grass design one day
I mean it is cool, but if the Pokemon isn't that typing all the time, we might as well not have it at all. That sounds like it could be a pretty neat tiger...
Come people have taken notice of how clouds dispelling thunder look like trees but it’s hard to fit into a design
My favourite fakemon from the fan game Pokemon Uranium was Grass/Electric: Gellin, they also had a cool Fairy/Fighting: Jackdeary
We got that now. Hisuien voltorb :) Makes me excited for the new legend arceus game which is why they haven't used up all type combinations yet to create hype
Kricketot and Kricketune could’ve been Bug/Normal typed. Normal is our unofficial Sound type and Kricketot & Kricketune are known for making music.
Runerigrus and Cursola should have been part rock type. I really don’t get why it wasn’t that way
Excellent video! Another thing that sometimes bothers me is the fact that some type combinations are only relegated to mythicals/legendaries, so you won't see them often in a regular playtrough. For example, if Electivire should clearly have been Electric/Fighting, I believe that Magmortar would be perfect as a Fire/Steel type. Also, how Volcanion is the only Fire/Water Pokémon to exist as of date is beyond me...
Yeah Volcanion is probably the worst of those for me; Water and Fire is such a cool typing, it would be great to actually use it in a game instead of waiting for a gift 6 months after it came out...
I think having octillary as fire/water would have been cool considering it can learn flamethrower anyway... It's type coverage is amazing as is with ice, grass, fire, electric, rock, ground, poison and psychic moves as well as more. Tbh it's one of my favorite mons.
Well this'll be interesting and thanks for always making unique videos with unique ideas
Well thank you! But I have to admit this one was inspired by a fan, so I'm glad people just as creative are watching and enjoying!
I think the Sneasel line could have met halfway between Ice/Dark and Poison/Fighting and just gone with Ice/Poison
Interesting topic. I would like to see some of your suggestions as regional variants for sure!
That's true too; several type combinations only exist because of regional forms like Electric/Rock, or even Dark/Normal, so some of these could easily have design tweaks to make them fit perfectly...
Some pokemon can be given 3 types; Flygon(ground, dragon, bug) ; Drapion (poison, dark, bug) Decidueye (grass, ghost, flying) among many others.
Fire\fairy.
I was literally yelling Victini at the screen through that entire entry.
Everytime a Pokemon fan suggests the Electabuzz line be Fighting-type just because they have big muscles or any Pokemon be Ground-type because they're terrestrial, an angel loses its wings.
i legit believed that Yanmega is Dragon/Bug
i have been lying to myself for TOO LONG
You think Lilligant could make a good Fire-Grass Type? Also what about an alternate Ice-Fire Type that isn't just the Zen Mode of Galarian Darmanitan?
Oh, you're right, I forgot Ice and Fire was only a half rep. Honestly, it might not make sense, but I think Castform could do it, since it already has those forms anyway...
@@emperorcubone Sorta like how certain times there are multiple different types of weather happening at once? Like for example… I've seen times where there is sunshine outside while rain is falling
I could see ariados fitting into the bug dark typing especially since in the johto region you could only find them during the night cycle.
Maybe Bug/Normal Kricketune? Ground/Fighting for Golurk or Gigantamax Machamp. Poison/Ice for Alolan Sandslash.
I thought about Sandslash, but I couldn't rationalize making it any less Steel type.
@@emperorcubone yeah, Ice/Poison is really a hard one. Sneasel might work od even Cubchoo. Another Ground/Fighting might've been Rhyperior maybe, typing seems good offensive and probably better than boring Rock/Ground. Or Diggersby, just make Mudsdale Normal/Ground instead.
I once made a blowfish fakemon that was pure-water & then evolved into a poison-ice sea anemone
How could you miss Ariados as the most obvious candidate for the Bug/Dark typing?!
There is the classic, 3 typing discussion(but of course that opens up it's own can of Worpul)
Yeah, that's a whole different video topic, or even multiple videos...
@@emperorcubone And it would be quite interesting I think
Emperor, heres a new vid Idea: What if Gamefreak were to introduce 3 Types per available for a Pokemon?
Lots of the existing Pokemom ever since gen 1 are actually 3 types: Beedrill = Bug + Poison + Bug; Zubat = Flying + Poison + Dark; and many more.
There certainly are many! It'd be a little weird for some Pokemon to stay mono-typed when others get three, but the challenge could be fun!
Feel like Cubchoo line could've been Ice/Poison, something with massive snot that constantly drips out its nose I say just has no excuse not being part Poison
beartic should have been ice/poison with a form change to ice/fire....one been sick and the other with a fever
I think that Sneasel/Weavile could definitely pull off a poison typing, I could easily imagine them secreting deadly venom from their teeth and claws
6:25 alolan vulpix evolves into alolan ninetales and gains the fairy type. but I could see normal being replaced with fairy upon evolution
Arcanine could pull off the Fire/Electric type, it has moves like thunder fang and wild charge as well as extreme speed, also the patterns on its body look similar to lightning bolts and its fur has a static look to it.
