Ghost Type Guide: Strengths & Counters
Explore the Ghost type: learn its strengths, weaknesses, resistances, immunities and practical tips for VGC and Showdown ladder play.
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Offense rank
#10 · Poor
Defense rank
#2 · Strong
Offensive power
103%
Defensive strength
106%
What Is Ghost Strong Against? Offensive Matchups
Strong against
Not very effective against
Has no effect
Only other Ghosts and vulnerable Psychics feel spectral claws, while Dark shadows dim them and Normal bodies remain untouched.
Super-Effective
- Ghost
Spirits interfere on the same plane.
- Psychic
Hauntings unravel mental focus.
Not Very Effective
- Dark
Shadows swallow specters.
Ineffective
- Normal
Physical bodies ignore intangible strikes.
What Is Strong Against Ghost? Defensive Matchups
Weak to
Resists
Immune to
Rival phantoms and creeping darkness bite back, but poison passes through ectoplasm, insects can’t touch vapor, and all Normal or Fighting blows phase harmlessly through.
Weak To
- Ghost
Spiritual clashes tear ectoplasm.
- Dark
Malicious shadows consume spectral light.
Resistant To
- Poison
Can’t poison what’s already dead.
- Bug
Tiny bodies can’t grasp vapor.
Immune To
- Normal
Physical strikes pass through.
- Fighting
Martial blows hit only air.
Uneven Matchups
- Ghost→Fighting1×←Fighting→0×
- Ghost→Poison1×←Poison→0.5×
- Ghost→Psychic2×←Psychic→1×
- Ghost→Bug1×←Bug→0.5×
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