Dark Type Weaknesses & Strengths
Dark is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy, immune to Psychic, and resists Ghost and Dark. Dark attacks are super effective against Psychic and Ghost.
Defending: Dark takes…
- 0× immune
- Psychic
Attacking: Dark moves deal…
- 0× no effect
- None
Dark Type Explained
Dark is immune to Psychic, and Dark attacks hit Psychic and Ghost for 2×. Its weaknesses are Fighting, Bug and Fairy, and it resists Ghost and Dark.
Against a pure Dark Pokémon, lead with Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves and avoid Ghost, Dark and Psychic. Against a Dark dual type the answer changes, because the second type can cancel a weakness or stack it into a 4× hit — use the Pokémon type calculator to check any exact combination.
Dark Dual-Type Pairing Ranking
Every Dark dual type, ranked first by fewer 2×/4× weaknesses, then by more ½×/¼× resistances and immunities, and finally by fewer 4× weaknesses. This is a type-chart comparison, not an overall competitive ranking; it does not include stats, movepools, abilities, items or team role.
| Typing | Weaknesses | 4× weak to | Resists / immune |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Poison | 1 | None | 4 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Ghost | 1 | None | 1 + immune to Normal, Fighting, Psychic |
| Dark Psychic | 2 | Bug | 0 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Steel | 3 | Fighting | 9 + immune to Poison, Psychic |
| Dark Fairy | 3 | None | 2 + immune to Psychic, Dragon |
| Dark Fighting | 3 | Fairy | 3 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Normal | 3 | Fighting | 1 + immune to Psychic, Ghost |
| Dark Fire | 4 | None | 6 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Electric | 4 | None | 5 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Flying | 4 | None | 3 + immune to Ground, Psychic |
| Dark Water | 5 | None | 6 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Dragon | 5 | Fairy | 6 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Bug | 5 | None | 4 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Ground | 6 | None | 4 + immune to Electric, Psychic |
| Dark Ice | 6 | Fighting | 3 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Grass | 7 | Bug | 6 + immune to Psychic |
| Dark Rock | 7 | Fighting | 6 + immune to Psychic |
Under that ranking, the first three partners for Dark are Poison (1 weakness), Ghost (1 weakness) and Psychic (2 weaknesses). Watch out for Dark/Psychic (4× Bug), Dark/Steel (4× Fighting) and Dark/Fighting (4× Fairy).
Dark Type Pokémon
Among the 1025 default species entries in this dataset, 69 have Dark as one of their types; here are the first 48 by Pokédex number. Alternate forms are available in the calculator but are not included in this species count.
- Umbreon Dark
- Murkrow Dark/Flying
- Sneasel Dark/Ice
- Houndour Dark/Fire
- Houndoom Dark/Fire
- Tyranitar Rock/Dark
- Poochyena Dark
- Mightyena Dark
- Nuzleaf Grass/Dark
- Shiftry Grass/Dark
- Sableye Dark/Ghost
- Carvanha Water/Dark
- Sharpedo Water/Dark
- Cacturne Grass/Dark
- Crawdaunt Water/Dark
- Absol Dark
- Honchkrow Dark/Flying
- Stunky Poison/Dark
- Skuntank Poison/Dark
- Spiritomb Ghost/Dark
- Drapion Poison/Dark
- Weavile Dark/Ice
- Darkrai Dark
- Purrloin Dark
- Liepard Dark
- Sandile Ground/Dark
- Krokorok Ground/Dark
- Krookodile Ground/Dark
- Scraggy Dark/Fighting
- Scrafty Dark/Fighting
- Zorua Dark
- Zoroark Dark
- Pawniard Dark/Steel
- Bisharp Dark/Steel
- Vullaby Dark/Flying
- Mandibuzz Dark/Flying
- Deino Dark/Dragon
- Zweilous Dark/Dragon
- Hydreigon Dark/Dragon
- Greninja Water/Dark
- Pangoro Fighting/Dark
- Inkay Dark/Psychic
- Malamar Dark/Psychic
- Yveltal Dark/Flying
- Incineroar Fire/Dark
- Guzzlord Dark/Dragon
- Nickit Dark
- Thievul Dark
Dark Type FAQ
What is Dark type weak to?
Dark type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy. These attacking types deal 2× damage.
What does Dark resist?
Dark resists Ghost and Dark, taking only half damage from them.
Is Dark immune to anything?
Yes — Dark types are immune to Psychic attacks.
What is Dark super effective against?
Dark moves are super effective against Psychic and Ghost.
What type ranks first with Dark on this page?
Under this page's type-only ranking, Dark/Poison comes first, with 1 weakness and 5 resistances or immunities. This ranking does not include stats, moves, abilities, items or team role.
Other Types
Normal Fire Water Electric Grass Ice Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Steel Fairy