The Pokemon Go type chart is a fundamental aspect of the game. It determines the effectiveness of attacks and the damage they deal. Understanding type advantages and disadvantages is important for strategic battling and winning in both Gym Battles and Trainer Battles. Here’s how type strengths and weaknesses work and a full type chart for Pokemon Go.
Pokemon Go Type Chart
Pokemon Go Type Chart helps you understand the type advantages and disadvantages. Players can strategize their battling approach and select Pokemon that have advantages over their opponents. This will enable you to deal more damage and defeat your opponents more efficiently. However, there are is a big difference with how weaknesses work in Pokemon Go compared to the main games:
There are no Type Immunities in Pokemon Go
Unlike the main Pokemon series, Pokemon Go does not have type immunities. This means that every Pokemon can be affected by at least one type of attack.
There are 18 Attack Types in Pokemon Go:
- Bug
- Dark
- Dragon
- Electric
- Fairy
- Fighting
- Fire
- Flying
- Ghost
- Grass
- Ground
- Ice
- Normal
- Poison
- Psychic
- Rock
- Steel
- Water
Pokemon Go Type Weaknesses
Type weaknesses indicate that an attack of a particular type will deal reduced damage against Pokemon of a specific type. For instance, Grass attacks deal half damage to Water Pokemon. Here’s a table summarizing type weaknesses:
Attacking Type | Weak Against |
Bug | Fire, Flying, Rock |
Dark | Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
Dragon | Ice, Dragon, Fairy |
Electric | Ground |
Fairy | Poison, Steel |
Fighting | Flying, Psychic, Fairy |
Fire | Water, Ground, Rock |
Flying | Electric, Ice, Rock |
Ghost | Ghost, Dark |
Grass | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
Ground | Water, Grass, Ice |
Ice | Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel |
Normal | Fighting |
Poison | Ground, Psychic |
Psychic | Bug, Ghost, Dark |
Rock | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
Steel | Fire, Fighting, Ground |
Water | Electric, Grass |
Pokemon Go Type Strengths
Type strengths indicate that an attack of a particular type will deal super effective damage against Pokemon of a specific type. For instance, Fire attacks deal double damage to Grass Pokemon. Here’s a table summarizing type strengths:
Attacking Type | Strong Against |
Bug | Grass, Dark, Psychic |
Dark | Ghost, Psychic |
Dragon | Dragon |
Electric | Flying, Water |
Fairy | Dark, Dragon, Fighting |
Fighting | Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel |
Fire | Ice, Bug, Grass, Steel |
Flying | Bug, Fighting, Grass |
Ghost | Ghost, Psychic |
Grass | Ground, Rock, Water |
Ground | Thunder, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
Ice | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground |
Normal | – |
Poison | Fairy, Grass |
Psychic | Poison, Fighting |
Rock | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice |
Steel | Fairy, Ice, Rock |
Water | Fire, Rock, Ground |