Dragon Type Guide: Strengths & Counters

Explore the Dragon type: learn its strengths, weaknesses, resistances, immunities and practical tips for VGC and Showdown ladder play.

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Offense rank

#16 · Bad

Defense rank

#11 · Poor

Offensive power

97%

Defensive strength

95%

What Is Dragon Strong Against? Offensive Matchups

Strong against

Dragon

Not very effective against

Steel

Has no effect

Fairy

Draconic power truly threatens only its own kind, dulled against unyielding Steel and completely nullified by pure Fairy magic.

Super-Effective

  • Dragon

    Legendary beasts duel equals.

Not Very Effective

  • Steel

    Scales can’t melt iron beams.

Ineffective

  • Fairy

    Fairy magic negates draconic force.

What Is Dragon Weak To? Defensive Matchups

Weak to

IceDragonFairy

Resists

FireWaterElectricGrass

Immune to

None

Dragons fear deep freeze, rival dragons, and fairy spells, yet their elemental mastery shrugs off Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric with regal ease.

Weak To

  • Ice

    Cold slows reptilian blood.

  • Dragon

    Civil wars of wyrms cause great harm.

  • Fairy

    Storybook purity defeats greed.

Resistant To

  • Fire

    Dragonhide is fireproof.

  • Water

    Scales channel tide.

  • Grass

    Nature bends before dragons.

  • Electric

    Thunder rolls off ancient hide.

Uneven Matchups

  • DragonFire
    Fire0.5×
  • DragonWater
    Water0.5×
  • DragonElectric
    Electric0.5×
  • DragonGrass
    Grass0.5×
  • DragonIce
    Ice
  • DragonSteel0.5×
    Steel
  • DragonFairy
    Fairy

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