Pokémon Type Guides: Strategy, Counters & Tips
Learn each type’s strengths, weaknesses, resistances and immunities: get practical matchup tips and build competitive strategies.
Type | Offensive Power | Defensive Strength | Overall Utility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 89% | 100% | 89% |
| Fire | 111% | 100% | 111% |
| Water | 108% | 100% | 108% |
| Electric | 97% | 103% | 100% |
| Grass | 97% | 86% | 83% |
| Ice | 111% | 84% | 93% |
| Fighting | 108% | 92% | 100% |
| Poison | 94% | 103% | 97% |
| Ground | 117% | 95% | 111% |
| Flying | 108% | 97% | 105% |
| Psychic | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| Bug | 97% | 92% | 90% |
| Rock | 114% | 86% | 98% |
| Ghost | 103% | 106% | 109% |
| Dragon | 97% | 95% | 92% |
| Dark | 103% | 95% | 97% |
| Steel | 106% | 120% | 127% |
| Fairy | 108% | 103% | 111% |
How to Use These Guides
Understanding elemental theory is about more than memorizing a chart. These guides explore the logic behind every matchup so you can predict outcomes instead of simply recalling them. Each entry explains how one element interacts with another and why certain combinations cause more or less damage. When you know the reasons behind the multipliers, you can make smarter choices when battling, building teams, or just debating strategy with friends.
What You'll Learn
- Quick explanations for every offensive and defensive matchup
- Rationales that connect game mechanics to lore
- Memory hooks to recall unusual interactions
Why Both Sides Matter
Offensive openings and defensive liabilities often mirror each other. Water douses fire yet yields to electricity; rock cages the blaze but cracks under plants and quake. Keeping these relationships in mind helps you predict outcomes rather than memorize a static table.
Getting Started
If you are just starting out, pick a type from the table above and pair the explanations with each list of matchups. Seasoned players can use this page as a refresher before diving into the quiz or sharing knowledge with new trainers. We hope this collection becomes a handy reference whenever you need a quick lore fix or a reminder about how the elements clash across the series.