Fairy Type Weaknesses & Strengths
Fairy is weak to Poison and Steel, immune to Dragon, and resists Fighting, Bug and Dark. Fairy attacks are super effective against Fighting, Dragon and Dark.
Defending: Fairy takes…
- 0× immune
- Dragon
Attacking: Fairy moves deal…
- 0× no effect
- None
Fairy Type Explained
Fairy was added in Generation VI to balance Dragon: it is immune to Dragon attacks and hits Dragon, Fighting and Dark super effectively. Its only weaknesses are Poison and Steel.
Against a pure Fairy Pokémon, lead with Poison and Steel moves and avoid Fighting, Bug, Dark and Dragon. Against a Fairy 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.
Fairy Dual-Type Pairing Ranking
Every Fairy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Steel | 2 | None | 9 + immune to Poison, Dragon |
| Fairy Electric | 2 | None | 5 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Normal | 2 | None | 2 + immune to Ghost, Dragon |
| Fairy Ghost | 2 | None | 1 + immune to Normal, Fighting, Dragon |
| Fairy Water | 3 | None | 6 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Poison | 3 | None | 5 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Dark | 3 | None | 2 + immune to Psychic, Dragon |
| Fairy Psychic | 3 | None | 2 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Fire | 4 | None | 7 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Dragon | 4 | None | 7 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Ground | 4 | None | 4 + immune to Electric, Dragon |
| Fairy Rock | 4 | Steel | 5 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Ice | 4 | Steel | 3 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Grass | 5 | Poison | 6 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Flying | 5 | None | 4 + immune to Ground, Dragon |
| Fairy Bug | 5 | None | 5 + immune to Dragon |
| Fairy Fighting | 5 | None | 4 + immune to Dragon |
Under that ranking, the first three partners for Fairy are Steel (2 weaknesses), Electric (2 weaknesses) and Normal (2 weaknesses). Watch out for Fairy/Rock (4× Steel), Fairy/Ice (4× Steel) and Fairy/Grass (4× Poison).
Fairy Type Pokémon
Among the 1025 default species entries in this dataset, 64 have Fairy 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.
- Clefairy Fairy
- Clefable Fairy
- Jigglypuff Normal/Fairy
- Wigglytuff Normal/Fairy
- Mr. Mime Psychic/Fairy
- Cleffa Fairy
- Igglybuff Normal/Fairy
- Togepi Fairy
- Togetic Fairy/Flying
- Marill Water/Fairy
- Azumarill Water/Fairy
- Snubbull Fairy
- Granbull Fairy
- Ralts Psychic/Fairy
- Kirlia Psychic/Fairy
- Gardevoir Psychic/Fairy
- Azurill Normal/Fairy
- Mawile Steel/Fairy
- Mime Jr. Psychic/Fairy
- Togekiss Fairy/Flying
- Cottonee Grass/Fairy
- Whimsicott Grass/Fairy
- Flabébé Fairy
- Floette Fairy
- Florges Fairy
- Spritzee Fairy
- Aromatisse Fairy
- Swirlix Fairy
- Slurpuff Fairy
- Sylveon Fairy
- Dedenne Electric/Fairy
- Carbink Rock/Fairy
- Klefki Steel/Fairy
- Xerneas Fairy
- Diancie Rock/Fairy
- Primarina Water/Fairy
- Cutiefly Bug/Fairy
- Ribombee Bug/Fairy
- Morelull Grass/Fairy
- Shiinotic Grass/Fairy
- Comfey Fairy
- Mimikyu Ghost/Fairy
- Tapu Koko Electric/Fairy
- Tapu Lele Psychic/Fairy
- Tapu Bulu Grass/Fairy
- Tapu Fini Water/Fairy
- Magearna Steel/Fairy
- Hatterene Psychic/Fairy
Fairy Type FAQ
What is Fairy type weak to?
Fairy type Pokémon are weak to Poison and Steel. These attacking types deal 2× damage.
What does Fairy resist?
Fairy resists Fighting, Bug and Dark, taking only half damage from them.
Is Fairy immune to anything?
Yes — Fairy types are immune to Dragon attacks.
What is Fairy super effective against?
Fairy moves are super effective against Fighting, Dragon and Dark.
What type ranks first with Fairy on this page?
Under this page's type-only ranking, Fairy/Steel comes first, with 2 weaknesses and 11 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 Dark Steel