Pokemon GO type chart: Effectiveness and weaknesses

Pokemon GO possesses 18 different elemental types, similar to the core series games. Each type possesses inherent weaknesses and resistances, affecting how much damage it takes from other types. However, with so many types, there is a tangled web of weaknesses and resistances to keep track of.

Given the multitude of types, weaknesses, and resistances in Pokemon GO, having a helpful guide to refer back to just in case a type matchup comes along that players can't immediately recall.

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The strengths and weaknesses of all types in Pokemon GO

Grass-type is one of 18 elemental types in Pokemon GO (Image via Niantic)

Unlike the core series of Pokemon games, while there are resistances and weaknesses for each elemental type, there are no immunities. For example, in the core games, Ghost-type Pokemon are immune to damage from Normal-type sources. However, in Pokemon GO, Ghost-types will resist Normal-type damage instead.

Whatever the case, players can find a table below that demonstrates all weaknesses and resistances for each type. The percentages shared in the table are placed relative to an attack's base damage value. For example, if a Fire-type Pokemon takes 160% damage from a Water-type move, they're weak to that attack, while a percentage of 62.5% would indicate resistance.

Pokemon GO Type Matchup Guide with Percentages

	Normal	Fighting	Flying	Poison	Ground	Rock	Bug	Ghost	Steel	Fire	Water	Grass	Electric	Psychic	Ice	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
Normal	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	100%	39%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Fighting	160%	100%	63%	63%	100%	160%	63%	39%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	160%	100%	160%	63%
Flying	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%	63%	160%	100%	63%	100%	100%	160%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Poison	100%	100%	100%	63%	63%	63%	100%	63%	39%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%
Ground	100%	100%	39%	160%	100%	160%	63%	100%	160%	160%	100%	63%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Rock	100%	63%	160%	100%	63%	100%	160%	100%	63%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%
Bug	100%	63%	63%	63%	100%	100%	100%	63%	63%	63%	100%	160%	100%	160%	100%	100%	160%	63%
Ghost	39%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	63%	100%
Steel	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	63%	63%	63%	100%	63%	100%	160%	100%	100%	160%
Fire	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	160%	100%	160%	63%	63%	160%	100%	100%	160%	63%	100%	100%
Water	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	160%	100%	100%	100%	160%	63%	63%	100%	100%	100%	63%	100%	100%
Grass	100%	100%	63%	63%	160%	160%	63%	100%	63%	63%	160%	63%	100%	100%	100%	63%	100%	100%
Electric	100%	100%	160%	100%	39%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	63%	63%	100%	100%	63%	100%	100%
Psychic	100%	160%	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	100%	100%	39%	100%
Ice	100%	100%	160%	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%	63%	63%	63%	160%	100%	100%	63%	160%	100%	100%
Dragon	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	39%
Dark	100%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	100%	100%	63%	63%
Fairy	100%	160%	100%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	63%	63%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	160%	160%	100%

If this chart seems a bit confusing at first, it helps to break it down step by step. By taking a type from the leftmost column, Fighting-type for example, players can compare each attack against a type in the top row like Normal-type. By finding the box between the two types, they'll find the weakness, resistance, or whether the attack deals ordinary damage.

As a continued example, if players see the crossroads between Fighting-type on the left column and Normal-type in the top row, they'll find the value 160%, meaning that Fighting-type moves are super effective against Normal-type targets.

Conversely, if players find the box between Normal-type on the left column and Fighting-type on the top row, they'll find 100%, meaning Normal-type moves deal ordinary damage. The reading can be a little tricky, but a basic rule of thumb is, to begin with an element from either the top row or the leftmost column as the "attacker" and then find another type that intersects with it as a "target".

Keep in mind that this Pokemon GO graph does not include dual-type combinations, as these require more complex calculations that a graph cannot easily cover. The table above will work well for Pokemon with one elemental type, but not two.

However, for a simpler approach, players can also find this table that simply depicts weaknesses and resistances instead of damage percentages:

Pokemon GO Effectiveness, Weakness, and Resistance Chart

	Super Effective Against	Ineffective Against	Resists	Vulnerable To
Normal	N/A	Rock, Ghost, Steel	Ghost	Fighting
Fighting	Normal, Rock, Steel, Ice, Dark	Flying, Poison, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Fairy	Rock, Bug, Dark	Flying, Psychic, Fairy
Flying	Fighting, Bug, Grass	Rock, Steel, Electric	Fighting, Ground, Bug, Grass	Rock, Electric, Ice
Poison	Grass, Fairy	Poison, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Steel	Fighting, Poison, Grass, Fairy	Ground, Psychic
Ground	Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, Electric	Flying, Bug, Grass	Poison, Rock, Electric	Water, Grass, Ice
Rock	Flying, Bug, Fire, Ice	Fighting, Ground, Steel	Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire	Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass
Bug	Grass, Psychic, Dark	Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Fairy	Fighting, Ground, Grass	Flying, Rock, Fire
Ghost	Ghost, Psychic	Normal, Dark	Normal, Fighting, Poison, Bug	Ghost, Dark
Steel	Rock, Ice, Fairy	Steel, Fire, Water, Electric	Normal, Flying, Poison, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy	Fighting, Ground, Fire
Fire	Bug, Steel, Grass, Ice	Rock, Fire, Water, Dragon	Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice	Ground, Rock, Water
Water	Ground, Rock, Fire	Water, Grass, Dragon	Steel, Fire, Water, Ice	Grass, Electric
Grass	Ground, Rock, Water	Flying, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Dragon	Ground, Water, Grass, Electric	Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice
Electric	Flying, Water	Ground, Grass, Electric, Dragon	Flying, Steel, Electric	Ground
Psychic	Fighting, Poison	Steel, Psychic, Dark	Fighting, Psychic	Bug, Ghost, Dark
Ice	Flying, Ground, Grass, Dragon	Steel, Fire, Water, Ice	Ice	Fighting, Rock, Steel, Fire
Dark	Ghost, Psychic	Fighting, Dark, Fairy	Ghost, Psychic, Dark	Fighting, Bug, Fairy
Dragon	Dragon	Steel, Fairy	Fire, Water, Grass, Electric	Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Fairy	Fighting, Dragon, Dark	Poison, Steel, Fire	Fighting, Bug, Dragon, Dark	Poison, Steel

Learning type matchups are key to determining the best counters against opponents during battle, whether in PvP or PvE. Having a Pokemon with moves that can deal super effective damage to a foe or resist its attacks can make a massive difference in combat, so studying these charts is recommended, and committing the matchups to memory is even better for future success.