6th Gen Re-Typing Pokemon - Which Pokemon Should be Re-Typed?

[Aeroblast]

It would've been perfect chance for Charizard to get Fire/Dragon, though that means it does get weakness to ground, which is a small drawback compared to the 4x stealth rock weakness instead of 2x.

 

[Shrew]

Back in generation II, the only pokemon who had their types changed were Magnemite and Magneton, because of the new steel typing. Likewise, I hope that the only pokemon that get a new type are those that become part fairy.

I do, however, believe that megas are good opportunities for Gamefreak to rectify pokemon who's typings don't make sense.

 

[tnfsf11]

I think certain pokes should be part-Fairy, like:

• Lilligant
• Politoed
• Bellossom
• Milotic
• Togekiss (Fairy/Flying)

Politoed has the top priority to me, I just love his design, when I first had him in Gold I was a bit disappointed that he was pure Water, back then I thought he was going to be Water/Grass, but now since we have Ludicolo he should be part Fairy...

 

[Black Dynamite]

I've been thinking about the re-typing that has been going on with Fairy type (Marill, Gardevoir, Jigglypuff, and others), and my mind wandered to some other Pokemon.

Most prominently, I think Wailord should be Water / Flying. He is based on a blimp, and at 47' long and 800~lbs, he is less dense than air. He could not possibly dive under water unless he filled his body with water, at which point he would become exponentially more heavy.

Are there any Pokemon you can think of that should be re-typed in gen 6? Fairy or otherwise?

gyrados = dragon water
charizard = dragon fire
stunfisk = ground, water, electric. oh yeah i think it should have 3 types.
milotic could possibly be part fairy i could understand that

 

[blue]

Gyarados needs to become Water/Dragon for obvious reasons... I mean where are it's wings?

Lumineon needs to become Water/Fairy because it's a beautiful yet underrated Pokémon that would totally benefit from a type addition.

 

[xseed]

-charizard:fire/dragon
-sceptile:grass/dragon
-serperior:grass/dragon
-meganium:grass/fairy
-emboar:fire/earth and it shouldnt stand up on 2 legs and it should have horns.
-blastoise:water/steel
-flygon:bug/ground or bug/dragon
-lucario:fight/fairy(doesnt make too much sense if its steel right?)
-gallade:fairy/fight
-empoleon:water/ice

 

[Cameo]

-charizard:fire/dragon
-sceptile:grass/dragon
-serperior:grass/dragon
-meganium:grass/fairy
-emboar:fire/earth and it shouldnt stand up on 2 legs and it should have horns.
-blastoise:water/steel
-flygon:bug/ground or bug/dragon
-lucario:fight/fairy(doesnt make too much sense if its steel right?)
-gallade:fairy/fight
-empoleon:water/ice

I don't agree with you on all of these. For example I don't understand why Flygon should be removed from Dragon-type and given Bug-type instead. It would be even more weak to Ice-type attacks as it already has 2x weakness for it because of Dragon-type. Plus if you remove Ground-type, it would make no sense that you find it from deserts. Also, there is no Earth-type and if Emboar would be Fire/Ground-typed it's whole design should be changed as it resembles a Mexican wrestler at the moment and it won't happen unless they give it Mega Evolution. They have not changed any pokémon's design to remember ever so not likely. But overall Ground-type would be much better than Fighting. Hopefully if it gets Mega Evolution it will return to it's four and turn out to be Fire/Ground. Though that would give it a major weakness for Water-type attacks. Lucario being Fighting/Fairy just. Makes. No. Sense. :D Sorry, it just doesn't have any kind of fairy-ish look in it and it has all those metal spikes in it's arms and the same goes to Gallade. Just doesn't seem really fairy-ish unlike it's counter part Gardevoir which clearly has some of those traits in it. Plus whole Ralts-line has been presented as Psychic to begin with, there's no logic to retype Gallade completely. Meganium going Fairy-type would completely overpower it and leave Feraligatr into shadow which I think should then be retyped to Water/Dragon atleast as it is a crocodile. And crocodiles are basicly the real life dragons. Serperior on the other hand looks too snake like to be partly Dragon. I could see it going Grass/Poison or possibly even Ground which to help to bring it to competitive playing. Empoleon in the other hand - well, I don't have any reason's why it shouldn't be retyped but it's already pretty impressive as Water/Steel plus it's design really has sort of these manners. The crown for example. Being Ice would drop it to the floor basicly and make it worse than what it is now, no point in doing that. Blastoise on the other hand could need some assist but that propably won't happen as they has announced it's Mega Evolution already and there was no mention it being retyped.

