Dark Type Chart

Dark is an anti-Psychic type with an immunity to Psychic moves and Prankster, held back by weaknesses to Fighting, Bug and Fairy.

Dark Type Weaknesses

Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves.

Fighting Bug Fairy

Dark Type Resistances

Dark-type Pokémon resist Ghost and Dark moves.

Ghost Dark

Dark Type Immunities

Dark-type Pokémon are immune to Psychic moves.

Psychic

Dark Type Effectiveness

Dark-type moves are super effective against Psychic and Ghost, and resisted by Fighting, Dark and Fairy.

Super effective (2×): Psychic Ghost
Normal damage (1×): Normal Fire Water Electric Grass Ice Poison Ground Flying Bug Rock Dragon Steel
Not very effective (0.5×): Fighting Dark Fairy
No effect (0×): None

Dark Type Dual-Type Chart

This chart shows how much damage a Dark-type move deals to every combination of two defending types. Rows are the first defender type and columns are the second. Each cell gives the damage multiplier: 4 is extremely effective (400%), 2 is super effective (200%), ½ is not very effective (50%), ¼ is highly resistant (25%) and 0 means no effect. Blank cells are normal 1× damage, and the gray diagonal marks a type paired with itself, which is not a valid dual type.

Dark type dual-type chart. Rows are the first defense type, columns are the second defense type. The diagonal has no value because a Pokémon cannot have the same type twice.
Type 2Type 1	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	—						½				2			2		½		½
Fire		—					½				2			2		½		½
Water			—				½				2			2		½		½
Electric				—			½				2			2		½		½
Grass					—		½				2			2		½		½
Ice						—	½				2			2		½		½
Fighting	½	½	½	½	½	½	—	½	½	½		½	½		½	¼	½	¼
Poison							½	—			2			2		½		½
Ground							½		—		2			2		½		½
Flying							½			—	2			2		½		½
Psychic	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	—	2	2	4	2		2
Bug							½				2	—		2		½		½
Rock							½				2		—	2		½		½
Ghost	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	4	2	2	—	2		2
Dragon							½				2			2	—	½		½
Dark	½	½	½	½	½	½	¼	½	½	½		½	½		½	—	½	¼
Steel							½				2			2		½	—	½
Fairy	½	½	½	½	½	½	¼	½	½	½		½	½		½	¼	½	—

Dark Type Summary

An anti-Psychic type with a Psychic immunity, weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy.

Dark is an offense type built to break Psychic and Ghost. It is immune to Psychic moves and Prankster, and it hits two types for super effective damage, but weaknesses to Fighting, Bug and Fairy are common coverage, so Dark Pokémon are usually offensive rather than defensive.

Dark on offense

Dark-type moves are super effective against Psychic and Ghost and are resisted by Fighting, Dark and Fairy. Moves such as Knock Off, Crunch and Sucker Punch are staples, and Knock Off's item removal makes it one of the most useful moves in the game.

Dark on defense

Dark-types are weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy and resist Ghost and Dark, with a full immunity to Psychic. That Psychic immunity is a strong defensive tool against Psychic attackers and Prankster users, but the Fighting and Fairy weaknesses mean Dark-types rarely stay in on strong attackers.

Notable Dark-type Pokémon

Notable Dark-types include Tyranitar, Umbreon, Hydreigon, Weavile, Darkrai, Kingambit, Krookodile and Mandibuzz. They range from offensive wallbreakers to some of the game's best support and pursuit Pokémon.

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