Summary
A creativePokemonfan has reimagined several Starter Evolutions that were previously classified under a single element as dual-types. At the beginning of every mainlinePokemongame, players are given the choice between one of three different creatures to serve as their first Pokemon, each one embodying a base element of Grass, Fire, and Water. In theoriginal PokemonRed and Bluefor the Nintendo Game Boy, this choice also served as a difficulty option for the first two Gym leaders, and this would set the standard format for thePokemonseries that continues in the recentPokemon Scarlet and Violet.
The Starter Pokemon in every generation are also the first stage in an evolutionary line, giving the players a sense of growth as their original creature gains newer and stronger forms as they journey across the world ofPokemon. Bulbasaur,theRed and BlueGrass/Poison Starterthat is also the very first Pokemon in general, begins its line as a dual-type, but laterPokemongames would have their Starter Evolutions gain new types as they transform - which in turn grants them new strengths and weaknesses to go along with their altered appearance and enhanced attacks.
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APokemonfan by the Reddit handle of mrjnebula has now gone through every Starter evolution trio that retains at least one solo-type creature in its final stage and has given them a secondary element befitting their design and nature. For the simplicity of the list, mrjnebula skips thePokemongenerations that already have dual types for all three Starters, such asScarlet and Violet. Hence, whileRed and Blue’s Venusaur retains its Grass/Poison typing and Charizard is still a Fire/Flying Pokemon, Blastoise is granted the power of Water and Steel.
This reimagining then continues toPokemon Gold and Silver’s Starters, granting Meganium Fairy abilities to go with its regular Grass typing, the fiery Typhlosion a secondary Dark element, and Feraligatr a mix of Water and Dragon powers. WhileRuby and Saphire’s Blaziken is already a Fire/Fighting hybrid and Swampert a Water/Ground mix, mrjnebula gives Sceptile the Grass/Dragon typing ofits later Mega Evolution. Likewise,Black and White’s Emboar keeps its Fire/Fighting nature as Serperior becomes a Grass/Dragon mix and Samurott a Water/Steel fusion. Finally,Sword and Shield’s Rillaboom and Cinderace are made into Grass/Ground and Fire/Rock types respectively, while the Water Starter Inteleon gains a Dark element.
Many of the Starter evolutions featured in mrjnebula’s reenvisioning already gain a secondary type in a later form, as is the case when Charizard becomesthe Fire/Dark dual-type Mega Charizard X. All the same, the choices they make for the ones that retain their single-type nature are logical for the most part, and could very well fit intoPokemoncanon should Nintendo decide to retcon one of these Starter evolutions in the future.