Personally I feel like Gyarados would need to be retyped as it has way too bad weakness for Electric-type being Water/Flying. It doesn't have any kind of wings for example. But I hope that if it gets Mega Evolution it's form would be retyped to Water/Dragon atleast then.

Lumineon is... well, useless in my opinion so it really deserves some love as well as Castform (which could be retyped to Normal/Fairy), Stunfisk and many other. One of the many I want to get retyped is Togepi-line as it clearly yells out FAIRY when it evolves into Togetic and Togekiss. :P

 

[jellotime91]

-charizard:fire/dragon
-sceptile:grass/dragon
-serperior:grass/dragon
-meganium:grass/fairy
-emboar:fire/earth and it shouldnt stand up on 2 legs and it should have horns.
-blastoise:water/steel
-flygon:bug/ground or bug/dragon
-lucario:fight/fairy(doesnt make too much sense if its steel right?)
-gallade:fairy/fight
-empoleon:water/ice

Ok.
Sure.
Ermmm maybe not.
Why?
No.. And, it does stand on 2 legs..
Yes!
No.
What. It's Steel type. You don't see the metal spikes?
Wha.... Why?
NOOOOOOO.

 

[Shiny Celebi]

I want Celebi to become Fairy/Grass: It could be good for it, and as Psychic/Grass it has a whopping 7 weaknesses.This change would remove it's Dark and Ghost type weaknesses, and give a few more resistances as well.

I don't see this happening but Misderevus and Mismagius could become Ghost/Fairy Supposedly they are based of Banshees which supposedly falls under the definition of Fairies, plus it would be nice to diversify the Fairy type.

I would love to see Gyarados become Water/Dragon,I don't see why it is part Flying type at all.

That's all I have for now.

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

I want Celebi to become Fairy/Grass: It could be good for it, and as Psychic/Grass it has a whopping 7 weaknesses.This change would remove it's Dark and Ghost type weaknesses, and give a few more resistances as well.

I don't see this happening but Misderevus and Mismagius could become Ghost/Fairy Supposedly they are based of Banshees which supposedly falls under the definition of Fairies, plus it would be nice to diversify the Fairy type.

I would love to see Gyarados become Water/Dragon,I don't see why it is part Flying type at all.

That's all I have for now.

I agree Misdreavus' line should become part Fairy seeing how it's based on a Banshee plus. Now it becoming a Fairy will remove it's weakness to Dark types. It's only weaknesses will be Steel, and Ghost moves. Plus it'll have a 1/4 weakness to bug types (not like many will try to use a bug move against it)

 

[Jimmyray]

I think the distribution of the fairy type has to be done carefully, I'm definitely against Marill becoming fairy, some may disagree but I just fail to see how this bares any resemblance to a fairy whatsoever

I also thought Gardevoir was a strange one to a lesser extent. Actually I thought light or sound would have been a lot more appropriate for a new type, because there are so many pokemon who obviously fit those categories, more so than Fairy. The whole fairy thing feels to me as though it was just plucked out of the air to me, I think it just should have stayed as an egg type. I also think that the fairy type leans way too much towards psychic and normal types, I think most other types of pokemon just wouldn't make sense as fairies (Marill) with the exception of a few. This is where Light would have been good (Ampharos, Lanturn, Sunflora, Lumineon, Cresselia, Cherrim) particularly as it fits in perfectly as the opposite of dark.

