Fighting/Steel strategy: Poison immunity with three 2× weaknesses
Fighting/Steel and Steel/Fighting are the same defensive pairing; this page uses fighting-steel as the canonical URL. Fighting/Steel is an offensive compression typing that pressures Fairy, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel, and Normal targets while blocking Poison. Representative Pokémon include Lucario, Mega Lucario, Cobalion, Zamazenta-Crowned. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground. It is immune to Poison. Its main defensive value comes from ¼× resists Bug, Rock; ½× resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Dragon, Dark, Steel, 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 Steel STAB threatens Fairy, Ice, and Rock targets. Fire, Fighting, and Ground are the direct weaknesses, and all three are common coverage lanes. The typing is strongest when speed, priority, or defensive support lets it choose when to take the field.
Counterplay and defensive risks
To counter Fighting/Steel, start with the chart pressure: Fire, Fighting, Ground. 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/Steel needs Fire, Fighting, and Ground answers. Flying, Fairy, Water, Ghost, and Ground-immune partners can cover those lanes while Fighting/Steel absorbs Poison and pressures Rock, Steel, and Fairy targets. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Fire, Fighting 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, Dark/Steel guide, and Fire/Fighting guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is Fighting/Steel weak to?
Fighting/Steel is no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground under the standard type chart.
Is Steel/Fighting a different type combination?
No. Steel/Fighting and Fighting/Steel use the same two types, so they share the same weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.
What is Fighting/Steel immune to?
It is immune to Poison.