TYPE DEFENSE / MODERN CHART

Poison / Dark Pokémon weaknesses & resistances

Full Poison / Dark Pokémon weakness chart: Ground, immunity checks and all 18 incoming move types. This reference describes a type combination; it does not assert that any specific Pokémon species has it or appears in a particular game.

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Defensive summary

1Weak attacking types (2× or 4×)
4Resisted attacking types
1Type immunities

To understand these numbers, select an incoming move type. When a Pokémon has two types, the effectiveness against each type is multiplied; an immunity makes the total 0×.

2×

Super effective — Ground

1×

Neutral — Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Flying, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy

0.5×

Resisted — Grass, Poison, Ghost, Dark

0×

Immune — Psychic

All 18 incoming move types

These values use the standard modern Pokémon type chart. They are not exact damage estimates, and exclude STAB, abilities, weather, held items and move-specific effects.

Incoming move typeMultiplierInterpretation
Normal1×Neutral damage modifier
Fire1×Neutral damage modifier
Water1×Neutral damage modifier
Electric1×Neutral damage modifier
Grass0.5×Resists this attack
Ice1×Neutral damage modifier
Fighting1×Neutral damage modifier
Poison0.5×Resists this attack
Ground2×Weak to this attack
Flying1×Neutral damage modifier
Psychic0×Type immune
Bug1×Neutral damage modifier
Rock1×Neutral damage modifier
Ghost0.5×Resists this attack
Dragon1×Neutral damage modifier
Dark0.5×Resists this attack
Steel1×Neutral damage modifier
Fairy1×Neutral damage modifier

Type immunity: Psychic moves do not affect this typing under the ordinary chart. Some special moves and abilities can change practical outcomes.

Compare related typings

Changing either defending type changes which attacks are dangerous. Compare these references rather than assuming the weaknesses of each type remain independent.

Normal / PoisonView weaknessesNormal / DarkView weaknessesFire / PoisonView weaknessesFire / DarkView weaknessesWater / PoisonView weaknessesWater / DarkView weaknessesElectric / PoisonView weaknessesElectric / DarkView weaknessesGrass / PoisonView weaknessesGrass / DarkView weaknessesIce / PoisonView weaknessesIce / DarkView weaknesses

Data sources and scope

Numbers come from the modern 18-type matchup chart. This reference does not infer particular game availability, encounter locations, base stats, move sets, abilities or the effect of special battle mechanics.

Data assembled: 2026-10-26. Independent fan reference; trademarks belong to their respective owners. No official endorsement or Pokémon art is used.