By that logic, Magmar could be Fire/Psychic type.
Other pokemon that could have the typings cited:
Dragon/Bug: Drapple
Fire/Fairy: They could have used it on G-Rapidash instead of using an already overexplored typing (psychic/fairy)
Normal/Poison: Again, they could have used it on G-zigzagoon instead of repeating A-ratatta typing =/
Poison/Steel: Again, G-stunfisk
So I'm sensing that the Galar region could have solved all these problems and just chose not to?
@@emperorcubone hahaha I didn't even realised the bias before you mentioned it.
Well, alolan variants were pretty much used to explore nem typings, in most part at least, maybe I was expecting the same trend from galarian forms. Even if in my subconscious xD
Ekans would be perfect for normal/poison imo
also Eiscue as a normal/ice type
Really solid video, great job
the Machop line could 100% be a fighting ground type with moves like seismic toss and earthquake, especially with the fact that it’s based of a wrestler who always slam opponent to the “ground”
Honestly I feel like a new Chili pepper Pokémon would be a great grass/fire type. Evolved with a fire stone. And as far as fairy/fighting, I think an ogre or a troll would be a cool Pokémon for this typing.
For fairy fighting I was thinking of the exact opposite of you. I was imagining some kind of knight pokemon
Don't the Pokedex entries mention that shellder's venom is what changes slowpoke into Slowbro/sloking? Poison could work for that line
I haven’t seen your videos in a while- I missed the quality and effort of them! You had a lot of really good points in this one :D
(Also I haven’t been following Legends Arceus and squealed when I saw Zororark’s regional form ;0;)
THERE SHOULD BE ONLY 2 R'S IN ZOROARK!
For bug and normal potentially a Pokemon that would ordinarily just be normal type, and make it have a symbiotic relationship with some kind of bug pokemon? Similar to slowbro or slow king kinda thing?
I like that idea! I'm not sure which creatures you would pick but that could be really cool, maybe even combine the regional rodent and bug lines as a pair of Pokemon and take up less space in the Dex that way...
This dude always makes the most unique video about pokemon lmao
11:09
Guess we just need another Electric/Fire now
the problem with removing the flying typing to flying pokemon is that well, it doesnt make much sense without them gaining levitate then
You don’t have to have flying type to fly. Look at beedril
Sure, but sometimes that wouldn't even matter, like taking it away from a Bug/Flying because Bug resists Ground anyway.
@@emperorcubone that's true
Fire-Fairy: Regional Litwick line that are campfires with marshmallows
Ice-Poison: Those scorpion lollipops but they’re popsicles instead
Bug-Dark: Horse fly. Their faces look like they have big sunglasses and would fit with that trope seen in the Sandile line, also they are just evil bugs
And here I was, always thinking that Cursola was a Ghost/Rock type until this video. L for me. In regards to Ground/Fighting, I think it would be cool if there’s a Pokémon based off from mud wrestling. Awesome video, Emperor Cubone. :)
I'd say if Mega Swampert wasn't basically required to be a Water-type, it could've pulled Ground/Fighting off. At least going by looks.
@@shuriksvoboda6883 Nah, Pokemon who are Fighting type have that typing because they're skilled at martial arts. Swampert don't fit that category because it doesn't actually know martial arts, Water/Ground fits WAY better since Swampert is a bulky amphibian monster that like to swim in swamps and sleep on mud.
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Beware is fighting type though
A good ground/fighting type idea would be a sumo wrestler
@@anthonydeloach4936 Lol we got Hariyama for that
Mudsdale could theoretically be a Ground-Fighting type, but I don't think it clicks very well
Hisuian voltorb is grass/Electric to quell your doubts about that combination of typing!!!
I know! I actually think it's pretty cool!
I feel a redwood pokemon would be perfect for the fire grass type because redwood trees need forest fires in order to reproduce.
Makhuita and Hariyama could also be ground fighting
I always thought Stakataka should’ve been a Rock/Ghost type, with it being a collective of ghostly-seeming bricks, as well as its counterpart, Blacephalon, also being a Ghost type
Scarlett and Violet added Pokémon from a few types from this list
"DRAGONfly" is only a thing in english.
One pokemon I always thought was dual typed was luxray. It's black fur always and still kinda do, makes me think it's a dark type
I'd say conkelldurr would work for ground fighting or perhaps rock is more fitting if I'm being honest
Although a Pokemon based off of the Terracotta warriors would be a really cool addition
Dude, I've said since day one of Sword/Shield Cinderace would be a perfect Fire Electric type. It's got yellow accents in its design already and a key aspect of many electric types is speed which Cinderace has. Definitely a better display of the combo that Rotom.
Diggersby is in my opinion a textbook example of ground/fighting. It can dig with its ears but it also looks like very dangerous fists.
