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**Types** (Japanese: **タイプ** *Type*) are properties for Pokémon and their moves. As of Generation VI, there are 18 types, as listed to the right. Most of these were introduced during Generation I, but the {{Dark}} and {{Steel}} types were introduced in Generation II and the {{Fairy}} type was introduced in Generation VI. A unique {{???}} type also existed from Generations II through Template:Gen. During Generation I, types were occasionally referred to as **elements**. The types are based on the concept of Template:Wp.

A Pokémon may have either one or two types: For instance, Charmander is a {{Fire}} type, while Bulbasaur is both a {{Grass}} type and a {{Poison}} type. With the current 18-type system, there are a total of 324 possible ways to assign types to Pokémon, with 171 unique combinations. As of Generation VIII, 154 different type combinations have been used. Similar to Pokémon, Pokéstar Studios opponents also have types.

A move has exactly one type. The type of a damaging move typically defines which types of Pokémon it is super effective against, which types of Pokémon it is not very effective against, and which types of Pokémon it is completely ineffective against. (Uniquely, Flying Press is a Fighting-type move but has the type effectiveness of both a Fighting- and Flying-type move.) If the type of a move matches one of the types of the Pokémon using it, it gains a boost in power.

Most Gym Leaders and members of the Elite Four are designed to have a type-specific theme.

## Type effectiveness

*"Super effective" redirects here. For the webcomic, see Super Effective (webcomic).*
*"It's super effective" redirects here. For the podcast, see It's Super Effective (podcast).*
*"Weakness" and "Resistance" redirect here. For the TCG mechanics, see Appendix:Glossary (TCG) → Weakness* and *Appendix:Glossary (TCG) → Resistance.*
Damaging moves typically vary in **effectiveness** (Japanese: **効果** *effectiveness*) depending on the move's type and the type(s) of its target.

Type effectiveness greatly influences how much damage moves deal:

* If the type of a move is **super effective** (Japanese: **効果はバツグン** *super effective*) against a type of its target, the damage is doubled;
* If the type of a move is **not very effective** (Japanese: **効果は今一つ** *not very effective*) against a type of its target, the damage is halved;
* If the type of a move is **not effective** (Japanese: **効果がない** *not effective*) against a type of its target, the target is completely immune to it, and the move will deal no damage.

For targets that have multiple types, the type effectiveness of a move is the product of its effectiveness against each of the types:

* If the type of a move is super effective against both of the opponent's types (such as Dig, a Ground-type move, used against an Aggron, a Template:2t Pokémon), then the move does 4 times the damage;
* If the type of a move is not very effective against both of the opponent's types (such as Wake-Up Slap, a Fighting-type move, used against a Sigilyph, a Template:2t Pokémon), then the move only does ¼ of the damage;
* If the type of a move is super effective against one of the opponent's types but not very effective against the other (such as Razor Leaf, a Grass-type move, used against a Gyarados, a Template:2t Pokémon), then the move deals regular damage;
* If the type of move is completely ineffective against one of the opponent's types, then the move does no damage, even if the opponent has a second type that would be vulnerable to it (as in Thunderbolt, an Electric-type move, used against a Quagsire, a Template:2t Pokémon).

The moves Flying Press, Freeze-Dry, and Thousand Arrows have custom interactions with defending types and do not strictly obey the type chart. Fire-type moves double in effectiveness against Pokémon affected by Tar Shot. Template:Cat (including one-hit knockout moves) do not employ effectiveness, although Pokémon may still be immune to them based on type interactions. Certain Template:Abilities, held items, or types of weather (such as Template:A, the Ring Target, or strong winds, respectively) may modify the effectiveness of specific types of moves.

Status moves typically do not employ type effectiveness; however, Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Thunder Wave based on type interactions, and Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Glare based on type interactions in Generations Template:Gen and Template:Gen only. Furthermore, status moves may be unable to affect Pokémon based on type-related interactions other than effectiveness; for example, Poison-type Pokémon cannot be afflicted with Template:Status and are thus unaffected by Poison Gas.

