Pokémon Black & WhiteGen 5Updated OCT 18, 2026

Pokémon Black & White Type Chart

Pokémon Black & White use the Gen 5 type chart and its 17 types. Your starter picks which Striaton brother runs the first gym, and the eighth badge belongs to Drayden in Black but Iris in White.

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NormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
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Type effectiveness · Gen 5 · 17 types

The Black & White type chart

In the full chart, rows attack and columns defend: tap any cell to read the matchup in plain words.

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2Super effective½Not very effective0No effectNormal damage
FIRE ATTACKING
2×Super effective onGrassIceBugSteel
½×Not very effective onFireWaterRockDragon
FIRE DEFENDING
2×Takes 2× fromWaterGroundRock
½×ResistsFireGrassIceBugSteel
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ATTACK ↓  DEFEND →↓→
NormalNOR
FireFIR
WaterWAT
ElectricELE
GrassGRA
IceICE
FightingFIG
PoisonPOI
GroundGRO
FlyingFLY
PsychicPSY
BugBUG
RockROC
GhostGHO
DragonDRA
DarkDAR
SteelSTE
NormalNormal
½
0
½
FireFire
½
½
2
2
2
½
½
2
WaterWater
2
½
½
2
2
½
ElectricElectric
2
½
½
0
2
½
GrassGrass
½
2
½
½
2
½
½
2
½
½
IceIce
½
½
2
½
2
2
2
½
FightingFighting
2
2
½
½
½
½
2
0
2
2
PoisonPoison
2
½
½
½
½
0
GroundGround
2
2
½
2
0
½
2
2
FlyingFlying
½
2
2
2
½
½
PsychicPsychic
2
2
½
0
½
BugBug
½
2
½
½
½
2
½
2
½
RockRock
2
2
½
½
2
2
½
GhostGhost
0
2
2
½
½
DragonDragon
2
½
DarkDark
½
2
2
½
½
SteelSteel
½
½
½
2
2
½

Good against: its attacks do 2× to these. Weak to: these hit it for 2×. Under those, ½× means half damage and 0× means no damage.

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Normal
Normal is Good against
Nothing
Normal is Weak to
Fighting
Normal attacks do half damage to Rock, Steel; no damage to Ghost.
Attacks on Normal do no damage from Ghost.
Fire
Fire is Good against
GrassIceBugSteel
Fire is Weak to
WaterGroundRock
Fire attacks do half damage to Fire, Water, Rock, Dragon.
Attacks on Fire do half damage from Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel.
Water
Water is Good against
FireGroundRock
Water is Weak to
ElectricGrass
Water attacks do half damage to Water, Grass, Dragon.
Attacks on Water do half damage from Fire, Water, Ice, Steel.
Electric
Electric is Good against
WaterFlying
Electric is Weak to
Ground
Electric attacks do half damage to Electric, Grass, Dragon; no damage to Ground.
Attacks on Electric do half damage from Electric, Flying, Steel.
Grass
Grass is Good against
WaterGroundRock
Grass is Weak to
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
Grass attacks do half damage to Fire, Grass, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, Steel.
Attacks on Grass do half damage from Water, Electric, Grass, Ground.
Ice
Ice is Good against
GrassGroundFlyingDragon
Ice is Weak to
FireFightingRockSteel
Ice attacks do half damage to Fire, Water, Ice, Steel.
Attacks on Ice do half damage from Ice.
Fighting
Fighting is Good against
NormalIceRockDarkSteel
Fighting is Weak to
FlyingPsychic
Fighting attacks do half damage to Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug; no damage to Ghost.
Attacks on Fighting do half damage from Bug, Rock, Dark.
Poison
Poison is Good against
Grass
Poison is Weak to
GroundPsychic
Poison attacks do half damage to Poison, Ground, Rock, Ghost; no damage to Steel.
Attacks on Poison do half damage from Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug.
Ground
Ground is Good against
FireElectricPoisonRockSteel
Ground is Weak to
WaterGrassIce
Ground attacks do half damage to Grass, Bug; no damage to Flying.
Attacks on Ground do half damage from Poison, Rock; no damage from Electric.
Flying
Flying is Good against
GrassFightingBug
Flying is Weak to
ElectricIceRock
Flying attacks do half damage to Electric, Rock, Steel.
Attacks on Flying do half damage from Grass, Fighting, Bug; no damage from Ground.
Psychic
Psychic is Good against
FightingPoison
Psychic is Weak to
BugGhostDark
Psychic attacks do half damage to Psychic, Steel; no damage to Dark.
Attacks on Psychic do half damage from Fighting, Psychic.
Bug
Bug is Good against
GrassPsychicDark
Bug is Weak to
FireFlyingRock
Bug attacks do half damage to Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel.
Attacks on Bug do half damage from Grass, Fighting, Ground.
Rock
Rock is Good against
FireIceFlyingBug
Rock is Weak to
WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel
Rock attacks do half damage to Fighting, Ground, Steel.
Attacks on Rock do half damage from Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying.
Ghost
Ghost is Good against
PsychicGhost
Ghost is Weak to
GhostDark
Ghost attacks do half damage to Dark, Steel; no damage to Normal.
Attacks on Ghost do half damage from Poison, Bug; no damage from Normal, Fighting.
Dragon
Dragon is Good against
Dragon
Dragon is Weak to
IceDragon
Dragon attacks do half damage to Steel.
Attacks on Dragon do half damage from Fire, Water, Electric, Grass.
Dark
Dark is Good against
PsychicGhost
Dark is Weak to
FightingBug
Dark attacks do half damage to Fighting, Dark, Steel.
Attacks on Dark do half damage from Ghost, Dark; no damage from Psychic.
Steel
Steel is Good against
IceRock
Steel is Weak to
FireFightingGround
Steel attacks do half damage to Fire, Water, Electric, Steel.
Attacks on Steel do half damage from Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel; no damage from Poison.

