In this guide we are going to go over the intricacies of the game Pokémon Go. We are going to go in-depth with the strengths and weaknesses for every single Pokémon Type.
Pokémon Go is the world's most profitable media franchise ever to exist. Gamers around the world are probably no strangers to the way that the game works, seeing as it's one of the world's most-played games as well.
Now, this doesn't mean that there is no reason not to need to look up help for which Pokémon type is best against another.
There are 18 different types of Pokémon, and each of them has its own strengths and weaknesses. In Pokémon battles, knowledge is power! This is no different in Pokémon Go.
In this guide, we are going to lay out all of the types in Pokémon Go and then explain what they are strong against, weak against, resist against, and when they do normal damage. Take a look below!
Pokémon Go's Weakness Chart
This is our very simple guide that lays out the information you will need when approaching fights in Pokémon Go.
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Types | Super Effective | Weak Against | Resists | Normal Damage |
Bug | Grass, Dark, Pyschic | Fire, Flying, Rock | Fighting, Ground, Grass | Normal, Water, Electric, Ice, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy |
Dark | Ghost, Psychic | Fighting, Bug, Fairy | Ghost, Psychic, Dark | Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
Grass | Ground, Rock, Water | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground | Normal, Fighting, Psychic, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy |
Fire | Ice, Bug, Grass, Steel | Water, Ground, Rock | Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy | Dark, Dragon, Ghost, Normal, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Psychic |
Water | Fire, Rock, Ground | Electric, Grass | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel | Normal, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy |
Psychic | Poison, Fighting | Bug, Ghost, Dark | Fighting, Psychic | Normal, Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
Electric | Flying, Water | Ground | Electric, Flying, Steel | Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy |
Dragon | Dragon | Ice, Dragon, Fairy | Fire, Water, Electric, Grass | Normal, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
Rock | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying | Electric, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy |
Ground | Thunder, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel | Water, Grass, Ice | Poison, Electric, Rock | Normal, Fire, Fighting, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy |
Fairy | Dark, Dragon, Fighting | Poison, Steel | Fighting, Bug, Dark | Normal, Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Ghost, Fairy |
Poison | Fairy, Grass | Ground, Psychic | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy | Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
Steel | Fairy, Ice, Rock | Fire, Fighting, Ground | Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy | Water, Electric, Ghost, Dark |
Normal | N/A | Fighting | Ghost | Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy |
Ice | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel | Ice | Normal, Water, Electric, Grass, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy |
Ghost | Ghost, Psychic | Ghost, Dark | Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug | Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
Flying | Bug, Fighting, Grass | Electric, Ice, Rock | Grass, Fighting, Ground, Bug | Normal, Fire, Water, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy |
Fighting | Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel | Flying, Psychic, Fairy | Bug, Rock, Dark | Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Ghost, Dragon, Steel |
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