The Pokémon license offers you to fight alongside creatures that each have one or two types. Each of these types has the right to its weaknesses or resistances or even immunities. In this guide, we come back to the types in Pokémon GO since there is a subtlety that should not be overlooked.
Types of Pokémon
First, we’ll review each type of Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Since the type icon is different from a regular game, it’ll be easier to identify them correctly.
Resistances in Pokémon GO
Now that we have been able to show you the types, we need to talk about the specificity of Pokémon GO. Indeed, Niantic’s game has a unique feature of its own since there is no immunity.. Which means that a Ground-Type attack can hit a Flying-Type Pokémon, for example. In this case, it will be considered to be very ineffective just as a resistance can be.
Weaknesses in Pokémon GO
To help you better prepare, here is an image that groups together the 18 types of Pokémon with the types against which they are effective in Pokémon GO.
PvE Types in Pokémon GO
The mobile game featuring both PvP and PvE content will sometimes ask you to fight against Pokémon. In the case of PvE, it is during raids and some battles against Team GO Rocket members that you will need to illustrate your knowledge of the type table. It is by analyzing the probable Pokémon or that you encounter that you will need to establish your strategy and have the type advantage to more easily win the victory. To illustrate this part, here is a Raid guide that will show you the Pokémon best suited to face Mega-Latias and Mega-Latios.
PvP Types in Pokémon GO
For the PvP side, there are two types of clashes. The first is that of arenas Although it is through the intermittent use of an AI that you will face players, it remains, in some ways, PvP. The second is much more direct since it involves real trainer battles in which you will have to take advantage of the best of each of your three Pokémon. This type of battle takes place during Cuts (Flight Cut for example) Or various competitions such as the European International Championships. For this, knowledge of types is essential, especially since unlike the rest of the game, you do not know the creatures that your opponent has chosen. Which means that the choice of your type coverage can be the key to victory.
The type table in Pokémon GO
To conclude this guide, we offer you the type table adapted to Pokémon Go in which you will not find immunities, but rather resistances and weaknesses.
- Red : weakness
- Green : resistance