I dislike retyping in some ways because it does no favours for the anime, of course I know the game came before the anime but to me the logic within the pokemon universe has just lost all meaning. Maybe I'm wrong for trying to apply logic to pokemon but that's just my opinion. I actually think a better way to have gone about changing competitive play and typing complexity would have been to allow certain pokemon to have 3 types, and just redo the maths for the effectiveness e.g. Charizard - Fire/Dragon/Flying, Lugia - Psychic/Flying/Water, Drapion - Poison/Dark/Bug. However at the same time I do think most old pokemon should be left as they are. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Purely for in game, this is what I think should actually happen in X/Y:

Gyarados - How is this flying? It can't even learn fly! Water/Dragon
Pinsir - Bug/Fighting
Mr. Mime - Psychic/Fairy
Kangaskhan - Normal/Dark (Although maybe a mega evolution is enough of an addition)
Ursaring - Normal/Dark
Azelf, Uxie, Mesprit - Psychic/Fairy
Darkrai - Dark/Ghost
Mantine - Water (I would say Water/Poison if it was based on a sting ray, just not flying)
Anorith/Armaldo - Water/Rock
Milotic - Water/Fairy
Gorebyss - Water/Fairy
Shinx/Luxio/Luxray - Electric/Dark
Wobbuffet - Psychic/Fairy
Psyduck/Golduck - Water/Psychic (PSYduck!?!?)
Lilligant - Grass/Fairy


Plus obvious fairies - Clefairy & Chansey evolution lines, Audino. Maybe Celebi but with the 2 type limit you can't really touch it.

DO NOT TOUCH PIKACHU

 

[MarinoKadame]

I think the distribution of the fairy type has to be done carefully, I'm definitely against Marill becoming fairy, some may disagree but I just fail to see how this bares any resemblance to a fairy whatsoever

I also thought Gardevoir was a strange one to a lesser extent. Actually I thought light or sound would have been a lot more appropriate for a new type, because there are so many pokemon who obviously fit those categories, more so than Fairy. The whole fairy thing feels to me as though it was just plucked out of the air to me, I think it just should have stayed as an egg type. I also think that the fairy type leans way too much towards psychic and normal types, I think most other types of pokemon just wouldn't make sense as fairies (Marill) with the exception of a few. This is where Light would have been good (Ampharos, Lanturn, Sunflora, Lumineon, Cresselia, Cherrim) particularly as it fits in perfectly as the opposite of dark.

I dislike retyping in some ways because it does no favours for the anime, of course I know the game came before the anime but to me the logic within the pokemon universe has just lost all meaning. Maybe I'm wrong for trying to apply logic to pokemon but that's just my opinion. I actually think a better way to have gone about changing competitive play and typing complexity would have been to allow certain pokemon to have 3 types, and just redo the maths for the effectiveness e.g. Charizard - Fire/Dragon/Flying, Lugia - Psychic/Flying/Water, Drapion - Poison/Dark/Bug. However at the same time I do think most old pokemon should be left as they are. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Purely for in game, this is what I think should actually happen in X/Y:

Gyarados - How is this flying? It can't even learn fly! Water/Dragon
Pinsir - Bug/Fighting
Mr. Mime - Psychic/Fairy
Kangaskhan - Normal/Dark (Although maybe a mega evolution is enough of an addition)
Ursaring - Normal/Dark
Azelf, Uxie, Mesprit - Psychic/Fairy
Darkrai - Dark/Ghost
Mantine - Water (I would say Water/Poison if it was based on a sting ray, just not flying)
Anorith/Armaldo - Water/Rock
Milotic - Water/Fairy
Gorebyss - Water/Fairy
Shinx/Luxio/Luxray - Electric/Dark
Wobbuffet - Psychic/Fairy
Psyduck/Golduck - Water/Psychic (PSYduck!?!?)
Lilligant - Grass/Fairy


Plus obvious fairies - Clefairy & Chansey evolution lines, Audino. Maybe Celebi but with the 2 type limit you can't really touch it.

DO NOT TOUCH PIKACHU

The fact about Anorith and Armaldo is they are crustaceas that later became bugs.

 

[Jimmyray]

The fact about Anorith and Armaldo is they are crustaceas that later became bugs.

