How Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Paradox Pokemon's Types May Change
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are less than three months away from their release, and many fans are eager to discover what Paldea has to offer in terms of challenges, secrets, and of course, new pocket monsters. According to the leaks, Gen 9 will feature a slew of new creatures that range from entirely never-before-seen species to regional forms and the rumored Paradox Pokemon, which are Pokemon that time-traveled from the past or the future and whose existence causes some form of inconsistency. And yet, three months from launch, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have only revealed 12 new Pokemon, which is an abysmal amount compared to past reveal cycles, especially that for Gen 7 games.
Although Paradox Pokemon have not been officially announced in any of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailers, they have been consistently brought up by leakers as a big part of the games. There are supposed to be eight Paradox Pokemon from the past and eight from the future, with them possibly being version-exclusive monsters for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, respectively. These Paradox Pokemon are allegedly all dual-types, with most of them swapping types to something else. As such, based on the leaks, it's worth discussing how each of these creatures could change its type combination and what the possible themes behind the changes might be.
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Starting with Paradox Pokemon from the past, leakers confirmed that Misdreavus is not only getting a new form, but it's going to be a popular type combination in the form of Ghost/Fairy. Paradox Amoongus was one of the very first revealed of the bunch, and it's allegedly not retaining its original form's Poison type, which
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