ghostedZorua
Hex Maniac
I'm personally hoping for either that, or Fire/Fairy. Fire/Ghost would also be acceptable, however, since we already got a secondary Ghost-type last gen, it's somewhat unlikely that we'll get it.
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Pokemon Sword & Shield GENERAL DISCUSSION Thread [Spoilers]
I'm personally hoping for either that, or Fire/Fairy. Fire/Ghost would also be acceptable, however, since we already got a secondary Ghost-type last gen, it's somewhat unlikely that we'll get it.
RileyXY1
Young Battle Trainer
Besides the repeated Fighting type, Dark was used twice in a row with Greninja and Incineroar. It is possible that we would get another Ghost type starter, although I don't know how Scorbunny would become a Ghost type, but then again I didn't expect Rowlet to become a Ghost type either.
ghostedZorua
Hex Maniac
Fair. Actually, I thought about that not long after posting, but thank you for pointing that out.
Yeah, Fire/Ghost Scorbunny is more like a pipedream, but it is true that no one expected Rowlet to be Ghost-type. However, I was very happy when I found that out, even if my first play-through was with Poplio. Kinda was disappointed with Litten's final evolution, until my recent playthrough where I decided to pick Litten. Incineroar grew on me.
As an extra note, on the Galar map, has anyone else been able to squint at the cloud covering the forest near the MC house in the starting district? I think I see a house or a mansion in there, but it's hard to tell if it's just cloud texture, or one of those under the cloud.
I hope Scorbunny's final evolution remains speedy
ghostedZorua
Hex Maniac
Same. I always liked speedy Pokemon.
Zoruagible
Lover of underrated characters
Definitely but right now Fire/Fighting looks like the most likely candidate, the thing gives off too much Chespin vibes
I can't wait to see the first evolutions so we can get a better idea of the typings
Still hoping Sobble becomes a Dragon
We need a Dragon starter already
ghostedZorua
Hex Maniac
Yes. All the yes.
epicdragon
Good times
It’s a little bit of a stretch but I can see Sobble being a water dragon Loch Ness monster(yes I know Lapras exists).
ghostedZorua
Hex Maniac
That exact combination? Very low. But, I would probably have an even harder time deciding between Scorbunny and Sobble at that point. (Maybe Grookey as well, but so far, I'm mostly meh over it's design.)
Divine Retribution
Conquistador de pan
One in 5832.
WhiteBlair
ベストチャンピオン。
Nevermind, forgot to take 'NULL' into account for secondary types.
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Divine Retribution
Conquistador de pan
No, 1/5832 is correct, because there's a chance the starters will have no secondary type.Take 17, since you cannot recount Grass for Grookey, Fire for Scorbunny and Water for Sobble. It'd be 1/4913.
Twilight-Kun
Pokemon World Champion
I just want the secondary types to be strong against the type they're weak against
ghostedZorua
Hex Maniac
That is a very valid point, I fully endorse it. That said, even if GF has thrown us for a loop on occasion with starter secondary typing, I don't like the chances of that happening. (Because they're pretty low.)
Bguy7
The Dragon Lord
Kind of negates the purpose of a type triangle though.
What if said second types don't come until either the mid evolution or the final stage?
Bguy7
The Dragon Lord
I think that's kind of assumed, given first stage starters rarely have secondary types, and that we're speaking in the context of the Galar starters, which we know don't have typings like that in their base stage.
But yes, it would still mess with the type triangle, which is a big part of the identity of the starters.
Ah.
I disagree with you on that one. I think it would add a bit more of a challenge deciding on them.
Bguy7
The Dragon Lord
How so?
Regardless, even if that's the case, making it more challenging to pick one doesn't change the fact that such a thing would negate a large part of the dynamics of starter Pokémon.