Summary
APokemonfan has taken the time to put together a chart that displays the first pocket monster of every type and dual type ever introduced. Since launching in 1996 withPokemon Red and Blue, thePokemonseries has grown its bestiary from 151 to over a thousand of the adorable, battling creatures. These Pokemon are divided into different types, from Fire, Grass, and Water to Psychic, Fighting, Steel, and many more.
On top of these different, pure types, many Pokemon are actually dual types, being a part of two groups at the same time. With 18 types, this means that there are a total of 171 different possible combinations. While there are somecommonly used Pokemon types, others are quite rare, and some still haven’t appeared yet. Thankfully, there’s now a chart to help gamers get a handle on the various possibilities.
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On Reddit,Pokemonfan Cylasbreakdown has shared the chart they’ve made that shows every possible type and combination along with the first Pokemon to appear in each category. For those combinations that have yet to receive a Pokemon, an Unown was inserted into the space. The chart offers some fun pieces of trivia for fans wondering when a certain combination first appeared and also helps gamers to identify which combinations are yet to be found in the games. Some players may be surprised to discover just how many combinations don’t exist yet, including Normal-Steel, Fairy-Fire, and Poison-Ice.
Fellow Reddit users andPokemonfans had lots of positive things to say about the chart and several had fun finding interesting patterns in the provided data. One complained that there’s still no Dragon-Bug type. Another noted that it took until Registeel in Gen 3 for a pure Steel type to appear. There may be dozens ofpowerful Steel types inPokemonnow, but it took three games for a basic Steel type to even make an appearance.
Balancing the strengths and weaknesses of different types is a major part of the meta of the franchise, and there’s no shortage of debate regardingwhich Pokemon type combinations are best. This chart offers a fun way to visualize the possibilities and keep track of when different combinations first appeared.
This chart also highlights how recently some combinations first appeared and how many combinations still only have a single representative in the games at this time. There are lots ofrare Pokemon type combinations that Gen 10 could add more ofand plenty that still need to be introduced to the world. Fans can only hope that some more slots will be filled in on this chart when the nextPokemongames are eventually released.
