Pokémon EmeraldGen 3Updated OCT 18, 2026

Pokémon Emerald Type Chart

Pokémon Emerald’s Gen 3 type chart is the Ruby & Sapphire one, all 17 types, with not a single cell changed. The bosses did change. Juan now leads the eighth gym and Wallace is the Champion, which hands Grass and Electric more of the late game.

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NormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
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The Emerald 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 moves do 4× to Champion Wallace’s Gyarados, a Water/Flying type, and nothing to his Whiscash, whose second type is Ground. Switch generations on the type chart hub.

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Emerald type calculator

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

POPULAR
Slaking
#289SlakingNormal
Super effective on Slaking

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

2×Fighting
GOOD COUNTERSThe strongest Pokémon you can have by the time you meet Slaking. The badge is the attack type to use.
HariyamaFighting2×Evolve · Makuhita Lv 24BreloomFighting2×Evolve · Shroomish Lv 23HeracrossFighting2×Catch · Safari ZoneMachampFighting2×Evolve · Trade Machoke
Not very effective on Slaking

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

0×Ghost
Slaking’s moves hit these 2×

Its types hit nothing for 2×.

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All 17 types239 obtainable Pokémon

Every type in Emerald

Open a type to see its Pokémon in Emerald.

NormalSlakingExploudDodrio36 PokémonHITS 2×NothingWEAK TOFightingFireBlazikenNinetalesTorkoal16 PokémonHITS 2×GrassIceBugSteelWEAK TOWaterGroundRockWaterGyaradosKingdraMilotic52 PokémonHITS 2×FireGroundRockWEAK TOElectricGrassElectricElectrodeRaichuManectric16 PokémonHITS 2×WaterFlyingWEAK TOGroundGrassSceptileCradilyVileplume25 PokémonHITS 2×WaterGroundRockWEAK TOFireIcePoisonFlyingBugIceWalreinGlalie6 PokémonHITS 2×GrassGroundFlyingDragonWEAK TOFireFightingRockSteelFightingBlazikenMachampHeracross9 PokémonHITS 2×NormalIceRockDarkSteelWEAK TOFlyingPsychicPoisonCrobatTentacruelMuk18 PokémonHITS 2×GrassWEAK TOGroundPsychicGroundSwampertFlygonDonphan25 PokémonHITS 2×FireElectricPoisonRockSteelWEAK TOWaterGrassIceFlyingSalamenceGyaradosCrobat27 PokémonHITS 2×GrassFightingBugWEAK TOElectricIceRockPsychicStarmieGardevoirClaydol26 PokémonHITS 2×FightingPoisonWEAK TOBugGhostDarkBugPinsirHeracrossArmaldo21 PokémonHITS 2×GrassPsychicDarkWEAK TOFireFlyingRockRockAggronCradilyArmaldo20 PokémonHITS 2×FireIceFlyingBugWEAK TOWaterGrassFightingGroundSteelGhostBanetteDusclopsSableye6 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOGhostDarkDragonSalamenceKingdraFlygon10 PokémonHITS 2×DragonWEAK TOIceDragonDarkShiftryCacturneCrawdaunt12 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOFightingBugSteelAggronMagnetonSkarmory12 PokémonHITS 2×IceRockWEAK TOFireFightingGround
Gym leadersElite FourChampionSteven

Emerald 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 Emerald team, with Levitate’s Ground immunity counted.

Most useful attack types across the storyGrassin 5 fightsElectricin 4 fightsFightingin 4 fights

