

You might have read up on this before, but Gen 3’s Whismur family was originally supposed to have a unique ability called “Cacophony.” While details of the ability’s effect are scarce, it’s reasonable to assume it was noise-related. Instead, I’d like to focus on the fact that Game Freak could have originally been intending to introduce new types with each successive generation, as evidenced by a Gen 3 ability that was cut during development. I’ve already talked about how the invention of Dark Pokemon is still probably the best thing that ever happened to the series - that’s not what I’m interested in today. Related: I Love That Grookey Is Everyone’s Mate In New Pokemon Snap While Gen 2 launched with 16 types - Water, Fire, Grass, Electric, Normal, Rock, Ground, Ice, Psychic, Ghost, Flying, Fighting, Poison, Bug, and Dragon - Gen 2 went on to introduce both the Dark and Steel types. The thing is, there’s quite a bit of evidence that suggests a 19th type could have been in development almost two decades ago. That’s the beauty of having 18 distinct elemental types and an enormous amount of hybrid combinations between them - everyone has their own favourite typing, all of which are completely valid. I’m a Water trainer for the most part, although I also have a soft spot for Dark-, Ghost-, and Grass-types. While most people often get stuck on the last one - which is always different - I reckon the majority of us Pokemon fans have a fairly decent idea of every Pokemon type.
