There are only a few dual-types left that Game Freak hasn't tapped into across Pokémon's extensive 30-year history, with Fire/Fairy among the most-requested. However, according to reputable leaker Centro, fans might finally get their wish soon enough with Winds and Waves.
In a new post to X, they shared a rumor making the rounds right now among insiders: supposedly, Browt's evolution will become a Grass/Ground type, Gecqua's will be a Water/Psychic type, and Pombon's line will secure the ever-elusive Fire/Fairy type—marking the fluffy little Pomeranian as the series' first.
The idea of a tiny pom-pom evolving into one of the most powerful 'mons in the franchise's history is a little hard to wrap my head around, but it might have sold me on the yappy handbag dog. Not only would that mean immunity to Dragon types, but it would also boast a natural resistance to Bug, Dark, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ice, and Fire, making it an all-round Pokédex titan. From the purse of Paris Hilton to contending with box-art legendaries.
The other missing type pairings are: Normal/Ice, Normal/Bug, Normal/Rock, Normal/Steel, Ice/Poison, Ground/Fairy, Bug/Dragon, Rock/Ghost.
Pombon is stealing the limelight a little with its...
