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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Every Type and their elemental weakness

Here’s a complete list of every elemental weakness according to Type in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Nintendo Switch.

When it’s time to battle in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet you need to keep a lot of things in mind, like the type of any creature you’re fighting with. This is why we’re here to tell you exactly what the weaknesses of each type are to the different elements in the games, so you can be ready for any Pokémon battle.

Either try to memorize the list, or keep it handy in an open tab by your side while playing. This way, you’ll know exactly what Pokémon to use while encountering wild Pokémon, or you can plan before entering any of the gyms.

Every elemental weakness according to Type in Pokémon

  • Normal: weak to Fighting
  • Fire: weak to Water, Ground, Rock
  • Water: weak to Grass, Electric
  • Grass: weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
  • Electric: weak to Ground
  • Ice: weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
  • Fighting: weak to Flying, Psychic, Fairy
  • Poison: weak to Ground, Psychic
  • Ground: weak to Water, Grass, Ice
  • Flying: weak to Electric, Ice, Rock
  • Psychic: weak to Bug, Ghost, Dark
  • Bug: weak to Flying, Rock, Fire
  • Rock: weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
  • Ghost: weak to Ghost, Dark
  • Dragon: weak to Ice, Dragon, Fairy
  • Dark: weak to Fighting, Bug, Fairy
  • Steel: weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground
  • Fairy: weak to Poison, Steel