Shitty Gen XVI Speculation, pre-Gen VIII

Gen XVI:

1. Console: Tentatively Nintendo Switch's successor's successor's successor's successor. As Switch's fate as a handheld remains dubious, I am going to put this as tentative.
2. Year: 2043-2044. 2043 is if Switch is released in 2017. 2044 is if Nintendo has a real successor to 3DS in 2018.
3. Location basis: From most likely to least likely:

• Ireland: Major Nintendo region.
• Sweden: I sort of mistakenly wrote this above, but sure. Doesn't have Nintendo presence though.
• Luxembourg: Much like Sweden it doesn't have Nintendo presence, but it has cash.
• Estonia: See above.

1. Dex structure. Either around 65 Pokémon and 35 new forms, or a 90-100 new species. There will almost certainly going to be new means of providing de-facto evolutions, whether they are new forms or something else, as this an even generation.
2. New field move: Another non-elemental field move, though this one might not be as meta-defining as previous ones, just a group of insta-buffs.
3. More overworld encounters: There is probably no more possible overworld evolution besides open world sandbox soaring and diving, so those should be a thing?
4. Less forms, more variants: At this point, forms should cease to exist, paving way to variants of existing Pokémon. New forms, if they exist, should be more equivalent to evolutions than mode changes.
5. Anything else?:Abolishment of in-battle items. They haven't been relevant since forever, so there is not much of a reason to keep them. They are impossible competitively anyways, so this menu item should be replaced by something else, like the PokéDex.
6. Similarly, all traditional healing items should be abolished and be replaced by a new Pokécenter app in the main menu. This would also mean that NPC trainers would be incapable of using healing items to stall you out as well. To compensate that, recovery will be even more common and universal.
7. Important: At this point onward, abilities and moves should be 500 and 1000 respectively. So, all possible evolution at this point for these two aspects is basically done for. Alternate forms should now have alternate methods of triggering themselves.

Primary Dex Speculation:

1. Grass
2. Grass
3. Grass/Flying
4. Fire
5. Fire
6. Fire/Dragon
7. Water
8. Water
9. Water/Fighting
10. Flying
11. Flying/Dark
12. Flying/Dark: Generic bird
13. Normal
14. Normal: Generic rodent
15. Bug
16. Bug
17. Bug: Generic Bug
18. Rock/Ghost
19. Rock/Ghost: Generic rock
20. Fighting/Electric
21. Fighting/Electric: Generic Fighting
22. Flying/Water
23. Flying/Water: Generic Water
24. Psychic/Fire
25. Psychic/Fire: Generic Psychic
26. Dark/Grass
27. Dark/Grass: Generic Dark
28. Fire/Bug
29. Fire/Bug: Generic Fire
30. Fairy/Bug
31. Fairy/Bug: Generic Fairy
32. Flying/Electric
33. Flying/Electric: Generic Electric
34. Dragon
35. Dragon: Generic Dragon
36. Grass/Bug
37. Grass/Bug: Generic Grass
38. Poison/Grass
39. Poison/Grass: Generic Poison
40. Ground/Dragon
41. Ground/Dragon: Generic Ground
42. Steel/Electric
43. Steel/Electric: Generic Steel
44. Ice
45. Ice: Generic Ice

Alternate dex speculation:

1. Grass
2. Grass
3. Grass/Flying
4. Fire
5. Fire
6. Fire/Poison
7. Water
8. Water
9. Water/Ice
10. Flying
11. Flying/Ice
12. Flying/Ice: Generic Flying
13. Normal/Ice
14. Normal/Ice: Generic rodent
15. Bug
16. Bug
17. Bug: Generic Bug
18. Flying/Rock
19. Flying/Rock: Generic Rock
20. Fighting/Rock
21. Fighting//Rock: Generic Fighting
22. Water/Rock
23. Water/Rock: Generic Water
24. Psychic
25. Psychic/Fire: Generic Psychic
26. Dark
27. Dark/Dragon: Generic Dark
28. Fire
29. Fire/Rock: Generic Fire
30. Fairy
31. Fairy: Generic Fairy
32. Electric
33. Electric/Ground: Generic Electric
34. Dragon
35. Dragon: Generic Dragon
36. Flying/Grass
37. Flying/Grass: Generic Flying
38. Flying/Poison
39. Flying/Poison: Generic Poison
40. Ground/Rock
41. Ground/Rock: Generic Ground
42. Steel/Fighting
43. Steel/Fighting: Generic Steel
44. Ice
45. Ice/Fighting: Generic Ice

Wishlist:

Gym Leaders:

1. Ghost
2. Ground
3. Poison
4. Grass
5. Ice
6. Steel
7. Psychic
8. Varied

Elite Four:

1. Bug
2. Flying
3. Ice
4. Water

Champion: Rock

Villain: Normal

Speculation:

Gym Leaders:

1. Fairy
2. Poison
3. Psychic
4. Rock
5. Normal
6. Steel
7. Water
8. Fire

Elite Four:

1. Grass
2. Ghost
3. Electric
4. Flying

Champion: Varied, or Ice

Villain: Psychic

Regional dex speculation:

