Bug/Ghost Type

Bug/Ghost and Ghost/Bug are the same defensive pairing; this page uses bug-ghost as the canonical URL. Bug/Ghost blocks Normal and Fighting while threatening Psychic, Ghost, Dark, and Grass targets. Representative Pokémon include Shedinja. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dark. It is immune to Normal, Fighting. Its main defensive value comes from no ¼× resistance; ½× resists Grass, Poison, Ground, Bug, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.

Offensive plan

Bug STAB pressures Psychic, Dark, and Grass targets, while Ghost STAB threatens Ghost and Psychic targets. Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, and Dark all hit for 2×, so the typing is fragile without careful positioning. Its immunities are valuable but do not cover its broad weakness spread.

Counterplay and defensive risks

To counter Bug/Ghost, start with the chart pressure: Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dark. If a 4× weakness is listed, preserve that attack type before revealing it; if there is no 4× weakness, repeated 2× pressure and hazard chip usually matter more than a single surprise hit. Scout for abilities, Terastallization, weather, recovery, and pivot moves before assuming the visible multiplier ends the exchange.

Team-building advice

Bug/Ghost needs Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, and Dark answers. Water, Rock, Fairy, Dark, and Steel partners can cover those lanes while Bug/Ghost supplies Normal and Fighting immunities. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Fire, Flying problem, then compare the full defensive chart before choosing moves or teammates.

Read the best Pokémon type combinations guide for a side-by-side defensive comparison.

Continue with Type Chart, Dual Type Calculator, Ghost/Dark guide, and Flying/Bug guide.

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