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Fighting (type)

Fighting Pokémon are strong and muscle-bound, often based on martial artists. Fighting moves are super-effective against five other types (as is Ground), making them very good offensively. Most Fighting type moves are in the Physical category, for obvious reasons.

In Generations 1-3, all Fighting type moves were categorized as Physical.

93 Fighting type Pokémon 30 Single type Pokémon 63 Dual type Pokémon 57 Fighting-type moves

Attack pros & cons

Fighting moves are super-effective against:

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

Fighting moves are not very effective against:

Poison Flying Psychic Bug Fairy

Fighting moves have no effect on:

Ghost

Defense pros & cons

These types are not very effective against Fighting Pokémon:

Bug Rock Dark

These types are super-effective against Fighting Pokémon:

Flying Psychic Fairy

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Fighting type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Fighting type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
Normal	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	0	2	4	4
Fire	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Water	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Electric	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Grass	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Ice	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	0	2	4	4
Fighting	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Poison	½	½	½	½	½	½	¼	¼	¼	0	½	¼
Ground	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Flying	½	½	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼	0	½	¼
Psychic	½	½	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼	0	½	¼
Bug	½	½	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼	0	½	¼
Rock	4	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	0	2	4	4
Ghost	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dragon	2	2	½	½	½	½	2	0	2	2	½
Dark	4	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	0	2	4
Steel	4	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	0	2	4
Fairy	½	½	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼	¼	0	½

Effects of the Fighting type

• The moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth, and the ability Scrappy allow Fighting type moves to hit Ghost type Pokémon.
• The items Fist Plate and Black Belt increase the power of Fighting type moves by 20% when held.
• The Fighting Gem increases the power of a Fighting type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The Chople Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Fighting type move.

Other languages

English	Fighting
Japanese	かくとう
German	Kampf
French	Combat
Italian	Lotta
Spanish	Lucha
Korean	격투
Chinese (Simplified)	格斗
Chinese (Traditional)	格鬥

Fighting Pokémon stat averages

77.9 HP Ranked #3 108.8 Attack Ranked #1 79.6 Defense Ranked #5 65.9 Sp. Attack Ranked #14 73.0 Sp. Defense Ranked #9 81.1 Speed Ranked #4

Notable Fighting-type trainers

Bruno Elite Four Gen 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 Chuck Cianwood City Gym Leader Gen 2, 4 Brawly Dewford Town Gym Leader Gen 3, 6 Maylene Veilstone City Gym Leader Gen 4, 8 Marshal Elite Four Gen 5 Korrina Shalour City Gym Leader Gen 6 Hala Island Kahuna Gen 7 Hala Elite Four Gen 7 Bea Stow-on-Side Gym Leader Gen 8 Eri Team Star Boss Gen 9

Fighting Pokémon

There are 93 Fighting-type Pokémon. See also:

• Fighting Pokémon with stats
• Fighting attacks

Mankey #0056 / Fighting Primeape #0057 / Fighting Poliwrath #0062 / Water · Fighting Machop #0066 / Fighting Machoke #0067 / Fighting Machamp #0068 / Fighting Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd #0083 / Fighting Hitmonlee #0106 / Fighting Hitmonchan #0107 / Fighting Tauros Combat Breed #0128 / Fighting Tauros Blaze Breed #0128 / Fighting · Fire Tauros Aqua Breed #0128 / Fighting · Water Zapdos Galarian Zapdos #0145 / Fighting · Flying Mewtwo Mega Mewtwo X #0150 / Psychic · Fighting Heracross #0214 / Bug · Fighting Heracross Mega Heracross #0214 / Bug · Fighting Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel #0215 / Fighting · Poison Tyrogue #0236 / Fighting Hitmontop #0237 / Fighting Combusken #0256 / Fire · Fighting Blaziken #0257 / Fire · Fighting Blaziken Mega Blaziken #0257 / Fire · Fighting Breloom #0286 / Grass · Fighting Makuhita #0296 / Fighting Hariyama #0297 / Fighting Meditite #0307 / Fighting · Psychic Medicham #0308 / Fighting · Psychic Medicham Mega Medicham #0308 / Fighting · Psychic Monferno #0391 / Fire · Fighting Infernape #0392 / Fire · Fighting Lopunny Mega Lopunny #0428 / Normal · Fighting Riolu #0447 / Fighting Lucario #0448 / Fighting · Steel Lucario Mega Lucario #0448 / Fighting · Steel Croagunk #0453 / Poison · Fighting Toxicroak #0454 / Poison · Fighting Gallade #0475 / Psychic · Fighting Gallade Mega Gallade #0475 / Psychic · Fighting Pignite #0499 / Fire · Fighting Emboar #0500 / Fire · Fighting Timburr #0532 / Fighting Gurdurr #0533 / Fighting Conkeldurr #0534 / Fighting Throh #0538 / Fighting Sawk #0539 / Fighting Lilligant Hisuian Lilligant #0549 / Grass · Fighting Scraggy #0559 / Dark · Fighting Scrafty #0560 / Dark · Fighting Mienfoo #0619 / Fighting Mienshao #0620 / Fighting Cobalion #0638 / Steel · Fighting Terrakion #0639 / Rock · Fighting Virizion #0640 / Grass · Fighting Keldeo Ordinary Form #0647 / Water · Fighting Keldeo Resolute Form #0647 / Water · Fighting Meloetta Pirouette Forme #0648 / Normal · Fighting Chesnaught #0652 / Grass · Fighting Pancham #0674 / Fighting Pangoro #0675 / Fighting · Dark Hawlucha #0701 / Fighting · Flying Hawlucha Mega Hawlucha #0701 / Fighting · Flying Decidueye Hisuian Decidueye #0724 / Grass · Fighting Crabrawler #0739 / Fighting Crabominable #0740 / Fighting · Ice Stufful #0759 / Normal · Fighting Bewear #0760 / Normal · Fighting Passimian #0766 / Fighting Hakamo-o #0783 / Dragon · Fighting Kommo-o #0784 / Dragon · Fighting Buzzwole #0794 / Bug · Fighting Pheromosa #0795 / Bug · Fighting Marshadow #0802 / Fighting · Ghost Clobbopus #0852 / Fighting Grapploct #0853 / Fighting Sirfetch'd #0865 / Fighting Falinks #0870 / Fighting Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles #0889 / Fighting Zamazenta Crowned Shield #0889 / Fighting · Steel Kubfu #0891 / Fighting Urshifu Single Strike Style #0892 / Fighting · Dark Urshifu Rapid Strike Style #0892 / Fighting · Water Sneasler #0903 / Fighting · Poison Quaquaval #0914 / Water · Fighting Pawmo #0922 / Electric · Fighting Pawmot #0923 / Electric · Fighting Flamigo #0973 / Flying · Fighting Annihilape #0979 / Fighting · Ghost Great Tusk #0984 / Ground · Fighting Slither Wing #0988 / Bug · Fighting Iron Hands #0992 / Fighting · Electric Iron Valiant #1006 / Fairy · Fighting Koraidon #1007 / Fighting · Dragon Okidogi #1014 / Poison · Fighting