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Pokemon GO Type Chart 2026 - Quick Reference Guide

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Pokemon GO Type Chart 2026 - Quick Reference Guide

Pokemon GO uses a slightly different type chart than the main series games. Understanding these differences is crucial for raids, PvP (GO Battle League), and Team GO Rocket battles.

How Pokemon GO Type Effectiveness Differs

The main series uses 2×, 0.5×, and 0× multipliers. Pokemon GO is different:

MatchupMain SeriesPokemon GO
Super Effective2×1.6×
Not Very Effective0.5×0.625×
Immune0×0.391×
Double Super Effective4×2.56×
Double Resist0.25×0.391×

Key difference: There are no true immunities in Pokemon GO. Ground moves still hit Flying types, Normal moves still hit Ghost types — they just deal reduced damage (0.391×).

This means some strategies from the main series don't work in GO. For example, Gengar (Ghost/Poison) still takes damage from Normal and Fighting moves.

Best Raid Attackers by Type

Fire — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Charizard Y — Fire Spin / Blast Burn
  2. Reshiram — Fire Fang / Fusion Flare
  3. Shadow Blaziken — Fire Spin / Blast Burn

Use against: Grass, Bug, Steel, Ice raid bosses

Water — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Swampert — Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
  2. Primal Kyogre — Waterfall / Origin Pulse
  3. Shadow Feraligatr — Water Gun / Hydro Cannon

Use against: Fire, Ground, Rock raid bosses

Electric — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Manectric — Thunder Fang / Wild Charge
  2. Shadow Electivire — Thunder Shock / Wild Charge
  3. Zekrom — Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt

Use against: Water, Flying raid bosses

Grass — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Venusaur — Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant
  2. Shadow Tangrowth — Vine Whip / Power Whip
  3. Kartana — Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

Use against: Water, Ground, Rock raid bosses

Ice — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Glalie — Frost Breath / Avalanche
  2. Shadow Mamoswine — Powder Snow / Avalanche
  3. Galarian Darmanitan — Ice Fang / Avalanche

Use against: Dragon, Flying, Ground, Grass raid bosses (Ice is the #1 Dragon counter in raids)

Fighting — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Blaziken — Counter / Focus Blast
  2. Shadow Machamp — Counter / Dynamic Punch
  3. Terrakion — Double Kick / Sacred Sword

Use against: Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel raid bosses

Psychic — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Mewtwo Y — Confusion / Psystrike
  2. Shadow Mewtwo — Confusion / Psystrike
  3. Hoopa Unbound — Confusion / Psychic

Use against: Fighting, Poison raid bosses

Ghost — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Gengar — Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball
  2. Shadow Chandelure — Hex / Shadow Ball
  3. Giratina Origin — Shadow Claw / Shadow Force

Use against: Psychic, Ghost raid bosses

Dragon — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Rayquaza — Dragon Tail / Outrage
  2. Shadow Dragonite — Dragon Tail / Outrage
  3. Shadow Salamence — Dragon Tail / Outrage

Use against: Dragon raid bosses (but be careful — they hit you back super effectively too)

Dark — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Tyranitar — Bite / Brutal Swing
  2. Shadow Tyranitar — Bite / Brutal Swing
  3. Hydreigon — Bite / Brutal Swing

Use against: Psychic, Ghost raid bosses

Fairy — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Gardevoir — Charm / Dazzling Gleam
  2. Shadow Gardevoir — Charm / Dazzling Gleam
  3. Togekiss — Charm / Dazzling Gleam

Use against: Dragon, Dark, Fighting raid bosses

Rock — Best Raid Counters

  1. Mega Tyranitar — Smack Down / Stone Edge
  2. Shadow Tyranitar — Smack Down / Stone Edge
  3. Rampardos — Smack Down / Rock Slide

Use against: Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug raid bosses

GO Battle League (PvP) Type Tips

PvP in Pokemon GO is all about type coverage and shield management. Here are the key meta insights:

Great League (1500 CP)

  • Medicham (Fighting/Psychic) — Counter + Ice Punch/Psychic dominates
  • Azumarill (Water/Fairy) — Bubble + Ice Beam/Play Rough covers everything
  • Registeel (Steel) — Lock On + Focus Blast/Flash Cannon walls most things
  • Swampert (Water/Ground) — Mud Shot + Hydro Cannon is incredibly fast

Ultra League (2500 CP)

  • Giratina Altered (Ghost/Dragon) — Shadow Claw + Dragon Claw/Shadow Sneak
  • Cresselia (Psychic) — Psycho Cut + Grass Knot/Moonblast
  • Swampert (Water/Ground) — Still dominant here
  • Trevenant (Ghost/Grass) — Shadow Claw + Seed Bomb/Shadow Ball

Master League (No CP Limit)

  • Dialga (Steel/Dragon) — Dragon Breath + Iron Head/Draco Meteor
  • Giratina Origin (Ghost/Dragon) — Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball/Ominous Wind
  • Mewtwo (Psychic) — Psycho Cut + Psystrike/Shadow Ball
  • Groudon (Ground) — Mud Shot + Fire Punch/Precipice Blades

Team GO Rocket Counters

vs Giovanni

Giovanni's Pokemon rotate, but these types consistently work:

  • Fighting — Handles most Normal-type shields
  • Ground — Covers Electric and Poison grunts
  • Fairy — Walls Dragon-type shadow legendaries

vs Cliff, Sierra, Arlo

General strategy:

  1. Lead with a fast-charging Pokemon (Swampert, Lucario) to burn shields
  2. Switch to your type counter for their main threat
  3. Keep a generalist (Mewtwo, Garchomp) in the back

Quick Type Reference

Best offensive types (hit the most types super effectively):

  1. Fighting — hits 5 types SE
  2. Ground — hits 5 types SE
  3. Ice — hits 4 types SE (all meta-relevant: Dragon, Flying, Ground, Grass)

Best defensive types (fewest weaknesses):

  1. Electric — 1 weakness (Ground)
  2. Normal — 1 weakness (Fighting) + 1 immunity
  3. Steel — 3 weaknesses but 10 resistances

Most dangerous type combos to face:

  1. Water/Ground — only weak to Grass (Swampert)
  2. Steel/Fairy — only weak to Fire and Ground (Magearna)
  3. Ghost/Dark — only weak to Fairy (Sableye, Spiritomb)

Use Our Calculator

Need to check a specific matchup? Our Type Calculator handles all dual-type combinations instantly. Or browse all 153 dual-type combos to find the perfect counter.

For individual Pokemon guides with weaknesses, movesets, and strategies, check our Pokemon Guide.

Last updated: March 2026. Type chart data is accurate for Pokemon GO, Scarlet & Violet, and all main series games.

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