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57 popular Dark Pokémon · Gen 6+ chart

Dark-Type Pokémon Weaknesses

A pure Dark type takes 2× damage from Fighting, Bug and Fairy, resists Ghost and Dark and is immune to Psychic. Most Dark Pokémon have a second type: it most often adds a weakness to Ice, Rock and Grass and most often cancels the Bug, Fighting and Fairy weakness.

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What each Dark Pokémon is weak to

PokémonTypeWeak toResistsImmune
IncineroarIncineroarFireDarkWaterFightingGroundRockFireGrassIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
KingambitKingambitDarkSteelFighting4×FireGroundNormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteelPoisonPsychic
Tyranitar-MegaMega TyranitarRockDarkFighting4×WaterGrassGroundBugSteelFairyNormalFirePoisonFlyingGhostDarkPsychic
GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarlDarkFairyPoisonSteelFairyGhostDarkPsychicDragon
TyranitarTyranitarRockDarkFighting4×WaterGrassGroundBugSteelFairyNormalFirePoisonFlyingGhostDarkPsychic
Absol-Mega-ZMega Absol ZDarkGhostFairyPoisonNormalFightingPsychic
SableyeSableyeDarkGhostFairyPoisonNormalFightingPsychic
HydreigonHydreigonDarkDragonFairy4×IceFightingBugDragonFireWaterElectricGrassGhostDarkPsychic
OverqwilOverqwilDarkPoisonGroundGrassPoisonGhostDarkPsychic
MeowscaradaMeowscaradaGrassDarkBug4×FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairyWaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
WeavileWeavileDarkIceFighting4×FireBugRockSteelFairyIceGhostDarkPsychic
Samurott-HisuiHisuian SamurottWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
Scrafty-MegaMega ScraftyDarkFightingFairy4×FightingFlyingRockGhostDarkPsychic
Gyarados-MegaMega GyaradosWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
Malamar-MegaMega MalamarDarkPsychicBug4×Fairy—Psychic
KrookodileKrookodileGroundDarkWaterGrassIceFightingBugFairyPoisonRockGhostDarkElectricPsychic
LiepardLiepardDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
MalamarMalamarDarkPsychicBug4×Fairy—Psychic
Persian-AlolaAlolan PersianDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
UmbreonUmbreonDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
ScraftyScraftyDarkFightingFairy4×FightingFlyingRockGhostDarkPsychic
Greninja-MegaMega GreninjaWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
SpiritombSpiritombGhostDarkFairyPoisonNormalFightingPsychic
GreninjaGreninjaWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
Houndoom-MegaMega HoundoomDarkFireWaterFightingGroundRockFireGrassIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
Sableye-MegaMega SableyeDarkGhostFairyPoisonNormalFightingPsychic
ThievulThievulDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
Ting-LuTing-LuDarkGroundWaterGrassIceFightingBugFairyPoisonRockGhostDarkElectricPsychic
Hoopa-UnboundHoopa-UnboundPsychicDarkBug4×Fairy—Psychic
Sharpedo-MegaMega SharpedoWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
Moltres-GalarGalarian MoltresDarkFlyingElectricIceRockFairyGrassGhostDarkGroundPsychic
LokixLokixBugDarkFireFlyingBugRockFairyGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
Muk-AlolaAlolan MukPoisonDarkGroundGrassPoisonGhostDarkPsychic
CrawdauntCrawdauntWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
MandibuzzMandibuzzDarkFlyingElectricIceRockFairyGrassGhostDarkGroundPsychic
Iron JugulisIron JugulisDarkFlyingElectricIceRockFairyGrassGhostDarkGroundPsychic
Absol-MegaMega AbsolDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
MabosstiffMabosstiffDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
GuzzlordGuzzlordDarkDragonFairy4×IceFightingBugDragonFireWaterElectricGrassGhostDarkPsychic
ZarudeZarudeDarkGrassBug4×FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairyWaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
ObstagoonObstagoonDarkNormalFighting4×BugFairyDarkPsychicGhost
CacturneCacturneGrassDarkBug4×FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairyWaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
ZoroarkZoroarkDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
SharpedoSharpedoWaterDarkElectricGrassFightingBugFairyFireWaterIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
PangoroPangoroFightingDarkFairy4×FightingFlyingRockGhostDarkPsychic
Brute BonnetBrute BonnetGrassDarkBug4×FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairyWaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
Raticate-AlolaAlolan RaticateDarkNormalFighting4×BugFairyDarkPsychicGhost
HoundoomHoundoomDarkFireWaterFightingGroundRockFireGrassIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic
ShiftryShiftryGrassDarkBug4×FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairyWaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
DarkraiDarkraiDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
Darkrai-MegaMega DarkraiDarkFightingBugFairyGhostDarkPsychic
YveltalYveltalDarkFlyingElectricIceRockFairyGrassGhostDarkGroundPsychic
MorpekoMorpekoElectricDarkFightingGroundBugFairyElectricFlyingGhostDarkSteelPsychic
UrshifuUrshifuFightingDarkFairy4×FightingFlyingRockGhostDarkPsychic
Wo-ChienWo-ChienDarkGrassBug4×FireIceFightingPoisonFlyingFairyWaterElectricGrassGroundGhostDarkPsychic
Chien-PaoChien-PaoDarkIceFighting4×FireBugRockSteelFairyIceGhostDarkPsychic
Chi-YuChi-YuDarkFireWaterFightingGroundRockFireGrassIceGhostDarkSteelPsychic

Dark-type Pokémon weakness FAQ

What are Dark-type Pokémon weak to?

A pure Dark type takes 2× damage from Fighting, Bug and Fairy, resists Ghost and Dark and is immune to Psychic. Most Dark Pokémon have a second type: it most often adds a weakness to Ice, Rock and Grass and most often cancels the Bug, Fighting and Fairy weakness.

Which Dark-type Pokémon have a 4× weakness?

Kingambit (Fighting), Mega Tyranitar (Fighting), Tyranitar (Fighting), Hydreigon (Fairy), Meowscarada (Bug), Weavile (Fighting), Mega Scrafty (Fairy) and Mega Malamar (Bug) and 14 more take quadruple damage from one type.

Which Dark-type Pokémon has the fewest weaknesses?

Overqwil (Dark/Poison) is weak only to Ground and resists or is immune to 5 types, the best defensive typing in this list.