Fighting Type Guide: Strengths & Counters
Explore the Fighting type: learn its strengths, weaknesses, resistances, immunities and practical tips for VGC and Showdown ladder play.
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Offense rank
#6 · Good
Defense rank
#13 · Bad
Offensive power
108%
Defensive strength
92%
What Is Fighting Strong Against? Offensive Matchups
Strong against
Not very effective against
Has no effect
Pure force crushes Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and even armored Steel, but Poison lingers, Flyers evade, Psychics outthink, Bugs sidestep, Fairies charm, and Ghosts slip through untouched.
Super-Effective
- Normal
Martial arts overpower baseline toughness.
- Ice
A punch shatters brittle ice.
- Rock
Focused strikes crack boulders.
- Dark
Discipline counters dirty tactics.
- Steel
Hammers bend metal armor.
Not Very Effective
- Poison
Toxic users fight through attrition, not clean knockouts.
- Flying
Aerial foes stay out of reach.
- Psychic
Mind games read every move.
- Bug
Tiny targets dodge sweeping blows.
- Fairy
Magic charm dulls aggression.
Ineffective
- Ghost
Fists pass through the incorporeal.
What Is Fighting Weak To? Defensive Matchups
Weak to
Resists
Immune to
Minds (Psychic), wings (Flying), and fairy magic all outmaneuver brute force, yet Fighters parry Bug stings, block rocks, and discipline Dark trickery.
Weak To
- Flying
Strikes rain from above.
- Psychic
Mind over muscle.
- Fairy
Fairy magic softens rage and blunts brute-force intent.
Resistant To
- Bug
Well-timed swats deflect insects.
- Rock
Hardened stance softens blunt stone.
- Dark
Honor counters deceit.
Uneven Matchups
- Fighting→Normal2×←Normal→1×
- Fighting→Ice2×←Ice→1×
- Fighting→Poison0.5×←Poison→1×
- Fighting→Bug0.5×←Bug→0.5×
- Fighting→Ghost0×←Ghost→1×
- Fighting→Steel2×←Steel→1×
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