Pokemon GO Type Chart: Strengths and Weaknesses

Pokemon battles in the mobile game Pokemon GO are based on a rock-paper-scissors style type chart that governs damage multipliers between different Pokemon types. Learning these types of strengths and weaknesses is crucial for victory in gym battles and raids.

Complete Pokemon GO Type Chart: Strengths and Weaknesses

Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your Pokemon is key to succeeding in Pokemon GO's gym battles. Here is a summary of the type chart and effectiveness system in Pokemon GO:

Type	Strong Against	Weak Against	Resists	Vulnerable To
Bug	Grass, Psychic, Dark	Fire, Rock, Flying	Fighting, Ground, Grass	Fairy, Dragon, Dark, Steel + more
Dark	Ghost, Psychic	Fighting, Bug, Fairy	Ghost, Psychic, Dark	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass + more
Dragon	Dragon	Ice, Fairy, Dragon	Fire, Water, Electric, Grass	Fairy, Ice, Dragon
Electric	Flying, Water	Ground	Electric, Flying, Steel	Ground
Fairy	Fighting, Dragon, Dark	Poison, Steel	Fighting, Bug, Dark	Poison, Steel
Fighting	Normal, Ice, Rock, Steel, Dark	Flying, Psychic, Fairy	Bug, Rock, Dark	Ghost, Psychic, Fairy + more
Fire	Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel	Water, Ground, Rock	Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy	Water, Ground, Rock
Flying	Fighting, Bug, Grass	Electric, Ice, Rock	Grass, Fighting, Ground, Bug	Electric, Ice, Rock
Ghost	Psychic, Ghost	Dark	Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug	Dark
Grass	Water, Ground, Rock	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
Ground	Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel	Water, Grass, Ice	Poison, Electric, Rock	Water, Grass, Ice
Ice	Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel	Ice	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
Normal	-	Fighting	Ghost	Fighting
Poison	Fairy, Grass	Psychic, Ground	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy	Psychic, Ground
Psychic	Fighting, Poison	Bug, Ghost, Dark	Fighting, Psychic	Bug, Ghost, Dark
Rock	Flying, Bug, Fire, Ice	Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying	Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass
Steel	Rock, Ice, Fairy	Fighting, Ground, Fire	Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy	Fighting, Ground, Fire
Water	Fire, Ground, Rock	Electric, Grass	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel	Electric, Grass

Unlike the main series of Pokemon games, Pokemon GO does not have type immunities, but only resistances. The defending Pokemon types that would normally be immune in the main games instead take 0.39x reduced damage.

Rundown of Damage Multipliers in Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO Type Strengths and Weaknesses.jpg — Pokemon GO

There are a few tiers of damage multipliers in Pokemon GO. Here is an explanation of the different damage multipliers:

Doubly effective – 2.56x damage
Super effective – 1.6x damage
Neutral – 1.0x damage
Not very effective – 0.625x damage
Immunity – 0.39x damage

Pokémon GO's type chart closely resembles the main series but has slight variations:

Super effective moves deal 1.6x damage instead of the usual 2x.
Not very effective moves inflict 0.625x damage rather than the typical 0.5x.
Pokémon immune to a certain type take 0.39x damage instead of being entirely immune.
If a Pokémon is doubly weak to a move, it deals 2.56x damage in Pokémon GO instead of the standard 4x.

Apart from these adjustments, the Pokémon GO type chart aligns with the main series, emphasizing the importance of using Pokémon with moves that exploit super-effective damage in raids or ranked battles.

How to Check Your Pokemon Type in Pokemon GO

In the main series of Pokemon games, you can check a Pokemon's type in its Pokedex entry, by previewing it in your party or PC boxes, or by the type-specific crown it wears when in battle.

In Pokemon GO, types are displayed on the Pokemon's profile page. You can also use online resources like Serebii if unsure during a battle.

Best Pokemon Type

The best overall type is Steel. While weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground moves, Steel resists a whopping 10 other types and is outright immune to Poison. Offensively it hits Rock, Ice, and Fairy super effectively. Subjectively, Steel types also include some of the coolest Pokemon like Metagross and Dialga.

As stated above, type matchups can mean the difference between taking normal damage or 3x damage from the same attack. That is why learning Pokemon GO type strengths and weaknesses is so vital for success in the gym battles. Our type chart and damage multiplier overview guide this complex but essential combat system.