mnk posted...
Chimchar and Ponyta were the only two Fire options in Diamond/Pearl until post-game.
The crazy thing is...I didn't even notice that the same is true with the new Fire-types in Gen II as well, until much later one. Slugma/Houndour are both in Kanto, Magby is a baby, and Entei/Ho-Oh are legendaries. But it doesn't stand out like Gen IV because you still have Magmar, Growlithe/Vulpix, Ponyta and Flareon all accessible easily, but NEW Fire-types really do feel like they took a backseat for like, three generations before Gen V started giving them proper attention again (outside of the starters).