The Pokemon Sword and Shield era is rapidly coming to a close now that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are only three months away from release and the World Championship for Gen 8 is taking place in London. Gen 9 games will likely revolutionize the franchise with new additions and many pocket monsters, which seems extremely likely considering the leaks about Pokemon Scarlet andViolet's exact number of Pokemon. One of the most interesting aspects of new mainline Pokemon games is discovering exciting type combinations both new and old that change meaning and shape in the new generation, creating unique critters.
An example is that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's new Fire Pokemon will have a unique concept; according to the leaks, it will have two different split evolutions based on the version one is playing, and they will be a fiery warrior and a flaming sword, completing each other. The leaked Pokedex also includes multiple Pokemon Scarlet and Violet critters with unused type combinations, such as a Poison/Steel engine Pokemon and Fire/Grass hybrid chili pepper pocket monster. And yet, a type combination that catches the eye in Gen 9 comes from the rumored hammer Pokemon, which is allegedly going to be a three-stage monster that's also Fairy/Steel.
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This leaked monster is a big deal because Fairy/Steel is one of the best type combinations in the game, if not the very best, as it comes with a weakness to Fire and Ground, but also with a total of nine resistances and immunity to two types. On the defensive side, Fairy/Steel Pokemon are very desirable because of these reasons, but also because by being half Fairy-type one of the immunities is to
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