Widdershins

So for anyone interested in pokemon like @SolarFlare13, @Odyssey or @ShadOBabe; I figured something out.

 Y'know, there's only six types left that we haven't covered yet as a dual type for starters. And that makes sense, there's only so many times you can design monotype or the same set of dual typing. After all, we want the designs to sell, right? Especially as much as a mascot as the starter final evolutions can be.

 Dragon type doesn't quite work. As I've told Solly, that's a little too cool. It'd vastly overshadow any other starter it pairs up with in the same generation as well as anything before or after. Onto that, its a bit too overpowered to have early access to it in the game. So that's out.

 Bug types do have a following, but they don't exactly sell as a mascot. Digimon had a starting monster that was a bug... and how many remember him? It's shortchanging yourself a fair bit out of the starting gate if you want it to mean something to a younger generation playing your game that your aiming to get them hooked on. A little under the bar to be a starter, even if you could somehow design it as a secondary type.

  As for Normal, don't think I need to explain. Little too basic & yet broad to tack on to a starter, especially if you want to do something cool with it to sell. And while there certainly is room to repeat dual typings… there's only so many times you can do that without the fanbase calling foul and just claiming it as a repeat design.

 Because.... interesting isn't it? That leaves us with Exactly Three!

 Ice, Rock & Electric! All just as broad enough to describe a personality basis for your sellpoint mascots!

 Ice doesn't exactly go well with a Fire starter, nor does Electric go well with the themes of Grass. So! I posit! Our Only remaining options for starters! /Drumroll

 Are Water/Ice, Grass/Rock & Fire/Electric! All with plenty enough room for crafting a marketable design with intrinsic personality!    ...and maybe Generation 9, we go back to monotyping.