Offensive Matchup – Overview

Lightning zaps Water dwellers and drops Flying targets, but diffuses into fellow Electric users, is drained by Grass and Dragons, and grounds out entirely against Earth.

Super-Effective

• Water – Current flows through and shocks aquatic bodies.
• Flying – Airborne creatures are lightning rods in open sky.

Not Very Effective

• Electric – Identical charge seeks equilibrium.
• Grass – Moist, fibrous tissue dissipates current.
• Dragon – Draconic biology channels storms safely.

Ineffective

• Ground – Charge discharges harmlessly into earth.

Defensive Matchup – Overview

Ground not only nullifies Electric strikes but also hits them hard; Electric Pokemon resist stray volts, perch above Ground like birds, and let Steel frames channel excess energy.

Weak To

• Ground – Earthing wires siphon off energy violently.

Resistant To

• Electric – Natural regulators absorb overloads.
• Flying – Insulating feathers and air gaps reduce impact.
• Steel – Metal conducts but rarely suffers damage itself.