Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: All Type Strengths and Weaknesses Explained

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet brings the familiar typing system of Pokémon into the next generation. We’ve prepared a guide to help you defeat every enemy you come across with ease. Here are all of the types in Scarlet and Violet as well as what they’re most effective against and what they’re weak to.

 

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Type Guide

Bug

Strong against: Grass, Psychic, Dark
Weak to: Fire, Flying, Rock

 

Dark

Strong against: Psychic, Ghost
Weak to: Fighting, Bug, Fairy

 

Dragon

Strong against: Dragon
Weak to: Ice, Dragon, Fairy

 

Electric

Strong against: Water, Flying
Weak to: Ground

 

Fairy

Strong against: Fighting, Dragon, Dark
Weak to: Poison, Steel

 

Fighting

Strong against: Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel
Weak to: Flying, Psychic, Fairy

 

Fire

Fuecoco
Fuecoco

Strong against: Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel
Weak to: Water, Ground, Rock

 

Flying

Strong against: Grass, Fighting, Bug
Weak to: Electric, Ice, Rock

 

Ghost

Strong against: Psychic, Ghost
Weak to: Ghost, Dark

 

Grass

Sprigatito evolution
Sprigatito

Strong against: Water, Ground, Rock
Weak to: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug

 

Ground

Strong against: Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel
Weak to: Water, Grass, Ice

 

Ice

Strong against: Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon
Weak to: Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel

 

Normal

Strong against: Nothing, No effect against Ghost
Weak to: Fighting

 

Poison

Strong against: Grass, Fairy
Weak to: Ground, Psychic

 

Psychic

Strong against: Fighting, Poison
Weak to: Bug, Ghost, Dark

 

Rock

Strong against: Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug
Weak to: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel

 

Steel

Strong against: Ice, Rock, Fairy
Weak to: Fire, Fighting, Ground

 

Water

quaxly
Quaxly

Strong against: Fire, Ground, Rock
Weak to: Electric, Grass

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are out now for Nintendo Switch.

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