Offensive Matchup – Overview

Venom wilts Grass and taints Fairy magic, but barely seeps into Poison kin, washes off Ground and Rock, wafts through Ghosts, and slides uselessly off impervious Steel.

Super-Effective

• Grass – Herbicides cripple plant life.
• Fairy – Folklore: toxins and iron undo fae magic.

Not Very Effective

• Poison – Like resists like.
• Ground – Earth absorbs and dilutes toxins.
• Rock – Minerals are inert to acid.
• Ghost – Specters can’t be poisoned.

Ineffective

• Steel – Metal is impervious to corrosion mid-battle.

Defensive Matchup – Overview

Ground buries toxins and Psychic precision pinpoints antidotes, while Poison dwellers relish toxic swamps, shrug off blows from Grass, Fighting, Bug, and fellow Poison, and even corrode Fairy sparkle.

Weak To

• Ground – Soil entombs contamination.
• Psychic – Surgical mind skills find cures.

Resistant To

• Grass – Weeds thrive in toxic soil.
• Fighting – Venomous barbs deter punches.
• Poison – Immunity to own chemistry.
• Bug – Poison has high venom defenses.
• Fairy – Folklore: fairies falter in blight.