I really hope that we get some new type combinations with the starters with later evolutions. Fire + Psychic would be pretty cool imo
Entirely speculatory, but I've heard suggestions/rumours of Froakie becoming Water/Fighting and Fennekin evolving into Fire/Psychic.
Just on that idea, would it not mean that both of these two would be capable of super effective (2x) attacks on each other?
I know there have been previous starters where the evolved form has had a second type that is weak to what said starter is truly effective against (Empoleon's Steel type is weak to fire type moves from the likes of Infernape), but that actually just meant that Fire type attacks did 1x damage on Empoleon, rather than 1/2 if it were a pure water-type starter.
Having two starters that effectively became direct equals would be interesting...
And I've also heard rumours that Chespin could be a Grass/Ground type combo when evolved.
In which case it would also have a super-effective move-set against Fennekin's Fire type.
If any of this is even possibly true, I wonder how I'd feel about the game, when all of the starters are equal in type-effectiveness against each other.
Could make for some interesting battles (where you know you aren't going to just have your starter destroyed by your opponents).
Although, Chespin wouldn't have a super-weakness to Froakie, (Would recieve 1x damage from water, due to resistance by grass type, but weakness from Ground type) so it would technically be the best Starter, capable of dealing additional damage on both of the other 2 starters and recieving extra damage from only one. (This is the main point that makes me think it might not be a considered idea.)
Chespin
<-- 2 x Fire2 x Ground --> Fennekin
<-- 2 x Water2 x Psychic --> Froakie
<-- 2 x Grass Chespin