Bulbapedia:

Anorith is an aquatic, arthropod-like, greenish-gray Pokémon that uses the eight flexible, white-and-red appendages on both sides of its body to propel itself through the water

As someone mentioned before, it's laughable how it's from the water yet water is super-effective against it. I just don't like the idea that it is from and can conjure water and yet water does extra damage to it. The only time this should be acceptable is with dragons I think.

 

[Cameo]

I think the distribution of the fairy type has to be done carefully, I'm definitely against Marill becoming fairy, some may disagree but I just fail to see how this bares any resemblance to a fairy whatsoever

I also thought Gardevoir was a strange one to a lesser extent. Actually I thought light or sound would have been a lot more appropriate for a new type, because there are so many pokemon who obviously fit those categories, more so than Fairy. The whole fairy thing feels to me as though it was just plucked out of the air to me, I think it just should have stayed as an egg type. I also think that the fairy type leans way too much towards psychic and normal types, I think most other types of pokemon just wouldn't make sense as fairies (Marill) with the exception of a few. This is where Light would have been good (Ampharos, Lanturn, Sunflora, Lumineon, Cresselia, Cherrim) particularly as it fits in perfectly as the opposite of dark.

I dislike retyping in some ways because it does no favours for the anime, of course I know the game came before the anime but to me the logic within the pokemon universe has just lost all meaning. Maybe I'm wrong for trying to apply logic to pokemon but that's just my opinion. I actually think a better way to have gone about changing competitive play and typing complexity would have been to allow certain pokemon to have 3 types, and just redo the maths for the effectiveness e.g. Charizard - Fire/Dragon/Flying, Lugia - Psychic/Flying/Water, Drapion - Poison/Dark/Bug. However at the same time I do think most old pokemon should be left as they are. Don't fix what isn't broken.

Purely for in game, this is what I think should actually happen in X/Y:

Gyarados - How is this flying? It can't even learn fly! Water/Dragon
Pinsir - Bug/Fighting
Mr. Mime - Psychic/Fairy
Kangaskhan - Normal/Dark (Although maybe a mega evolution is enough of an addition)
Ursaring - Normal/Dark
Azelf, Uxie, Mesprit - Psychic/Fairy
Darkrai - Dark/Ghost
Mantine - Water (I would say Water/Poison if it was based on a sting ray, just not flying)
Anorith/Armaldo - Water/Rock
Milotic - Water/Fairy
Gorebyss - Water/Fairy
Shinx/Luxio/Luxray - Electric/Dark
Wobbuffet - Psychic/Fairy
Psyduck/Golduck - Water/Psychic (PSYduck!?!?)
Lilligant - Grass/Fairy


Plus obvious fairies - Clefairy & Chansey evolution lines, Audino. Maybe Celebi but with the 2 type limit you can't really touch it.

DO NOT TOUCH PIKACHU

I just don't understand why people still complain that we got Fairy-type instead of Light-type. I don't mean to be rude but I have once already stated on this forum through hard evidence that light is actually created by electricity and/or fire so it isn't plausible to be used as a type. Plus it would cause really many problems. For example how about Grass-type pokémon who can use Solarbeam which clearly is based on photosynthesis and is a light-based attack. Would it still be Grass-type or would it be Light-type? And if it were to be Light-type, would Grass-type pokémon still be able to use it. And how about all those Fire-type pokémon as they create light with their flames? They should be retyped to be Fire/Light-type because it would make no sense that they create light but still aren't Light-typed.

When it comes to Fairy-type, I find it a really innovative way to go with. In the end the whole idea of a new type was to balance Dragon-type as it is way too overpowered in competitive play. And as dragons are mythological creatures fairies are a good way to encounter them as they go to the same cathegory with dragons.

