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Dark Type Match-Up Chart

This table contains the type match-ups for all of the different Pokémon types and attack types. Follow the attack type down the left side with the defending Pokémon type along the top. A legend is provided below. If you are looking for match-ups with single-type Pokémon, try our Single Type Match-Up Chart page.

Key for Dark Types
Normal Damage	Double (+)	Quadruple (++)	Half (-)	Quarter (--)	No Damage (×)

		Defending Pokémon Types
		dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar	dar		dar	dar
		nor	fir	wat	ele	gra	ice	fig	poi	gro	fly	psy	bug	roc	gho	dra	dar	ste	fai
Attack Type
	Normal													-	×			-
	Fire		-	-		+	+						+	-		-		+
	Water		+	-		-				+				+		-
	Electric			+	-	-				×	+					-
	Grass		-	+		-			-	+	-		-	+		-		-
	Ice		-	-		+	-			+	+					+		-
	Fighting	++	+	+	+	+	++	+		+				++	×	+	+	++
	Poison					+			-	-				-	-			×	+
	Ground		+		+	-			+		×		-	+				+
	Flying				-	+		+					+	-				-
	Psychic	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
	Bug	+		+	+	++	+			+		++	+	+		+	+
	Rock		+				+	-		-	+		+					-
	Ghost	×	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
	Dragon															+		-	×
	Dark	-	-	-	-	-	-	--	-	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	--
	Steel		-	-	-		+							+				-	+
	Fairy	+		+	+	+	+	++		+	+	+	+	+	+	++	+		+

Dark /

Normal

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- ghost
- 1/2 Damage From:
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- bug
- fairy
- 4x Damage From:
- fighting
Dark /

Fire

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- fire
- grass
- ice
- ghost
- dark
- steel
- 2x Damage From:
- water
- fighting
- ground
- rock
Dark /

Water

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- fire
- water
- ice
- ghost
- dark
- steel
- 2x Damage From:
- electric
- grass
- fighting
- bug
- fairy
Dark /

Electric

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- electric
- flying
- ghost
- dark
- steel
- 2x Damage From:
- fighting
- ground
- bug
- fairy
Dark /

Grass

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- water
- electric
- grass
- ground
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- fire
- ice
- fighting
- poison
- flying
- fairy
- 4x Damage From:
- bug
Dark /

Ice

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- ice
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- fire
- bug
- rock
- steel
- fairy
- 4x Damage From:
- fighting
Dark /

Fighting

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/4 Damage From:
- dark
- 1/2 Damage From:
- rock
- ghost
- 2x Damage From:
- fighting
- flying
- 4x Damage From:
- fairy
Dark /

Poison

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- grass
- poison
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- ground
Dark /

Ground

+
- No Effect From:
- electric
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- poison
- rock
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- water
- grass
- ice
- fighting
- bug
- fairy
Dark /

Flying

+
- No Effect From:
- ground
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- grass
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- electric
- ice
- rock
- fairy
Dark /

Psychic

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 2x Damage From:
- fairy
- 4x Damage From:
- bug
Dark /

Bug

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- grass
- ground
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- fire
- flying
- bug
- rock
- fairy
Dark /

Rock

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- normal
- fire
- poison
- flying
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- water
- grass
- ground
- bug
- steel
- fairy
- 4x Damage From:
- fighting
Dark /

Ghost

+
- No Effect From:
- normal
- fighting
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- poison
- 2x Damage From:
- fairy
Dark /

Dragon

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- fire
- water
- electric
- grass
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- ice
- fighting
- bug
- dragon
- 4x Damage From:
- fairy
Dark

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- ghost
- dark
- 2x Damage From:
- fighting
- bug
- fairy
Dark /

Steel

+
- No Effect From:
- poison
- psychic
- 1/2 Damage From:
- normal
- grass
- ice
- flying
- rock
- ghost
- dragon
- dark
- steel
- 2x Damage From:
- fire
- ground
- 4x Damage From:
- fighting
Dark /

Fairy

+
- No Effect From:
- psychic
- dragon
- 1/4 Damage From:
- dark
- 1/2 Damage From:
- ghost
- 2x Damage From:
- poison
- steel
- fairy