Pokemon Fan Has Idea to Make Dual-Types Matter More

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Since the inception ofPokemon, many of the creatures have had dual-typings. While there are a lot of single-type Pokemon, there were many who would feature two types, especially when fully evolved. This included some of the most popular pocket monsters, such as Charizard, who is a Fire/Flying type. Now, one fan has an idea on how to make having two types matter more.

Pokemon with dual-types had more strengths and weakness than those who had a single type. However, it never mattered much which type was the primary and which was the secondary. Pokemon would get the STAB attribute for both regardless.

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One Redditor by the name Bulbamew has come up with an idea to make whether a typing is the primary or the secondary matter a lot more. They mention that many pocket monsters in the early generation Pokemon games were Rock/Ground-type, while Rhydon was Ground/Rock, and that there really was no point in there being a distinction since it did not make a difference in battle.

To help make which type was primary and which was secondary matter more, Bulbamew suggested that a Pokemon only get the STAB attribute for the primary. The example they used would be Rhydon receiving a stronger Earthquake, while Golem gains a more powerful Stone Edge. This would be important as the games continue to be made, as each entry in the franchise has introduced new forms for some Pokemon, as well as type changes mid-battle through some mechanics such as Mega Evolutions.

Bulbamew does state that this change should only affect offense and not defense, as that would make things too complicated. The only negative that they see with their proposed change would be Flying-type