To those suggestions for retypes:
Pinsir: I don't really see that one happening after all, it really doesn't stand out as a fighter to begin with. It doesn't have arms or legs that it could use to throw punches or kicks. To me it would be more plausible if they turned it to Bug/Steel because it would give it some more resistances and make it bulkier.
Mr.Mime: Do I have to even say? It doesn't look a bit like Fairy-type to me and it's design is based on a circus mime. If you want or need to retype it then make it Psychic/Normal because none other type really fit for it.
Kangaskhan & Ursaring: Seriously, Dark-type?! There's nothing that would yell out Dark-type in them, especially not in Kangaskhan. If Kangaskhan were to be retyped it would be much better as Fighting-type because it already uses Dizzy Punch and has Mega Punch/-Kick in it's arsenal. Ursaring in the other hand - meh, I could live with it. Teddyursa and Ursaring do have those moon looking images on their bellies but still. Makes no sense really whatsoever.
Gorebyss: Only if they give Fairy-type to Huntail too because that baby really needs as much love as do Gorebyss. Or make Huntail partly Steel- or Poison-type.
Shinx-line: Don't really see how they would fit into Dark-cathegory either. Yeah, they are dark blue coloured but baby please, they are way too Electric-type to be retyped to Dark or any other. It's the same as saying Manectric should be retyped to Steel-type. Not a good idea in any way...
Wobbuffet: Meh, I could propably live this one as I have never even used Wobbuffet but still, highly unlikely to happen because it's just. Weird. And really scary.

Now I think of it, I could definitely see Celebi going Grass/Fairy-type even though that would give it a major weakness to Fire-type but still. It's based on a spirits that guard their forests so Fairy-type could really fit for it. Also it has those Fairy-like traits in it, little wings for example, huge head and eyes, small body etc. etc. :P

 

[CoffeeDrink]

I don't think anything else should be changed other than fairy types. Doing so would become tedious and confusing, koffi~

I think that some of the pink pokemon should be retyped as fairy. Jigglypuff family, Clefairy family (obvious much, they are definetely going to change that one) munna, uxie/mesprite/azelf, Chansy and it's family, Milotic, Togepi. And maybe mew. Maybe, koff~

 

[Calamitastrophe]

Banette should be Ghost/Dark. It makes sense to me, since it's a discarded doll that came to life to find the kid that threw it away. That's some straight-up malice right there. Plus, it sticks pins in its body to cast stronger curses. Well, technically, all ghosts do that when they use Curse, I guess...

Also, Cofagrigus could be a Ghost/Steel type. Most of its body is a coffin, anyway.

I wasn't thinking of any competitive impact when I thought of them.

 

[Jimmyray]

I just don't understand why people still complain that we got Fairy-type instead of Light-type. I don't mean to be rude but I have once already stated on this forum through hard evidence that light is actually created by electricity and/or fire so it isn't plausible to be used as a type. Plus it would cause really many problems. For example how about Grass-type pokémon who can use Solarbeam which clearly is based on photosynthesis and is a light-based attack. Would it still be Grass-type or would it be Light-type? And if it were to be Light-type, would Grass-type pokémon still be able to use it. And how about all those Fire-type pokémon as they create light with their flames? They should be retyped to be Fire/Light-type because it would make no sense that they create light but still aren't Light-typed.

When it comes to Fairy-type, I find it a really innovative way to go with. In the end the whole idea of a new type was to balance Dragon-type as it is way too overpowered in competitive play. And as dragons are mythological creatures fairies are a good way to encounter them as they go to the same cathegory with dragons.

To those suggestions for retypes:
Pinsir: I don't really see that one happening after all, it really doesn't stand out as a fighter to begin with. It doesn't have arms or legs that it could use to throw punches or kicks. To me it would be more plausible if they turned it to Bug/Steel because it would give it some more resistances and make it bulkier.
Mr.Mime: Do I have to even say? It doesn't look a bit like Fairy-type to me and it's design is based on a circus mime. If you want or need to retype it then make it Psychic/Normal because none other type really fit for it.
Kangaskhan & Ursaring: Seriously, Dark-type?! There's nothing that would yell out Dark-type in them, especially not in Kangaskhan. If Kangaskhan were to be retyped it would be much better as Fighting-type because it already uses Dizzy Punch and has Mega Punch/-Kick in it's arsenal. Ursaring in the other hand - meh, I could live with it. Teddyursa and Ursaring do have those moon looking images on their bellies but still. Makes no sense really whatsoever.
Gorebyss: Only if they give Fairy-type to Huntail too because that baby really needs as much love as do Gorebyss. Or make Huntail partly Steel- or Poison-type.
Shinx-line: Don't really see how they would fit into Dark-cathegory either. Yeah, they are dark blue coloured but baby please, they are way too Electric-type to be retyped to Dark or any other. It's the same as saying Manectric should be retyped to Steel-type. Not a good idea in any way...
Wobbuffet: Meh, I could propably live this one as I have never even used Wobbuffet but still, highly unlikely to happen because it's just. Weird. And really scary.

Now I think of it, I could definitely see Celebi going Grass/Fairy-type even though that would give it a major weakness to Fire-type but still. It's based on a spirits that guard their forests so Fairy-type could really fit for it. Also it has those Fairy-like traits in it, little wings for example, huge head and eyes, small body etc. etc. :P

So just because light is caused by fire and electricity it can't have it's own type? By the same standard then, should ice not be abandoned as it is just another form of water? It's not as if it wouldn't fit in. We've seen moves like Bite changed to Dark, so I see no problem with minor shifts in moves. I think solar beam could stay as grass anyway because solar means sun, which consists of FIRE just as much as it is to do with light and no one ever complains about that. Synthesis wouldn't be a problem either as photosynthesis is carried out by plants (grass). I think in the world of Pokemon, Light just would have fitted in perfectly, both for Pokemon typing, and for in-game balance. It could have came in with essentially the same effectiveness rules as fairy, and could have been assigned to essentially the same Pokemon with the exception of a few. Plus, as a general rule I feel there should be light if there is a dark. Light is a separate element to fire and electricity, for example, in Greek mythology there is Apollo God of the sun and light and Zeus God of the skies and thunder, and Hephaestus God of Fire, so in the same respect there could well have been Pokemon of Light, Pokemon of Fire & Pokemon of Electricity all separately and no one would have blinked an eye.

As for my suggested typings

Perhaps Kangaskhan being dark is more something I want than should happen, I only included on that list as, for a Kangaroo, it is quite sinister looking, with teeth on show, the dark helmet feature, and has access to attacks obviously like Crunch and Sucker Punch. I don't see how it's any less of a dark looking pokemon than Tyranitar or Hippowdon but I can live without this changing. I think it would benefit Kangaskhan competitively too.

Ursaring, yes the moon symbol, the dark moves, the sinister looks, the fact you find it in caves, the fact it reminds me vaguely of the new dark type panda pokemon as well. I just think it would give it an extra edge.

As for Mr. Mime, another one that could do without it, I'll admit. Yes it is based on a circus clown, but really does a circus clown point to psychic, or any other type in the game? Maybe normal. Mr. Mime is a kind of feminine looking, spritey looking like a weird little magic man, with pink on him, that's why perhaps I thought he might fit nicely into the fairy type. I do not believe this is on the same scale of ridiculousness as Marill, the water mouse, being branded as a fairy.

For Pinsir, I don't understand how you can say it doesn't strike you as a fighting type, it has access to a large amount of fighting type moves, and it looks more aggressive than Heracross looks - who is actually a fighting type. It has long arms similar to Heracross too with claws and those mahoosive pinsirs on it's head for fighting as well. I wouldn't mind seeing as a Steel type but it has no real Steel type moves would just be second rate to Scizor whereas Pinsir in the same boat as Heracross is more interesting. I think it just screams fighting type when you consider how it looks.

I agree with you that Huntail should receive another type as well, I can't see Steel myself but perhaps Dark/Ice/Poison/Rock/Fighting? It's too plain looking really, just looks like an aggressive fish. Maybe just leave them both alone and give Gorebyss access to a couple of Fairy attacks.

As for the Luxray line, I fail to see how you can say it's like putting Manectric in the Dark category? Manectric is light blue and it's head looks like it's made of thunderbolts. Luxray is dark and only blatant electric resemblance is its tail and perhaps the stripes on it's front legs. I think there are a lot of people out there who would like to see Luxray as a Dark type. It's appearance makes it perfect for Dark type, and also it can see through walls which is kind of a 'dark' trait. It would give it more depth and STAB on Crunch too. I think the thing looks more dark than Absol, the only thing is that it's based on a Lynx, which means light, but then again that's only because of their light eyes.