Electric and Poison moves do nothing to Clay’s Excadrill, a Ground/Steel type. Water and Fighting both hit it for double. the type chart hub has the chart for every other generation.

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Black & White type calculator

Search any Pokémon you can get in Black & White, or a type. Works for dual types too. Abilities are ignored, except Levitate.

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Haxorus
#612HaxorusDragon
Super effective on Haxorus

Use these attack types. They do double damage (2×) or more to Haxorus, strongest first.

2×IceDragon
GOOD COUNTERSThe strongest Pokémon you can have by the time you meet Haxorus. The badge is the attack type to use.
VanilluxeIce2×Evolve · Vanillish Lv 47BearticIce2×Evolve · Cubchoo Lv 37CryogonalIce2×Catch · Twist MountainGlaceonIce2×Evolve · Eevee, level up near the Ice Rock (Twist Mountain)
Not very effective on Haxorus

These do half damage (½×) or less to Haxorus, so pick something else.

½×FireWaterElectricGrass
Haxorus’s moves hit these 2×

Keep Pokémon of these types out of this fight.

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NormalSlakingTogekissBlissey94 PokémonHITS 2×NothingWEAK TOFightingFireArcanineVolcaronaCharizard41 PokémonHITS 2×GrassIceBugSteelWEAK TOWaterGroundRockWaterSwampertBlastoiseEmpoleon100 PokémonHITS 2×FireGroundRockWEAK TOElectricGrassElectricMagnezoneJolteonLuxray34 PokémonHITS 2×WaterFlyingWEAK TOGroundGrassSceptileSerperiorVenusaur70 PokémonHITS 2×WaterGroundRockWEAK TOFireIcePoisonFlyingBugIceVanilluxeGlaceonAbomasnow27 PokémonHITS 2×GrassGroundFlyingDragonWEAK TOFireFightingRockSteelFightingInfernapeBlazikenEmboar39 PokémonHITS 2×NormalIceRockDarkSteelWEAK TOFlyingPsychicPoisonVenusaurTentacruelRoserade57 PokémonHITS 2×GrassWEAK TOGroundPsychicGroundGarchompSwampertRhyperior57 PokémonHITS 2×FireElectricPoisonRockSteelWEAK TOWaterGrassIceFlyingSalamenceArcheopsTogekiss76 PokémonHITS 2×GrassFightingBugWEAK TOElectricIceRockPsychicEspeonGardevoirGallade53 PokémonHITS 2×FightingPoisonWEAK TOBugGhostDarkBugVolcaronaScizorEscavalier62 PokémonHITS 2×GrassPsychicDarkWEAK TOFireFlyingRockRockArcheopsRhyperiorAggron45 PokémonHITS 2×FireIceFlyingBugWEAK TOWaterGrassFightingGroundSteelGhostDusknoirChandelureGengar26 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOGhostDarkDragonSalamenceGarchompHydreigon23 PokémonHITS 2×DragonWEAK TOIceDragonDarkHydreigonUmbreonMandibuzz36 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOFightingBugSteelMagnezoneAggronEmpoleon32 PokémonHITS 2×IceRockWEAK TOFireFightingGround
Gym leadersElite FourN & GhetsisAlder

Black & White team weakness calculator

Add your Pokémon to see what your team is weak to, how it grades over the whole game, and who to send against each boss. Every matchup uses that boss’s real Black & White team, with Levitate’s Ground immunity counted.

