Pokémon Diamond & PearlGen 4Updated OCT 18, 2026

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Type Chart

Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, the original DS games, use the Gen 4 type chart: 17 types and still no Fairy. They’re also the first games where an attack’s physical or special side belongs to the move itself.

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NormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
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The Diamond & Pearl 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.

Spiritomb is Ghost/Dark, and on this chart that pairing has no weakness at all. Normal, Fighting and Psychic can’t touch it, and nothing hits it for more than normal damage. Other eras are on the type chart hub.

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Diamond & Pearl type calculator

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

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Garchomp
#445GarchompDragonGround
Super effective on Garchomp

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

4×Ice2×Dragon
GOOD COUNTERSThe strongest Pokémon you can have by the time you meet Garchomp. The badge is the attack type to use.
AbomasnowIce4×Evolve · Snover Lv 40WeavileIce4×Evolve · Sneasel, level up holding Razor Claw at nightLaprasIce4×Post-game · Victory Road (Surf)WalreinIce4×Post-game · Sealeo Lv 44
Not very effective on Garchomp

These do half damage (½×) or less to Garchomp, so pick something else. 0× means no damage at all.

0×Electric½×FirePoisonRock
Garchomp’s moves hit these 2×

Keep Pokémon of these types out of this fight.

FireElectricPoisonRockDragonSteel
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NormalSnorlaxBlisseyUrsaring79 PokémonHITS 2×NothingWEAK TOFightingFireArcanineMagmortarInfernape21 PokémonHITS 2×GrassIceBugSteelWEAK TOWaterGroundRockWaterGyaradosMiloticEmpoleon79 PokémonHITS 2×FireGroundRockWEAK TOElectricGrassElectricElectivireLuxrayRaichu26 PokémonHITS 2×WaterFlyingWEAK TOGroundGrassTorterraRoseradeAbomasnow41 PokémonHITS 2×WaterGroundRockWEAK TOFireIcePoisonFlyingBugIceWeavileAbomasnowLapras20 PokémonHITS 2×GrassGroundFlyingDragonWEAK TOFireFightingRockSteelFightingInfernapeLucarioMachamp23 PokémonHITS 2×NormalIceRockDarkSteelWEAK TOFlyingPsychicPoisonCrobatTentacruelRoserade47 PokémonHITS 2×GrassWEAK TOGroundPsychicGroundGarchompTorterraHippowdon44 PokémonHITS 2×FireElectricPoisonRockSteelWEAK TOWaterGrassIceFlyingGyaradosCrobatGliscor56 PokémonHITS 2×GrassFightingBugWEAK TOElectricIceRockPsychicBronzongAlakazamMr. Mime45 PokémonHITS 2×FightingPoisonWEAK TOBugGhostDarkBugShuckleHeracrossVespiquen45 PokémonHITS 2×GrassPsychicDarkWEAK TOFireFlyingRockRockShuckleRampardosBastiodon36 PokémonHITS 2×FireIceFlyingBugWEAK TOWaterGrassFightingGroundSteelGhostGengarDrifblimMismagius18 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOGhostDarkDragonGarchompDragoniteSalamence16 PokémonHITS 2×DragonWEAK TOIceDragonDarkWeavileHonchkrowDrapion22 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOFightingBugSteelEmpoleonLucarioSteelix23 PokémonHITS 2×IceRockWEAK TOFireFightingGround
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Diamond & Pearl 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 Diamond & Pearl 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 1OREBURGH CITYRoarkRockAce Cranidos · Lv 14
RoarkCoal Badge
BRINGWaterGrassFightingGround
AVOIDElectricFireFlyingBug
THEIR TEAM
GeodudeLv 12OnixLv 12CranidosLv 14
GYM 2ETERNA CITYGardeniaGrassAce Roserade · Lv 22
GardeniaForest Badge
BRINGFireIceFlyingPoison
AVOIDWaterGroundRock
THEIR TEAM
CherubiLv 19TurtwigLv 19RoseradeLv 22
GYM 3VEILSTONE CITYMayleneFightingAce Lucario · Lv 30
MayleneCobble Badge
BRINGFlying
AVOIDRockDarkNormalIce
THEIR TEAM
MedititeLv 27MachokeLv 27LucarioLv 30
GYM 4PASTORIA CITYCrasher WakeWaterAce Floatzel · Lv 30
Crasher WakeFen Badge
BRINGElectricGrass
AVOIDFireGroundRock
THEIR TEAM
GyaradosLv 27QuagsireLv 27FloatzelLv 30
GYM 5HEARTHOME CITYFantinaGhostAce Mismagius · Lv 36
FantinaRelic Badge
BRINGGhostDark
AVOIDNormalFightingGroundPsychic
THEIR TEAM
DrifblimLv 32GengarLv 34MismagiusLv 36
GYM 6CANALAVE CITYByronSteelAce Bastiodon · Lv 39
ByronMine Badge
BRINGFighting4×Ground4×WaterFire
AVOIDPoisonRockIce
THEIR TEAM
BronzorLv 36SteelixLv 36BastiodonLv 39
GYM 7SNOWPOINT CITYCandiceIceAce Abomasnow · Lv 42
CandiceIcicle Badge
BRINGFire4×FightingFlyingBug
AVOIDGrassGroundDragon
THEIR TEAM
SnoverLv 38SneaselLv 38MedichamLv 40AbomasnowLv 42
GYM 8SUNYSHORE CITYVolknerElectricAce Luxray · Lv 49
VolknerBeacon Badge
BRINGGround
THEIR TEAM
RaichuLv 46AmbipomLv 47OctilleryLv 47LuxrayLv 49
ELITE FOUR1AaronBugAce Drapion · Lv 57
Aaron
BRINGFlyingFireRock
AVOIDGrassPsychicDark
THEIR TEAM
DustoxLv 53BeautiflyLv 53VespiquenLv 54HeracrossLv 54DrapionLv 57
ELITE FOUR2BerthaGroundAce Hippowdon · Lv 59
Bertha
BRINGGrassWater
AVOIDElectricFirePoisonRock
THEIR TEAM
QuagsireLv 55SudowoodoLv 56GolemLv 56WhiscashLv 55HippowdonLv 59
ELITE FOUR3FlintFireAce Infernape · Lv 61
Flint
BRINGWaterGround
AVOIDBugGrassSteelIce
THEIR TEAM
RapidashLv 58SteelixLv 57DrifblimLv 58LopunnyLv 57InfernapeLv 61
ELITE FOUR4LucianPsychicAce Bronzong · Lv 63
Lucian
BRINGBugGhostDark
AVOIDFightingPoison
THEIR TEAM
Mr. MimeLv 59GirafarigLv 59MedichamLv 60AlakazamLv 60BronzongLv 63
CHAMPIONPOKÉMON LEAGUECynthiaAce Garchomp · Lv 66
Cynthia
BRINGIceGrassFire
AVOIDRock
THEIR TEAM
SpiritombLv 61RoseradeLv 60GastrodonLv 60LucarioLv 63MiloticLv 63GarchompLv 66

