What is Dark type strong against?

Dark-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Psychic, Ghost-type Pokemon.

What is Dark type weak to?

Dark-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Fighting, Bug, Fairy-type moves.

What resists Dark type?

Dark-type Pokemon resist damage from Ghost, Dark-type moves.

Is Dark type immune to anything?

Yes, Dark-type Pokemon are immune to Psychic-type moves (0x damage).

How many Dark-type Pokemon are there?

There are 69 Dark-type Pokemon across all generations.

Dark Type

Generation 2 · 69 Pokemon

Dark-type was introduced in Gen II to balance Psychic's dominance. Dark moves hit Psychic and Ghost super effectively and are immune to Psychic attacks. Knock Off is one of the best moves in competitive play.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Dark + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	3	3	fighting4xbugfairy	psychic ghost
fire	4	7	waterfightinggroundrock	psychic
water	5	7	electricgrassfightingbugfairy	psychic
electric	4	6	fightinggroundbugfairy	psychic
grass	7	7	bug4xfireicefightingpoisonflyingfairy	psychic
ice	6	4	fighting4xfirebugrocksteelfairy	psychic
fighting	3	4	fairy4xfightingflying	psychic
poison	1	5	ground	psychic
ground	6	6	watergrassicefightingbugfairy	electric psychic
flying	4	5	electricicerockfairy	ground psychic
psychic	2	1	bug4xfairy	psychic
bug	5	5	fireflyingbugrockfairy	psychic
rock	7	7	fighting4xwatergrassgroundbugsteelfairy	psychic
ghost	1	4	fairy	normal fighting psychic
dragon	5	7	fairy4xicefightingbugdragon	psychic
steel	3	11	fighting4xfireground	poison psychic
fairy	3	4	poisonsteelfairy	psychic dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Hyperspace Fury	Physical	100	—	5	Ignores and destroys protection effects.
Foul Play	Physical	95	100%	15	Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.
Fiery Wrath	Special	90	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Night Daze	Special	85	95%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Darkest Lariat	Physical	85	100%	10	Ignores the target’s stat modifiers.
Kowtow Cleave	Physical	85	—	10
Crunch	Physical	80	100%	15	Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Dark Pulse	Special	80	100%	15	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Throat Chop	Physical	80	100%	15	Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Jaw Lock	Physical	80	100%	10	Seeds the target after inflicting damage.
False Surrender	Physical	80	—	10	Never misses.
Lash Out	Physical	75	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wicked Blow	Physical	75	100%	5	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sucker Punch	Physical	70	100%	5	Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.
Night Slash	Physical	70	100%	15	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Knock Off	Physical	65	100%	20	Target drops its held item.
Ceaseless Edge	Physical	65	90%	15
Thief	Physical	60	100%	25	Takes the target’s item.
Feint Attack	Physical	60	—	20	Never misses.
Assurance	Physical	60	100%	10	Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.
Bite	Physical	60	100%	25	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Brutal Swing	Physical	60	100%	20	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Snarl	Special	55	95%	15	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.
Payback	Physical	50	100%	10	Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn.
Pursuit	Physical	40	100%	20	Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	75	#7/18
Attack	95	#3/18
Defense	72	#12/18
Sp. Atk	75	#10/18
Sp. Def	71	#13/18
Speed	78	#5/18
BST	466	#5/18

Dark Type

Offensive Matchups – Dark Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Dark Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Dark

Dark-Type Moves (46)

Dark-Type Related Abilities

Dark-Type Boosting Items

Dark-Type Average Stats

Dark-Type Special Mechanics

Dark-Type Pokemon (69)

FAQ – Dark Type