Electric/Poison Type

Electric/Poison and Poison/Electric are the same defensive pairing; this page uses electric-poison as the canonical URL. Electric/Poison pressures Water, Flying, Fairy, and Grass targets while resisting Electric, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Steel, and Fairy lanes. Representative Pokémon include Toxel, Toxtricity Amped, Toxtricity Low Key. The standard type chart gives this combination 4× weak to Ground and 2× weak to Psychic. It has no type immunity under the standard chart. Its main defensive value comes from no ¼× resistance; ½× resists Electric, Grass, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Steel, Fairy, 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 Poison STAB pressures Fairy and Grass targets. Ground is the severe 4× weakness, and Psychic hits for 2×. The typing is strongest when teammates prevent Ground attackers from entering freely.

Counterplay and defensive risks

To counter Electric/Poison, start with the chart pressure: Ground, Psychic. 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/Poison needs Ground answers first, then Psychic support. Flying, Levitate, Dark, Grass, and bulky Water partners can cover those lanes while Electric/Poison checks Fairy and Water pressure. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Ground, Psychic 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/Fairy guide, and Poison/Fairy guide.

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