9:03 people have probably been screaming this at you already but Dunsparce is based off of a Tsuchinoko, a mythical Japanese snake thing
I'm not sure when it was revealed, so this video might be slightly older than the reveal, but Hisuan Voltorb is Electric/Grass, making it the first non-form (it's a regional variant, not a form) Pokémon of that typing.
ground fairy: dunsparse. why isn’t it ground anyway
ground fighting: aside from the cool marowak, maybe conkeldurr
Ground + Fighting?
My first thought was something from the Conkeldurr line
I hate that they didn’t do a fire/grass in alola, native Hawaiians have so many myths and legends that have to do with combining fire and vegetation because of lava
Ya make a few good points here, and while i have some gripes (we dont need a tiki for grass fire when we have trees that need forest fires to reproduce), I'm gonna have to specifically contest Dunsparce as "bug-like". Sure it doesn't make much sense outside of Japan, however it is literally based on the Tsuchinoko which is a mythical snake creature.
Poison/Steel could be a regional cloyster. Some mussel shells are able to absorb metals that aculmulated onto the sea, including lead
I have no clue why, but when I was younger I thought Kricketune would have been a good candidate for Bug/Dark.
The new Iron Valiant is a fairy fighting type, woohoohoo!
I remember three Pokemon I designed when I was a kid.
One was the Fire Fairy starter. The water starter was fighting and the grass one was steel. The fire fairy starter line was Luvira, Luviflame and Luvareya. They were made up of hearts.
The Bug Fairy started out as pure bug (like Luvira before it evolves) and was called Wormigug. The middle stage was also pure bug and it was called Egiug. The final stage was a spider butterfly called Spidetter.
There were two fire grass Pokemon. They were Salstyle and Guacomigo. I recently had an idea about what I could do with them. I could make one a physical attack with solar blade and the other a special attacker with solar beam. They would have a signature abitily as their normal ability but they would have drought as their hidden ability.
Edit: I remembered another one. It was a poison steel type which evolved based on its stats. One with high attack would evolve into one based on thallium (one of the most toxic metals), one with high defense would evolve into lead (commonly used for its durability and malleability) and one with high speed would evolve into mercury (QUICKsilver)
I want a poison steel type to be based on a syringe, where the poison is the liquid inside, and the steel in the syringe itself. It'd also be cool to see a grass fire type based on a forest fire.
I don't think Nintendo would want to conect medical equipment with poison.
When you were discussing ground fighting types, how did you not mention the conkeldurr line?? I thought it was an obvious pick but apparently not
It’s cool now that Hisuian Voltorb is now another Electric/Grass Pokémon to add some variation to the type!
Granbull fits WAY better as a fairy/fighting than fairy ground
Within the confines of this video, ground-fighting is Throh.
Filling the remaining 9 unused type combinations with existing Pokémon:
Normal/Ice = Cubchoo & Beartic / Sawsbuck Winter Form
Normal/Rock = Rockruff & Lycanroc
Normal/Steel = Galarian Meowth & Perrserker
Normal/Bug = Dunsparce & Dudunsparce / Ledyba & Ledian
Fairy/Fire = Delphox / Victini / Armarouge
Fairy/Ground = A Pink Armadillo (can't think of an existing Pokémon that fits into this type combo)
Bug/Dragon = Vibrava & Flygon / Yanmenga
Poison/Ice = Hisuian Sneasel & Sneasler
Rock/Ghost = Golett & Golurk / Galarian Yamask & Runerigus / Galarian Corsola & Cursola
I generally think the Snubbull line would do well as Fairy/Ground, even though it started as pure Normal...
send this video to the company!
Do you think Pokémon will ever have any with 3 typings
I can understand Ground/Fighting would be a tricky one to pull off, but I think it could work for a new Kangaroo Pokemon (maybe a regional form of Kangaskhan or a male evolution if a baby evolution was introduced). When I think of kangaroos they live in the outback which is usually very dusty this is where the ground type takes place. As for fighting well they're known for their powerful kicks and being aggressive fighters. Even in some cartoons they're seen as boxers so they can be quite a powerhouse.
I was always disappointed that Stakkataka wasn't ghost rock.
I have been making fanmade Pokémon and one of the pseudo-legendaries’ first form has been ground and ghost, as it was a spirit bound to a fossil. It eventually become a ghost steel type but I think it can work out
For ground fighting I could honestly see hariyama as his feet could be used for stomping the ground then his hands pushing the rock then dashing at them with his giant hands using both ground and fighting as a concept
I'm surprised you didn't mention the Vanillish line as an example for Ice/Poison to reference what you mentioned about sweets being bad for you in your previous videos :)
if anything it should be normal/Ice because it does have the word vanilla in its name.
Electric and Grass is added to the Hisuian form of Voltorb (and yet to announce Electrode).
Idea: If Dual typed Pokémon were triple type
Love how you use Digimon every time you don‘t HAVE to use a Pokemon Picture xD
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