PoisonType Chart & Matchups

Q: What is Poison weak to?

Poison-type Pokémon take super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic attacks. They resist Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Poison.

Q: What is Poison strong against?

Poison attacks are super-effective against Fairy, Grass, resisted by Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock, and have no effect on Steel.

Everything the Poison type is weak to, resists, and hits super-effectively, with the strongest Poison Pokémon to build around. There are 83 Poison-type Pokémon in the National Dex.

What is Poison weak to?

How much damage a Poison-type Pokemon takes from each attacking type.

2× Takes double damage from

Ground Psychic

0.5× Takes half damage from

Bug Fairy Fighting Grass Poison

What is Poison strong against?

How much damage a Poison-type move deals to each defending type.

2× Deals double damage to

Fairy Grass

0.5× Deals half damage to

Ghost Ground Poison Rock

0× Deals no damage to

Steel

Strongest Poison Pokémon

The highest base stat totals among Poison types. Tap any of them for full weakness charts, movesets, and counters.

Eternatus690
Pecharunt600
Nihilego570
Iron Moth570
Okidogi555
Munkidori555
Fezandipiti555
Naganadel540
Crobat535
Venusaur525
Glimmora525
Tentacruel515

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