

They are weak to other Dragon attacks as well as Fairy and Ice moves. Dragon-Type Weaknessesĭragon Pokemon can be seriously intimidating foes. If you’re facing down a Dark Pokemon, use Fairy, Bug or Fighting attacks. Dark-Type Weaknessesĭark Pokemon were introduced in Generation II to counteract Psychic Pokemon. You can however, land super-effective attacks on them by using Fighting type moves. No Pokemon in Sword and Shield are weak to Normal type. It’s often easy to forget their place in type matchups, though if you go at them with Fire, Flying, and Rock types you'll come out on top. Bug-Type Weaknessesīug types are an odd case in the Pokemon world. You’ll want to have a party filled with Pokemon capable of Fire, Bug, Ice, Poison and Flying moves. Grass-type Pokemon like Bulbasaur and Oddish can be tricky to face. This will result in a super-effective damage modifier. If you’re facing off against Water-type Pokemon, your best bets would be Electric and Grass attacks. Fire Pokemon are weak to Water, Ground, and Rock attacks. Let’s start by taking a look at what to use against Fire-type Pokemon. We’ll then go into some detail on each type. Alongside each type you’ll find a list of the types it is strong against (super effective) and weak to.

There have been some new types added in recent years, so keeping track of all of the specific interactions has gotten a little tricky. We’ve built a type chart below featuring all 18 types found in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Type Chart for Pokemon Sword and Shield.
