Hoopa Weaknesses
Lead with Ghost and Dark attacks — Hoopa's Psychic/Ghost typing stacks the weakness to 4× damage.
Hoopa Resistances
Avoid these attack types — Hoopa takes reduced damage from them.
Hoopa Immunities
These attack types do nothing at all to Hoopa — never lead with them.
Best Hoopa Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Hoopa for 4× and 2× damage. Pick the game you're playing to only see Pokémon you can actually get:
Your Party vs Hoopa
Your party is empty — add some Pokémon! Open any Pokémon's page and tap ♥ Add to Party (and star up to 4 of its moves), then come back to see exactly which of your Pokémon — and which attack — beats Hoopa.
Hoopa Weakness Q&A
- What is Hoopa weak to?
- Hoopa takes extra damage from Ghost (4×) and Dark (4×) type attacks.
- What is Hoopa 4× weak to?
- Hoopa takes 4× damage from Ghost and Dark attacks — its Psychic/Ghost typing doubles the weakness twice, so these are the fastest way to take it down.
- What attacks does Hoopa resist?
- Hoopa takes reduced damage from Psychic (½×) and Poison (½×) type attacks.
- What is Hoopa immune to?
- Hoopa is completely immune to Fighting and Normal type attacks — they deal no damage at all.
- What is the best counter to Hoopa?
- Strong Ghost and Dark attackers like Roaring Moon, Kingambit, and Tyranitar beat Hoopa — their attacks hit it for 4× damage.