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You know, for the last few years I have been ruminating over whether they will eventually create remakes of the remakes... In other (hypothetical) words, this gen should have remakes of Red & Green, since this gen they are also remaking the generation in which the original gen 1 remakes were remade in. Sounds confusing, but interesting, doesn't it?? Now I am not at all implying that I actually think they will do that during this gen, because even to me that seems kinda silly and moreover redundant. But I am certain that at some point, they probably will be remaking Red/Green & Gold/Silver once more.

Oh wow, I got so many replies so soon @__@ Thank you for the awesome feedback~ Aggh, I can't believe I forgot that one! Yes, I totally agree, although it makes me think.... if that happened, then Magmar would probably be deserving of some second typing such as Rock... that way, the Magmar/Electabuzz/Jynx trio can stay in step with each other, AND they would form a type triangle similar to the starters: Jynx beats Elec with Psychic, Elec beats Magmar with Fighting, and Maggie beats Jynx with Fire/Rock. To be fair-y (aha, I am feeling punny) Snubbul and Granbul have always been titled Fairy Pokemon... but I also don't understand why... As for Blissey, I guess I am personally okay to let that one slide since they did already give SO many Normal types the Fairy makeover, but I am also inclined to fulfill her wish, too. Cryogonal=Ghost. YES. Accelgor definitely should not be overlooked for potential Dark type. I noticed that a LOT of you mentioned Florges, and you know what? I feel the same way! With Malamar, I am not as irritated by as you are, mainly because I find it intriguing much more than I hate it. But on one hand, Gothitelle deserves to be Dark/Psychic way more than this thing. Hmmm... Goodra... yeah, either Dragon/Poison or Dragon/Water. Omigosh Zimvader, sooo many @___@ The ones I left in the reply box are the ones that I most strongly agree with. In particular, Ledian and Politoed... ESPECIALLY Politoed, with all of his Hypnosis shenanigans. AS for Sunflora, I agree, but to a point; it's stats are just terrible. A long time ago, I designed my own evolution for him which gives him that typing, better stats, and the abilities Drought, Solar Power, and Photosynthesis which would basically be like Ice Body for the sun. I would rather it evolve to look more fiery and get better stats. Hmmm... Or maybe... can anyone say "Sunflorinite"? >:3 Grovyle: I love your point about it being weak to what it eats; I HATE it any time a Pokemon known to eat certain things is "weak" to what it eats. It really grinds my gears. Although, Fighting doesn't fit it imo, buuuut Dragon doesn't fix that aesthetic flaw, while Poison just feels like a cop out. Ohh, what to do? Banette being Ghost and Normal???? You genius, I wish I could hand you a cookie. That fits so well with it, while also giving immunity over two of its potential weaknesses. Victini, Cresselia and Mienshao should certainly be part fairy. Maractus is really boring... I agree that it needs SOME kind of second type, and it could be a sodding Dragon type for all I care, as long as it quits being so fricking boring. Yamask and Cofagrigus... part Rock? I think that is a fair compromise over Steel so it is unique (since we have Honedge now) and it can get a Sandstorm buff, which works well since it is found in a desert.

It is rare when gamefreak will retype species that have already been around for a few generations. In fact, they have only done it twice, and only in lieu of adding new types. Still, I can't help but feel there are more than a few missed typing opportunities. Here we can discuss these and their competitive and even their aesthetic benefits. Here is the list that I have off of the top of my head: BLASTOISE Oh, sad, forlorn Blastoise. When Gen 2 brought us the Steel type, a certain magnet Pokemon was given the blessing of the first type change, while Blastoise was left feeling kind of awkward. I mean, LOOK at it. With its metallic cannons and certainly a rigid shell, can you imagine it is made up of anything except steel? Sadly, the typing would have made it a competitive beast long before the dawn of Mega evolutions. Which, incidentally, STILL neglected to give him a metallic dip. Sigh. PRIMAPE I don't have as much to rant about here, but it always struck me as if it could pull off being a Fighting/Dark type. Sadly, this does not seem to have been considered. Moving on. FERALIGATR Why, oh why is this NOT a Water/Dark type? Then again, I suppose they wanted to just stick to monotyping that group of starters. Still, a sad excuse to not give the Big Jaws Pokemon a STAB Crunch. FLYGON I have always felt, aesthetically, that this should be Bug/Dragon. Then again, its current typing offers more advantages, and it would lose the Sandstorm immunity. So this one is debatable. MILOTIC I don't know where his mega is, but it had darn well make up for the serious lack of Fairy typing. MISMAGIUS One of my favorite Pokemon, and I have to say... WHAT were you thinking, Gamefreak??? This one should be Ghost/Fairy! It is the "Magical" Pokemon, after all! Plus that typing would expand its competitive utility and STAB coverage by so much. I cannot express well enough my vast disappointment. ABOUT HALF OF GEN FIVE Gen 5 irritated me more than any other with its typing choices. So many missed opportunities, so many that just feel aesthetically awkward. And, of course, my chiefest complaint is with the starters. AHEM. Are you all ready for this? SERPERIOR: Should be part Dragon. EMBOAR: This made a lot of people mad besides myself. Because reasons. This should be Fire/Ground. SAMUROTT: Let's see... has armor and swords made from shells, draws a lot of inspiration from samurais, has a code of honor akin to warriors... yup, this is pure Water!!! ....No. This deserves to be Water AND Fighting type. Enough said. AUDINO: Not being a Fairy, I can live with. But still, it feels a little off. COFAGRIGUS: Woulda made a neat Ghost/Steel, especially with all of the Pokedex entries detailing its GOLD and METAL body. GOTHITELLE: Should be Psychic/Dark. I mean, just look at it! That would feel so right! Plus, it learns a TON of Dark type attacks naturally! Plus that typing would have been such a boon. What more can I say? GARBODOR: One that I am most angry about, more than any of the above. If I could only choose to retype one, it would be him. He deserves to be our first Poison/Steel type, as he IS a trash heap, with obvious metal pieces making up his body. The typing would be great defensively, especially if they gave him 10 or 20 more base Def. There are honestly a few others from this gen, but they are mainly minor gripes. Moving on... From Gen 6, I feel they did an almost perfect job with typing. I only have a few small nitpicks... AROMATISSE: Hmm... uses strong chemical gases and has a mask reminiscent of plague doctors. Yup, this should be a Fairy/Poison type. Would be pretty neat defensively and offensively. HELIOPTILE and HELIOLISK: Imagine the implications if these guys truly lived up to the sun-powered gimmick and were Fire/Electric?? With Dry Skin, it would have been immune to water and a bigger beast in the sun with Solar Power. Actually, it would be able to dominate three of the four weather types this way. Its Base Stats would have stopped it from being too OP with that typing, which I feel is perfect. XERNEAS: Fairy and Grass would have given this whole trio some dual typing, and it would have evened out the playing field between Xerneas and Yveltal. Plus, its design and mythos draws a lot of inspiration from the Norse myth of the World Tree, which would befit the typing even more. (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) (-o-) Well, that is all I have for now. If anyone out there has anything to say add, I would be happy to hear it.