Pokemon Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

This guide contains Type Charts with effectiveness and matchups for all types in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (BDSP). Read on to learn the details for each Pokemon type weakness, effectiveness, and matchup in the Diamond and Pearl Remakes!

Type Effectiveness and Damage Output

Damage Increases or Decreases Depending on Effectiveness

The total damage dealt by a Pokemon depends on the type effectiveness of that move. Depending on your active Pokemon's type and the type of Pokemon you are up against, you may inflict or receive 2x or half damage (or 1x damage if the types do not effect each other).

Pokemon Type Interactions (ex. Electric-type)
Luxray	Deal 2x Damage	Floatzel
Luxray	Deal only 1/2 Damage	Pikachu
Luxray	Deal no damage	Hippopotas

Damage Output

Two-Type Pokemon Multiplying Effect

Some Pokemon have a secondary typing, which may sometimes cause them to be hit with a move that is super effective against both of their types. In this case, a super effective move could deal 4x damage to the defending Pokemon.

On the other hand, the damage output could become lower if 1 of the Pokemon's 2 types is resistant to the attacking Pokemon's move.

Pokemon Type Matchup Chart

The type effectiveness chart below lists all the effective move type for a specific type of Pokemon. Check each move to know which is best to use and which to avoid based on the Pokemon's type.

	Defending Pokemon
Move Type	Super Effective	Not Very Effective	No Effect
Normal	-
Fighting
Poison
Ground
Rock			-
Bug			-
Ghost
Steel			-
Fire			-
Water			-
Grass			-
Electric
Psychic
Ice			-
Dragon
Fairy			-
Dark			-
Flying			-

Type Effectiveness Chart

The type of move used has different outputs on other types of Pokemon. See the list below to learn what types each Pokemon is vulnerable, resistant, and immune to.

Normal

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x	None
1/2x		None
No Effect

Fire

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None	None

Water

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None	None

Electric

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect		None

Grass

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None	None

Ice

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None	None

Fighting

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect		None

Poison

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect		None

Ground

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect

Flying

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None

Psychic

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect		None

Bug

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None	None

Rock

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None	None

Ghost

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect

Dragon

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect		None

Dark

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None

Steel

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None

Fairy

Damage Dealt	When Attacking	When Defending
2x
1/2x
No Effect	None

Pokemon Type Immunity Chart

Pokemon Type		Move Type
	is immune to
	is immune to
	is immune to
	is immune to
	is immune to
	is immune to
	is immune to

If one of a Pokemon's types is immune to a specific type, it will be immune to that regardless of any secondary type it may have.

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