TypeWeakness

Psychic Type Weaknesses & Strengths

Psychic is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark, and resists Fighting and Psychic. Psychic attacks are super effective against Fighting and Poison.

Defending: Psychic takes…

2× weak to
Bug Ghost Dark
½× resists
Fighting Psychic
0× immune
None

Attacking: Psychic moves deal…

2× super effective
Fighting Poison
½× not very effective
Psychic Steel
0× no effect
Dark

Psychic Type Explained

Psychic resists only Fighting and Psychic, and is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark. Offensively it hits Fighting and Poison for 2×, but Dark types are completely immune to Psychic attacks.

Against a pure Psychic Pokémon, lead with Bug, Ghost and Dark moves and avoid Fighting and Psychic. Against a Psychic 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.

Psychic Dual-Type Pairing Ranking

Every Psychic 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.

TypingWeaknesses4× weak toResists / immune
Psychic Ghost2Ghost Dark2 + immune to Normal, Fighting
Psychic Normal2None1 + immune to Ghost
Psychic Dark2Bug0 + immune to Psychic
Psychic Poison3None4
Psychic Fairy3None2 + immune to Dragon
Psychic Fighting3None2
Psychic Steel4None9 + immune to Poison
Psychic Electric4None5
Psychic Fire5None7
Psychic Water5None6
Psychic Flying5None3 + immune to Ground
Psychic Dragon6None6
Psychic Ground6None4 + immune to Electric
Psychic Bug6None4
Psychic Ice6None2
Psychic Grass7Bug6
Psychic Rock7None5

Under that ranking, the first three partners for Psychic are Ghost (2 weaknesses), Normal (2 weaknesses) and Dark (2 weaknesses). Watch out for Psychic/Ghost (4× Ghost, Dark), Psychic/Dark (4× Bug) and Psychic/Grass (4× Bug).

Psychic Type Pokémon

Among the 1025 default species entries in this dataset, 102 have Psychic 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.

Psychic Type FAQ

What is Psychic type weak to?

Psychic type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark. These attacking types deal 2× damage.

What does Psychic resist?

Psychic resists Fighting and Psychic, taking only half damage from them.

Is Psychic immune to anything?

No — Psychic has no type immunities.

What is Psychic super effective against?

Psychic moves are super effective against Fighting and Poison.

What type ranks first with Psychic on this page?

Under this page's type-only ranking, Psychic/Ghost comes first, with 2 weaknesses and 4 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 Bug Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy