45 popular Poison Pokémon · Gen 6+ chart
Poison-Type Pokémon Weaknesses
A pure Poison type takes 2× damage from Ground and Psychic, resists Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug and Fairy. Most Poison Pokémon have a second type: it most often adds a weakness to Flying, Ice and Fire and most often cancels the Ground and Psychic weakness.
What each Poison Pokémon is weak to
| Pokémon | Type | Weak to | Resists | Immune |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FightingPoison | Psychic4×GroundFlying | GrassFightingPoisonRockDarkBug | — | |
| GhostPoison | GroundPsychicGhostDark | GrassFairyPoisonBug | NormalFighting | |
| GrassPoison | FireIceFlyingPsychic | WaterElectricFightingFairyGrass | — | |
| RockPoison | Ground4×WaterPsychicSteel | NormalFireFlyingBugFairyPoison | — | |
| RockPoison | Ground4×WaterPsychicSteel | NormalFireFlyingBugFairyPoison | — | |
| PoisonWater | ElectricGroundPsychic | FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy | — | |
| GrassPoison | FireIceFlyingPsychic | WaterElectricFightingFairyGrass | — | |
| ElectricPoison | Ground4×Psychic | ElectricGrassFightingPoisonFlyingBugSteelFairy | — | |
| DarkPoison | Ground | GrassPoisonGhostDark | Psychic | |
| GhostPoison | GroundPsychicGhostDark | GrassFairyPoisonBug | NormalFighting | |
| PoisonPsychic | GroundGhostDark | GrassPoisonFairyFighting | — | |
| GrassPoison | FireIceFlyingPsychic | WaterElectricFightingFairyGrass | — | |
| PoisonDragon | IceGroundPsychicDragon | FireWaterElectricFightingPoisonBugGrass | — | |
| PoisonFire | Ground4×WaterPsychicRock | FireIceFightingPoisonSteelGrassBugFairy | — | |
| BugPoison | FireFlyingPsychicRock | PoisonBugFairyGrassFighting | — | |
| BugPoison | FireFlyingPsychicRock | PoisonBugFairyGrassFighting | — | |
| PoisonPsychic | GroundGhostDark | GrassPoisonFairyFighting | — | |
| GrassPoison | FireIceFlyingPsychic | WaterElectricFightingFairyGrass | — | |
| PoisonGround | WaterIceGroundPsychic | FightingBugRockFairyPoison | Electric | |
| PoisonGhost | GroundPsychicGhostDark | GrassFairyPoisonBug | NormalFighting | |
| FirePoison | Ground4×WaterPsychicRock | FireIceFightingPoisonSteelGrassBugFairy | — | |
| PoisonFairy | GroundPsychicSteel | GrassDarkFairyFightingBug | Dragon | |
| PoisonGround | WaterIceGroundPsychic | FightingBugRockFairyPoison | Electric | |
| GrassPoison | FireIceFlyingPsychic | WaterElectricFightingFairyGrass | — | |
| PoisonDark | Ground | GrassPoisonGhostDark | Psychic | |
| BugPoison | FireFlyingPsychicRock | PoisonBugFairyGrassFighting | — | |
| RockPoison | Ground4×WaterPsychicSteel | NormalFireFlyingBugFairyPoison | — | |
| PoisonFighting | Psychic4×GroundFlying | GrassFightingPoisonRockDarkBug | — | |
| WaterPoison | ElectricGroundPsychic | FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy | — | |
| PoisonFighting | Psychic4×GroundFlying | GrassFightingPoisonRockDarkBug | — | |
| GrassPoison | FireIceFlyingPsychic | WaterElectricFightingFairyGrass | — | |
| PoisonDragon | IceGroundPsychicDragon | FireWaterElectricFightingPoisonBugGrass | — | |
| PoisonFlying | ElectricIcePsychicRock | PoisonFairyGrassFightingBug | Ground | |
| BugPoison | FireFlyingPsychicRock | PoisonBugFairyGrassFighting | — | |
| SteelPoison | Ground4×Fire | NormalIceFlyingRockDragonSteelGrassBugFairy | Poison | |
| PoisonFairy | GroundPsychicSteel | GrassDarkFairyFightingBug | Dragon | |
| PoisonGround | WaterIceGroundPsychic | FightingBugRockFairyPoison | Electric | |
| Poison | GroundPsychic | GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy | — | |
| BugPoison | FireFlyingPsychicRock | PoisonBugFairyGrassFighting | — | |
| WaterPoison | ElectricGroundPsychic | FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy | — | |
| Poison | GroundPsychic | GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy | — | |
| Poison | GroundPsychic | GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy | — | |
| PoisonDragon | IceGroundPsychicDragon | FireWaterElectricFightingPoisonBugGrass | — | |
| PoisonNormal | GroundPsychic | GrassPoisonBugFairy | Ghost | |
| PoisonPsychic | GroundGhostDark | GrassPoisonFairyFighting | — |
Poison-type Pokémon weakness FAQ
What are Poison-type Pokémon weak to?
A pure Poison type takes 2× damage from Ground and Psychic, resists Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug and Fairy. Most Poison Pokémon have a second type: it most often adds a weakness to Flying, Ice and Fire and most often cancels the Ground and Psychic weakness.
Which Poison-type Pokémon have a 4× weakness?
Sneasler (Psychic), Mega Glimmora (Ground), Glimmora (Ground), Toxtricity (Ground), Salazzle (Ground), Iron Moth (Ground), Nihilego (Ground) and Toxicroak (Psychic) and 2 more take quadruple damage from one type.
Which Poison-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.