Fighting Type Weakness

Best counters to Fighting — what beats Fighting-type Pokémon

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

LunalaPsychicGhostHoopaPsychicGhostFlutter ManeGhostFairyDrifblimGhostFlyingMimikyuGhostFairyDrifloonGhostFlyingLugiaPsychicFlyingEnamorusFairyFlying

Build a team that beats Fighting

The team below is pre-loaded with the top counters to Fighting. 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.

Lunala

PsychicGhost

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Hoopa

PsychicGhost

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy

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Drifblim

GhostFlying

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Mimikyu

GhostFairy

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Drifloon

GhostFlying

Edit set

52

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 Ghost

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

Ghost

2

4 members are weak to Dark

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

Dark

3

Move coverage is still provisional

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

NormalFireWaterElectricIce

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Kingambit

+13 points

Adds an answer to Ghost, Dark, & Normal.

Replace with Bisharp

+13 points

Adds an answer to Ghost, Dark, & Normal.

Replace with Magnezone

+7 points

Adds an answer to Normal, Electric, & Ice.

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52

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 Ghost

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

Ghost

2

4 members are weak to Dark

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

Dark

3

Move coverage is still provisional

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

NormalFireWaterElectricIce

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Kingambit

+13 points

Adds an answer to Ghost, Dark, & Normal.

Replace with Bisharp

+13 points

Adds an answer to Ghost, Dark, & Normal.

Replace with Magnezone

+7 points

Adds an answer to Normal, Electric, & Ice.

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:

ElectricIceRockGhostDarkSteel

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

Offensive coverage

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

No super-effective attack against:

NormalFireWaterElectricIceGroundFlyingRockSteelFairy

Frequently asked questions

All Fighting-type Pokémon (97)

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