Fire/Electric Type

Fire/Electric and Electric/Fire are the same defensive pairing; this page uses fire-electric as the canonical URL. Fire/Electric is a pressure pairing that threatens Steel, Grass, Ice, Bug, Water, and Flying targets while resisting several common utility attacks. Representative Pokémon include Heat Rotom. The standard type chart gives this combination 4× weak to Ground and 2× weak to Water, Rock. It has no type immunity under the standard chart. Its main defensive value comes from ¼× resists Steel; ½× resists Fire, Electric, Grass, Ice, Flying, Bug, Fairy, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.

Offensive plan

Fire STAB threatens Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel targets, while Electric STAB pressures Water and Flying targets. Ground is the severe 4× weakness, and Water and Rock also hit for 2×. The typing needs Ground control before it can repeatedly exploit its strong offensive reach.

Counterplay and defensive risks

To counter Fire/Electric, start with the chart pressure: Ground, Water, Rock. 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

Fire/Electric needs Ground answers first, then Water and Rock support. Flying, Levitate, Grass, Water, and Ground-resistant partners can cover those lanes while Fire/Electric pressures Steel and Water structures. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Ground, Water 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, Fire/Water guide, and Electric/Flying guide.

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