Fossil Pokémon We Want To See Added After Gen 9
has been neglecting fossil Pokémon for the past three generations, so it's very likely new additions will be added in Generation 10. Fossil Pokémon are some of the most creative designs in the franchise, and while they have little viability competitively, they still make for fun parts of a player's team. Some of this weakness is partly due to the requirement, outside of Generation 8, where one of a fossil Pokémon's types is always Rock. This is an issue as while Rock-Types have a good offense, they also have equally poor defense.
With the exception of Generation 2, every Generation from one to six received at least two new fossil Pokémon. For some reason, this trend stopped with Generation 7, and while did have fossil Pokémon, it was with a new gimmick that combined different parts of prehistoric Pokémon. However, this did create some unique Pokémon, like Dracovish, who became a competitive monster. The recently released Generation 9 returned to an absence of fossil Pokémon, likely due to the prehistoric and future themes of the titles.
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The best inspirations for fossil Pokémon after Gen 9 would be the Iguanodon and Troodon. Most fossil Pokémon are from relatively well-known species, making these two more notable dinosaurs prime options. The Iguanodon, while somewhat dated, has seen action in movies and television and is also one of the few known dinosaurs to have something akin to thumbs. The Troodon, while not as media famous, is still a popular dinosaur and believed to be the smartest one that ever existed.
The Iguanodon would be the franchise's first Rock/Fighting fossil Pokémon. It earns itself 's popular Fighting-Type due to its thumb-like claw and the
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