Going off of Desk's post - I would like to propose Electric/Steel. In spite of being a massive oxymoron, I see great potential in the type. It would cover water weaknesses while also providing a valuable dragon resistance, both things Sun teams are sorely lacking. It could work either defensively or offensively - either way, Sun teams will very much enjoy a serious way to handle Dragons, Flyers, and Waters all at once, a defensive pivot they are sorely lacking in. While in theory, this would still leave us open to Gastrodon, in practice Hidden Power Grass, even from a low special attack stat, will be plenty sufficient to murder the slug thanks to quadruple damage, absolutely no STAB required. It also would not be practical to be used by Rain teams for much of the same reasons Electric / Grass suffers from.
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