Pokemon type weaknesses are difficult to understand, especially when discussing dual-type Pokemon. I will explain the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet weakness chart in this guide. You’ll soon see how every Pokemon type has unique strengths and weaknesses and how some types do not affect others.
Key Takeaways
- There are 18 different Pokemon types.
- Each type can have a partner type to complement its strengths and weaknesses.
- The best types of Pokemon are Steel, Fairy, Fire, and Water types.
- The worst typing is tied between the Bug, Ice, Grass, and Rock types.
Pokemon & Violet weakness Chart
| Type | Super-Effective (x2) | Not Very Effective (x0.5) | Cannot Attack (x0) | Weakness (x2) | Resistance (x0.5) | Immune To (x0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | - | Rock Steel | Ghost | Fighting | - | Ghost |
| Fire | Grass Ice Bug Steel | Fire Water Rock Dragon | - | Water Ground Rock | Fire Grass Ice Bug Steel Fairy | - |
| Water | Fire Ground Rock | Water Grass Dragon | - | Electric Grass | Fire Water Ice Steel | - |
| Electric | Water Flying | Electric Grass Dragon | Ground | Ground | Electric Flying Steel | - |
| Grass | Water Ground Rock | Fire Grass Poison Flying Bug Dragon | - | Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug | Water Electric Grass Ground | - |
| Ice | Grass Ground Flying Dragon | Fire Water Ice Steel | - | Fire Fighting Rock Steel | Ice | - |
| Fighting | Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel | Poison Flying Psychic Bug Fairy | Ghost | Psychic Flying Ghost | Bug Rock Dark | - |
| Poison | Grass Fairy | Poison Ground Rock Ghost | Steel | Ground Psychic | Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy | - |
| Ground | Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel | Grass Bug | Flying | Water Grass Ice | Rock Poison | Electric |
| Flying | Grass Fighting Bug | Electric Rock Steel | - | Electric Ice Rock | Grass Flying Bug | Ground |
| Psychic | Fighting Poison | Psychic Steel | Dark | Bug Ghost Dark | Fighting Psychic | - |
| Bug | Grass Psychic Dark | Fire Fighting Poison Flying Ghost Steel Fairy | - | Fire Flying Rock | Grass Fighting Ground | - |
| Rock | Fire Ice Flying Bug | Fighting Ground Steel | - | Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel | Normal Fire Poison Flying | - |
| Ghost | Psychic Ghost | Dark | Normal | Ghost Dark | Bug Poison | Normal Fighting |
| Dragon | Dragon | Steel | Fairy | Ice Dragon Fairy | Fire Water Electric Grass | - |
| Dark | Psychic Ghost | Fighting Dark Fairy | - | Fighting Bug Fairy | Ghost Dark | Psychic |
| Steel | Ice Rock | Fighting Dark Fairy | - | Fire Fighting Ground | Normal Grass Ice Flying Psychic Bug Rock Dragon Steel Fairy | Poison |
| Fairy | Fighting Dragon Dark | Fire Poison Steel | - | Poison Steel | Fighting Bug Dark | Dragon |
How To Read The Weakness Chart?
The weakness chart above shows a type’s offensive pairing and defensive. Here’s how the numbers translate:
Offensive Pairing:
- Super-Effective (x2): Deals 200% damage.
- Not Very Effective (x0.5): Deals 50% damage.
- Cannot Attack (x0): Deals 0% damage.
The type in question will deal 100% damage to every other type not mentioned.
Defensive Pairing:
- Weakness (x2): Receives 200% damage.
- Resistance (x0.5): Receives 50% damage.
- Immune To (x0): Receives 0% damage.
The type in question will receive 100% damage from every other type not mentioned.
Example: Normal
Let’s take the Normal typing, for example. It deals 50% damage to Rock and Steel and cannot attack (deals 0% damage to) Ghost. It deals 100% damage to every other type. Additionally, it receives 200% damage from Fighting and no damage from Rock. It receives 100% from every other type.
Dual Typing In Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Explained
Some Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have two types, such as Baxcalibur, which has the Dragon, and Ice typing. In such cases, the individual offensive and defensive multipliers of the types get multiplied.
For instance, in the case of Baxcalibur, its Dragon typing deals 2x damage to Dragon, while its Ice typing also deals 2x damage to Dragon. Hence, it will deal a total of 4x damage to Dragon. Similarly, Dragon is weak to Ice, but Ice resists Ice. Therefore, it will receive typical damage (100%) from Ice.
Offensive Pairing:
- Super-Effective (x4): Deals 400% damage.
- Super-Effective (x2): Deals 200% damage.
- Not Very Effective (x0.5): Deals 50% damage.
- Not Very Effective (x0.25): Deals 25% damage.
- Immune To (x0): Deals 0% damage.
The type in question will deal 100% damage to every other type not mentioned.
Defensive Pairing:
- Weakness (x4): Receives 400% damage from the mentioned types
- Weakness (x2): Receives 200% damage from the mentioned types.
- Resistance (x0.5): Receives 50% damage from the mentioned types.
- Resistance (x0.25): Receives 25% damage from the mentioned types.
- Immune To (x0): Receives 0% damage from the mentioned types.
The type in question will receive 100% damage from every other type not mentioned.
My Thoughts
It took me a while to get the hang of the type weaknesses and strengths in Pokemon, especially with so many dual-type Pokemon available in Scarlet and Violet. In my opinion, the Steel and Fairy types are the best, whereas the Bug and Ice types are the worst. But it all depends on your playstyle and who you’re up against.
Up Next:
- All Shiny Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet
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- Best Water Types in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
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