Normal Type Guide: Strengths & Counters
Explore the Normal type: learn its strengths, weaknesses, resistances, immunities and practical tips for VGC and Showdown ladder play.
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Offense rank
#18 · Worst
Defense rank
#6 · Good
Offensive power
89%
Defensive strength
100%
What Is Normal Strong Against? Offensive Matchups
Strong against
Not very effective against
Has no effect
Normal moves are the baseline of battle: they gain no elemental edge, so hard targets like Rock and Steel barely notice, while ethereal Ghosts ignore them.
Super-Effective
Not Very Effective
- Rock
Punching bedrock hurts you more than the mountain.
- Steel
Plain force glances off forged armor.
Ineffective
- Ghost
Mundane attacks pass straight through spirits.
What Is Normal Weak To? Defensive Matchups
Weak to
Resists
Immune to
Martial skill overpowers everyday toughness, yet Normal bodies are untouched by spectral claws because the physical and spiritual realms don’t overlap.
Weak To
- Fighting
Trained strikes break through everyday toughness.
Resistant To
Immune To
- Ghost
Spirits pass harmlessly through solid matter.
Uneven Matchups
- Normal→Fighting1×←Fighting→2×
- Normal→Rock0.5×←Rock→1×
- Normal→Steel0.5×←Steel→1×
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