Sub-dex 1:

1. Grass starter
2. Grass starter
3. Grass starter
4. Fire starter
5. Fire starter
6. Fire starter
7. Water starter
8. Water starter
9. Water starter
10. Generic rodent
11. Generic rodent
12. Patrat
13. Watchog
14. Generic Flying
15. Generic Flying
16. Generic Flying
17. Fletchling
18. Fletchinder
19. Talonflame
20. Generic Bug
21. Generic Bug
22. Generic Bug
23. Sewaddle
24. Swadloon
25. Leavanny

Sub-dex 2:

1. Generic Rock
2. Generic Rock
3. Bonsly
4. Sudowoodo
5. Venipede
6. Whirlipede
7. Scolipede
8. Generic Fighting
9. Generic Fighting
10. Timburr
11. Gurdurr
12. Conkeldurr
13. Generic Psychic
14. Generic Psychic
15. Munna
16. Musharna
17. Skitty
18. Delcatty
19. Glameow
20. Purugly
21. Generic Ghost
22. Generic Ghost
23. Shuppet
24. Banette
25. Bruxish

Sub-dex 3:

1. Generic Grass
2. Generic Grass
3. Hoppip
4. Skiploom
5. Jumpluff
6. Generic Fire
7. Generic Fire
8. Torkoal
9. Generic Fish
10. Generic Fish
11. Goldeen
12. Seaking
13. Generic Poison
14. Generic Poison
15. Zubat
16. Golbat
17. Crobat
18. Generic Ground
19. Generic Ground
20. Sandile
21. Krokorok
22. Krookodile
23. Stufful
24. Bewear
25. Klefki

Sub-dex 4:

1. Generic Electric
2. Generic Electric
3. Voltorb
4. Electrode
5. Generic Ice
6. Generic Ice
7. Snorunt
8. Glalie
9. Froslass
10. Generic Steel
11. Generic Steel
12. Honedge
13. Doublade
14. Aegislash
15. Generic Dark
16. Generic Dark
17. Absol
18. Generic Fairy
19. Generic Fairy
20. Dedenne
21. Generic pseudo
22. Generic pseudo
23. Generic pseudo
24. Turtonator
25. Drampa

Sub-dex 5:

1. Misdreavus
2. Mismagius
3. Murkrow
4. Honchkrow
5. Heatmor
6. Durant
7. Duskull
8. Dusclops
9. Dusknoir
10. Generic Pikaclone
11. Emolga
12. Skiddo
13. Gogoat
14. Gible
15. Gabite
16. Garchomp
17. Pikipek
18. Trumbeak
19. Toucannon
20. Igglybuff
21. Jigglypuff
22. Wigglytuff
23. Cleffa
24. Clefairy
25. Clefairy

Sub-dex 6:

1. Seedot
2. Nuzleaf
3. Shiftry
4. Lotad
5. Lombre
6. Ludicolo
7. Spiritomb
8. Dunsparce
9. Sawk
10. Throh
11. Cutiefly
12. Ribombee
13. Lickitung
14. Lİckilicky
15. Lapras
16. Kangaskhan
17. Onix
18. Steelix
19. Budew
20. Roselia
21. Lunatone
22. Solrock
23. Roserade
24. Larvesta
25. Volcarona

Sub-dex 7:

1. Mimikyu
2. Druddigon
3. Pancham
4. Pangoro
5. Snover
6. Abomasnow
7. Kecleon
8. Spinda
9. Houndour
10. Houndoom
11. Electrike
12. Manectric
13. Aerodactyl
14. Chingling
15. Chimecho
16. Wynaut
17. Wobbuffet
18. Carbink
19. Ralts
20. Kirlia
21. Gardevoir
22. Gallade
23. Machop
24. Machoke
25. Machamp

Sub-dex 8:

1. Vulpix
2. Ninetales
3. Growlithe
4. Arcanine
5. Tynamo
6. Eelektrik
7. Eelektross
8. Gligar
9. Gliscor
10. Flabébé
11. Floette
12. Florges
13. Sneasel
14. Weavile
15. Delibird
16. Seel
17. Dewgong
18. Pumpkaboo
19. Gourgeist
20. Phantump
21. Trevenant
22. Poliwag
23. Poliwhirl
24. Poliwrath
25. Politoed

Sub-dex 9:

1. Oranguru
2. Passimian
3. Relicanth
4. Scyther
5. Scizor
6. Spinarak
7. Ariados
8. Ledyba
9. Ledian
10. Vanillite
11. Vanillish
12. Vanilluxe
13. Cherubi
14. Cherrim
15. Tauros
16. Miltank
17. Pinsir
18. Heracross
19. Grubbin
20. Charjabug
21. Vikavolt
22. Volbeat
23. Illumise
24. Combee
25. Vespiquen

Sub-dex 10:

1. Makuhita
2. Hariyama
3. Blitzle
4. Zebstrika
5. Deerling
6. Sawsbuck
7. Azurill
8. Marill
9. Azumarill
10. Luvdisc
11. Joltik
12. Galvantula
13. Shelmet
14. Accelgor
15. Karrablast
16. Escavalier
17. Ducklett
18. Swanna
19. Psyduck
20. Golduck
21. Swablu
22. Altaria
23. Feebas
24. Milotic
25. Qwilfish