### Type chart

*For type charts from previous generations, see Type/Type chart*
A **type chart**, also known as **type matchup chart**, shows which modifiers are applied to move types when attacking Pokémon of each type. If the defending Pokémon is dual-typed, the modifier is calculated as the product of the modifiers for both of its types: a Flying-type move would hit for 4× damage on a Template:2t Pokémon, while a Ground-type move used against the same would do only a quarter of the regular damage. (A complete ineffectiveness against either type will make the move deal no damage, since 0 multiplied by any number is 0.)

The type chart differs depending on the generation of Template:Pkmn it is from. The type chart for Generation VI onward is shown below.

In Inverse Battles, a different type chart is used that essentially inverts the regular type chart, turning immunities and resistances into weaknesses, and weaknesses into resistances.

### Dual-type damage misinformation glitch

Main articles: List of glitches in Generation I § Dual-type damage misinformation, and List of glitches in Generation I → Dual-type damage misinformation
In Generation I only, if a damaging move is used on a Pokémon with two types such that one of its types is weak to the move and the other type resists the move, it will correctly receive neutral damage, but the incorrect message will be displayed on-screen. This does not occur in Template:Eng.

## Type-affected game mechanics

Prior to Generation IV, the category of damaging moves only depends on the move's type (except for Shadow moves); for example, all Normal-type damaging moves are physical moves and all Water-type damaging moves are special moves. From Generation IV onward, each individual move has a damage category that is independent of its type.

When the type of a move matches one of the types of the Pokémon using it, the attack power will be increased by 50%. This is referred to as same-type attack bonus, or STAB for short. As an example, an Aron that knows the Steel-type move Metal Claw will have the move's power increased by 50% because one of Aron's types is Steel; the power of Cut would not be increased as Normal is not one of Aron's types.

Some Pokémon types are immune to certain status moves or effects. For example, Grass-type Pokémon are immune to Leech Seed, and Ice-type Pokémon are not damaged by Template:Weather.

Some moves, field effects, Template:Abilities, and held items affect moves of a certain type. Sunny Day, for example, causes Fire-type moves to increase in power, while Template:A causes Ground-type moves to not work on the Pokémon with this Ability. Likewise, each type has a specific held item that can be given to a Pokémon that will power up one of the specific types by 20% (or 10%, prior to Generation IV), such as the Metal Coat for Steel-type moves.

Template:Cat can change the type of a Pokémon. For example, Camouflage changes the user's type to a type corresponding to the battlefield terrain. Abilities can also change the type of a Pokémon. These abilities include Template:A, Template:A, Template:A, and Template:A.

Additionally, the type of Template:Cat may depend on the circumstances they are used in; for example, Weather Ball may be Fire-, Water-, Ice-, Rock-, or Normal-type depending on the weather it is used in. Additionally, there are Template:Cat as well as exactly three moves: (Electrify, Ion Deluge, and Plasma Fists).

## ??? type

Main article: ??? (type)
The ??? type is the only type to have been removed from the core series games. The ??? type only existed from Generation II to Generation IV and was primarily used in the core series as the type of the move Curse. It was removed in Generation V, and Curse became a Ghost-type move. Any damaging moves given the ??? type deal regular damage against all types, and any Pokémon given the ??? type takes regular damage from all moves.

## Shadow

While not generally regarded as an actual type, in Template:Pokémon XD, Shadow moves have their type listed as "------". Shadow Pokémon can be considered to be of this type, but they still retain their regular typing as well. In Template:Pokémon XD, all Shadow moves are not very effective against Shadow Pokémon and super effective against non-Shadow Pokémon.

## Typeless

There are situations where Pokémon or moves behave as if they were typeless, unable to receive Template:STAB and boosts from type-enhancing items or Template:Cat. This is most commonly possible through effects that make one lose a type, such as Burn Up and Roost. Typeless Pokémon take regular damage from all moves, and typeless moves deal regular damage against all Pokémon.

Struggle acts typelessly from Generation II onward. The move Weather Ball acts typelessly under shadowy aura, and the move Revelation Dance acts typelessly if used by a typeless user (in which case it does not receive Template:STAB).

A typeless Pokémon has no types displayed on its battle summary.

## Glitch types

Main article: List of glitch types
There are several types which only appear through the use of glitches, such as on the types of glitch Pokémon. Most famously this includes the {{Bird}} type, which was intentionally programmed into the code of the Generation I and II games but was not given to any real Pokémon. Other glitch types are the result of the game reading other data as if it were types. Like the ??? type, all glitch types, except 'l) m) ZM, have no special effectiveness (they both inflict regular damage against all types and take regular damage from all types).

