If you're looking for a fairy Pokémon weakness guide, we've got you covered. Whether you're taking on a Togekiss or struggling to see off a Sylveon, we've got the details you need to make light work of any fairy Pokémon that stand in your way. If you need specifics, we've also got a list of counters that are ready and willing to clip the wings of any fairy that has the misfortune of coming up against you on your quest to become champion. Sorry, Wigglytuff.
For more help figuring out how to take down certain types, check out our guides to grass Pokémon weakness, ghost Pokémon weakness, water Pokémon weakness, psychic Pokémon weakness, and electric Pokémon weakness. Or, to remind yourself of all the monsters of the Pokémon world, check out our complete Pokédex.
So, let's scatter a little pixie dust and get into our fairy Pokémon weakness guide.
What are fairy Pokémon weaknesses?
Game Freak introduced fairy Pokémon to balance the type chart and provide a counter to dark and dragon types. However, the introduction of the fairies also gave poison and steel Pokémon a new super-effective target. It's a short list of weaknesses if you compare it to something like grass or ice typings, but if your opponent has a steel or poison-type Pokémon, it's time to switch out your monster. With multiple fairy types featured on our list of the cutest Pokémon, it makes it even sadder to see them faint.
If you want to know how you can beat these two types, make sure you check out our poison Pokémon weakness and steel Pokémon weakness articles.
What are fairy Pokémon resistances?
As well as being completely immune to dragon-type attacks, fairy Pokémon can resist bug, dark, and fighting Pokémon with ease. So, if you think your opponent might specialize in any of these typings, it's a good idea to add a fairy type to your team to soak up some not-very-effective attacks.
Want to know where these four types fall short? Our dragon Pokémon weakness, dark Pokémon weakness, fighting Pokémon weakness, and bug Pokémon weakness guides hold the answers.
What are fairy Pokémon strengths?
- Dragon Pokémon
- Dark Pokémon
- Fighting Pokémon
Fairy Pokémon attacks deal twice as much damage to dark, dragon, and fighting types. This means that moves such as Dazzling Gleam and Draining Kiss hit for four times damage against Pangoro, Hydreigon, and others that combine the typings we mentioned, often leading to a one-hit KO.
What are the best fairy Pokémon counters?
If you're trying to counter fairy Pokémon like Granbull or Gardevoir, our list below has options from across every generation so far to help you out. However, it's worth pointing out that some trickier dual-typing fairy Pokémon can complicate things with their second typing, like Mawile and Grimmsnarl, so you might have to get creative now and then.
- Gen 1 Pokémon – Gloom, Nidoking, and Gengar
- Gen 2 Pokémon – Crobat, Skarmory, Scizor, and Steelix
- Gen 3 Pokémon – Metagross, Aggron, and Swalot
- Gen 4 Pokémon – Roserade, Lucario, and Dialga
- Gen 5 Pokémon – Scolipede, Amoongus, Excadrill, and Bisharp
- Gen 6 Pokémon – Aegislash
- Gen 7 Pokémon – Toxapex, Celesteela, and Kartana
- Gen 8 Pokémon – Toxtricity, Corviknight, Zacian, and Zamazenta
- Gen 9 Pokémon – Revaroom, Iron Moth, Clodsire, Archuladon, and Iron Crown
What is a fairy Pokémon?
Fairy Pokémon are often pink and have cute designs, with Jigglypuff being the perfect example. They tend to have higher special attack stats than attack stats, though there are a couple that buck the trend, such as Granbull, Grimmsnarl, and Tinkaton.
Fairy Pokémon can make for irritating supporters in double battles with access to moves like Follow Me and Fairy Lock that dictate the battle, as well as Moonlight, granting HP recovery. In terms of dual typing, there are still no fire/fairy or ground/fairy Pokémon, so we're expecting to see both combinations at some point in future games.
Are there fairy Pokémon cards?
If you're playing the TCG, you don't have to worry about fairy Pokémon weakness, as fairy Pokémon cards no longer exist. In 2020, Creatures Inc. removed the typing from the game, bundling any fairy types from the game in with the psychic typing, much in the same way that fighting, rock, and ground Pokémon all belong to the same group of fighting-type cards.
There's our fairy Pokémon weakness guide, including resistances and strengths. While you're here, check out another engrossing game world with our Honkai Star Rail codes and Honkai Star Rail tier list. Or make some monster pals with our guides to the best dog Pokémon, bird Pokémon, cat Pokémon, and monkey Pokémon.