Normal (type)

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The **Normal type** (Japanese: **ノーマルタイプ** *Normal type*) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Normal-type Template:OBP are Whitney of Goldenrod City, Norman of Petalburg City, Lenora of Nacrene City, Cheren of Aspertia City, and Trial Captain Ilima of Hau'oli City. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Normal-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special, depending on the move.

## Characteristics

### Defense

The Normal type is tied with the {{Electric}} type for the fewest defensive weaknesses, but with no resistances and one immunity, it is also tied with {{Ice}} as the least resistant type. Many Normal-type Template:OBP with a secondary type mitigate their weakness with the secondary type (as with {{Flying}}, the type most commonly paired with Normal), leaving them with only the weaknesses of their secondary type.

Normal-type Pokémon, on average, have the lowest Template:Stat and Template:Stat of all Pokémon and of fully evolved Pokémon.

### Offense

The Normal type is the only type that is not super effective against any other type.

The combination of Normal and Template:Type moves provides good neutral coverage, with only five type combinations resisting both, because Ground covers both of the types that resist Normal. Their inability to hit Template:Type Pokémon can be nullified by using Template:M, Template:M, or by Pokémon with the Ability Template:A. In these cases, it will provide unresisted coverage when paired with Template:Type moves (excluding Pokémon with Template:A).

On average, fully evolved Pokémon with the Normal type have the lowest base Template:Stat of all types.

### Contest properties

When used in contests, Normal-type moves do not favor a particular contest condition. However, the Normal type has the most moves that can jam.

## Pokémon

As of Generation VII, there are 109 Template:Cat or 13.5% of all Template:OBP, making it the second most common type after {{Water}}.

### Pure Normal-type Pokémon

* Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, and Template:P were Normal-type Template:OBP prior to Generation VI.

### Half Normal-type Pokémon

#### Primary Normal-type Pokémon

* Template:P and Template:P were Normal/{{Flying}} Template:OBP prior to Generation VI.

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## Moves

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* Template:M, Template:M, Template:M, and Template:M were Normal-type moves prior to Generation II.
* Template:M, Template:M, and Template:M were Normal-type moves prior to Generation VI.

## Abilities

### Interacting with the Normal type

A Template:OBP with Template:A, Template:A, or Template:A will become a Normal-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Normal-type move, uses a Normal-type move, or is sent out against a Normal-type opponent.

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### Exclusive Abilities

Only Normal-type Template:OBP can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

## Trivia

* Generation I introduced the most Normal-type Template:OBP of any generation, with 24. Generation VI introduced the fewest Normal-type Pokémon, with eight.
* Generation I introduced the most Normal-type moves of any generation, with 78. Generation VI introduced the fewest Normal-type moves, with eight.
* With 187 Template:Cat, this type has the most moves available.
* The Normal type has the fewest non-neutral type relations, with only four.
* {{Ghost}} and Normal are the only case of two types being immune against each other.
* No Pokémon gains the Normal type upon evolving. It shares this distinction with the {{Bug}} type.
* Normal is the only type to have ever lost Pokémon, having lost Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, Template:P, and Template:P when the Fairy type was introduced in Generation VI.
	+ Additionally, it is the only type to have the same number of Pokémon in two consecutive Generations.
* For the purpose of the Purify Chamber, Normal is considered strong against itself, even though in battle it isn't.
* Generation VI added the most new type combinations for Normal, the most dual-typed Normal Pokémon (if Pokémon retyped as Normal/Fairy are counted), and the fewest Normal/Flying-type Pokémon (with only Template:P).
* The Normal type is frequently associated with type changing:
	+ More Pokémon lose the Normal type upon evolving than any other type, with a total of four (eleven if all of Template:P's evolutions are counted separately).
	+ Eight Normal-type Pokémon have at least one signature move or a signature Ability which involves changing their type.
	+ Most moves which involve changing the user's type or with a varying damage type are Normal-type.
* Kazumasa Iwao's party in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon consist of Normal-type Pokémon.
* Normal-type attacks are completely unresisted during an Inverse Battle.

## In other languages

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de:Normal
es:Tipo normal
fr:Normal
it:Normale
ja:ノーマル
zh:一般（属性）