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Add up to 6 Pokémon. You get a grade, and every boss below shows who on your team to send.

GYM 1STRIATON CITYCressWaterAce Panpour · Lv 14
CressTrio Badge
YOUR STARTER
BRINGElectricGrassFighting
THEIR TEAM
LillipupLv 12PanpourLv 14
GYM 2NACRENE CITYLenoraNormalAce Watchog · Lv 20
LenoraBasic Badge
BRINGFighting
AVOIDGhost
THEIR TEAM
HerdierLv 18WatchogLv 20
GYM 3CASTELIA CITYBurghBugAce Leavanny · Lv 23
BurghInsect Badge
BRINGRockFire4×Flying4×
AVOIDGrassPsychicDark
THEIR TEAM
WhirlipedeLv 21DwebbleLv 21LeavannyLv 23
GYM 4NIMBASA CITYElesaElectricAce Zebstrika · Lv 27
ElesaBolt Badge
BRINGIceRock
AVOIDFlyingWaterGrassFighting
THEIR TEAM
EmolgaLv 25EmolgaLv 25ZebstrikaLv 27
GYM 5DRIFTVEIL CITYClayGroundAce Excadrill · Lv 31
ClayQuake Badge
BRINGWaterFightingGrass
AVOIDElectricPoisonRockSteel
THEIR TEAM
KrokorokLv 29PalpitoadLv 29ExcadrillLv 31
GYM 6MISTRALTON CITYSkylaFlyingAce Swanna · Lv 35
SkylaJet Badge
BRINGElectric4×RockIce
AVOIDGroundGrassFightingBug
THEIR TEAM
SwoobatLv 33UnfezantLv 33SwannaLv 35
GYM 7ICIRRUS CITYBrycenIceAce Beartic · Lv 39
BrycenFreeze Badge
BRINGFireFightingRockSteel
AVOIDGroundGrassFlyingDragon
THEIR TEAM
VanillishLv 37CryogonalLv 37BearticLv 39
GYM 8OPELUCID CITYDraydenDragonAce Haxorus · Lv 43BLACK ONLY
DraydenLegend Badge
BRINGIceDragon
THEIR TEAM
FraxureLv 41DruddigonLv 41HaxorusLv 43
GYM 8OPELUCID CITYIrisDragonAce Haxorus · Lv 43WHITE ONLY
IrisLegend Badge
BRINGIceDragon
THEIR TEAM
FraxureLv 41DruddigonLv 41HaxorusLv 43
ELITE FOURShauntalGhostAce Chandelure · Lv 50
Shauntal
BRINGGhostDark
AVOIDNormalFightingPsychic
THEIR TEAM
CofagrigusLv 48JellicentLv 48GolurkLv 48ChandelureLv 50
ELITE FOURGrimsleyDarkAce Bisharp · Lv 50
Grimsley
BRINGFighting4×Bug
AVOIDPsychicGhostRock
THEIR TEAM
ScraftyLv 48LiepardLv 48KrookodileLv 48BisharpLv 50
ELITE FOURCaitlinPsychicAce Gothitelle · Lv 50
Caitlin
BRINGGhostDarkBug
AVOIDFightingPoison
THEIR TEAM
ReuniclusLv 48MusharnaLv 48SigilyphLv 48GothitelleLv 50
ELITE FOURMarshalFightingAce Mienshao · Lv 50
Marshal
BRINGFlyingPsychic
AVOIDRockDarkNormalIce
THEIR TEAM
ThrohLv 48SawkLv 48ConkeldurrLv 48MienshaoLv 50
FINAL BATTLEN'S CASTLENAce Zekrom · Lv 52BLACK ONLY
N
BRINGFightingGroundIce
AVOIDFlying
THEIR TEAM
ZekromLv 52CarracostaLv 50VanilluxeLv 50ArcheopsLv 50ZoroarkLv 50KlinklangLv 50
FINAL BATTLEN'S CASTLENAce Reshiram · Lv 52WHITE ONLY
N
BRINGFightingGroundRock
AVOIDIce
THEIR TEAM
ReshiramLv 52CarracostaLv 50VanilluxeLv 50ArcheopsLv 50ZoroarkLv 50KlinklangLv 50
FINAL BATTLEN'S CASTLEGhetsisAce Hydreigon · Lv 54
Ghetsis
BRINGFighting
THEIR TEAM
CofagrigusLv 52BouffalantLv 52SeismitoadLv 52BisharpLv 52EelektrossLv 52HydreigonLv 54
POST-GAMEUNDELLA TOWNCynthiaAce Garchomp · Lv 77
Cynthia
BRINGIceElectric
THEIR TEAM
SpiritombLv 75EelektrossLv 75MiloticLv 75BraviaryLv 75LucarioLv 75GarchompLv 77
POST-GAMEPOKÉMON LEAGUEAlderAce Volcarona · Lv 77
Alder
BRINGRock4×FireFlying
AVOIDGrass
THEIR TEAM
AccelgorLv 75BouffalantLv 75DruddigonLv 75VanilluxeLv 75EscavalierLv 75VolcaronaLv 77

