Every Type’s Strengths and Weaknesses in Pokemon GO

Here are all of the different Pokemon types, including their strengths and weaknesses.

Pokemon Go type chart: Weaknesses and strengths (1)

The millions of people that have been playing Pokemon games on Nintendo handhelds for years are probably very familiar with the rock-paper-scissors combat system at work in the series. However, with Pokemon GO – An unforgettable augmented reality experiment, there’s bound to be many players new to the franchise and unaware of its fine details. For Pokemon GO players that may not know what a Dragon-type Pokemon is super effective against or why they shouldn’t put Charmander up against Squirtle, we have you covered.

Types in Pokemon GO

Basically, each Pokemon in Pokemon GO is assigned one or two types, which makes it vulnerable to specific attacks. So, for example, if Bulbasaur, a Grass-type Pokemon, is hit with a fire-type attack, it will take more damage than usual.

Pokemon Go type chart: Weaknesses and strengths (2)

This also works the other way, with Bulbsaur’s grass-type status making it strong against certain types as well. If a water-type Pokemon like Squirtle fights a Bulbasaur and hits it with a water-type attack, it will be less effective than other attacks. Learning how all the types interact with each other is key to winning Pokemon GO battles and will allow players to be more strategic when taking on a gym.

Without further ado, here are all 18 Pokemon types in Pokemon GO and their strengths and weaknesses:

Pokemon GO Strengths and Weaknesses Chart

Types Deals Super Effective Damage to Super Weak Against Resists Still Gets Hurt by
Bug Grass, Dark, Psychic Fire, Flying, Rock Fighting, Ground, Grass Normal, Water, Elec, Ice, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy
Dark Ghost, Psychic Fighting, Bug, Fairy Ghost, Psychic, Dark Normal, Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel
Grass Ground, Rock, Water Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug Water, Elec, Grass, Ground Normal, Fighting, Psychic, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy
Fire Ice, Bug, Grass, Steel Water, Ground, Rock Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy Dark, Dragon, Ghost, Normal, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Psychic
Water Fire, Rock, Ground Electric, Grass Fire, Water, Ice, Steel Normal, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy
Psychic Poison, Fighting Bug, Ghost, Dark Fighting, Psychic Normal, Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
Electric Flying, Water Ground Electric, Flying, Steel Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy
Dragon Dragon Ice, Dragon, Fairy Fire, Water, Elec, Grass Normal, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel
Rock Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying Electric, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy
Ground Thunder, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel Water, Grass, Ice Poison, Electric, Rock Normal, Fire, Fighting, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy
Fairy Dark, Dragon, Fighting Poison, Steel Fighting, Bug, Dark Normal, Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Ghost, Fairy
Poison Fairy, Grass Ground, Psychic Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel
Steel Fairy, Ice, Rock Fire, Fighting, Ground Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy Water, Electric, Ghost, Dark
Normal Fighting Ghost Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy
Ice Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel Ice Normal, Water, Electric, Grass, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Fairy
Ghost Ghost, Psychic Ghost, Dark Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug Fire, Water, Elec, Grass, Ice, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy
Flying Bug, Fighting, Grass Electric, Ice, Rock Grass, Fighting, Ground, Bug Normal, Fire, Water, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, Fairy
Fighting Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel Flying, Psychic, Fairy Bug, Rock, Dark Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Ghost, Dragon, Steel

Knowing all the Pokemon types and how they impact each other will put Pokemon GO players in a good position to do well in gym battles and other types of challenges.

Pokemon GO is available now for iOS and Android mobile devices.

Source: GameRant