There are 18 types in the Pokemon world, and they all relate to one another differently. As a result, it can be difficult to remember all the matchups and combinations. Throw in the fact that many Pokemon are dual-types, and the Pokemon weakness chart gets even more complicated.
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Every Pokemon type has its strengths and weaknesses, as well as immunities and resistances. If you need to refresh your memory on how the Pokemon types gel together or are looking for how a specific type fairs against others, you can use this handy Pokemon type chart as a reference.
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Pokemon Type Chart
Before you get to the Pokemon type chart, there are a few definitions you need to know to understand how Pokemon type weaknesses work.
|
Weakness Term Key |
Explanation |
|---|---|
|
Super Effective |
This type will do two times damage to the listed types. |
|
Weak To |
This type will receive two times the damage against the listed types. |
|
Resists |
This type will take half damage from attacks of the listed types. |
|
Weak Against |
This type will inflict half as much damage to Pokemon of the listed types. |
Keep these terms in mind as you navigate the Pokemon type weakness chart below.
|
Pokemon Type |
Super Effective Against |
Weak To |
Resists |
Weak Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Grass 
|
Water Ground Rock |
Fire Flying Bug Poison Ice |
Grass Water Ground Electric |
Grass Dragon Steel Bug Fire Flying Poison |
|
Water 
|
Fire Ground Rock |
Grass Electric |
Steel Water Fire Ice |
Water Grass Dragon |
|
Fire 
|
Grass Bug Ice Steel |
Water Ground Rock |
Fire Grass Ice Steel Fairy Bug |
Fire Water Rock Dragon |
|
Normal 
|
– |
Fighting |
Ghost (No effect) |
Rock Steel |
|
Fighting 
|
Normal Steel Ice Rock Dark |
Psychic Fairy Flying |
Bug Rock Dark |
Poison Flying Psychic Bug Fairy |
|
Electric 
|
Water Flying |
Ground |
Electric Flying Steel |
Grass Electric Ground (No effect) Dragon |
|
Flying 
|
Fighting Grass Bug |
Electric Ice Rock |
Fighting Grass Bug |
Electric Rock Steel |
|
Ground 
|
Electric Fire Poison Rock Steel |
Water Grass Ice |
Poison Rock |
Grass Bug |
|
Rock 
|
Fire Ice Flying Bug |
Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel |
Normal Fire Poison Flying |
Fighting Ground Steel |
|
Psychic 
|
Fighting Poison |
Bug Ghost Dark |
Fighting Psychic |
Psychic Dark (No effect) Steel |
|
Ghost 
|
Psychic Ghost |
Ghost Dark |
Normal (No effect) Fighting (No effect) Poison Bug |
Dark |
|
Dark 
|
Psychic Ghost |
Fighting Bug Fairy |
Psychic (No effect) Ghost Dark |
Fighting Dark Fairy |
|
Bug 
|
Grass Psychic Dark |
Fire Flying Rock |
Grass Fighting Ground |
Fire Fighting Poison Flying Ghost Steel Fairy |
|
Poison 
|
Grass Fairy |
Ground Psychic |
Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy |
Poison Ground Rock Ghost Steel (No effect) |
|
Steel 
|
Ice Rock Fairy |
Fire Fighting Ground |
Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Steel Fairy |
Fire Water Electric Steel |
|
Ice 
|
Grass Ground Flying Dragon |
Fire Fighting Rock Steel |
Ice |
Fire Water Steel |
|
Dragon 
|
Dragon |
Dragon Fairy |
Fire Grass Water Electric |
Steel Fairy (No effect) |
|
Fairy 
|
Dragon Fighting Dark |
Poison Steel |
Fighting Bug Dark |
Fire Poison Steel |
How Do Multipliers Work?
The Pokemon weaknesses chart is the first part of the equation, as multipliers dictate exactly how much damage is done with each attack.
Multipliers are used when a Pokemon has two types that are weak to the same type or when dual-typing changes a weakness.
For example, Swampert, a Ground and Water-type Pokemon, would receive four times the damage from Grass-type moves since Water and Ground are both weak to the Grass-type.
If a Pokemon’s type is completely immune to moves of another type, then a Pokemon’s additional typing doesn’t negate this first immunity.
Normal-type Pokemon are immune to Ghosts, therefore, a Normal and Flying-type Pokemon will still be immune to Ghost types.
If a Pokemon has two types and one is weak to a type that the other is strong against, then that Pokemon will be damaged normally.
For example, Swampert would receive double (2.0x) damage from Water moves since it is partially Ground-type.
But, Swampert is Ground and Water-type, and Water-types resist (0.5x) damage from Water moves.
Therefore, the calculation is 2.0 multiplied by 0.5, which equals 1.0. Thus, Swampert receives normal damage.
|
Pokemon |
Types |
Attacked By |
Multipliers |
Damage Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Swampert |
Grass |
|
4.0x |
|
|
Ludicolo |
Fire |
|
1.0x |
If you need to calculate the damage a Pokemon will take against a certain move, take the multipliers (0.5x, 1.0x, 2.0x, etc.) for each type’s damage and – you guessed it – multiply them together to find the damage multiplier.
With your combined understanding of weaknesses and multipliers, you have everything you need to read the Pokemon type chart.
- Release Date
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1997 – 2023
- Network
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TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
- Directors
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Shigeru Omachi, Koji Ogawa, Fumihiro Ueno, Hideki Hiroshima, Maki Kodaira, Makoto Ooga, Ayumi Moriyama, Keitaro Motonaga, Shigeru Ueda, Fumihiro Yoshimura, Minoru Ohara, Yoshitaka Makino, Kiyoshi Egami, Makoto Sokuza, Bjarne Heuser, Naoki Murata, Kenichi Nishida, Tomoe Makino, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Takagi, Tazumi Mukaiyama, Ryohei Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Oda, Hiromichi Matano
- Writers
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Junki Takegami, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hideki Sonoda, Yukiyoshi Ôhashi, Yuka Miyata, Takeshi Shudo, Shouji Yonemura, Shinzo Fujita, Michihiro Tsuchiya, Deko Akao, Reiko Yoshida, Aya Matsui, Junichi Fujisaku
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Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
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Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
