Pokémon Type Chart

Strengths, weaknesses and immunities of all 18 types, with everything you need to choose well in battle.

How to read the chart

Each row is the attack type and each column is the type of the Pokémon receiving it. A 2 means super effective (double damage), a ½ means not very effective (half) and a 0 means no effect. Empty cells are normal damage.

Effectiveness of each attacking type (rows) against each defending type (columns)
Attack ↓ / Defense →	NOR	FIR	WAT	ELE	GRA	ICE	FIG	POI	GRO	FLY	PSY	BUG	ROC	GHO	DRA	DAR	STE	FAI
Normal													½	0			½
Fire		½	½		2	2						2	½		½		2
Water		2	½		½				2				2		½
Electric			2	½	½				0	2					½
Grass		½	2		½			½	2	½		½	2		½		½
Ice		½	½		2	½			2	2					2		½
Fighting	2					2		½		½	½	½	2	0		2	2	½
Poison					2			½	½				½	½			0	2
Ground		2		2	½			2		0		½	2				2
Flying				½	2		2					2	½				½
Psychic							2	2			½					0	½
Bug		½			2		½	½		½	2			½		2	½	½
Rock		2				2	½		½	2		2					½
Ghost	0										2			2		½
Dragon															2		½	0
Dark							½				2			2		½		½
Steel		½	½	½		2							2				½	2
Fairy		½					2	½							2	2	½

Based on the rules of generation 6 onwards, with the Fairy type. It is the same chart used by PokéMinis Battle.

Dual types and multipliers

Most Pokémon have one or two types. When they have two, the effects multiply: two weaknesses give x4, a weakness and a resistance cancel out (x1), two resistances give x¼ and an immunity brings it to x0 no matter the other type.

Also, if a Pokémon uses an attack of one of its own types it gets a 50% damage bonus (STAB). Combining types and attacks is the basis of any strategy.

Strengths and weaknesses of each type

Normal type

Strong against: none.
Not very effective against: Rock, Steel.
No effect on: Ghost.
Weak to: Fighting.
Resists: none.
Immune to: Ghost.

Fire type

Strong against: Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel.
Not very effective against: Fire, Water, Rock, Dragon.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Water, Ground, Rock.
Resists: Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy.
Immune to: none.

Water type

Strong against: Fire, Ground, Rock.
Not very effective against: Water, Grass, Dragon.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Electric, Grass.
Resists: Fire, Water, Ice, Steel.
Immune to: none.

Electric type

Strong against: Water, Flying.
Not very effective against: Electric, Grass, Dragon.
No effect on: Ground.
Weak to: Ground.
Resists: Electric, Flying, Steel.
Immune to: none.

Grass type

Strong against: Water, Ground, Rock.
Not very effective against: Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, Steel.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug.
Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground.
Immune to: none.

Ice type

Strong against: Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon.
Not very effective against: Fire, Water, Ice, Steel.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel.
Resists: Ice.
Immune to: none.

Fighting type

Strong against: Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel.
Not very effective against: Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Fairy.
No effect on: Ghost.
Weak to: Flying, Psychic, Fairy.
Resists: Bug, Rock, Dark.
Immune to: none.

Poison type

Strong against: Grass, Fairy.
Not very effective against: Poison, Ground, Rock, Ghost.
No effect on: Steel.
Weak to: Ground, Psychic.
Resists: Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy.
Immune to: none.

Ground type

Strong against: Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel.
Not very effective against: Grass, Bug.
No effect on: Flying.
Weak to: Water, Grass, Ice.
Resists: Poison, Rock.
Immune to: Electric.

Flying type

Strong against: Grass, Fighting, Bug.
Not very effective against: Electric, Rock, Steel.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Electric, Ice, Rock.
Resists: Grass, Fighting, Bug.
Immune to: Ground.

Psychic type

Strong against: Fighting, Poison.
Not very effective against: Psychic, Steel.
No effect on: Dark.
Weak to: Bug, Ghost, Dark.
Resists: Fighting, Psychic.
Immune to: none.

Bug type

Strong against: Grass, Psychic, Dark.
Not very effective against: Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel, Fairy.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Fire, Flying, Rock.
Resists: Grass, Fighting, Ground.
Immune to: none.

Rock type

Strong against: Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug.
Not very effective against: Fighting, Ground, Steel.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel.
Resists: Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying.
Immune to: none.

Ghost type

Strong against: Psychic, Ghost.
Not very effective against: Dark.
No effect on: Normal.
Weak to: Ghost, Dark.
Resists: Poison, Bug.
Immune to: Normal, Fighting.

Dragon type

Strong against: Dragon.
Not very effective against: Steel.
No effect on: Fairy.
Weak to: Ice, Dragon, Fairy.
Resists: Fire, Water, Electric, Grass.
Immune to: none.

Dark type

Strong against: Psychic, Ghost.
Not very effective against: Fighting, Dark, Fairy.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Fighting, Bug, Fairy.
Resists: Ghost, Dark.
Immune to: Psychic.

Steel type

Strong against: Ice, Rock, Fairy.
Not very effective against: Fire, Water, Electric, Steel.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Fire, Fighting, Ground.
Resists: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy.
Immune to: Poison.

Fairy type

Strong against: Fighting, Dragon, Dark.
Not very effective against: Fire, Poison, Steel.
No effect on: none.
Weak to: Poison, Steel.
Resists: Fighting, Bug, Dark.
Immune to: Dragon.

Frequently asked questions

How many types are there in Pokémon?: There are 18 types: Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel and Fairy.
What does super effective mean?: It means the attack does double damage (x2). If the defender has two types and both are weak, the damage is multiplied by four (x4).
Which types take no damage from others?: Some types are immune to others: for example, Ghost types take no damage from Normal or Fighting attacks, and Ground types take no damage from Electric attacks.
How do dual types work?: The effects of each type are multiplied. An advantage (x2) and a resistance (x0.5) cancel out and leave normal damage.

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