Graded on the Gen 4 chart. Levitate is the only ability counted. Ace levels are from the first battle.

Gen 4 type rules

How types work differently in Diamond & Pearl

Four matchups here differ from Red & Blue, and two more change in X & Y. Both sets are listed after the move-category rule.

Moves pick their own category now

Before Diamond & Pearl, every Fire move was special and every Ghost move physical. Now each move carries its own label. A physical attack sets the user’s Attack against the target’s Defense; a special one sets Sp. Atk against Sp. Def, whatever the type.

LuxrayLuxray120 ATK · 95 SP. ATKCrunch and Thunder Fang moved to the physical side, the stronger side for Luxray. In Gen 3 both would have used its weaker Sp. Atk. Catch Shinx on Route 202.LucarioLucario110 ATK · 115 SP. ATKClose Combat is physical and Aura Sphere special, and Lucario is strong enough on both sides to carry them together. Riley hands you a Riolu Egg on Iron Island well before the Elite Four.

Changed since Red & Blue

MATCHUPRED & BLUEDIAMOND & PEARLGhostPsychic0×2×BugPoison2×½×PoisonBug2×1×IceFire1×½×

Lucian is where these cells show up in Diamond & Pearl. Bug, Ghost and Dark are the picks against his Psychic team, and Dark is a type Red & Blue never had.

Different from today’s games

MATCHUPDIAMOND & PEARLGEN 6+GhostSteel½×1×DarkSteel½×1×

Cynthia’s Lucario is part Steel, so Ghost moves do half damage to it here and Dark moves only a quarter. From X & Y on, Steel takes normal damage from both.

ABILITIES THAT CHANGE MATCHUPS
Flash FireImmune to Fire moves, and its own Fire attacks get 50% stronger once one hits it.VulpixNinetalesGrowlitheArcaninePonytaRapidashFlareonHoundourHoundoomHeatran
LevitateImmune to Ground moves, Earthquake included.GastlyHaunterGengarKoffingWeezingMisdreavusUnownVibravaFlygonLunatoneSolrockBaltoyClaydolDuskullChimechoMismagiusChinglingBronzorBronzongCarnivineRotomUxieMespritAzelfCresselia
Volt AbsorbElectric moves heal it instead of dealing damage.JolteonChinchouLanturn
Water AbsorbWater moves restore its HP instead of hurting it.PoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathLaprasVaporeonPolitoedWooperQuagsireMantineMantyke
Thick FatHalves damage taken from Fire and Ice moves.SeelDewgongSnorlaxMarillAzumarillMiltankMakuhitaHariyamaAzurillSpoinkGrumpigSphealSealeoWalreinPuruglyMunchlax
Motor DriveElectric moves raise its Speed instead of dealing damage.Electivire
Dry SkinWater moves heal it; Fire moves deal 25% more damage to it.ParasParasectCroagunkToxicroak
HeatproofHalves damage taken from Fire moves.BronzorBronzong

Dry Skin and Heatproof are both new in Gen 4. In Diamond & Pearl you’ll find Dry Skin on Croagunk in the Great Marsh and on its evolution Toxicroak, and Heatproof on some Bronzor and Bronzong.

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