## Icons

In Template:G, icons were introduced to represent each of the types during gameplay. Very similar icons were later adopted into the core series, starting with Pokémon Sun and Moon, then Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Template:G and Template:G.

In Template:G, a different set of type icons were used as decorations for the floor of Diantha's Template:Pkmn room.

## In other games

### Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Main article: Damage modification (Mystery Dungeon)
In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, the type effectiveness chart differs from contemporaneous core series games. Type effectiveness also differs among the series, as does whether effectiveness multipliers stack against dual-typed Pokémon. For example, in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, moves that are ineffective in the core series deal ½× damage instead, not very effective moves deal 0.7× damage instead, and multipliers stack against dual-typed Pokémon. In Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, moves that are ineffective in the core series deal ¼× damage, and multipliers typically do not stack. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, moves that are ineffective in the core series are ineffective as well (0× damage).

### Pokémon Ranger series

In the Pokémon Ranger series, each Pokémon has a group, equivalent to a type in the core series. The effectiveness of Poké Assists on wild Pokémon is dependent on the Pokémon's group.

### Pokémon Rumble series

In the Pokémon Rumble series, the type effectiveness chart differs from the equivalent type chart in contemporaneous core series games. Moves that are ineffective in the core series deal 0.6× damage instead, moves that would be not very effective against one or both of the target's types deal ~0.8× or ~0.7× damage, respectively, and moves that would be super effective against one or both of the target's types deal ~1.2× and ~1.4× damage, respectively.

### Pokémon Battrio

Main article: Type (Battrio)
Pokémon in Pokémon Battrio all have one type in line with one of their types in the core games. Battrio also includes two unique types exclusively for Arceus, the Full Plate and Eleven-Plate types.

Pokémon Battrio's type effectiveness chart is also unique, with different possible strengths for weaknesses or resistances. For example, while Grass-type Pokémon are weak to both Ice- and Fire-type moves, they are weaker to Fire-type moves than to Ice-type moves.

Players with a Memory Key can also gain experience towards different types that will level up their Template:DL, granting Pokémon of that type a bonus in Attack or HP.

### Pokémon Shuffle

Main articles: Pokémon Shuffle § Type, and Pokémon Shuffle → Type
Pokémon in Pokémon Shuffle each only have one type. Pokémon Shuffle's type effectiveness chart is also slightly different than the contemporaneous Generation VI chart, with 0× effectivenesses turned into ½× effectiveness.

### Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, type effectiveness multipliers differ from the core series games, but using the same type effectiveness chart. Most significantly, an attacking type that would be ineffective against a defending type in the core series is instead doubly resisted.

The multipliers in Pokémon GO are based on 1.6 (1.4 prior to December 12, 2018 and 1.25 prior to June 21, 2017). If a move is super effective, its damage is multiplied by 1.6; if it is resisted, its damage is divided by 1.6 (multiplied by 0.625); if it is doubly resisted (i.e. corresponds to an immunity in the core series), its damage is divided by 1.6² (multiplied by 0.390625). If multiple of the Pokémon's types are weak to or resist the move's type, the product of the multipliers is used.

The possible effective multipliers are as follows.

 Doubly super effective
 Super effective
 Neutral
 Resisted
 Doubly resisted
 Triply resisted\* | 1.6-3 | ×0.244140625

### Pokémon Unite

There are no type advantages in Pokémon Unite.

## In the TCG

Main article: Type (TCG)
There are eleven types in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, significantly fewer than the in other Pokémon media. Because of the smaller number of types, Pokémon often have different types in the TCG to other Pokémon media. Due to the fact that Pokémon in the TCG can usually only have one type, dual-type Pokémon often have different cards which correspond to the Pokémon's two different types, since type is a property of the individual card and not the species. In the TCG, moves do not have their own type. Instead, for Template:TCG and Template:TCG, the type of the Pokémon card is used instead.

## See also

* Same-type attack bonus
* Type expert
* List of Pokémon with unique type combinations
* List of type combinations by abundance
* Category:Moves that change a Pokémon's type

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