 

[MarinoKadame]

I don't know which one of these types I prefer Aura Type or Light Type. I'm fine with the Fairy Type also I'm sure Marill is Fairy mostly because it was in Fairy egg group.

 

[Jimmyray]

I don't know which one of these types I prefer Aura Type or Light Type. I'm fine with the Fairy Type also I'm sure Marill is Fairy mostly because it was in Fairy egg group.

Aura is Lucario's thing, and you couldn't retype him I don't think, and yes it must be solely down to the egg group, look at it! It's a blue mouse

 

[Cameo]

So just because light is caused by fire and electricity it can't have it's own type? By the same standard then, should ice not be abandoned as it is just another form of water? It's not as if it wouldn't fit in. We've seen moves like Bite changed to Dark, so I see no problem with minor shifts in moves. I think solar beam could stay as grass anyway because solar means sun, which consists of FIRE just as much as it is to do with light and no one ever complains about that. Synthesis wouldn't be a problem either as photosynthesis is carried out by plants (grass). I think in the world of Pokemon, Light just would have fitted in perfectly, both for Pokemon typing, and for in-game balance. It could have came in with essentially the same effectiveness rules as fairy, and could have been assigned to essentially the same Pokemon with the exception of a few. Plus, as a general rule I feel there should be light if there is a dark. Light is a separate element to fire and electricity, for example, in Greek mythology there is Apollo God of the sun and light and Zeus God of the skies and thunder, and Hephaestus God of Fire, so in the same respect there could well have been Pokemon of Light, Pokemon of Fire & Pokemon of Electricity all separately and no one would have blinked an eye.

As for my suggested typings

Perhaps Kangaskhan being dark is more something I want than should happen, I only included on that list as, for a Kangaroo, it is quite sinister looking, with teeth on show, the dark helmet feature, and has access to attacks obviously like Crunch and Sucker Punch. I don't see how it's any less of a dark looking pokemon than Tyranitar or Hippowdon but I can live without this changing. I think it would benefit Kangaskhan competitively too.

Ursaring, yes the moon symbol, the dark moves, the sinister looks, the fact you find it in caves, the fact it reminds me vaguely of the new dark type panda pokemon as well. I just think it would give it an extra edge.

As for Mr. Mime, another one that could do without it, I'll admit. Yes it is based on a circus clown, but really does a circus clown point to psychic, or any other type in the game? Maybe normal. Mr. Mime is a kind of feminine looking, spritey looking like a weird little magic man, with pink on him, that's why perhaps I thought he might fit nicely into the fairy type. I do not believe this is on the same scale of ridiculousness as Marill, the water mouse, being branded as a fairy.

For Pinsir, I don't understand how you can say it doesn't strike you as a fighting type, it has access to a large amount of fighting type moves, and it looks more aggressive than Heracross looks - who is actually a fighting type. It has long arms similar to Heracross too with claws and those mahoosive pinsirs on it's head for fighting as well. I wouldn't mind seeing as a Steel type but it has no real Steel type moves would just be second rate to Scizor whereas Pinsir in the same boat as Heracross is more interesting. I think it just screams fighting type when you consider how it looks.

I agree with you that Huntail should receive another type as well, I can't see Steel myself but perhaps Dark/Ice/Poison/Rock/Fighting? It's too plain looking really, just looks like an aggressive fish. Maybe just leave them both alone and give Gorebyss access to a couple of Fairy attacks.

As for the Luxray line, I fail to see how you can say it's like putting Manectric in the Dark category? Manectric is light blue and it's head looks like it's made of thunderbolts. Luxray is dark and only blatant electric resemblance is its tail and perhaps the stripes on it's front legs. I think there are a lot of people out there who would like to see Luxray as a Dark type. It's appearance makes it perfect for Dark type, and also it can see through walls which is kind of a 'dark' trait. It would give it more depth and STAB on Crunch too. I think the thing looks more dark than Absol, the only thing is that it's based on a Lynx, which means light, but then again that's only because of their light eyes.