Graded on the Gen 5 chart. Levitate is the only ability counted. Ace levels are from the first battle. Gym 1 is graded against the Striaton leader your starter sends you to.

Gen 5 type rules

How types work differently in Black & White

Gen 5 left every Gen 4 cell alone, so the useful comparisons are Red & Blue and X & Y, both below.

Two Gen 5 moves bend the split

Black & White add two moves that break the usual pairing. Psyshock is special yet hits the target’s Defense, and Foul Play turns the target’s own Attack against it.

KrookodileKrookodile117 ATK · 65 SP. ATKSandile, on Route 4 and in the Desert Resort, picks up Crunch at level 28. It’s physical and gets that full Attack behind it. Snarl is the line’s only special Dark move, and it runs off the weak side.ChandelureChandelure55 ATK · 145 SP. ATKLitwick from Celestial Tower opens with Astonish, a physical Ghost move, so drop it for Hex and later Shadow Ball, special moves that suit Chandelure. A Dusk Stone finishes the line.

Changed since Red & Blue

MATCHUPRED & BLUEBLACK & WHITEGhostPsychic0×2×BugPoison2×½×PoisonBug2×1×IceFire1×½×

Fire types now take only half damage from Ice, which they didn’t in Red & Blue. Against Brycen, your Fire Pokémon hit his team for 2× and take half from his Ice moves.

Different from today’s games

MATCHUPBLACK & WHITEGEN 6+GhostSteel½×1×DarkSteel½×1×

Grimsley closes with Bisharp, and a Dark move on it does a quarter of its damage: Dark resists Dark, and Steel resists it too until X & Y.

ABILITIES THAT CHANGE MATCHUPS
Flash FireImmune to Fire moves, and its own Fire attacks get 50% stronger once one hits it.VulpixNinetalesGrowlitheArcaninePonytaRapidashFlareonHoundourHoundoomLitwickLampentChandelureHeatmor
LevitateImmune to Ground moves, Earthquake included.GastlyHaunterGengarKoffingWeezingMisdreavusVibravaFlygonLunatoneSolrockBaltoyClaydolDuskullChimechoMismagiusChinglingBronzorBronzongCarnivineRotomTynamoEelektrikEelektrossCryogonalHydreigon
Volt AbsorbElectric moves heal it instead of dealing damage.JolteonChinchouLanturn
Water AbsorbWater moves restore its HP instead of hurting it.PoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathLaprasVaporeonPolitoedWooperQuagsireMantineMantykeMaractusFrillishJellicent
Thick FatHalves damage taken from Fire and Ice moves.SeelDewgongSnorlaxMarillAzumarillMiltankMakuhitaHariyamaAzurillSpoinkGrumpigSphealSealeoWalreinPuruglyMunchlax
Motor DriveElectric moves raise its Speed instead of dealing damage.ElectivireBlitzleZebstrika
Dry SkinWater moves heal it; Fire moves deal 25% more damage to it.ParasParasectCroagunkToxicroak
HeatproofHalves damage taken from Fire moves.BronzorBronzong
Lightning RodDraws in Electric moves and is immune to them, raising its Sp. Atk.CuboneMarowakRhyhornRhydonElectrikeManectricRhyperiorBlitzleZebstrika
Storm DrainDraws in Water moves and is immune to them, raising its Sp. Atk.ShellosGastrodonFinneonLumineon
Sap SipperImmune to Grass moves, which raise its Attack instead.DeerlingSawsbuckBouffalant

Leave Electric moves out of the Nimbasa City fight against Elesa’s Zebstrika, which has Lightning Rod. Deerling, Sawsbuck and Bouffalant can carry Sap Sipper, new in Gen 5.

RelatedPokémon type chartall erasBlack & White Pokédex156 PokémonBlack & White moves & TMsby typeBlack 2 & White 2 typesGen 5HeartGold & SoulSilver typesGen 4X & Y typesFairy debuts
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