Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's New Pokemon Types Are All Over the Place

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Even though the announcement of Pokemon Scarlet andViolet came back in February, The Pokemon Company has been surprisingly silent about the Gen 9 games and what they entail. While this could be a new marketing approach following the many early reveals in the Pokemon Sun and Moon era, something that Pokemon Sword and Shield and Pokemon Legends: Arceus suffered from in Gen 8, official information about Gen 9 is scarce. Still, many leaks and rumors started to appear online early, to the point that the whole Paldean Pokedex has thus far been leaked with only a few things remaining a mystery.

Just like all mainline Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's starters have been a major topic of discussion among fans who were eager to know what they could evolve into. Some leaks talked about the appearance of the starters' final evolutions, but more precise leaks came for Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly's type combinations, which seem to be similar to those of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, but swapping the second type for the Grass and Water starters. Now that Pokemon Scarlet andViolet's entire Pokedex is out in the wild, some weird trends can be highlighted about the dominance of some types over others in terms of representation.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Should Learn From Gen 8's Approach to Champion Leon

Not all Pokemon games from the main series have an overall balanced Pokedex in terms of types and types combinations, with the Gen 4 Sinnoh region being a primary example. Sinnoh is renowned to be the region with the least amount of Fire-type Pokemon available up until the post-game section, and while that is even explained by the lore of the games, it still remains an odd choice. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet won't apparently be