Pokemon Type Guide

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Normal

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Fun Fact: Normal-type moves are the only type that never have any super-effective hits against any other type

Fire

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Fun Fact: The Fire type has the most Pokémon with a Mega Evolution, including fan favorites like Charizard and Blaziken

Water

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Fun Fact: Water is the most common Pokémon type overall, appearing in over 140 species

Grass

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Fun Fact: Venusaur’s flower is based on the Rafflesia arnoldii, the largest individual flower in the world

Electric

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Fun Fact: Pikachu’s name is derived from Japanese sounds for spark ("pika") and squeak ("chu")

Ice

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Fun Fact: Despite being a classic type, Ice has the fewest Pokémon of any type

Fighting

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Fun Fact: Fighting-type moves are the only type that can hit Normal-type Pokémon super effectively, as Normal types are weak to Fighting

Poison

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Fun Fact: The Poison type was introduced in Generation 1 primarily to handle status effects and make type matchups more complex

Ground

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Fun Fact: Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Electric-type moves, the only type with this immunity

Flying

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Fun Fact: Flying was the first dual type introduced, starting with Pidgey, which is Normal/Flying

Psychic

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Fun Fact: Mewtwo, the first Legendary Pokémon, is a Psychic type and was inspired by the idea of genetic engineering

Bug

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Fun Fact: The Bug type has the most weaknesses of any type, vulnerable to Flying, Rock, and Fire

Rock

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Fun Fact: The Rock type often represents fossils and prehistoric Pokémon like Aerodactyl

Ghost

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Fun Fact: Ghost-type moves were the first to introduce immunities in Generation 1 (Normal and Fighting moves have no effect on Ghost types)

Dragon

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Fun Fact: Dragon-type Pokémon were considered extremely rare and powerful until their numbers increased in later generations

Dark

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Fun Fact: Dark type was added in Generation 2 to balance the overpowered Psychic type

Steel

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Fun Fact: Steel type is the most resistant type, with resistances to 11 other types and immunity to Poison

Fairy

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Fun Fact: Fairy type was introduced in Generation 6 to counterbalance Dragon types and revamp the meta