It doesn’t matter if you’re up against a Gym Leader, a friend, or just trying to perfect your competitive team; knowing how type match-ups work is essential in the Pokemon world. Having 18 types with tons of combinations, as well as changing resistances and immunities, could get complicated really quickly.
This guide breaks down every Pokemon type, what it’s weak to, and why that matters, plus extra tips to help you master type effectiveness like a pro.
How Weaknesses Work
When a Pokemon is susceptible to a move of a particular type, they receive double damage 2x. Multi-types that share the same vulnerability can receive quadruple 4x damage. If one type is a resist and the other is weak, the effect done would be neutral. certain types, however, are immune meaning some will deal 0 damage to them.
Type | Weak To | Resists | Immune To |
Normal | Fighting | None | Ghost |
Fire | Water, Ground, Rock | Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy | None |
Water | Electric, Grass | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel | None |
Grass | Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug, Poison | Water, Ground, Grass, Electric | None |
Electric | Ground | Electric, Flying, Steel | None (but Electric moves don't affect Ground) |
Ice | Fire, Rock, Steel, Fighting | Ice | None |
Fighting | Flying, Fairy, Psychic | Rock, Bug, Dark | None |
Poison | Ground, Psychic | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy | None |
Rock | Water, Grass, Ground, Fighting, Steel | Normal, Fire, Flying, Poison | None |
Psychic | Bug, Ghost, Dark | Fighting, Psychic | None |
Ghost | Ghost, Dark | Poison, Bug | Normal, Fighting |
Dragon | Dragon, Fairy, Ice | Fire, Water, Grass, Electric | None |
Dark | Fighting, Bug, Fairy | Ghost, Dark | Psychic |
Fairy | Steel, Poison | Fighting, Bug, Dark | Dragon |
Steel | Fire, Ground, Fighting | Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy | Poison |
Bug | Fire, Flying, Rock | Grass, Fighting, Ground | None |
Flying | Electric, Rock, Ice | Grass, Fighting, Bug | Ground |
Ground | Water, Ice, Grass | Rock, Poison | Electric |
Knowing the Pokemon type weaknesses isn't just strategic, but it requires intricate thought to design your team for optimal synergetic efficiency. Remember to create plans for contending threats such as Fighting, Fairy, and Dragon-type Pokemon. In casual games and even competitive ranked ones, having foresight towards your rival’s moves and devising the perfect method to exploit their weaknesses will guarantee victory every time.
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