Following the reveal of Starter Pokémon in "Pokémon Sun and Moon," avid fans have speculated what the evolutionary line would be like. A new sneak peek may have revealed the typings of the evolutionary line for the upcoming game starters.
YouTuber pdwinnall spotted some code in the Japanese Pokémon website where some of the likely typings surfaced for the evolutions of the starters. However, this is mere rumor and there is no official confirmation from The Pokémon Company concerning the evolutions and their typings.
Based on the released clip, the "Pokémon Sun and Moon" Japanese website has fields left blank in the code as the YouTuber inspected the resources. The first two fields show the typings Grass and Flying, which connote Rowlet's typing.
The third field is left blank with the fourth one being Fire (Litten's typing). Field 5 is the Water typing that refers to Popplio's typing, but the sixth field is blank as well.
However, when pdwinnall changed the URL of the site, the typings that are actual PNG images and not text showed up. The images revealed that the third Field is Ground typing while Field 6 is the Fighting typing.
The YouTuber continues to speculate that Litten will become a Fire/Ground type while Popplio will transform into a Water/Fighting type. However, the hypothesis will change since with Field 3 being blank, one would believe that would refer to the primary typing of Litten, although conventional typings give the Starter Pokémon Grass, Fire, or Water as the main typing.
The main concern is whether that Litten's evolution will gain the Ground typing as the primary typing, something that is unlikely, according of iDigital Times. Pdwinnall made a possible error in the clip, which he corrected later in an annotation at the end, where he went back and said that the Ground typing could actually refer to the Rowlett line instead.
As a result, Rowlett will change from Grass/Fire type to a Grass/Ground type. This would as well mean Litten remains a Fire type only in the entire evolution process.
As aforementioned, this is mere speculation and there is no confirmation. However, it does lead to an interesting discussion as to what the Starters of "Pokémon Sun and Moon" will become. Watch the footage below for more information: