Fighting/Flying strategy: Ground immunity with five 2× weaknesses
Fighting/Flying and Flying/Fighting are the same defensive pairing; this page uses fighting-flying as the canonical URL. Fighting/Flying is a fast offensive pairing that blocks Ground while threatening Normal, Rock, Steel, Grass, Bug, and Dark targets. Representative Pokémon include Hawlucha, Galarian Zapdos, Flamigo. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Electric, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Fairy. It is immune to Ground. Its main defensive value comes from ¼× resists Bug; ½× resists Grass, Fighting, 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 Flying STAB pressures Grass, Fighting, and Bug targets. Electric, Ice, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy all hit for 2×, so the typing needs speed, setup, or pivot support. It is strongest when it turns a Ground immunity into an immediate offensive threat.
Counterplay and defensive risks
To counter Fighting/Flying, start with the chart pressure: Electric, Ice, Flying, Psychic, 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
Fighting/Flying needs Electric, Ice, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy answers. Steel, Electric, Poison, and bulky Water partners can cover those lanes while Fighting/Flying pressures Rock and Steel cores. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Electric, 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/Dark guide, and Flying/Fairy guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is Fighting/Flying weak to?
Fighting/Flying is no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Electric, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Fairy under the standard type chart.
Is Flying/Fighting a different type combination?
No. Flying/Fighting and Fighting/Flying use the same two types, so they share the same weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.
What is Fighting/Flying immune to?
It is immune to Ground.