Fairy Type Guide: Strengths & Counters

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

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What Is Fairy Strong Against? Offensive Matchups

  • Strong against: FightingDragonDark
  • Not very effective against: FirePoisonSteel
  • Has no effect: None

Average Offensive Power: 108%: Okay offensively, ranking #8 of 18.

Offensive Matchup – Overview

Enchantment outshines Fighting grit, topples Dark scheming, and fells mighty Dragons, but it flickers against Fire, melts before Poison, and rebounds off cold-iron Steel.

Super-Effective
  • Fighting – Pixie dust confounds pugilists.
  • Dragon – Legends decree dragons fall to pure hearts.
  • Dark – Light dispels malevolence.
Not Very Effective
  • Fire – Flames scorch delicate wings.
  • Poison – Blight spoils fairy dust.
  • Steel – Cold iron blocks magic.
Practice Fairy OffenseTest Fairy Offense

What Is Fairy Weak To? Defensive Matchups

  • Weak to: PoisonSteel
  • Resists: FightingBugDark
  • Immune to: Dragon

Average Defensive Strength: 103%: Good defensively, ranking #5 of 18.

Defensive Matchup – Overview

Toxins and steel blades nullify fae magic, yet fairies dance around punches, shrug off bugs, tame darkness, and in timeless tales stand utterly unharmed by dragon fire.

Weak To
  • Poison – Tainted mushrooms wilt pixies.
  • Steel – Iron is an ancient fairy bane.
Resistant To
  • Fighting – Grace dodges brute force.
  • Bug – Sprites out-maneuver insects.
  • Dark – Starlight overwhelms shadows.
Immune To
  • Dragon – Storybook law: dragons cannot strike the pure of heart.
Practice Fairy DefenseTest Fairy Defense

Uneven Matchups

  • Fairy→Fire0.5×
    ←Fire1×
  • Fairy→Bug1×
    ←Bug0.5×
  • Fairy→Dragon2×
    ←Dragon0×

Related Type Guides

Learn about types Fairy is weak to:

PoisonSteel

Types that resist Fairy:

FightingBugDark

Types Fairy is super effective against:

FightingDragonDark

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