
*Shedinja not mentioned below because this lil frakker resists almost everything (and dies to everything)
** Gen 5 version
***If a type combo does exist, it will be underlined. If a type combo does have a STAB user, it will be bolded
3 Resists or Less:
A) Normal/Fighting w/Scrappy:
No Resistances
B) Freeze Dry / Water:
Resisted by: Jynx (Ability)
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ghost, Bug, Fire, Electric, etc.
C) Ghost/Fighting:
Resisted by: Normal/Ghost
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Water, Fire, Electric, etc.
D) Fairy/Ghost:
Resisted by: Normal/Poison, Normal/Fire, Normal/Steel
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Water, Electric, etc.
E) Fairy/Dark:
Resisted by: Fire/Fairy, Poison/Fairy, Fairy/Steel
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Water, Electric, etc.
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4 to 5 Resists:
A) Flying/Water:
Resisted by: Electric/Water, Steel/Water, Dragon/Steel, Dragon/Electric
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
B) Fairy/Water:
Resisted by: Steel/Grass, Steel/Water, Poison/Water, Poison/Grass
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
C) Dragon/Ghost (aka Dragon Ball):
Resisted by: Dark/Fairy, Normal/Fairy, Steel/Dark, Steel/Normal
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Fire, Water, Electric
D) Ground/Rock (aka EdgeQuake):
Resisted by: Grass/Fight, Grass/Ground, Flygon (Ability), Bronzong (Ability), Claydol (ability)
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ghost
*With Mold Breaker only 2 types resist this
E) Dragon/Fire:
Resisted by: Heatran (ability), Fairy/Fire, Fairy/Rock, Fairy/Water, Fairy/Dragon
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
F) Dragon/Water:
Resisted by: Steel/Water, Steel/Grass, Fairy/Grass, Fairy/Water, Fairy/Dragon
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ghost
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6 to 10 resists:
A) Ice/Electric (aka BoltBeam):
Resisted by: Steel/Electric, Ice/Electric, Fire/Electric, Lanturn (Ability), Thick Fat Mamoswine, Lightning Rod Seaking
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ghost
B) Dragon/Electric:
Resisted by: Steel/Electric, Steel/Ground, Steel/Grass, Fairy/Grass, Fairy/Ground, Fairy/Electric
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
C) Dark/Flying:
Resisted by: Dark/Electric, Steel/Dark, Fairy/Steel, Fairy/Electric, Rock/Fairy, Dark/Rock
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Water
D) Ice/Ground:
Resisted by: Water/Bug, Ice/Bug, Bronzong (Ability), Rotom-F, Rotom-W, Rotom-H (abilities), Cryogonal (ability)
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Rock
E) Normal/Water:
Resisted by: Water/Ghost, Water/Steel, Grass/Steel, Storm Drain Cradily (Ability), Dragon/Ghost, Dragon/Steel, Grass/Ghost
Perfect Third Type Coverage: N/A
F) Flying/Fighting:
Resisted by: Electric/Flying, Electric/Fairy, Steel/Ghost, Ghost/Electric, Ghost/Rock, Poison/Electric, Psychic/Electric
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Water
G) Steel/Ghost:
Resisted by: Normal/Electric, Normal/Fire, Normal/Steel, Normal/Water, Dark/Elec, Dark/Fire, Dark/Steel, Dark/Water
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
H) Fairy/Electric:
Resisted by: Poison/Grass, Poison/Ground, Steel/Grass, Steel/Electric, Steel/Ground, Poison/Electric, Fire/Ground, Fire/Electric, Fire/Grass
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ghost
I) Normal/Ground:
Resisted by: Ghost/Flying, Rock/Flying, Grass/Ghost, Bug/Ghost, Steel/Flying, Mismagius (ability), Gengar, Bronzong (abilities), Rotom-S (ability)
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ghost
J) Rock/Fighting:
Resisted by: Psychic/Ground, Psychic/Fight, Ghost/Fight, Ground/Poison, Poison/Fight, Fairy/Fight, Fairy/Ground, Steel/Ghost, Ghost/Ground
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Fire, Water
K) Ghost/Poison:
Resisted by: Dark/Ground, Dark/Poison, Dark/Rock, Dark/Steel, Normal/Ground, Normal/Poison, Normal/Rock, Normal/Steel, Ghost/Normal
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
L) Dark/Water:
Resisted by: Dark/Grass, Dark/Water, Dragon/Fairy, Dragon/Dark, Dragon/Fight, Fairy/Water, Fairy/Grass, Water/Fighting, Grass/Fighting
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Fairy
M) Dark/Ground:
Resisted by: Grass/Dark, Grass/Fairy, Bug/Fairy, Flying/Fighting, Bug/Dark, Flying/Dark, Flying/Fairy, Fighting/Bug, Grass/Fight, Hydregion (ability)
Perfect Third Type Coverage: N/A
N) Ghost/Poison:
Resisted by: Steel/Normal, Steel/Dark, Normal/Dark, Normal/Ghost, Normal/Ground, Normal/Poison, Normal/Rock, Dark/Ground, Dark/Poison, Dark/Rock
Perfect Third Type Coverage: Ground
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Great Defensive Types:
Steel/Ghost:
Resists: Normal (Immune), Fight (Immune), Poison (Immune), Dragon, Bug (x.25), Grass, Fairy, Rock, Flying, Steel, Ice, Psychic
Steel/Fire:
Resists: Dragon, Bug (x.25), Ice (x.25), Grass (x.25), Fairy (x.25), Poison (Immune), Normal, Psychic, Steel
*Heatran has the ability Flash Fire which powers up when hit by a fire attack
Steel/Electric:
Resists: Poison (Immune), Normal, Flying (x.25), Rock, Bug, Steel (x.25), Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon
Steel/Fairy:
Resists: Rock, Grass, Psychic, Flying, Poison (Immune), Dragon (Immune), Dark, Bug (x.25), Normal, Ice
Steel/Grass:
Resists: Water, Dragon, Grass (x.25), Electric, Psychic, Poison (Immune), Rock, Fairy, Normal, Steel
Steel/Water:
Resists: Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel (x.25), Water, Psychic, Ice (x.25), Dragon, Poison (Immune)
Dragon/Poison:
Resists: Water, Grass (x.25), Electric, Fire, Bug, Fighting, Poison
Water/Fairy:
Resists: Dragon (immune), Fire, Water, Ice, Dark, Bug, Fighting
Electric/Fairy:
Resists: Electric, Fight, Bug, Dark, Flying, Dragon (Immune)
Water/Poison:
Resists: Fight, Fire, Fairy, Bug, Poison, Water, Steel, Ice
Normal/Fairy:
Resists: Ghost (Immune), Dragon (Immune), Bug, Dark
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Dragon/Fairy:
Resists: Dragon (Immune), Dark, Fight, Bug, Water, Fire, Grass, Electric
Ground/Fairy:
Resists: Dragon (immune), Electric (Immune), Rock, Fighting, Bug, Dark
Poison/Fairy:
Resists: Dragon (immune), Fighting (x.25), Bug (x.25), Grass, Dark, Fairy
Dark/Fairy:
Resists: Dragon (immune), Psychic (immune), Dark (x.25), Ghost
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As you can above, Gen 6 made quite an impression and change to previous type combo Kings, for starter Dragon/Fight went from being the very best and most lusted after pokemon type to...trash. Ghost has become an excellent glue to everything, and most surprisingly Dragon is still a great neutral coverage move. Flying as always is an under appreciated boss offensive type. Any suggestions are welcome!
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