Unleash the Ultimate Power: Mind-Blowing Pokemon Starter Evolutions with Dual-Typing!
An imaginative Pokemon fan adds a creative twist to each trio of third-stage Starters by assigning them a second element that perfectly complements their unique design and personality
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A Pokemon fan on Reddit has given Starter Evolutions that were previously single types a secondary element that suits their design and nature.
In this reimagining, Blastoise is bestowed with the prowess of Water and Steel, Meganium gains Fairy abilities, and Typhlosion acquires a secondary Dark element. The selection of these changes is not only logically coherent but also has the potential to seamlessly integrate into the future of the Pokemon series.
A creative Pokemon fan has reimagined the Starter Evolutions, previously classified as single-element, as dual-types. In every mainline Pokemon game, players are given the option to choose one of three creatures as their first Pokemon, each representing Grass, Fire, or Water. In the original Pokemon Red and Blue for Nintendo Game Boy, this choice also determined the difficulty of the first two Gym leaders, setting the standard format for future Pokemon games like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
The Starter Pokemon in each generation mark the beginning of an evolutionary line, allowing players to witness their original creature's growth through newer and stronger forms as they explore the Pokemon world. Bulbasaur, the Red and Blue Grass/Poison Starter and the first Pokemon ever, starts as a dual-type. However, as Pokemon games progressed, Starter Evolutions gained new types during their transformations. This not only changed their appearance and boosted their attacks, but also introduced new strengths and weaknesses.
A Reddit user named mrjnebula, who is a Pokemon fan, has taken the initiative to reimagine the final evolutions of Starter Pokemon with a single type by giving them a secondary element that suits their design and characteristics. In order to keep the list concise, mrjnebula excludes Pokemon generations that already have dual typings for all three Starters, such as Scarlet and Violet. As a result, while Venusaur from Red and Blue maintains its Grass/Poison typing and Charizard remains a Fire/Flying Pokemon, Blastoise now possesses the powers of Water and Steel.
This reimagining continues into Pokemon Gold and Silver, where Meganium gains Fairy abilities in addition to its original Grass typing, Typhlosion gains a secondary Dark element to match its fiery nature, and Feraligatr possesses a combination of Water and Dragon powers. In Ruby and Sapphire, Blaziken remains a Fire/Fighting hybrid and Swampert retains its Water/Ground typing, but Sceptile now carries the Grass/Dragon typing of its later Mega Evolution. Likewise, Emboar from Black and White maintains its Fire/Fighting nature, while Serperior becomes a Grass/Dragon mix and Samurott becomes a Water/Steel fusion. Finally, in Sword and Shield, Rillaboom becomes a Grass/Ground type, Cinderace becomes a Fire/Rock type, and the Water Starter Inteleon gains a Dark element.
Several Starter evolutions in mrjnebula's reenvisioning already acquire a secondary type in their later forms, like Charizard transforming into the Fire/Dark dual-type Mega Charizard X. However, the choices made for the remaining single-type evolutions are mostly logical and could potentially be incorporated into the Pokemon canon if Nintendo decides to retcon one of these Starter evolutions in the future.
