Types are assigned both to moves and to the Pokémon themselves. These types can greatly affect the amount of damage dealt or received in battle, so if you learn how they line up against one another, you’ll give yourself an edge in battle.
Defending Pokémon’s Type
Attacking Pokémon’s Move Type
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Grass
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Electric
Ice
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Fighting
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Flying
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Rock
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Steel
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Fairy
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◉ Very effective
”It‘s super effective!”
No
icon Normal damage
Not too effective
”It‘s not very effective...”
╳ No effect
”It doesn‘t affect...”
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● Fire-type Pokémon cannot be afflicted with the
Burned condition.
● Grass-type Pokémon are immune to Leech Seed and powder and spore moves.
● Electric-type Pokémon cannot be afflicted with the
Paralyzed condition.
● Ice-type Pokémon are immune to the Frozen condition and take no damage from hail.
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Dragon
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Dark
Key
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Psychic
Bug
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Ground
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Poison
Ghost
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Fairy
Water
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Steel
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Dark
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Dragon
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Ghost
Fire
Rock
Bug
Psychic
Flying
Ground
Poison
Fighting
Ice
Electric
Grass
Water
Fire
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● Poison-type Pokémon are immune to the Poison and Badly
Poisoned conditions, even when switching in with Toxic
Spikes in play. Poison-type Pokémon nullify Toxic Spikes
(unless these Pokémon are also Flying type or have the
Levitate Ability).
● Ground-type Pokémon are immune to