Well, I have to admit that you've got a strong point there but still. I don't feel like Light-type would have been the right way to go as it would have clearly been counter part for Dark-type then. And what we've seen so far Fairy-type was to be introduced to balance all those Dragon-type pokémon who are way too overpowered. And so far light isn't anyhow mythological to me atleast. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Light-type but at this moment there really aren't many Light-type looking pokémon even in games. Most that would fall under that category would propably be Electric- and Fire-type pokémon, maybe some Dark-type even (for example Umbreon and Espeon who are daylight pokémon and can use Moonlight etc.) and a couple of Bug-type pokémon too.

And about Ice-type, I wasn't really keen on that either for that obvious reason that it's basicly water in a different form. But still, Ice-type doesn't only count water that's frozen or turned into snow, there's also the temperature aspect as there are freezing winds and stuff like that which Ice-type pokémon can use.

Well, for a Kangaroo I have to admit that Kangaskhan is way menacing and scary but maybe going Dark-type wouldn't be the right choice still. It still needs a power boost though through a new evolution or retyping.

At this point retyping Ursaring to Normal/Dark-type would basicly just make it almost like a counter part to Pangoro. I hate myself for saying this but Light-type would have been pretty fitting for Ursaring.

...and about bears, what do you think about Beartic? I think they should really do something about it, maybe give it an evolution and retype it to something else than just Ice-type because now it's got way too many weaknesses in my opinion.

Mr.Mime doesn't really look like Psychic-type either to me but I assume retyping it to pure Normal-type would just make it even more useless than what it is now. If they gave it an evolution then I could see it going Psychic/Fairy.

It's just that I feel like adding Fighting-type to Pinsir would basicly make it even more comparable to Heracross which annoys me a lot already. I don't feel like Heracross should be partly Fighting-type either as it has no real traits of a fighter in it. It's just a freaking beetle to me. But I do feel that Pinsir needs some love and quickly because it's a great offensive pokémon who just suffers from being monotype.

Steel-type just came out strongly to me but honestly I find Huntail going Water/Poison-type much more better. It has that sting looking tail for example and those teeth, plus it would totally help it as in competitive aspect.

Okay, maybe Manectric wasn't the best example but still, I just don't see at this point going to Dark-type. I don't say it would be anyhow bad that it would get retyped to Electric/Dark-type, It would actually help it a lot and make it really useful and fearsome in competitive aspect. Personally I just want to keep it as Electric-type atleast for now.

Oh and Luxray seeing through walls has nothing to do with Dark-type. It's been stated that it can utilize x-ray vision in it's eyes to see through walls and as you might know x-ray vision is basicly radiation that is fueled by electricity for example.

Here's some pokémon that came in mind that could need some love and might need to retyped:
Psyduck/Golduck: Water/Psychic
Drowzee/Hypno: As odd as it sounds, I could see them getting retyped to Psychic/Fighting for example.
Cubone/Marowak: Either give them an evolution or change them to Ground/Dark-type. After all they tend to reside in caves mostly so it would be fitting for them.
Jynx: Well, maybe it doesn't need to be retyped necessarily but it need some love too. Maybe an evolution that would look more or less like Nicki Minaj perhaps?
Mew: Psychic/Fairy
Sentret/Furret: Oh God, I love these two so it just kills me that they are... well, useless. Retype them to Normal/Ground for example and I'd be thrilled!
Bellossom: Actually, it really doesn't look all that fairy-ish to me to begin with but somehow I wish they retype it to be Grass/Fairy. It would help it a lot.
Dunsparce: Seriously guys, this pokémon has so much potential in it but they've completely forgot it. Retype it, evolve it, just give it some love!
Octillery: Water/Poison - it's on an octopus for Christ's sake, they tend to use poison to catch their prey.
Stantler: I know it's a reindeer and it can use pheromones to create illusions and it lives near people which is why I could see it going multiple ways as Normal/Grass, Normal/Psychic or even Normal/Ice.
Celebi: Definitely Grass/Fairy even though it would be really weak to Fire-type then. It just looks really fairy-ish to me plus retyping it Grass/Fairy would totally make it stand out and bring it back from the shadows.
Slaking: Make it like, Normal/Fighting and give it another ability so it would be more useful than what it is now. It has huge potential in it and now it's ability basicly ruins it completely.