Pokémon type chart (Scarlet & Violet)

Understanding types is the key to every Pokémon battle. Each Pokémon has one or two types, and every move has one too. Depending on how they combine, an attack can deal double damage… or none at all.

The interactive chart

Row = type of the attack, column = type of the defending Pokémon. Hover over or tap a cell to read the result.

ATK ↓ / DEF →	NOR	FIR	WAT	GRA	ELE	ICE	FIG	POI	GRO	FLY	PSY	BUG	ROC	GHO	DRA	DAR	STE	FAI
Normal													½	0			½
Fire		½	½	2		2						2	½		½		2
Water		2	½	½					2				2		½
Grass		½	2	½				½	2	½		½	2		½		½
Electric			2	½	½				0	2					½
Ice		½	½	2		½			2	2					2		½
Fighting	2					2		½		½	½	½	2	0		2	2	½
Poison				2				½	½				½	½			0	2
Ground		2		½	2			2		0		½	2				2
Flying				2	½		2					2	½				½
Psychic							2	2			½					0	½
Bug		½		2			½	½		½	2			½		2	½	½
Rock		2				2	½		½	2		2					½
Ghost	0										2			2		½
Dragon															2		½	0
Dark							½				2			2		½		½
Steel		½	½		½	2							2				½	2
Fairy		½					2	½							2	2	½

2 super effective ½ not very effective 0 no effect

Dual types: ×4 and ×¼

When a Pokémon has two types, you multiply the two results. An attack that is super effective against both types deals ×4; one that is resisted by both deals ×¼. And if one of the types is immune, the result is always ×0. Examples from Paldea:

Meowscarada (Grass/Dark)

GrassDark

×4: Bug
×2: FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairy
×½: WaterGrassElectricGroundGhostDark
Immunity: Psychic

Bug is super effective against Grass and against Dark: ×4. However, it is immune to Psychic thanks to its Dark type.

Bombirdier (Flying/Dark)

FlyingDark

×2: ElectricIceRockFairy
×½: GrassGhostDark
Immunity: GroundPsychic

Two immunities at once: Ground (Flying) and Psychic (Dark).

Quaquaval (Water/Fighting)

WaterFighting

×2: GrassElectricFlyingPsychicFairy
×½: FireWaterIceBugRockDarkSteel

Its two types cover each other well: Rock, Steel, Fire, Ice, Bug and Dark are all resisted.

Immunities to know by heart

Defending type	Immune to
Normal	Ghost
Ghost	Normal and Fighting
Flying	Ground
Ground	Electric
Dark	Psychic
Steel	Poison
Fairy	Dragon

Some Abilities add immunities: Levitate (Ground), Water Absorb (Water), Volt Absorb (Electric), Sap Sipper (Grass), Flash Fire (Fire), Earth Eater (Ground)… That is what makes Mismagius and Orthworm so tricky in the adventure.

Same-type attack bonus (STAB)

A move that shares a type with the Pokémon using it is more powerful: ×1.5. A Quaxly using Water Gun (Water) therefore hits harder than with Tackle (Normal). This bonus stacks with effectiveness: a super effective attack with the same-type bonus does ×3. That is why you should always favor attacks of your Pokémon’s own type.

A good Trainer’s reflexes

The starter triangle: Grass beats Water, Water beats Fire, Fire beats Grass.
Fighting hits Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel hard, but can’t touch Ghost.
Fairy neutralizes Dragons (immunity) and hits them super effectively; it fears Poison and Steel.
Steel resists ten types: it is the best defensive type.
Ground hits five types super effectively, including Electric, Fire and Steel, but not flying Pokémon.

Academy pop quiz

What is the effect of an Ice attack on Altaria (Dragon/Flying)?

×4: Ice is super effective against both Dragon and Flying.

What does Facade (Normal) do against a Ghost-type Pokémon?

None: Ghost types are immune to Normal.

What bonus does an attack of the same type as its user receive?

×1.5: it is the same-type attack bonus, or STAB.

For every generation, see the complete Pokémon type chart in the Pokédex, with a summary of each of the 18 types.

The type chart: the 18 types, their strengths and weaknesses