Pokemon Scarlet & Violet type chart: Strengths, weaknesses, resistances & vulnerabilities

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’s new Tera-type mechanic changed the battle rules for all players, that’s why it’s important to understand how typing works. So, here’s how to take advantage of every Pokemon type’s strengths and weaknesses in the games.

Type matchups are essential throughout your journey in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, which is why you’ll need a deep understanding of Gen’ 9’s type chart, as well as how Terastal typings work, so you can ensure you’re in with the best chance of emerging from that next Gym Battle as the victor.

With the expansive array of Pokemon types in the series, mastering type matchups is pivotal. For instance, Fairy-type moves don’t fare well against Fire, Poison, and Steel types, while Water-type moves dominate Fire, Ground, and Rock types in the game.

Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about types in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.

Contents

• How many Pokemon types are there in Scarlet & Violet?
• Pokemon Scarlet & Violet type chart
• Pokemon Scarlet & Violet battle definitions
• Terastalize typing in Scarlet & Violet

How many Pokemon types are there in Scarlet & Violet?

Pokemon features a total of 18 different types of attacks throughout its franchise, and this remains the same in Scarlet & Violet. As listed in the type chart table above, these types are:

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

Every Pokemon has its own type. As an example, Pikachu is a pure Electic-type, but some ‘mon can also have two types, and these are known as dual-type Pokemon.

Scarlet & Violet Pokemon type chart: Strengths & weaknesses

Below, you’ll find a table that features each Pokemon type alongside its strengths, weaknesses, resistances, and vulnerabilities.

These details are crucial to know on your way to becoming a Pokemon Master, as they can help you prepare ahead of a fight and aid you in creating a perfect team for battle.

While strengths and weaknesses are essential to consider while out exploring Paldea, it’s also vital to be aware of each type’s resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities, too.

Pokemon Type	Strong Against	Weak Against	Resistances	Vulnerabilities	Immunities
Bug	Grass / Dark / Psychic	Fairy / Fighting / Fire / Flying / Ghost / Poison / Steel	Fighting / Ground / Grass	Fire / Flying / Rock	—
Dark	Ghost / Psychic	Dark / Fairy / Fighting	Dark / Ghost	Bug / Fairy / Fighting	Psychic
Dragon	Dragon	Steel	Electric / Grass / Fire / Water	Dark / Fairy / Ice	—
Electric	Flying / Water	Dragon / Electric / Grass / Ground	Electric / Flying / Steel	Ground	—
Fairy	Dark / Dragon / Fighting	Fire / Poison / Steel	Bug / Dark / Fighting	Poison / Steel	Dragon
Fighting	Dark / Ice / Normal / Rock / Steel	Bug / Flying / Ghost / Poison / Psychic	Bug / Dark / Rock	Fairy / Flying / Psychic	—
Fire	Bug / Grass / Ice / Steel	Dragon / Fire / Rock / Water	Bug / Fairy / Fire / Grass / Ice / Steel	Ground / Rock / Water	—
Flying	Bug / Fighting / Grass	Electric / Rock / Steel	Bug / Grass / Fighting	Electric / Ice / Rock	Ground
Ghost	Ghost / Psychic	Dark / Normal	Bug / Poison	Dark / Ghost	Normal / Fighting
Grass	Ground / Rock / Water	Bug / Dragon / Fire / Flying / Grass / Poison / Steel	Electric / Grass / Ground / Water	Bug / Fire / Flying / Ice / Poison	—
Ground	Electric / Fire / Poison / Rock / Steel	Bug / Flying / Grass	Poison / Rock	Grass / Ice / Water	Electric
Ice	Dragon / Flying / Grass / Ground	Fire / Ice / Steel / Water	Ice	Fighting / Fire / Rock / Steel	—
Normal	—	Ghost / Rock / Steel	—	Fighting	Ghost
Poison	Fairy / Grass	Ghost / Ground / Poison / Rock / Steel	Bug / Fairy / Fighting / Grass / Poison	Ground / Psychic	—
Psychic	Fighting / Poison	Dark / Psychic / Steel	Psychic / Fighting	Bug / Dark / Ghost	—
Rock	Bug / Fire / Flying / Ice	Fighting / Ground / Steel	Fire / Flying / Normal / Poison	Fighting / Grass / Ground / Steel / Water	—
Steel	Fairy / Ice / Rock	Electric / Fire / Steel / Water	Bug / Dragon / Fairy / Flying / Grass / Ice / Normal / Psychic / Rock / Steel	Fire / Fighting / Ground	Poison
Water	Fire / Ground / Rock	Dragon / Grass / Water	Fire / Ice / Steel / Water	Grass / Electric	—

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet battle definitions

Now that we’ve broken down each type’s particular strengths, immunities, and more, you’ll need to know what each one means. On its own, it can seem as if strengths mean the same as resistances — but they’re actually slightly different:

• Strong against: Indicates the type of Pokemon that a particular type of attack is strong against (for example, Bug against Psychic).
• Weak against: Indicates the type of Pokemon that a particular type of attack is weak against (for example, Fire against Rock).
• Vulnerabilities: Indicates which type of attack each Pokemon type is vulnerable to (for example, Electric is vulnerable to Ground).
• Resistances: Indicates which type of attack each Pokemon type is resistant to (for example, Fairy is resistant to Dark).

Terastalize typing in Scarlet & Violet

Unique to Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, the Paldea Region introduces a brand new ability for you and your Pokemon to take advantage of: Terastallizing.

While our guide explaining Terastallizaztion goes into further detail on the ability’s specifics, it’s crucial to know that when it’s triggered, a Pokemon’s type can change.

During a battle, if a Pokemon changes from its original, say, Normal-type to a Water Tera-type, the STAB bonus to its original, Normal-type move will still remain in place.

Dual-type Pokemon will also revert to a single-type while in the Terastal form, which makes knowing the typings even more essential — so we’d recommend keeping this page bookmarked so you can quickly check on a particular attack bonus if you’re unsure.

That’s everything you need to know about Pokemon types in Scarlet & Violet. For more game content, check some of our other guides:

Best starter Pokemon | Unlocking 5 & 6-star Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet | How to co-op with friends in Scarlet & Violet | All Shiny forms in Scarlet & Violet | Pokemon Scarlet & Violet egg breeding guide