Electric/Dark Type

Electric/Dark and Dark/Electric are the same defensive pairing; this page uses electric-dark as the canonical URL. Electric/Dark blocks Psychic while threatening Water, Flying, Ghost, and Psychic targets. Representative Pokémon include Morpeko Full Belly, Morpeko Hangry. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fighting, Ground, Bug, Fairy. It is immune to Psychic. Its main defensive value comes from no ¼× resistance; ½× resists Electric, Flying, Ghost, Dark, Steel, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.

Offensive plan

Electric STAB threatens Water and Flying targets, while Dark STAB pressures Ghost and Psychic targets. Fighting, Ground, Bug, and Fairy all hit for 2×. The typing needs help against common Ground and Fairy lanes, but it can create strong tempo when it pivots or forces Psychic targets out.

Counterplay and defensive risks

To counter Electric/Dark, start with the chart pressure: Fighting, Ground, Bug, Fairy. 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

Electric/Dark wants Fighting, Ground, Bug, and Fairy answers. Flying, Steel, Poison, Fairy, and Ground-immune partners can cover those lanes while Electric/Dark supplies Psychic immunity. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Fighting, Ground 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, Electric/Fighting guide, and Normal/Dark guide.

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