Chandelure

Competitive Strategy

Chandelure is a Ghost/Fire special attacker with Ghost/Fire typing. Ghost/Fire STAB lets it pressure Ghost, Psychic, Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel targets. Its role depends on the format, but the type-chart job is clear: use its useful resistances, immunities, or offensive pressure to force the opponent into predictable answers rather than treating it as a generic switch-in. Stats, ability choice, and legal moves still decide how aggressively it can be positioned. The weakness profile is the central part of the page: Chandelure is 2× weak to Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost, and Dark. Chandelure is immune to Normal and Fighting. These numbers come from the standard type chart for Ghost/Fire, so ability effects, field effects, Terastallization, or format-specific rules can change an individual turn without changing the baseline matchup. Do not leave Chandelure in front of a super-effective attacker just because it has a useful offensive move in return. To use Chandelure well, bring it in through a resisted move, a pivot, a forced switch, or a revenge-kill window rather than repeated raw entries. It appreciates teammates that cover Water, Ground, Rock, and Ghost pressure and create safe entries. To counter Chandelure, preserve Water-type attackers, Ground-type attackers, Rock-type attackers, Ghost-type attackers, and Dark-type attackers and pressure it before it can turn its matchup into momentum. Use the type chart first, then account for speed, bulk, ability, recovery, and revealed coverage before committing to the exchange.