>>362616051) Game Freak used regional variants as a way to introduce retcon types to Gen I Pokemon. Alolan Sandshrew and Alolan Diglett lines are part-Steel. Alolan Meowth, Alolan Grimer, and Alolan Rattata lines are part-Dark or fully Dark. Alolan Ninetales serves as a Fairy retcon.
2) Alolan Ninetales is feminine, appeals to women, and also has a mischievous side - it pretends to help travelers off the mountain but in reality it just wants to get rid of them.
>>36261612Mimikyu is a Fairy because it is a trickster, one of the main themes associated with this type. Mimikyu disguises itself as a Pikachu to hide its ugly appearance.
