Fairy Type Weakness

Best counters to Fairy — what beats Fairy-type Pokémon

These Pokémon resist Fairy’s attacks and hit it super-effectively with Poison, Steel moves. Tap one to scout it, or assemble them into a team below.

HeatranFireSteelIron MothFirePoisonRevavroomSteelPoisonSalazzlePoisonFireSalanditPoisonFireVaroomSteelPoisonSolgaleoPsychicSteelMetagrossSteelPsychic

Build a team that beats Fairy

The team below is pre-loaded with the top counters to Fairy. Swap any slot and the weakness chart updates live — a balanced team wants no attacking type hitting three or more of your six. Prefer a blank slate? Open the full team builder.

Heatran

FireSteel

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Iron Moth

FirePoison

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Revavroom

SteelPoison

Edit set

Salazzle

PoisonFire

Edit set

Salandit

PoisonFire

Edit set

Varoom

SteelPoison

Edit set

56

out of 100

Structurally exposed

Provisional rating

Pokémon team rating

Several shared weaknesses or coverage gaps need attention. Based on typing, switch-ins and selected attacks. This is not a prediction of match results.

1

6 members are weak to Ground

6 Pokémon are weak to Ground, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ground

2

4 members are weak to Water

4 Pokémon are weak to Water, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Water

3

Move coverage is still provisional

Add damaging moves in the set editor. The current coverage check uses only the Pokémon’s own types.

NormalFireWaterElectricFighting

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Zarude

+6 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Water, & Electric.

Replace with Brute Bonnet

+6 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Water, & Electric.

Replace with Tapu Bulu

+6 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Water, & Electric.

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56

out of 100

Structurally exposed

Provisional rating

Pokémon team rating

Several shared weaknesses or coverage gaps need attention. Based on typing, switch-ins and selected attacks. This is not a prediction of match results.

1

6 members are weak to Ground

6 Pokémon are weak to Ground, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ground

2

4 members are weak to Water

4 Pokémon are weak to Water, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Water

3

Move coverage is still provisional

Add damaging moves in the set editor. The current coverage check uses only the Pokémon’s own types.

NormalFireWaterElectricFighting

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Zarude

+6 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Water, & Electric.

Replace with Brute Bonnet

+6 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Water, & Electric.

Replace with Tapu Bulu

+6 points

Adds an answer to Ground, Water, & Electric.

Team weakness analysis

Each row shows damage from one attacking type. Several red cells in a row indicate a shared weakness.

⚠ Unresolved weaknesses — no member resists these types:

WaterGround

Type							Weak
Normal	½		½			½	·
Fire		½	2×	½	½	2×	2
Water	2×	2×		2×	2×		4
Electric							·
Grass	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	·
Ice	¼	½	½	½	½	½	·
Fighting	2×	½		½	½		1
Poison	0	½	0	½	½	0	·
Ground	4×	4×	4×	4×	4×	4×	6
Flying	½		½			½	·
Psychic	½	2×		2×	2×		3
Bug	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	·
Rock		2×	½	2×	2×	½	3
Ghost							·
Dragon	½		½			½	·
Dark							·
Steel	¼	½	½	½	½	½	·
Fairy	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	·

Offensive coverage

Types hit super-effectively by your team’s own types and selected damaging moves.

No super-effective attack against:

NormalFireWaterElectricFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicGhostDragonDark

Frequently asked questions

All Fairy-type Pokémon (89)

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