If like many others in the last few weeks you’ve discovered the wonders of Pokémon Go, then you might find yourself with a health Pokémon collection about now. So the next step after collecting some powerful Pokémon is battling them at the gyms. Gyms will allow you to collect a daily bonus of 10 coins and 500 dust per Pokémon you have stationed there which in time will equal free store goodies. But taking over gyms can be a little more complicated than just throwing in your most powerful Pokémon, as each type has strengths and weakness. Throw a water Pokémon in against an electric one and you may just be in trouble.
Your Pokémon’s type can be found on its statistic page or on its Pokédex entry page. Pokémon can also be more than one type at once, which will give them the weaknesses of both types. So which type should you use against which type and which should you avoid? Well, here is a handy list:
Key
Strong – Double Damage Dealt
Weak – Double Damage Taken
Resistant – Half Damage Taken
Bug
Strong: Grass, Psychic, Dark
Weak: Flying, Rock, Fire
Resistant: Fighting, Ground, Grass
Dark
Strong: Ghost, Psychic
Weak: Fighting, Bug, Fairy
Resistant: Ghost, Dark
Dragon
Strong: Dragon
Weak: Dragon, Ice, Fairy
Resistant: Fire, Water, Grass, Electric
Electric
Strong: Flying, Water
Weak: Ground
Resistant: Flying, Steel, Electric
Fairy
Strong: Fighting, Dragon, Dark
Weak: Poison, Steel
Resistant: Fighting, Bug, Dark
Fighting
Strong: Normal, Steel, Rock, Ice, Dark
Weak: Flying, Psychic, Fairy
Resistant: Rock, Bug, Dark
Fire
Strong: Bug, Steel, Grass, Ice
Weak: Water, Ground, Rock
Resistant: Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy
Flying
Strong: Fighting, Bug, Grass
Weak: Rock, Electric, Ice
Resistant: Fighting, Bug, Grass
Ghost
Strong: Ghost, Psychic
Weak: Ghost, Dark
Resistant: Poison, Bug
Grass
Strong: Ground, Rock, Water
Weak: Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire
Resistant: Ground, Water, Grass, Electric
Ground
Strong: Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, Electric
Weak: Water, Grass, Ice
Resistant: Poison, Rock
Ice
Strong: Flying, Ground, Grass, Dragon
Weak: Fighting, Rock, Steel, Fire
Resistant: Ice
Normal
Strong: None
Weak: None
Resistant: Rock, Steel
Poison
Strong: Grass, Fairy
Weak: Ground, Psychic
Resistant: Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass
Psychic
Strong: Fighting, Poison,
Weak: Bug, Ghost, Dark
Resistant: Fighting, Psychic
Rock
Strong: Flying, Bug, Fire, Ice
Weak: Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass
Resistant: Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire
Steel
Strong: Rock, Ice, Fairy
Weak: Fighting, Ground, Fire
Resistant: Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Water
Strong: Ground, Rock, Fire,
Weak: Grass, Electric
Resistant: Steel, Fire, Water, Ice
So, hopefully, this is all the information you need to get battling those gyms.
