Pokemon Type Chart

Full Pokemon Type Effectiveness Chart

This is the complete 18 by 18 type matchup matrix updated for Generation 9 as introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Source: Nintendo and Game Freak, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Generation 9, 2022

Pokémon Type Effectiveness Matrix — Generation 9

Atk ↓ Def →	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		2	½			½	2						2				2
Fighting	2					2		½		½	½	½	2	0		2	2	½
Poison					2			½	½				½	0			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	2			½		2	½	½
Rock		2				2	½		½	2		2					½
Ghost	0										0			2		½
Dragon						2									2		½	0
Dark							½				2			2		½		½
Steel		½	½	½		2		0					2				½	2
Fairy		½					2	½							0	2	½

Download CSVCopy MatrixClick a row or column header to highlight. Source: Nintendo and Game Freak, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Generation 9

Type Weaknesses Quick Reference

This table summarises every type's weaknesses, resistances, and immunities when it is on the defending side.

Type Immunities Chart

Immunity means an attacking type deals absolutely zero damage regardless of any other multipliers.

Immunity completely cancels damage. Even if a Pokémon with a dual type would be weak to an attack, an immunity on either type reduces the total to zero.

Dual-Type Weakness Examples

When a Pokémon has two types, damage multipliers from both types are multiplied together, which can create 4× weaknesses or cancel out single weaknesses to produce 1× or 0× results.

How the Type Chart Has Changed by Generation

The Pokémon type chart has been updated three times since Generation 1 to add new types and correct game-balance issues.

Best Type Combinations for Offence

Choosing Pokémon and moves that cover multiple types offensively means fewer of your attacks will be resisted or blocked by the opponent's team.

No single type combination can be super effective against all 18 types. The goal is to cover your opponent's most common defensive types while minimising the number of types that can hit your Pokémon super effectively.

Source: Bulbapedia — Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Generation 9 type data

STAB and Type Effectiveness Explained

STAB stands for Same Type Attack Bonus and it multiplies damage when a Pokémon uses a move that matches one of its own types.

1. STAB multiplier in the main series games is 1.5×. So a Fire-type Pokémon using a Fire-type move deals 1.5× the base damage.
2. When STAB combines with a super-effective hit (2× damage), the total multiplier becomes 1.5 × 2 = 3× normal damage.
3. When STAB combines with a doubly-super-effective hit against a dual-type (4× damage), the total multiplier becomes 1.5 × 4 = 6× normal damage.
4. In Pokémon GO the STAB multiplier is 1.2× instead of 1.5×, which is why damage values are slightly lower than in the main series even with matching types.

Source: Bulbapedia — Pokémon official game mechanics

Team Coverage Analyser

Select up to 6 offensive types from your team to see which defending types are covered super effectively, neutrally, or not at all. Red highlights show blind spots your team cannot hit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best attacking type in Pokémon?

Fighting and Ground hit the most types super effectively across the type chart. Fighting is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel while Ground covers Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel.

What Pokémon type has the most weaknesses?

Rock type has five weaknesses: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Ice type also has five weaknesses making both the most commonly resisted types in the game.

What Pokémon type has the fewest weaknesses?

Normal type has only one weakness which is Fighting. Electric type also has only one weakness which is Ground.

Is the Pokémon GO type chart the same as the main games?

The type matchups are identical. The damage multipliers differ slightly — super effective deals 1.6× in GO versus 2× in the main series.

What type beats Dragon type?

Ice, Dragon, and Fairy are all super effective against Dragon type. Fairy type is immune to Dragon moves making it the most reliable choice against Dragon-type Pokémon.

What is STAB in Pokémon?

STAB stands for Same Type Attack Bonus. It gives a 1.5× damage multiplier in the main series when a Pokémon uses a move that matches one of its own types.

What type is best against Charizard?

Charizard is Fire and Flying type making it 4× weak to Rock moves. Water and Electric moves are also super effective against Charizard but Rock is the most powerful option.

What Pokémon type has no weaknesses?

No single type in the current 18-type system has zero weaknesses. Normal comes closest with only one weakness — Fighting — but all other types have at least one.