Ground is the only type super effective against Electric, and is super effective against five types in total, tying with Fighting for the most super effective matchups.
For example, fighting-type moves are strong against normal-types, but normal-types just do regular damage against fighting-types, rather than do reduced damage.
Ghosts are rare Pokémon, and the only type to have two immunities. In the first generation, Ghost moves has no effect on Psychic Pokémon, however, it was later changed to be super-effective. When paired with the Dark type it was the only type combination to have no weaknesses prior to Gen 6.
What are Shadow Pokémon weak against?
Physical Psychic moves
- Physical Psychic moves.
- G-Max Gravitas Power. — PP. Starts Gravity.
- Heart Stamp Power. 100% PP.
- Max Mindstorm Power. — PP. Starts Psychic Terrain.
- Psychic Fangs Power. 100% PP.
- Psycho Cut Power. 100% PP.
- Shattered Psyche Power. 1 Accuracy. — PP.
- Zen Headbutt Power. 90% PP.
What is Bronzong weak to?
Dark-type attacks are resisted by Fighting, Dark, and Fairy, so using them along with Fairy attacks will optimize neutral coverage.
The Psychic type is based on the mind, and the mind has irrational fears, namely the dark, ghosts and bugs. That's why Psychic types are weak against those, but have a resistance to Fighting, because of the old "mind over substance" idea.
Offense. Fairy attacks are resisted by Poison, but Poison is weak to Psychic-type moves, which Fairy Pokémon are frequently able to learn. Additionally, all three of the types that resist Fairy are weak to Ground, making Fairy and Ground a strong attacking combination.
What is Gardevoir weak to?
There are two ways to deal with Psychic-types: hit them for super effective damage, or resist their attacks. Offensively, Ghost, Bug, and Dark moves get super effective damage on Psychic-types. Conversely, Steel, Dark, and opposing Psychic Pokemon resist Psychic attacks.
Pokemon Go Type Chart: Strengths, Effectiveness, Weaknesses and Resistances explained
| Type | Strong Vs | Weak Vs |
|---|
| Normal | | Rock, Steel, Ghost |
| Fighting | Normal, Rock, Steel, Ice, Dark | Flying, Poison, Bug, Psychic, Ghost (Immune) |
| Flying | Fighting, Bug, Grass, Fairy | Rock, Steel, Electric |
| Poison | Grass, Fairy | Poison, Ground, Rock, Ghost |
It is the only type that deals super effective damage against Normal. Ghost's immunity to Fighting can be nullified by Foresight or Odor Sleuth. Most Fighting-type Pokémon can learn Rock-type moves to check Bug-types and Flying-types.
Pokémon strengths and weaknesses
| TYPE | SUPER EFFECTIVE (ATK) | WEAK AGAINST (DMG) |
|---|
| TYPE | SUPER EFFECTIVE (ATK) | WEAK AGAINST (DMG) |
|---|
| Fighting | Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel | Fairy, Flying, Psychic |
| Fire | Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel | Ground, Rock, Water |
| Flying | Bug, Fighting, Grass | Electric, Ice, Rock |
Normal-type Pokémon are affected by Night Shade despite type immunity.
Dark-type Pokémon have resistances to Ghost, other Dark, and Psychic-type Pokémon. But they are vulnerable to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type moves.
This is because, it is believed that their souls get "restless", and this causes them to haunt others. Thus, Dark type moves, that symbolise the "evil" aspect of the Pokemon, are super-effective against Ghosts.
Since Steel-type Pokémon no longer resist Ghost-type attacks in Generation VI, Ghost is tied with Dragon for the least resisted type, being resisted by Dark and ineffective against Normal.
For instance, Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Normal-type attacks and strong against Poison-type attacks, so a Pokémon using a Normal-type attack will do less damage than a Poison-type attack of the same strength.
A drawback of Psychic-type moves is that they do not affect Dark-type Pokémon, although this immunity can be removed with Miracle Eye. The immunity, along with resistances to Psychic, can also be circumvented with coverage moves such as Ground- or Fighting-type attacks.
What are Dark Pokemon weak against? Dark Pokemon are weak against Bug, Fairy and Fighting types.
Defensively, it resists Dark, Bug and Rock types, but is weak to the Flying and Psychic types plus the Fairy type as of Generation VI. They typically have low defenses so a Super Effective attack can be dangerous, especially since Fighting is not that effective against it.
There is no type that Normal is super effective against. At the same time, Normal has no resistances, but does have one immunity. The only type that Ice resists is Ice itself. Ground and Fighting have the most types that they are super effective against, with 5.
