There are many different types of Pokémon throughout the series, with some being introduced in later games. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, there are 18 types, including Fairy, which was not in the original games.
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Each type has strengths, weaknesses, immunities, and types they do not affect. You can see all 18 types and how they affect one another below.
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| Type | Super Effective Against | Not Very Effective Against | Weaknesses | Doesn't Effect | Immune To |
| Bug | Dark - Grass - Psychic | Fighting - Flying - Poison - Ghost - Steel Fire | Fire - Flying - Rock | ||
| Dark | Ghost - Psychic | Fighting - Dark - Fairy | Bug - Fairy - Fighting | ||
| Dragon | Dragon | Steel | Dragon - Fairy - Ice | Fairy | |
| Electric | Flying - Water | Dragon - Grass - Electric | Ground | Ground | |
| Fairy | Dark - Dragon - Fighting | Fire -Poison - Steel | Poison - Steel | Dragon | |
| Fighting | Dark - Ice - Normal - Rock - Steel | Bug - Fairy - Flying - Poison - Psychic | Fairy - Fighting - Psychic | ||
| Fire | Bug - Grass - Ice - Steel | Dragon - Fire - Rock - Water | Ground - Rock - Water | ||
| Flying | Bug - Fighting - Grass | Electric - Rock - Steel | Electric - Ice - Rock | Ground | |
| Ghost | Ghost - Psychic | Dark | Dark - Ghost | Normal | |
| Grass | Ground - Rock - Water | Bug - Fire - Flying - Grass - Poison - Steel | Bug - Fire - Flying - Ice - Poison | ||
| Ground | Electric - Fire - Poison - Rock - Steel | Bug - Grass | Grass - Ice - Water | Electric | |
| Ice | Dragon - Flying - Grass - Ground | Fire - Ice - Steel - Water | Fighting - Fire - Rock - Steel | ||
| Normal | Rock - Steel | Fighting | Ghost | ||
| Poison | Fairy - Grass | Ghost - Ground - Poison - Rock | Ground - Psychic | Steel | |
| Psychic | Fighting - Poison | Psychic - Steel | Bug - Dark - Ghost | ||
| Rock | Bug - Fire - Flying - Ice | Fighting - Ground - Steel | Fighting - Grass - Ground - Steel - Water | ||
| Steel | Fairy - Ice - Rock | Electric - Fire - Steel - Water | Fighting - Fire - Ground | Poison | |
| Water | Fire - Ground - Rock | Dragon - Grass - Water | Electric - Grass |
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