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Pokemon types are very important when it comes to strategizing for battles in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Learn about the different type strengths, weaknesses and resistances through the charts and tables below.

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Type Chart Symbols

Symbol Effectiveness
Pokemon Legends Arceus Super Effective Super Effective
The attacking type deals double the damage to the defending type.
Pokemon Legends Arceus Not Very Effective Not Very Effective
The attacking type deals half the damage to the defending type.
Pokemon Legends Arceus Immune Immune (No Effect)
The attacking type deals no damage to the defending type.
No Symbol Regular Damage
The attacking type deals regular damage to the defending type.

Pokemon Type Matchup Damage Multipliers

Ranges from 0x to 4x

Battle Text Damage Calculation
"It doesn't affect (Pokemon name)..." 0x
"It's not very effective..." 0.25x
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No particular battle text shown for regular damage moves 1.0x
"It's super effective!" 2.0x
4.0x

There are four main types of damage multipliers based on the Pokemon Type Matchup, super effective, effective (regular damage), not very effective and no effect. These multipliers range from 0x to 4x with 2 subgroups under not very effective and super effective. The table shows the battle text that corresponds to each multiplier.

Dual Type Pokemon Damage Multipliers

Type 1 Type 2 Damage Output
Weak Weak 4x
Weak Resistant 1x
Resistant Resistant 0.25x
Immune Weak or resistant 0x
Weak or resistant Immune 0x

When a Pokemon is of two different types, the damage multiplier applied is not as straightforward. The table shows different combinations of 2 Type cases and the corresponding damage multiplier.

Matchups by Pokemon Type

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Normal Fire Water Electric Grass
Ice Fighting Poison Ground Flying
Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dragon
Dark Steel Fairy - -

Below are tables for each Pokemon type that show their effectiveness and resistance against other Pokemon types. Use the links above to jump to a selected type and click the icons in the table to take you to a page listing all Pokemon of that type.

Normal

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x None Pokemon Fighting Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon None
No Effect Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon

List of Normal-Type Moves

Fire

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
No Effect None None

List of Fire-Type Moves

Water

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
No Effect None None

List of Water-Type Moves

Electric

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Ground Type Icon None

List of Electric-Type Moves

Grass

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
No Effect None None

List of Grass-Type Moves

Ice

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon
No Effect None None

List of Ice-Type Moves

Fighting

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Ghost Type Icon None

List of Fighting-Type Moves

Poison

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Steel Type Icon None

List of Poison-Type Moves

Ground

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon

List of Ground-Type Moves

Flying

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
No Effect None Pokemon Ground Type Icon

List of Flying-Type Moves

Psychic

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Dark Type Icon None

List of Psychic-Type Moves

Bug

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
No Effect None None

List of Bug-Type Moves

Rock

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon
No Effect None None

List of Rock-Type Moves

Ghost

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon

List of Ghost-Type Moves

Dragon

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon
No Effect Pokemon Fairy Type Icon None

List of Dragon-Type Moves

Dark

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon
No Effect None Pokemon Psychic Type Icon

List of Dark-Type Moves

Steel

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
No Effect None Pokemon Poison Type Icon

List of Steel-Type Moves

Fairy

Damage Dealt When Attacking When Receiving
2x Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
1/2x Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
No Effect None Pokemon Dragon Type Icon

List of Fairy-Type Moves

Pokemon Type Immunity Chart

Pokemon Type Move Type
Pokemon Ground Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Electric Type Icon
Pokemon Flying Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Pokemon Ghost Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon
Pokemon Normal Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Ghost Type Icon
Pokemon Steel Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Pokemon Dark Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Psychic Type Icon
Pokemon Fairy Type Icon is immune to Pokemon Dragon Type Icon

A Pokemon will be immune to an attack if at least one of its types is immune to the move type. This applies to both dual and singular type Pokemon.

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