Pokémon Type Chart: All 18 Types, Weaknesses, Counters & Matchups

Pokémon Types

Knowing that Fire beats Grass is one thing—but what about when your opponent sends out a dual Water/Ground type and you're trying to calculate effective damage on the fly?

This type explorer breaks down all 18 Pokémon types with clear strength and weakness charts, dual-type interactions, and battle-ready counters. Whether you're building a balanced team or prepping for competitive showdowns, you'll find exactly what beats what—and why it matters in real matches.

Type Chart (Quick Reference)

Check attack matchups for all 18 types in the table below.

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All 18 Pokémon type matchups

Read each row as the move's attacking type. These are the standard matchups from Generation VI onward. Unlisted defending types take normal damage (1×); abilities, items and other battle effects are not included.

Attacking types and the single defending types that take double, half or no damage. Scroll horizontally on small screens.
Move type	Super effective · 2×	Not very effective · ½×	No effect · 0×
Normal	None	Rock, Steel	Ghost
Fighting	Normal, Rock, Steel, Ice, Dark	Flying, Poison, Bug, Psychic, Fairy	Ghost
Flying	Fighting, Bug, Grass	Rock, Steel, Electric	None
Poison	Grass, Fairy	Poison, Ground, Rock, Ghost	Steel
Ground	Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, Electric	Bug, Grass	Flying
Rock	Flying, Bug, Fire, Ice	Fighting, Ground, Steel	None
Bug	Grass, Psychic, Dark	Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Fairy	None
Ghost	Ghost, Psychic	Dark	Normal
Steel	Rock, Ice, Fairy	Steel, Fire, Water, Electric	None
Fire	Bug, Steel, Grass, Ice	Rock, Fire, Water, Dragon	None
Water	Ground, Rock, Fire	Water, Grass, Dragon	None
Grass	Ground, Rock, Water	Flying, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Dragon	None
Electric	Flying, Water	Grass, Electric, Dragon	Ground
Psychic	Fighting, Poison	Steel, Psychic	Dark
Ice	Flying, Ground, Grass, Dragon	Steel, Fire, Water, Ice	None
Dragon	Dragon	Steel	Fairy
Dark	Ghost, Psychic	Fighting, Dark, Fairy	None
Fairy	Fighting, Dragon, Dark	Poison, Steel, Fire	None

For a dual-type Pokémon, multiply the two matchups: Grass deals 4× damage to Water/Ground, while Electric deals 0× because Ground is immune. Same-type attack bonus is a separate multiplier. Pokémon GO and the TCG use different damage rules.