When journeying through the Sinnoh region in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, players will encounter many Pokémon types. There are 18 different Pokémon types, each with weaknesses, resistances, and strengths. Keeping track of these types can be a chore, so make sure you know how to fight your foes with our handy chart!
We've listed a detailed breakdown of each Pokémon Type below:
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Pokémon Type | Super Effective On | Not Very Effective On | Type Weakness | Resistances |
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Normal | None | Rock, Ghost, (No Effect) | Fighting | None |
Fighting | Normal, Rock, Ice | Bug, Flying, Ghost (No Effect,) Poison, Psychic | Flying, Psychic | Bug, Rock |
Flying | Bug, Fighting, Grass | Electric, Rock | Electric, Ice, Rock | Bug, Fighting, Grass, Ground (Immune) |
Poison | Fairy, Grass | Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock, Steel (No Effect) | Ground, Psychic | Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy |
Ground | Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel | Bug, Flying (No Effect,) Grass | Grass, Ice, Water | Electric (Immune,) Poison, Rock |
Rock | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice | Fighting, Ground, Steel | Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water | Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison |
Bug | Dark, Grass, Psychic | Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Steel | Fire, Flying, Rock | Fighting, Grass, Ground |
Ghost | Ghost, Psychic | Dark, Steel | Dark, Ghost | Bug, Fighting (Immune,) Normal (Immune,) Poison |
Steel | Fairy, Ice, Rock | Electric, Fire, Steel, Water | Fighting, Fire, Ground | Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison (Immune,) Psychic, Rock, Steel |
Fire | Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel | Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water | Ground, Rock, Water | Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel |
Water | Fire, Ground, Rock | Dragon, Grass, Water | Electric, Grass | Fire, Ice, Water |
Grass | Ground, Rock, Water | Bug, Dragon, Fire, Flying, Grass, Poison, Steel | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison | Electric, Grass, Ground, Water |
Electric | Flying, Water | Dragon, Electric, Grass, Ground (No Effect) | Ground | Electric, Flying |
Psychic | Fighting, Poison | Dark (No Effect,) Psychic, Steel | Bug, Dark, Ghost | Fighting, Psychic |
Ice | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground | Fire, Ice, Steel, Water | Fighting, Fire, Rock, Steel | Ice |
Dragon | Dragon | Fairy (Immune,) Steel | Dragon, Fairy, Ice | Electric, Fire, Grass, Water |
Dark | Ghost, Psychic | Dark, Fighting, Steel | Bug, Fairy, Fighting | Dark, Psychic (Immune) Ghost |
Fairy | Dark, Dragon, Fighting | Fire, Poison, Steel | Poison, Steel | Bug, Dark, Dragon (Immune,) Fighting |
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