Pokemon Go, just like the traditional games, feature battles between Pokemon of different types. Pokemon moves have types as well, and each type and move has both its strengths and weaknesses. For example, a Fire Pokemon with a Fire move, such as Flamethrower, is generally strong against a monster that is either Grass or Bug. However, Fire Pokemon are generally weaker against Pokemon that have Water of Ground moves, thus making it important to know the strengths and weaknesses of each type.
Pokemon types
In Pokemon Go, there are 18 different types. There are:
- NormalRockGroundFlyingPoisonFightingBugGrassWaterFireSteelGhostElectricIceDragonPsychicDarkFairy
Strengths and weaknesses
If a move is super effective against a type, that move will do 1.6x damage. A move that has normal effectiveness will have a damage multiplier of 1.0x. If a move is not very effective against a certain type, it does .625x damage, which is quite a bit less than a move that has normal effectiveness. Lastly, Pokemon that are immune to certain move types only take .391x damage.
Normal
- Super Effective Against: NoneNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Dark, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Rock, SteelImmune Against: Ghost
Rock
- Super Effective Against: Fire, Ice, Flying, BugNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Water, Grass, Electric, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Fighting, Ground, SteelImmune Against: None
Ground
- Super Effective Against: Fire, Steel, Poison, Electric, RockNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Water, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Grass, BugImmune Against: Flying
Flying
- Super Effective Against: Grass, Fighting, BugNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Water, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Ghost, Dragon, Dark FairyNot Very Effective Against: Electric, Rock, BugImmune Against: None
Poison
- Super Effective Against: Grass, FairyNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, DarkNot Very Effective Against: Poison, Ground, Rock, GhostImmune Against: Steel
Fighting
- Super Effective Against: Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, SteelNormal Effectiveness Against: Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Fighting, Ground, DragonNot Very Effective Against: Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, FairyImmune Against: Ghost
Bug
- Super Effective Against: Grass, Psychic, DarkNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Water, Electric, Ice, Ground, Bug, Rock, DragonNot Very Effective Against: Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel, FairyImmune Against: None
Grass
- Super Effective Against: Water, Ground, RockNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Psychic, Ghost, Dark, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, DarkImmune Against: None
Water
- Super Effective Against: Fire, Ground, RockNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Water, Grass, DragonImmune Against: None
Fire
- Super Effective Against: Grass, Ice, Bug, SteelNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Fighting, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Ghost, Dark, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Fire, Water, Rock, DragonImmune Against: None
Steel
- Super Effective Against: Ice, Rock, FairyNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Grass, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, DarkNot Very Effective Against: Fire, Water, Electric, SteelImmune Against: None
Ghost
- Super Effective Against: Psychic, GhostNormal Effectiveness Against: Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy Not Very Effective Against: DarkImmune Against: Normal
Electric
- Super Effective Against: Water, FlyingNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Grass, Electric, DragonImmune Against: Ground
Ice
- Super Effective Against: Grass, Ground, Flying, DragonNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Fire, Water, Ice, SteelImmune Against: None
Dragon
- Super Effective Against: DragonNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, DarkNot Very Effective Against: SteelImmune Against: Fairy
Psychic
- Super Effective Against: Fighting, PoisonNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Ground, Flying, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Psychic, SteelImmune Against: Dark
Dark
- Super Effective Against: Psychic, GhostNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel Not Very Effective Against: Fighting, Dark, FairyImmune Against: None
Fairy
- Super Effective Against: Fighting, Dragon, DarkNormal Effectiveness Against: Normal, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, FairyNot Very Effective Against: Fire, Poison, SteelImmune Against: None