Water Type Chart

Water is the most common type in Pokémon and one of the most dependable, with a broad movepool and just two weaknesses.

Water Type Weaknesses

Water-type Pokémon are weak to Electric and Grass moves.

Electric Grass

Water Type Resistances

Water-type Pokémon resist Fire, Water, Ice and Steel moves.

Fire Water Ice Steel

Water Type Immunities

Water has no immunities.

No immunities

Water Type Effectiveness

Water-type moves are super effective against Fire, Ground and Rock, and resisted by Water, Grass and Dragon.

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

Water Type Dual-Type Chart

This chart shows how much damage a Water-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.

Water 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	—	2	½		½				2				2		½
Fire	2	—		2		2	2	2	4	2	2	2	4	2		2	2	2
Water	½		—	½	¼	½	½	½		½	½	½		½	¼	½	½	½
Electric		2	½	—	½				2				2		½
Grass	½		¼	½	—	½	½	½		½	½	½		½	¼	½	½	½
Ice		2	½		½	—			2				2		½
Fighting		2	½		½		—		2				2		½
Poison		2	½		½			—	2				2		½
Ground	2	4		2		2	2	2	—	2	2	2	4	2		2	2	2
Flying		2	½		½				2	—			2		½
Psychic		2	½		½				2		—		2		½
Bug		2	½		½				2			—	2		½
Rock	2	4		2		2	2	2	4	2	2	2	—	2		2	2	2
Ghost		2	½		½				2				2	—	½
Dragon	½		¼	½	¼	½	½	½		½	½	½		½	—	½	½	½
Dark		2	½		½				2				2		½	—
Steel		2	½		½				2				2		½		—
Fairy		2	½		½				2				2		½			—

Water Type Summary

The most common type and a dependable all-rounder with only two weaknesses.

Water is the most common Pokémon type and one of the best balanced. It hits three types for super effective damage and is resisted by only three, while its own weaknesses are limited to Electric and Grass. That combination of reliable offense and few weaknesses makes Water a safe pick on almost any team.

Water on offense

Water-type moves are super effective against Fire, Ground and Rock and are resisted only by Water, Grass and Dragon. The type also has excellent utility: Scald can burn, Surf and Hydro Pump hit hard, and moves like Scald and Flip Turn give bulky Water-types both offense and momentum.

Water on defense

Water-types are weak only to Electric and Grass and resist Fire, Water, Ice and Steel, with no immunities. That small weakness list is why so many defensive staples — Toxapex, Dondozo, Milotic — end up as Water-types, often paired with a second type to cover Electric or Grass.

Notable Water-type Pokémon

Notable Water-types include Blastoise, Gyarados, Milotic, Vaporeon, Swampert, Greninja, Toxapex and Dondozo. The type spans nearly every role, from rain sweepers to the sturdiest walls in the game, which is a big part of why it is so common.

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