What Beats Poison?
Poison is weak to Ground and Psychic
Super effective against Poison (2×)
Poison Pokémon take double damage from these attack types — lead with them in any Poison matchup.
Poison resists (½×)
Avoid these attack types — Poison Pokémon only take half damage from them.
Best Poison Counters
The strongest attackers among the types that hit Poison for 2× damage:
Poison Weakness Q&A
- What is Poison type weak to?
- Poison Pokémon take 2× damage from Ground and Psychic type attacks.
- What resists Poison type?
- Poison Pokémon take only ½ damage from Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, and Fairy type attacks.
- What is the best counter to Poison Pokémon?
- Any strong Ground or Psychic attacker works — their attacks hit Poison Pokémon for double damage.
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