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Pokémon type match-ups can affect your battles. It’s very important to pay attention to them especially for gym battles. Here’s a list of which Pokémon types that are strong and weak against each other to help you out while you’re playing the games. There’s a downloadable image of this chart at the end of the post.
If you need help in knowing more about a Pokémon, I suggest getting a Pokémon handbook. There are a number of different ones that offer various information. I specifically have this one, and it’s a great book, but it is getting outdated as they create more Pokémon.
| Type | Strong Against | Weak Against |
| Bug | Grass, Psychic, Dark | Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Fairy |
| Dark | Ghost, Psychic | Fighting, Dark, Fairy |
| Dragon | Dragon | Steel, Fairy |
| Electric | Flying, Water | Ground, Grass, Electric, Dragon |
| Fairy | Fighting, Dragon, Dark | Poison, Fire, Steel |
| Fighting | Normal, Rock, Steel, Dark, Ice | Bug, Ghost, Fairy, Flying, Poison, Psychic |
| Fire | Grass, Bug, Ice, Steel | Water, Fire, Rock, Dragon |
| Flying | Bug, Grass, Fighting | Rock, Steel, Electric |
| Ghost | Ghost, Psychic | Dark, Normal |
| Grass | Ground, Rock, Water | Dragon, Fire, Grass, Steel, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| Ground | Fire, Electric, Rock, Poison, Steel | Flying, Bug, Grass |
| Ice | Flying, Grass, Ground, Dragon | Steel, Fire, Water, Ice |
| Normal | — | Rock, Ghost, Steel |
| Poison | Fairy, Grass | Poison, Rock, Ground, Ghost, Steel |
| Psychic | Poison, Fighting | Dark, Steel, Psychic |
| Rock | Bug, Flying, Fire, Ice | Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| Steel | Rock, Ice, Fairy | Water, Fire, Electric, Steel |
| Water | Fire, Ground, Rock | Dragon, Water, Grass |
Here’s a downloadable version of the chart:
Check out my Pokémon Sword review and my Pokémon Legends: Arceus review too.
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