What Beats Dark?
Dark is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy
Super effective against Dark (2×)
Dark Pokémon take double damage from these attack types — lead with them in any Dark matchup.
Dark resists (½×)
Avoid these attack types — Dark Pokémon only take half damage from them.
Dark is immune to (0×)
These attack types do nothing at all to Dark Pokémon.
Best Dark Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Dark for 2× damage:
Dark Weakness Q&A
- What is Dark type weak to?
- Dark Pokémon take 2× damage from Fighting, Bug, and Fairy type attacks.
- What resists Dark type?
- Dark Pokémon take only ½ damage from Ghost and Dark type attacks.
- What is Dark type immune to?
- Dark Pokémon are completely immune to Psychic type attacks.
- What is the best counter to Dark Pokémon?
- Any strong Fighting, Bug, or Fairy attacker works — their attacks hit Dark Pokémon for double damage.