Build your team

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

GYM 1RUSTBORO CITYRoxanneRockAce Nosepass · Lv 15
RoxanneStone Badge
BRINGWaterGrassFightingGround
AVOIDElectricFireFlyingBug
THEIR TEAM
GeodudeLv 12GeodudeLv 12NosepassLv 15
GYM 2DEWFORD TOWNBrawlyFightingAce Makuhita · Lv 19
BrawlyKnuckle Badge
BRINGFlyingPsychic
AVOIDRockDarkNormalIce
THEIR TEAM
MachopLv 16MedititeLv 16MakuhitaLv 19
GYM 3MAUVILLE CITYWattsonElectricAce Manectric · Lv 24
WattsonDynamo Badge
BRINGGround
AVOIDFlyingWater
THEIR TEAM
VoltorbLv 20ElectrikeLv 20MagnetonLv 22ManectricLv 24
GYM 4LAVARIDGE TOWNFlanneryFireAce Torkoal · Lv 29
FlanneryHeat Badge
BRINGWaterGround
AVOIDBugSteelGrassIce
THEIR TEAM
NumelLv 24SlugmaLv 24CameruptLv 26TorkoalLv 29
GYM 5PETALBURG CITYNormanNormalAce Slaking · Lv 31
NormanBalance Badge
BRINGFighting
AVOIDGhost
THEIR TEAM
SpindaLv 27VigorothLv 27LinooneLv 29SlakingLv 31
GYM 6FORTREE CITYWinonaFlyingAce Altaria · Lv 33
WinonaFeather Badge
BRINGRockIce4×Electric
AVOIDGroundGrassBugFighting
THEIR TEAM
SwabluLv 29TropiusLv 29PelipperLv 30SkarmoryLv 31AltariaLv 33
GYM 7MOSSDEEP CITYDOUBLE BATTLETate & LizaPsychicAce Solrock · Lv 42
Tate & LizaMind Badge
BRINGGhostDarkWaterGrass
AVOIDGroundPoisonFightingFire
THEIR TEAM
ClaydolLv 41XatuLv 41LunatoneLv 42SolrockLv 42
GYM 8SOOTOPOLIS CITYJuanWaterAce Kingdra · Lv 46
JuanRain Badge
BRINGGrassElectric
AVOIDFireRockGround
THEIR TEAM
LuvdiscLv 41WhiscashLv 41SealeoLv 43CrawdauntLv 43KingdraLv 46
ELITE FOUR1SidneyDarkAce Absol · Lv 49
Sidney
BRINGBugFighting
AVOIDPsychicGhostGroundRock
THEIR TEAM
MightyenaLv 46ShiftryLv 48CacturneLv 46CrawdauntLv 48AbsolLv 49
ELITE FOUR2PhoebeGhostAce Dusclops · Lv 51
Phoebe
BRINGGhostDark
AVOIDNormalFightingPsychic
THEIR TEAM
DusclopsLv 48BanetteLv 49SableyeLv 50BanetteLv 49DusclopsLv 51
ELITE FOUR3GlaciaIceAce Walrein · Lv 53
Glacia
BRINGFightingRockElectricGrass
AVOIDGroundFlyingDragonFire
THEIR TEAM
SealeoLv 50GlalieLv 50SealeoLv 52GlalieLv 52WalreinLv 53
ELITE FOUR4DrakeDragonAce Salamence · Lv 55
Drake
BRINGDragonIce4×
AVOIDGround
THEIR TEAM
ShelgonLv 52AltariaLv 54KingdraLv 53FlygonLv 53SalamenceLv 55
CHAMPIONEVER GRANDE CITYWallaceAce Milotic · Lv 58
Wallace
BRINGElectricGrass
AVOIDFireGroundRock
THEIR TEAM
WailordLv 57TentacruelLv 55LudicoloLv 56WhiscashLv 56GyaradosLv 56MiloticLv 58
POST-GAMEMETEOR FALLSStevenAce Metagross · Lv 78
Steven
BRINGWaterGroundFire
AVOIDRockIceBug
THEIR TEAM
SkarmoryLv 77ClaydolLv 75AggronLv 76CradilyLv 76ArmaldoLv 76MetagrossLv 78

Graded on the Gen 3 chart. Levitate is the only ability counted. Ace levels are from the first battle. Tate & Liza fight two on two, so that gym needs two of your Pokémon able to battle.

Gen 3 type rules

How types work differently in Emerald

A few Gen 3 rules were rewritten later, and they decide which of your Hoenn Pokémon hit hard.

The type decides physical or special

Until Diamond & Pearl, every move of a type uses the same attacking stat. Check which side a Pokémon’s own type lands on before you teach it anything.

PHYSICAL · USES ATTACK
NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostSteel
SPECIAL · USES SP. ATK
FireWaterElectricGrassIcePsychicDragonDark
FlygonFlygon100 ATK · 80 SP. ATKFlygon never learns Dragon Claw by level; you need TM02 from Meteor Falls. That move and its Lv 35 DragonBreath both draw on the 80 Sp. Atk in Emerald, and its 100 Attack goes to Earthquake instead.BreloomBreloom130 ATK · 60 SP. ATKMach Punch and Sky Uppercut arrive by level and hit off Breloom’s 130 Attack. TM19 Giga Drain looks like the obvious Grass move, but in Gen 3 it’s special, and 60 Sp. Atk gives it little to work with.

Changed since Red & Blue

MATCHUPRED & BLUEEMERALDGhostPsychic0×2×BugPoison2×½×PoisonBug2×1×IceFire1×½×

Dark and Steel, the two types Red & Blue never had, matter more in Emerald than the four changed cells. Sidney opens the Elite Four with five Dark types, and three of Steven’s six at Meteor Falls are part Steel.

Different from today’s games

MATCHUPEMERALDGEN 6+GhostSteel½×1×DarkSteel½×1×

Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Igglybuff, Snubbull, Granbull and Azurill are pure Normal; Marill and Azumarill are pure Water; Ralts, Kirlia and Gardevoir are pure Psychic; Mawile is pure Steel. Every one of them keeps that typing until X & Y brings in Fairy. Dragon moves hit Gardevoir for normal damage in Emerald; Bug, Ghost and Dark do 2×.

ABILITIES THAT CHANGE MATCHUPS · NEW IN GEN 3
Flash FireImmune to Fire moves, and its own Fire attacks get 50% stronger once one hits it.VulpixNinetalesHoundourHoundoom
LevitateImmune to Ground moves, Earthquake included.KoffingWeezingVibravaFlygonSolrockBaltoyClaydolDuskullChimechoLatiasLatios
Volt AbsorbElectric moves heal it instead of dealing damage.ChinchouLanturn
Water AbsorbWater moves restore its HP instead of hurting it.WooperQuagsire
Thick FatHalves damage taken from Fire and Ice moves.MarillAzumarillMiltankMakuhitaHariyamaAzurillSpoinkGrumpigSphealSealeoWalrein

Remember Thick Fat at Sootopolis and in Glacia’s room. Juan’s Sealeo and all three of Glacia’s Sealeo and Walrein have it, so Fire and Ice moves do half of what the chart shows.

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