Fighting/Dragon Type

FightingDragon

Quick Summary

⚠️ Main Weaknesses:

4× weak to Fairy
2× weak to Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon

✓ Main Resistances:

½× resists Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Bug, Rock, Dark

Fighting/Dragon strategy: Fairy 4× pressure with broad offense

Fighting/Dragon and Dragon/Fighting are the same defensive pairing; this page uses fighting-dragon as the canonical URL. Fighting/Dragon pressures Normal, Rock, Steel, Dark, Ice, and Dragon targets but must respect Fairy more than anything else. Representative Pokémon include Hakamo-o, Kommo-o, Koraidon. The standard type chart gives this combination 4× weak to Fairy and 2× weak to Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon. It has no type immunity under the standard chart. Its main defensive value comes from no ¼× resistance; ½× resists Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Bug, Rock, Dark, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.

Offensive plan

Fighting STAB breaks Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel targets, while Dragon STAB supplies broad neutral pressure and threatens Dragons. Fairy is the severe 4× weakness, while Ice, Flying, Psychic, and Dragon hit for 2×. The typing needs Fairy control before it can use its offensive profile safely.

Counterplay and defensive risks

To counter Fighting/Dragon, start with the chart pressure: Fairy, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon. 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

Fighting/Dragon needs Fairy answers first, then Ice, Flying, Psychic, and Dragon support. Steel, Poison, Fire, and Fairy partners can cover those lanes while Fighting/Dragon pressures Steel and Dark cores. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Fairy, Ice 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, Fighting/Fairy guide, and Rock/Dragon guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is Fighting/Dragon weak to?

Fighting/Dragon is 4× weak to Fairy and 2× weak to Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon under the standard type chart.

Is Dragon/Fighting a different type combination?

No. Dragon/Fighting and Fighting/Dragon use the same two types, so they share the same weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.

What is Fighting/Dragon immune to?

It has no type immunity under the standard chart.

TypeMatchup Original Analysis

Coverage Value

-5

Internal score from immunities, resistances, weaknesses, and 4× pressure.

Profile

high-maintenance defensive profile

Main Planning Risk

Protect the Fairy 4× weakness before relying on this pairing as a switch-in.

How to interpret this pairing

Fighting/Dragon should be judged by the trade it creates, not by the raw number of weaknesses alone. It offers safe entry into Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Bug, Rock, which means it can buy turns when those attack types are predictable. In exchange, the opponent will usually try to line upFairy, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon, so the pairing needs either speed, bulk, recovery, pivoting, or a teammate ready to absorb that pressure.

Team-building partners

Based on TypeMatchup's own defensive coverage pass, useful single-type partners to test first are Steel for Fairy, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Dragon; Fire for Fairy, Ice; Water for Ice; Electric for Flying; Ice for Ice. These are not automatic best teammates; they are a shortlist for reducing repeated weaknesses before you choose actual Pokémon, moves, items, abilities, and battle format.

When this combination is worth using

Use this combination when its resisted or immune entries match threats you expect to face repeatedly. Avoid using it only because the summary looks efficient: a 4× weakness can dominate a matchup, while even a strong resistance profile can fail if the Pokémon lacks recovery, speed control, or meaningful pressure after switching in. For a six-Pokémon build, run this pairing through the Team Calculator and check whether another teammate shares the same Fairy, Ice problem.

Defensive Type Matchups

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