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Check out this chart to learn about type effectiveness in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Find a list of Pokemon's weaknesses and resistances, type affinities, advantage, and more!!!

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Type Chart

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Normal Icon△×△
Fighting Icon◯△△△◯×◯◯△◯△
Poison Icon△△△△×◯◯
Ground Icon◯×△◯◯◯◯△
Flying Icon◯◯△△△◯
bug Icon△△△△△△◯◯◯△
Rock Icon△△◯◯△◯◯
Ghost Icon×◯◯△
Steel Icon◯△△△△◯◯
fire Icon◯△◯△△◯◯△
water Icon◯◯◯△△△
electric Icon×◯◯△△△
Grass Icon△◯△△◯△△◯△△
Ice Icon◯◯△△△◯△◯
Psychic Icon◯◯△△×
Dragon Icon△◯×
dark Icon△◯◯△△
Fairy Icon◯△△△◯◯

◯= Super effective: Deals x2 Damage
△= Not very effective: Deals x0.5 Damage
×= No effect: Has no effect!!!

Pokemon With 2 Types

Pokemon that have 2 different types will receive a combined effect from a certain move.

Super EffectiveNormalNot Very EffectiveNo Effect
Super Effective4x2x1x0x
Normal2x1x0.5x0x
Not Very Effective1x0.5x0.25x0x
No Effect0x0x0x-

If Both Are '◯' = 4x

If a move is super effective against both types, the Pokemon will take 4x normal damage.

If Both Are '△' = 0.25x

If a move is not very effective against both types, the Pokemon will take 0.25x normal damage (damage will be reduced).

If One Is '◯' And The Other Is '△' = 1x

If a move is super effective against one type, but not very effective against the other, then the move will do normal damage (1x).

If Either Is '☓' = 0x

If a move is ineffective against even one type, regardless of the other type, the move will do 0 damage.

Effectiveness By Individual Type

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▼Normal　▼Fire▼Water
▼Grass▼Electric▼Ice
▼Fighting▼Poison▼Ground
▼Flying▼Psychic　▼Bug
▼Rock▼Ghost▼Dragon
▼Dark▼Steel▼Fairy

Effectiveness of Normal Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Normal Icon△×△
Super Effective
x2		N/A
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Rock・Steel
No EffectGhost

Effectiveness of Fighting Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Fighting Icon◯△△△◯×◯◯△◯△
Super Effective
x2		Normal・Ice・Rock・Dark・Steel
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Poison・Flying・Psychic・Bug・Fairy
No EffectGhost

Effectiveness of Poison Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Poison Icon△△△△×◯◯
Super Effective
x2		Grass・Fairy
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Poison・Ground・Rock・Ghost
No EffectSteel

Effectiveness of Ground Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Ground Icon◯×△◯◯◯◯△
Super Effective
x2		Fire・Electric・Poison・Rock・Steel
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Grass・Bug
No EffectFlying

Effectiveness of Flying Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Flying Icon◯◯△△△◯
Super Effective
x2		Grass・Fighting・Bug
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Electric・Rock・Steel

Effectiveness of Bug Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
bug Icon△△△△△△◯◯◯△
Super Effective
x2		Grass・Psychic・Dark
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fire・Fighting・Poison・Flying・Ghost・Steel・Fairy

Effectiveness of Rock Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Rock Icon△△◯◯△◯◯
Super Effective
x2		Fire・Ice・Flying・Bug
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fighting・Ground・Steel

Effectiveness of Ghost Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Ghost Icon×◯◯△
Super Effective
x2		Psychic・Ghost
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Dark
No EffectNormal

Effectiveness of Steel Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Steel Icon◯△△△△◯◯
Super Effective
x2		Ice・Rock・Fairy
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fire・Water・Electric・Steel

Effectiveness of Fire Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
fire Icon◯△◯△△◯◯△
Super Effective
x2		Grass・Ice・Bug・Steel
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fire・Water・Rock・Dragon

Effectiveness of Water Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
water Icon◯◯◯△△△
Super Effective
x2		Fire・Ground・Rock
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Water・Grass・Dragon

Effectiveness of Electric Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
electric Icon×◯◯△△△
Super Effective
x2		Water・Flying
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Grass・Electric・Dragon
No EffectGround

Effectiveness of Grass Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Grass Icon△◯△△◯△△◯△△
Super Effective
x2		Water・Ground・Rock
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fire・Grass・Poison・Flying・Bug・Dragon・Steel

Effectiveness of Ice Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Ice Icon◯◯△△△◯△◯
Super Effective
x2		Grass・Ground・Flying・Dragon
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fire・Water・Ice・Steel

Effectiveness of Psychic Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Psychic Icon◯◯△△×
Super Effective
x2		Fighting・Poison
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Psychic・Steel
No EffectDark

Effectiveness of Dragon Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Dragon Icon△◯×
Super Effective
x2		Dragon
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Steel
No EffectFairy

Effectiveness of Dark Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
dark Icon△◯◯△△
Super Effective
x2		Psychic・Ghost
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fighting・Dark・Fairy

Effectiveness of Fairy Type Moves

Pokemon Type
NormalFightingPoisonGroundFlyingBugRockGhostSteelFireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDarkFairy
Fairy Icon◯△△△◯◯
Super Effective
x2		Fighting・Dragon・Dark
Not Very Effective
x0.5		Fire・Poison・Steel

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