Sub-dex 11:

1. Magikarp
2. Gyarados
3. Larvitar
4. Pupitar
5. Tyranitar
6. Munchlax
7. Snorlax
8. Eevee
9. Vaporeon
10. Jolteon
11. Flareon
12. Espeon
13. Umbreon
14. Leafeon
15. Glaceon
16. Sylveon
17. Pichu
18. Pikachu
19. Raichu
20. Generic Mascot Legend I
21. Generic Mascot Legend II
22. Generic Mascot Legend III
23. Mythical I
24. Mythical II
25. Mythical III

BST Update Speculation:

1. Jumpluff: +20: 460->480
2. Wobbuffet: +30: 405->435
3. Leavanny: +20:500->520
4. Carbink: +20:500->520
5. Kecleon: +40: 440->480
6. Lickilicky: +10: 510->520
7. Machoke: +20: 405->425
8. Floette: +50: 371->421

Notes on type speculation:

With most types having some sort of decent representation, this section will only cover moves and abilities.

1. Bug: Around 66 moves should be present in Bug-type. This should be sufficient enough for offensive moves, but there needs to be more status moves causing status conditions.
2. Dark: Around 84 moves should be present in Dark-type. This should be sufficient enough both offensive moves and status moves, but there needs to be more support moves. However, Dark-type will likely get an area move, so this isn't too important.
3. Dragon: Around 36 moves should be present in Dragon-type. This is insufficient, like always, so one should expect more.
4. Electric: Around 87 moves should be present in Electric-type. This is sufficient enough for both offensive moves and support moves, but there needs to be some more status moves and boosting moves.
5. Fairy: Around 50 moves should be present in Fairy-type. This is sufficient enough for offensive moves, but there needs to be more status moves. There can also be some upper high BP moves.
6. Fighting: Around 98 moves should be present in Fighting-type. This type should cover all of its bases at this point. Since there likely will be more signature moves, those should be more evenly distributed.
7. Fire: Around 80 moves should be present in Fire-type, like always Fire-type would need more status moves in general, particularly the ones that are support based.
8. Flying: Around 54 moves should be present in Flying-type, which is insufficient for support moves. Flying deserves moves that can boost its stats, as well as moves that can inflict statuses.
9. Ghost: Around 53 moves should be present in Ghost-type, which is insufficient. Ghost needs more varied moves, especially as coverage for other types.
10. Grass: Around 96 moves should be present in Grass-type, which should cover all of its bases. If there are any signature moves left, they should get a better distribution, but this is unlikely given how little Grass-type legendaries exist.
11. Ground: Around 54 moves should be present in Ground-type, which is bad for a common type like Ground. Ground needs more moves overall.
12. Ice: Around 52 moves should be present in Ice-type, which is sad, really. There needs to be more done with it.
13. Normal: Around 388 moves should be present for Normal-type, which can be retyped into other types.
14. Poison: Around 64 moves should be present for Poison-type, which can be sufficient for offensive moves, but there needs to be more.
15. Psychic: Around 134 moves should be present for Psychic-type, which should be sufficient enough. Theoretically a good 50 something of these moves can be moved to other types or a new type.
16. Rock: Around 37 moves should be expected, which is tiny, really. Despite being around forever Rock-type has not gotten anything significant. Rock needs much more moves, much more.
17. Steel: Around 52 moves should be expected by this point, which is pathetic. Steel will likely need more status moves than offensive moves, but it will need moves in general.
18. Water: Around 80 moves should be present by this point, which is sufficient enough for offensive moves. Water needs more buffing and debuffing moves, as well as more varied moves for coverage.

Possible additional cross-generational forms:

1. Bug: Finneon can get a part Bug form. Kabuto is another possibility.
2. Dark: Basculin and Simis are an option.
3. Dragon: Seviper is an option. So is Rhyhorn/Aron.
4. Electric: Qwilfish and Wooper are options.
5. Fairy: Vivillon is an option.
6. Fighting: Lillipup and Patrat are both options.
7. Fire: Misdreavus is an option.
8. Flying: Sewaddle is an option.
9. Ghost: Grimer is an option. So is Chimecho.
10. Grass: Pineco and Pikipek are options.
11. Ground: Psyduck is an option.
12. Ice: Slowpoke is an option.
13. Normal: Perhaps Murkrow?
14. Poison: Shelmet is an option.
15. Psychic: Dustox is an option.
16. Rock: Nidorans are an option.
17. Steel: Vanillite is an option. Kingdra is another.
18. Water: Dragalge is an option.

Hidden Ability Additions:

1. Grubbin: Galvanize
2. Wimpod: Swift Swim
3. Tynamo: Motor Drive
4. Minior: Weak Armor
5. Cherubi: Solar Power
6. Carnivine: Leaf Guard

Move update wishlist:

1. Shock Wave
2. Icy Wind
3. Electroweb
4. Shadow Punch
5. Razor Leaf
6. Air Cutter
7. Pluck
8. Disarming Voice