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2 reasons why I've tried finding pairs of types at all:
-PTCGs poorly thought through "colors" (poison, psy and ghost get thrown into the same color, coz purple, while things like dragon, dark and fairy get their completely own color?...)
-whenever I see fans saying "ground and rock should be one type, because they're the same and have mostly the same weaknesses anyway" (I disagree and will argue any day that they're completely distinct concepts. Sure they do share some thematically, but the same can be said for a plethora of types when you start grouping them like that)

I haven't come up with enough examples yet of how this pairing could manifest in the game mechanics (it could be used to shake up the TCG a lot though obviously), but one example I do have is:
STAB is no longer a AttackBonus for moves of the SameType, but for moves of the same type pair.

In other words, what it would mean is that a Rock type PKMN would get a boost to Ground moves in addition to Rock, and a Ground PKMN would get a boost to Rock in addition to Ground.

Another one that just ocurred to me is:
Gyms could be focusing on pairs instead of single types, making them more diverse (more options to cover their weaknesses) while keeping them thematic.

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2 reasons why I've tried finding pairs of types at all:
-PTCGs poorly thought through "colors" (poison, psy and ghost get thrown into the same color, coz purple, while things like dragon, dark and fairy get their completely own color?...)
-whenever I see fans saying "ground and rock should be one type, because they're the same and have mostly the same weaknesses anyway" (I disagree and will argue any day that they're completely distinct concepts. Sure they do share some thematically, but the same can be said for a plethora of types when you start grouping them like that)

I haven't come up with enough examples yet of how this pairing could manifest in the game mechanics (it could be used to shake up the TCG a lot though obviously), but one example I do have is:
STAB is no longer a AttackBonus for moves of the SameType, but for moves of the same type pair.

In other words, what it would mean is that a Rock type PKMN would get a boost to Ground moves in addition to Rock, and a Ground PKMN would get a boost to Rock in addition to Ground.

Another one that just ocurred to me is:
Gyms could be focusing on pairs instead of single types, making them more diverse (more options to cover their weaknesses) while keeping them thematic.