To become the ultimate Pokemon trainer, you are going to need all of the strengths and weakness of the Pokemon on your team and that you are battling against. These are not always cut-and-dry, because some types will have immunities and be vulnerable to things that don’t necessarily make sense. If you’re wondering about what the Dark-type is super effective against or vulnerable to, we’ll teach you what you need to know in this guide!
This chart will work for all current games, such as Pokemon Go, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pearl, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus. If you want to see all of the weaknesses and strengths, head to our Pokemon Type Chart guide!
Dark Pokemon Weakness & Strength Chart
| Strong Against | Weak Against | Resistant to | Vulnerable to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Dark | Dark | Bug |
| Psychic | Fairy | Ghost | Fairy |
| Fighting | Psychic (Immune) | Fighting |
Dark and Steel-types were created in Generation II to counteract the Psychic type, and they are both resistant to Psychic assaults. The move Miracle Eye, on the other hand, can nullify this immunity. If a Dark Pokemon’s other type is Poison, it only be weak to Ground, which negates all of the Dark-type’s other weaknesses. Dark Pokemon had no weaknesses if their other type was Ghost before the addition of the Fairy type in Generation VI.
Certain Dark-type attacks often have secondary effects that are otherwise not available from moves of other types. They also have lesser base power than other sorts of techniques, although in certain conditions, their strength can be augmented by their aforementioned secondary effects (some examples being Payback or Assurance).
Fighting, Dark, and Fairy all resist Dark-type attacks, so using them in tandem with Fairy attacks will maximize neutral coverage.
Dark-type movements are usually classified as Clever maneuvers in competitions.
Dark Type Weaknesses
Dark-type Pokemon have weaknesses to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting moves when on defense. While on offense Dark, Fairy, and Fighting take less damage from them.
Dark Type Strengths
Dark-type moves are strong (Super Effective) against Ghost and Psychic Pokemon. When a Dark Pokemon is on defense, they are resistant to Dark and Ghost. They are immune to Psychic attacks.
Other Pokemon Types
We have guides on every Pokemon Types’ strengths and weaknesses, so you can navigate to the one you are looking for more information on below.
That is all you need to know about the strengths and weakness of the Dark-type in the various games of the franchise. We’ve got more detailed content in the Pokemon section of our website.
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