Many Pokemon have the privilege of carrying two designated types, and that’s resulted in some conceptually cool and particularly powerful creatures over the years. However, not every page of that book has been turned just yet.
These seventeen type combinations have yet to be seen in Pokemon. For some of these, it’s kind of easy to see why. Others are long-awaited by fans, with many anticipating Pokemon of a few particular pairs of types. That could be for its potential for a really cool Pokemon concept, its potential for competitive battling, or both.
If you’re looking for some Fakemon with these types, here’s a few.
17 Normal/Ice
No beating around the bush here; defensively, this typing is terrible. The double weakness to Fighting particularly hurts, and the three other weaknesses are hardly offset by effectively holding off only two types (Ghost and Ice).
Normal/Ice probably isn’t any special in the design department either, with the result likely being just a regular animal with icicles around its body or something.
16 Normal/Bug
While this is probably the most boring type combination known to man, it could fare OK in battle. The Normal-type’s a good type to put alongside Bug, trading off the Fighting-type resistance for a Ghost-type immunity.
It’s a horrid offensive type on paper, but you can probably imagine a Pokemon like this having a lot of coverage moves, as most Normal- and Bug-types do.
15 Normal/Rock
Normal/Rock is in a similar situation to Normal/Ice, but the Rock-type does have a few resistances to help it out a little bit, even if it’s still 4x weak to Fighting.
Both types are underwhelming on offense, but the defensive improvement outweighs the offensive woes, and puts it ahead of both Normal/Ice and Normal/Bug. Not to mention, it’s a slightly more interesting combo to think about conceptually.
14 Bug/Dark
There’s some potential for a really cool Pokemon design here, and even one that has a lot of lore surrounding it.
The same praise cannot be given to its potential in battle, though, as stacking the two types together just creates a myriad of weaknesses. Neither type is stellar offensively, both overlapping in the types they’re super-effective against. Either way, it’s hard not to imagine a Weavile-like Pokemon making this combination work.
13 Normal/Poison
You’d probably be foolish to expect something spectacular to come out of this typing when it comes to designs and whatnot, but there’s room for a pretty cool dark horse Pokemon of the Normal/Poison combination.
At the very least, it should be great defensively, only having two weaknesses. It’s an atrocious offensive type purely based on STAB moves though, so you’d better hope it carries a few coverage moves.
12 Ice/Poison
While an Ice/Poison type Pokemon sounds pretty awesome and has potential for a great design, it’s a horrible type in terms of defensive matchups.
It has five weaknesses and five resistances, but the resistances include Ice and Poison themselves. Similarly to Bug/Dark, if you were to make this competitively viable, it would probably have to be a purely offensive glass cannon.
11 Normal/Steel
The Normal-type doesn’t really do the Steel-type any favors; it’s the third type combination on this list to have a double weakness to Fighting.
Still, it’s a Steel-type, so it’s gonna resist almost everything else. It might be a bit subpar offensively, but it could probably make it work with its defensive capabilities. Design-wise, it sounds unassuming, but you could have the makings of an unexpectedly cool Pokemon with this typing.
10 Rock/Ghost
The Ground/Ghost type Golurk could very easily be mistaken for a Rock-type, so you already have something to go off of for design choices.
When it comes to defensive matchups, though, it’s a bit of a tossup; it has six types it’s weak against and another six it’s strong against (two of them being immunities). That, plus both types’ somewhat mediocre movepools, keeps it from getting any higher on this list.
9 Bug/Dragon
Tons of Pokemon fans already think Flygon and Yanmega could be Bug/Dragon types, so there’s some immediate inspiration there. Fans are still waiting, as Bug is the only type so far to not be paired with Dragon.
Don’t expect it to stand out among the pool of strong Dragon-types though, at least when it comes to competitive viability. It’s a mixed bag defensively with five weaknesses and five resistances, and neither type is stellar offensively.
8 Fighting/Fairy
The two types that focus quite a bit on goodwill are kind of a perfect fit with each other conceptually, so there’s room for a great Pokemon here. Expect some excellent lore to come with a Pokemon with this typing.
However, it’s surprisingly not as great in terms of usability as you’d expect. While it has great offensive potential, it actually has a staggering five weaknesses, and its resistances aren’t to particularly strong types.
7 Fighting/Ground
Two straightforward offensive types coming together? What could go wrong?
Well…a lot, actually. To the tune of six weaknesses, to be exact. Still, that offensive potential is insane, as both types together are strong against several types, and have access to powerful moves like Close Combat and Earthquake. Plus, can you imagine a Pokemon fighter punching its way through mud? That sounds pretty cool.
6 Fire/Grass
We’ve seen the Water/Grass-type Ludicolo, and the Fire/Water-type Volcanion. It’s only a matter of time before Game Freak completes the trilogy.
A lot of creative Pokemon fans have come up with ideas on how to link the Fire- and Grass-type into one Pokemon, with the most common ones being chili peppers, tiki torches, and burning bushes. Either way, it’s a very viable type combination for battling, having only three weaknesses and showing nice offensive potential.
5 Fighting/Electric
If there’s one unused type combination that sounds cooler than Fighting/Ground, it would probably be Fighting/Electric.
As a matter of fact, some Electric-types should arguably be Fighting-types, like Electivire and Zeraora. Regardless, it’s not hard to imagine how cool it would be to create a fighter Pokemon with lightning-quick hands. That’s not just for show, either, as the type is great on offense (Focus Blast, Close Combat, Thunderbolt, Wild Charge) and defense (three weaknesses, five resistances).
4 Fire/Fairy
A Fire/Fairy type Pokemon sounds interesting. The two types don’t necessarily have a great conceptual relationship with each other, made apparent by Fire resisting Fairy in a type chart. How Game Freak pulls something like this off will be interesting.
Either way, given good-enough stats, a Pokemon of this typing should be pretty decent competitively. It has a surprisingly high seven resistances to offset four weaknesses, and the combination can take care of a lot of other types on the offensive end.
3 Fairy/Ground
The Fairy-type would fare much better next to the Ground-type than Fighting, as shown by having fewer weaknesses and even two immunities to Electric and Dragon. It also covers quite a few bases offensively, and both types have movepools to back it up.
There isn’t any obvious correlation between the two types conceptually, but that just means Game Freak has room to be creative. The type combo is also quite versatile; it could work for both unassuming normies or fabled Legendaries.
2 Normal/Ghost
This type combination is so out there that Game Freak just has to make it work somehow. The two types in question are literally immune to each other.
Whatever happens, it’s guaranteed a pretty bizarre but useful niche in the competitive scene. It has three immunities and a whopping one weakness, to a type that’s not necessarily known for its offensive firepower (Dark). It doesn’t even matter that it has terrible STAB offense; it will most likely have coverage moves to make it work.
1 Steel/Poison
There’s a lot to unpack with this typing, and it’s too much to just not make a Pokemon out of. Design-wise, this combination is almost foolproof. Unless Game Freak half-bakes their attempt to make a new Pokemon with this typing, it’s probably going to come out looking great.
On the viability and usability side, it’s an excellent defensive type aside from the double weakness to the Ground-type. It’s not overpowered or anything, but it could definitely be a force to be reckoned with if given enough good coverage moves.
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