The key to taking out the top trainers and becoming a formidable foe online however entirely relies on Pokémon knowledge - namely what types are super effective against others, and which Pokémon you should hastily retreat when Dragonite drops on the field.
So if you’re against the ropes in a heated battle, here’s a chart of the type strengths, weaknesses and resistances listed below.
Knowing your types is essential (Picture: Nintendo)
If you’re brand new to Pokémon, a super effective move deals double damage, a move which isn’t very effective will deal half damage, while a resistance indicates the Pokémon will recieve less or no damage to that certain type.
Pokémon Sword and Shield Type chart
| Type | Super Effective Against | Weakness | Resistance |
| Bug | Dark, Grass, Psychic | Fire, Flying, Rock | Fighting, Ground, Grass |
| Dragon | Dragon | Dragon, Fairy, Ice | Fire, Water, Grass, Electric |
| Dark | Ghost, Psychic | Bug, Fairy, Fighting | Ghost, Dark, Psychic (immune) |
| Grass | Ground, Rock, Water | Bug, Flying, Ice, Poison, Fire | Water, Grass, Electric, Ground |
| Fire | Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel | Ground, Rock, Water | Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy |
| Water | Fire, Ground, Rock | Electric, Grass | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
| Ice | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground | Fighting, Fire, Rock, Steel | Ice |
| Normal | N/A | Fighting | Ghost (immune) |
| Fighting | Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel | Fairy, Flying, Psychic | Rock, Bug, Dark |
| Poison | Fairy, Grass | Ground, Psychic | Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy |
| Flying | Bug, Fighting, Grass | Electric, Ice, Rock | Fighting, Bug, Grass, Ground (immune) |
| Ground | Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel | Grass, Ice, Water | Poison, Rock, Electric (immune) |
| Rock | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice | Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
| Ghost | Ghost, Psychic | Dark, Ghost | Poison, Bug, Normal (immune),Fighting (immune) |
| Steel | Fairy, Ice, Rock | Fighting, Fire, Ground | Normal, Ice, Grass, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy, Poison (immune) |
| Electric | Flying, Water | Ground | Flying, Steel, Electric |
| Psychic | Fighting, Poison | Bug, Dark, Ghost | Fighting, Psychic |
| Fairy | Dark, Dragon, Fighting | Poison, Steel | Fighting, Bug, Dark, Dragon (immune) |
It’s important to note this type chart is specifically Sword and Shield - with Pokémon Go having some variants on the strengths and weaknesses.
Pokémon Sword and Shield is available on Nintendo Switch.
