If you're in need of a fighting Pokémon weakness guide, you're in the right place. We've got all the details you need to get the better of a Gallade or beat down a Blaziken, including a list of suggestions of Pokémon best suited to counter a Mega Punch. It might not make you popular with the Pokémon world's black belt trainers, but becoming the champion isn't a popularity contest.
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Here's our fighting Pokémon weakness guide.
What are fighting Pokémon weaknesses?
Fighting Pokémon are weak to psychic, fairy, and flying types. While all three of those types of Pokémon hit for two times effectiveness, it's especially worth watching out for fairy and psychic attacks, as most fighting Pokémon have low special defense stats, leaving them vulnerable to moves such as Psychic or Moonblast.
If you love a fighting type, like the monkey Pokémon Mankey, keep these in mind. That is, of course, unless you know how to evolve Primeape. With Annihilape, you can obliterate psychic types with some ghostly attacks.
To help your fighting Pokémon out, we suggest you check out our psychic Pokémon weakness, fairy Pokémon weakness, and flying Pokémon weakness guides to find out which teammates can get the job done.
What are fighting Pokémon resistances?
Fighting Pokémon are resistant to rock, bug, and dark-type attacks. So, if you find yourself coming up against any of those three types, it's always a good call to switch into a fighting-type Pokémon or even just a Pokémon that knows a fighting-type move, such as Brick Break or Focus Blast, so you can take out the enemy in a pinch.
Admittedly, these three types of Pokémon can be tough to deal with, but that's why we have our dark Pokémon weakness, rock Pokémon weakness, and bug Pokémon weakness guides. They hold all the answers on how to defeat Pokémon such as Obstagoon, Golem, and Beedrill.
What are fighting Pokémon strengths?
- Dark Pokémon
- Steel Pokémon
- Ice Pokémon
- Normal Pokémon
- Rock Pokémon
Fighting Pokémon deal super-effective damage against dark, steel, ice, normal, and rock types. If you've got a gym leader battle coming up that sees the gym leader using any of these types, taking a fighting Pokémon, or at least one that knows a fighting-type move, is always a good call.
Yes, you already know how to kick butt when it comes to these types, but you can never be too prepared. So, to know all of the best strategies, check out our steel Pokémon weakness, normal Pokémon weakness, and ice Pokémon weakness guides.
What are the best fighting Pokémon counters?
If you're taking on a fighting Pokémon specialist, such as Johto's Chuck or Hoenn's Brawly, we've got a list of recommendations to take advantage of the various fighting weaknesses. Of course, you could always just teach a flying, fairy, or psychic-type move to one of your party members, but you won't hit quite as hard as using one of those Pokémon types that deal STAB damage.
- Gen 1 Pokémon - Pidgeot, Alakazam, and Mewtwo.
- Gen 2 Pokémon - Xatu, Lugia, and Ho-Oh
- Gen 3 Pokémon - Altaria, Medicham, Salamence, and Gardevoir.
- Gen 4 Pokémon - Staraptor, Drifloon, and Cresselia
- Gen 5 Pokémon - Braviary, Swoobat, and Reuniclus
- Gen 6 Pokémon - Delphox and Talonflame
- Gen 7 Pokémon - Oricorio and Lunala
- Gen 8 Pokémon - Cramorant and Indeedee
- Gen 9 Pokémon - Espathra and Armarouge
What is a fighting Pokémon?
Fighting Pokémon are traditionally physical attackers with high attack stats, though a couple, such as Lucario and Keldeo, have special attack stats above 100. As of the ninth generation of Pokémon games, every possible dual-typing combination with fighting making up one of the two types is in the game. So there are plenty of options to counteract taking on trainers who exploit fighting Pokémon weaknesses with psychic, flying, or fairy Pokémon.
Are there fighting Pokémon cards in the TCG?
The fighting type exists in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, but it also extends to include what would be rock types and ground types from the game series. With this in mind, it's always important to look at fighting Pokémon weaknesses on the cards, as while a Machamp might be weak to flying Pokémon, a Golem is more likely to have a grass or water-type weakness. Fortunately, you can find all the information you need at the bottom of any individual card.
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