Elemental Types

Every Pokemon has an elemental type, which comes into play especially when engaging in Pokemon battles.  Use the table below to learn about type advantages and disadvantages, and all the elements that currently exist.

Type	Strong Against	Weak Against	Immune To	Notes
Normal	None	Fighting	Ghost	Balanced type; no super-effective moves
Fire	Grass, Bug, Ice, Steel	Water, Rock, Ground	None	Often has high Special Attack
Water	Fire, Ground, Rock	Electric, Grass	None	Versatile in battle
Electric	Water, Flying	Ground	None (Ground is immune to Electric attacks)	Fast with special moves
Grass	Water, Ground, Rock	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug	None	Often has healing or status moves
Ice	Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon	Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel	None	High Special Attack
Fighting	Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel	Flying, Psychic, Fairy	None	Known for strong physical attacks
Poison	Grass, Fairy	Ground, Psychic	None	Often causes status conditions
Ground	Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel	Water, Grass, Ice	Electric	Immune to Electric attacks
Flying	Grass, Fighting, Bug	Electric, Ice, Rock	Ground	Immune to Ground attacks
Psychic	Fighting, Poison	Bug, Ghost, Dark	None	High Special Attack and Special Defense
Bug	Grass, Psychic, Dark	Fire, Flying, Rock	None	Often fast and uses status moves
Rock	Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug	Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel	None	High Defense
Ghost	Psychic, Ghost	Ghost, Dark	Normal, Fighting	Immune to Normal and Fighting attacks
Dragon	Dragon	Ice, Dragon, Fairy	None	High overall stats
Dark	Psychic, Ghost	Fighting, Bug, Fairy	Psychic	Immune to Psychic attacks
Steel	Ice, Rock, Fairy	Fire, Fighting, Ground	Poison	High Defense and many resistances
Fairy	Fighting, Dragon, Dark	Poison, Steel	Dragon	Immune to Dragon attacks