Since Pokémon Red and Green were released in 1996 (Japan) the franchise has given us new and exciting creatures with each installment. However, after 8 generations, there are still 27 unused type combinations. Additionally, many of the new type combinations players have been given are restricted exclusively to Legendary, or limited to only 1 Pokémon. Gengar, for example, is still the only Ghost/Poison-type to have appeared, and it has been around since Gen 1.
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On the flip side, Game Freak has gone a bit over the top with a few other type combinations, and now there's an abundance. So with that, here are 5 type combinations players want to see, and 5 they've seen enough.
10 Players Want: Normal/Ghost
Just think of the strengths! With 3 immunities in Normal, Ghost, and Fighting, plus a resistance to Bug and Poison, this would be one of the best defensive type combinations ever. Offensively, it would benefit from the vast move pool available to Normal-types, the fact that Ghost is resisted by only Dark-types, and only Normal would be immune to it.
As a bonus, this could be the first type combination able to truly take advantage of the Rattled ability. Rattled gives a speed boost each time it is hit with a Bug, Dark, or Ghost move. Since its only weakness would be Dark moves, Rattled would transform that weakness into a strength.
9 They've Seen Enough: Rock/Water
There are already 11 Rock/Water-type Pokémon hanging around as of Gen 8. It is certainly not a bad type combination, as it has 6 types that its attacks are super effective against, and only 4 defensive weaknesses (a low number for most Rock-types.) However, it does suffer from a quadruple weakness to Grass moves. That's not to say that Rock/Water doesn't also have its gems, with Kabutops and Omastar. Kabutops is uncommonly fast by Rock-type standards, and Omastar is a great Special Attacker (almost unheard of for Rock-types.) Not bad entries for the first ever Fossil Pokémon in the series. It is just odd to see the fixation that has developed around this type combination since Gen 1.
8 Players Want: Ice/Poison
For starters, Ice is a strong, hard-hitting offensive type, and the Poison half of this combination actually manages to redeem the high number of weaknesses normally associated with Ice-types, giving Ice/Poison at least some defensive uses. Ice/Poison-types would be able to hit 5 different types for Super Effective damage, while only being weak against Fire, Steel, Psychic, Rock, and Ground. An interesting design idea for this combination would be the dangerously, elegance of an icy snake (truly cold blooded) with snowflakes or ice crystals for scales.
7 They've Seen Enough: Normal/Flying
Now here is an interesting one, as this is the most common type combination with 28 entries, to date. Right off the bat, the Normal side of this combination reduces Flying's resistance to Fighting attacks, so that Fighting moves are now Effective. The typing is fairly, solid otherwise and the immunity to Ghost moves is nice. Normal/Flying does have a couple of standout entries, with Staraptor and Toucannon. Staraptor, in particular, has two excellent Abilities in Intimidate and Reckless, and also boasts a very high Attack Stat. Still, the overuse of Normal/Flying is astounding when you consider the fact that there is only 1 pure Flying-type in the entire National Pokédex (Tornadus) and it is a Legendary.
6 Players Want: Dragon/Fairy
Admittedly, the Fairy-type hasn't been around long, having first been introduced in Gen 6, but that's really no excuse the delay in giving players this truly mythical type pairing.
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Fairy/Dragon would have excellent defenses, with 7 Resistances, 1 Immunity, and only 4 Weaknesses in Ice, Poison, Steel, and Fairy. Add that to the offensive powerhouse which comes with the Dragon side of the equation, and you can easily see that Fairy/Dragon would be a beast! It would be interesting to see if Game Freak could resist the urge to make this doubly mythical creature a Legendary.
5 They've Seen Enough: Bug/Flying
Let's just go ahead and admit it, most Bug/Flying-type Pokémon are just not good. So, why would there be a need for 15 (current count) of them? They have a quadruple weakness to Rock moves (which are extremely common) and the Pokémon themselves usually lack the Stats and Abilities to help them stand out. The single exception is Yanmega, which has both the Speed Boost and Tinted Lens Ability, combined with high Speed and Attack stats. Yanmega hits fast and hard! Unfortunately, it simply cannot carry the weight of the other 14 Bug/Flying entries in the Pokédex.
4 Players Want: Fire/Grass
It might not sound like a great combination at first, but Fire/Grass complement each other offensively to the tune of hitting 7 types Super Effectively! Defensively, this type combination would have double Resistance to Electric, Fairy, and Steel, with quadruple Resistance to Grass. It would only have Weaknesses to Flying, Poison, and Rock. As a bonus, the Drought Ability would make a Fire/Grass-type the ultimate Sun Pokémon, as Fire moves benefit from a 50% power boost in Sun, and the Moves Solar Beam and Solar Blade can be executed in 1 turn instead of the 2 they usually require.
3 They've seen enough: Bug/Poison
There are a dozen Bug/Poison-types in the National Pokédex. This really seems to be just an experiment to see what happens when you combine 2 types that are somewhat lacking on their own. The resulting combination is, well, just okay. While Poison is a weak offensive type, it is solid defensively. So, it does help strengthen the Bug half of the combination and prevents any quadruple weaknesses. However, Venomoth and Scolipede are currently the only noteworthy members of the Bug/Poison family.
2 Players Want: Ice/Dragon
This is an obvious type combination that is being overlooked. Currently, the only Ice/Dragon-type is the Legendary Kyurem. Ice and Dragon are both powerful offensive types, which makes it a force to be reckoned with. It is resistant to all 3 starter types, plus Ice and Electric, with weaknesses to Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Rock, and Steel. Since the obvious design for this type is an icy reptile, the Ability Ice Scales would be a fantastic fit.
1 They've Seen Enough: Grass/Poison
In addition to having 16 Grass/Poison-types out there, this type combination is also very similar to Bug/Poison. Poison helps make up for a lot of Grass weaknesses defensively, and Grass/Poison-types hit Super Effectively on 5 other types. Roserade and Venasaur are the beloved stars of the family. Roserade breaks a lot of Grass-type conventions, by being a fast, offensive Pokemon with a huge Special Attack stat and a large pool of moves available.
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