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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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.
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.
Uneven Matchups
- Fairy→Fire0.5×←Fire→1×
- Fairy→Bug1×←Bug→0.5×
- Fairy→Dragon2×←Dragon→0×
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