Type Changes¶
General Changes¶
- Fairy-type is now in the game, replacing what was previously the ??? type.
- All Pokémon that are Fairy-type in Gen VI onwards are also Fairy-type in Renegade Platinum. This is true for the Complete and the Classic versions.
- Rotom's five alternate forms take the secondary type that they have in the Gen V games and onward (i.e. they are not Ghost-type like the normal Platinum).
- For other type changes, they are only present in the Complete version of the hack. If you don't like these changes, use the Classic version patch instead.
Pokémon Type Changes¶
| Number | Pokémon | Old Type | New Type | Justification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #006 |  Charizard |
Fire Flying |
Fire Dragon |
1. Inherited from Mega form 2. draconic appearance. |
| #038 |  Ninetales |
Fire |
Fire Fairy |
1. Inherited from Alola form 2. generally quite 'mystical' in appearance. |
| #055 |  Golduck |
Water |
Water Psychic |
1. Canonically uses Psychic-type moves 2. commonly mistaken as a Psychic type. |
| #083 |  Farfetchˈd |
Normal Flying |
Fighting Flying |
1. Able to attack using leek as a weapon 2. gives it a niche over Normal/Flying Pokémon. |
| #154 |  Meganium |
Grass |
Grass Fairy |
1. Heavy on the flower aesthetic 2. heavily voted for by community. |
| #160 |  Feraligatr |
Water |
Water Dark |
1. Looks intimidating 2. Pokédex claims it to be savage 3. voted for by the community. |
| #164 |  Noctowl |
Normal Flying |
Psychic Flying |
1. Canonically uses Psychic-type moves 2. commonly thought that it should be a Psychic type. |
| #181 |  Ampharos |
Electric |
Electric Dragon |
1. Inherited from Mega form 2. Japanese name means "Electric dragon" 3. was Dragon in early G/S development. |
| #200 |  Misdreavus |
Ghost |
Ghost Fairy |
1. Design inspiration from mythological creatures 2. mischevious nature 3. evolved form has a witch aesthetic. |
| #254 |  Sceptile |
Grass |
Grass Dragon |
1. Inherited from Mega form 2. commonly requested. |
| #284 |  Masquerain |
Bug Flying |
Bug Water |
1. Pre-evolution has Water type 2. Bug/Water is a fairly unique type combo 3. still looks a lot like Surskit. |
| #313 |  Volbeat |
Bug |
Bug Electric |
1. Learns a lot of Electric attacks 2. has illumination powers 3. design looks fitting for Electric. |
| #314 |  Illumise |
Bug |
Bug Fairy |
1. Firefly lights look similar to how other games display the Fairy-type 2. counterpart to Volbeat. |
| #328 |  Trapinch |
Ground |
Bug Ground |
1. Based on an insect 2. is in the Bug Egg group 3. evolved forms also look very Bug-like. |
| #329 |  Vibrava |
Ground Dragon |
Bug Dragon |
1. Based on an insect 2. in Bug Egg group 3. aesthetic is very Bug-like 4. learns Bug-type moves 5. unique type combo. |
| #330 |  Flygon |
Ground Dragon |
Bug Dragon |
1. Based on an insect 2. in Bug Egg group 3. has Bug-like features 4. learns Bug-type moves 5. unique type combo. |
| #333 |  Swablu |
Normal Flying |
Fairy Flying |
1. Inherited from Altaria's Mega form 2. fluffy cloud appearance fits with Fairy. |
| #334 |  Altaria |
Dragon Flying |
Dragon Fairy |
1. Inherited from Mega form 2. fluffy cloud appearance fits with Fairy 3. common request by community. |
| #336 |  Seviper |
Poison |
Poison Dark |
1. Evil and intimidating looking 2. gives it more of a niche 3. common request by community. |
| #350 |  Milotic |
Water |
Water Fairy |
1. Elegant aesthetic and mythological mermaid inspiration fit with Fairy-type 2. heavily voted for by community. |
| #362 |  Glalie |
Ice |
Ice Rock |
1. Pokédex entries state Glalie has a body made of rock with ice on top 2. unique type combo. |
| #370 |  Luvdisc |
Water |
Water Fairy |
1. Heart and love aesthetic fits with Fairy-type 2. makes it just a little more noticeable. |
| #405 |  Luxray |
Electric |
Electric Dark |
1. Intimidating look and general dark coloured aesthetic fit with Dark-type 2. unique type combo. |
| #428 |  Lopunny |
Normal |
Normal Fighting |
1. Inherited from Mega form 2. has a humanoid appearance and learns lots of Fighting-type moves naturally. |
| #429 |  Mismagius |
Ghost |
Ghost Fairy |
1. Inspired by witches and mages from fairy tales 2. unique type combo 3. gives it a specific niche. |
| #466 |  Electivire |
Electric |
Electric Fighting |
1. Stats are physically focused 2. learns lots of Fighting moves naturally 3. Pokédex states it uses fists. |
| #480 |  Uxie |
Psychic |
Psychic Fairy |
1. Likely inspired by a pixie, a mythlogical creature. |
| #481 |  Mesprit |
Psychic |
Psychic Fairy |
1. Likely inspired by a sprite, a mythological creature. |
| #482 |  Azelf |
Psychic |
Psychic Fairy |
1. Likely inspired by a pixie (possibly a gnome..?), a mythlogical creature. |