What is Ghost weak to?

Ghost takes super-effective damage from Ghost, Dark.

How can I practice Ghost type matchups?

Use the home quiz for general drills, open the type chart for quick lookup, and run advanced matchup quizzes focused on Ghost interactions.

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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What Is Ghost Strong Against? Offensive Matchups

Strong against: PsychicGhost
Not very effective against: Dark
Has no effect: Normal

Average Offensive Power: 103%: Poor offensively, ranking #10 of 18.

Offensive Matchup – Overview

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.

Practice Ghost Offense Test Ghost Offense

What Is Strong Against Ghost? Defensive Matchups

Weak to: GhostDark
Resists: PoisonBug
Immune to: NormalFighting

Average Defensive Strength: 106%: Strong defensively, ranking #2 of 18.

Defensive Matchup – Overview

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.

Practice Ghost Defense Test Ghost Defense

Uneven Matchups

Ghost→Fighting1×
←Fighting→Ghost0×
Ghost→Poison1×
←Poison→Ghost0.5×
Ghost→Psychic2×
←Psychic→Ghost1×
Ghost→Bug1×
←Bug→Ghost0.5×

Related Type Guides

Learn about types Ghost is weak to:

Ghost Dark

Types that resist Ghost:

Poison Bug

Types Ghost is super effective against:

Psychic Ghost

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0×

Has no effect

0.5×

Not very effective

1×

Normal effectiveness

2×

Super effective

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