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Dark Type Pokémon

Dark types are immune to Psychic and hit Psychic and Ghost super-effectively. Weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy, they pair best with types that cover these common threats.

Offensive Matchups

When Dark-type moves hit other types:

Super Effective Against (2×)

PsychicGhost

Not Very Effective Against (0.5×)

FightingDarkFairy

Defensive Matchups

When Dark-type Pokémon are hit by other types:

Weak To (takes 2× damage)

FightingBugFairy

Resists (takes 0.5× damage)

GhostDark

Immune To (takes 0× damage)

Psychic

Notable Dark-Type Pokémon

  • TyranitarTyranitar#248
  • WeavileWeavile#461
  • ZoroarkZoroark#571
  • HydreigonHydreigon#635
  • GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl#861

Best Teammates for Dark Pokémon

Fairy types resist Fighting and are immune to Dragon. Fighting types cover Rock and Steel threats. Steel types resist Fairy and Bug weaknesses.

Fairytype

Examples: Sylveon, Clefable

Fightingtype

Examples: Lucario, Conkeldurr

Steeltype

Examples: Ferrothorn, Metagross

Poisontype
Flyingtype

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Normal type matchupsFire type matchupsWater type matchupsElectric type matchupsGrass type matchupsIce type matchupsFighting type matchupsPoison type matchupsGround type matchupsFlying type matchupsPsychic type matchupsBug type matchupsRock type matchupsGhost type matchupsDragon type matchupsSteel type matchupsFairy type matchups

Notable Dark-type Pokémon

Tyranitar — top Dark-type PokémonWeavile — top Dark-type PokémonZoroark — top Dark-type PokémonHydreigon — top Dark-type PokémonGrimmsnarl — top Dark-type Pokémon

Related dual-type combination

Dark/Flying dual-type analysisDark/Ice dual-type analysisDark/Fire dual-type analysisDark/Rock dual-type analysisDark/Grass dual-type analysis

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