Pokémon Gold & SilverGen 2Updated OCT 18, 2026

Pokémon Gold & Silver Type Chart

Pokémon Gold & Silver use the Gen 2 chart, and Steel is its toughest new type: it resists 11 of the 17 types, and Poison can’t touch it. This page covers the Game Boy Color games, not the HeartGold & SoulSilver remakes, where each move has its own physical or special category.

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NormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
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The Gold & Silver 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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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.

Dark moves hit Psychic and Ghost 2×, and Psychic moves do nothing at all to Dark. Compare the other eras on the type chart hub.

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Gold & Silver type calculator

Search any Pokémon you can get in Gold & Silver, or a type. Works for dual types too.

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Feraligatr
#160FeraligatrWater
Super effective on Feraligatr

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

2×ElectricGrass
GOOD COUNTERSThe strongest Pokémon you can have by the time you meet Feraligatr. The badge is the attack type to use.
AmpharosElectric2×Evolve · Flaaffy Lv 30BellossomGrass2×Evolve · Gloom + Sun StoneElectrodeElectric2×Evolve · Voltorb Lv 30JumpluffGrass2×Evolve · Skiploom Lv 27
Not very effective on Feraligatr

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

½×FireWaterIceSteel
Feraligatr’s moves hit these 2×

Keep Pokémon of these types out of this fight.

FireGroundRock
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Every type in Gold & Silver

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NormalUrsaringTaurosMiltank44 PokémonHITS 2×NothingWEAK TOFightingFireTyphlosionRapidashMagmar18 PokémonHITS 2×GrassIceBugSteelWEAK TOWaterGroundRockWaterGyaradosKingdraLapras43 PokémonHITS 2×FireGroundRockWEAK TOElectricGrassElectricAmpharosElectrodeMagneton16 PokémonHITS 2×WaterFlyingWEAK TOGroundGrassMeganiumBellossomJumpluff20 PokémonHITS 2×WaterGroundRockWEAK TOFireIcePoisonFlyingBugIceLaprasDewgongJynx9 PokémonHITS 2×GrassGroundFlyingDragonWEAK TOFireFightingRockSteelFightingMachampHeracrossPrimeape11 PokémonHITS 2×NormalIceRockDarkSteelWEAK TOFlyingPsychicPoisonCrobatTentacruelGengar34 PokémonHITS 2×GrassWEAK TOGroundPsychicGroundSteelixDonphanNidoqueen24 PokémonHITS 2×FireElectricPoisonRockSteelWEAK TOWaterGrassIceFlyingDragoniteGyaradosCrobat34 PokémonHITS 2×GrassFightingBugWEAK TOElectricIceRockPsychicEspeonAlakazamSlowbro21 PokémonHITS 2×FightingPoisonWEAK TOBugGhostDarkBugShucklePinsirScizor22 PokémonHITS 2×GrassPsychicDarkWEAK TOFireFlyingRockRockShuckleGolemRhydon14 PokémonHITS 2×FireIceFlyingBugWEAK TOWaterGrassFightingGroundSteelGhostGengarMisdreavus4 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOGhostDarkDragonDragoniteKingdra4 PokémonHITS 2×DragonWEAK TOIceDragonDarkUmbreonTyranitarHoundoom6 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOFightingBugSteelSteelixScizorMagneton6 PokémonHITS 2×IceRockWEAK TOFireFightingGround
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Gold & Silver 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 Gold & Silver team.

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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 1VIOLET CITYFalknerFlyingAce Pidgeotto · Lv 9
FalknerZephyr Badge
BRINGElectricIceRock
AVOIDGrassGroundBugGhost
THEIR TEAM
PidgeyLv 7PidgeottoLv 9
GYM 2AZALEA TOWNBugsyBugAce Scyther · Lv 16
BugsyHive Badge
BRINGRock4×FireFlying
AVOIDGrassPsychicDark
THEIR TEAM
MetapodLv 14KakunaLv 14ScytherLv 16
GYM 3GOLDENROD CITYWhitneyNormalAce Miltank · Lv 20
WhitneyPlain Badge
BRINGFighting
AVOIDGhost
THEIR TEAM
ClefairyLv 18MiltankLv 20
GYM 4ECRUTEAK CITYMortyGhostAce Gengar · Lv 25
MortyFog Badge
BRINGGroundPsychicGhostDark
AVOIDNormalGrassFighting
THEIR TEAM
GastlyLv 21HaunterLv 21GengarLv 25HaunterLv 23
GYM 5CIANWOOD CITYChuckFightingAce Poliwrath · Lv 30
ChuckStorm Badge
BRINGFlyingPsychic
AVOIDRockDarkIceSteel
THEIR TEAM
PrimeapeLv 27PoliwrathLv 30
GYM 6OLIVINE CITYJasmineSteelAce Steelix · Lv 35
JasmineMineral Badge
BRINGGroundFireFighting
AVOIDPoisonRockIceFlying
THEIR TEAM
MagnemiteLv 30MagnemiteLv 30SteelixLv 35
GYM 7MAHOGANY TOWNPryceIceAce Piloswine · Lv 31
PryceGlacier Badge
BRINGGrassFightingElectric
AVOIDFireGroundRockFlying
THEIR TEAM
SeelLv 27DewgongLv 29PiloswineLv 31
GYM 8BLACKTHORN CITYClairDragonAce Kingdra · Lv 40
ClairRising Badge
BRINGDragonIce
THEIR TEAM
DragonairLv 37DragonairLv 37DragonairLv 37KingdraLv 40
ELITE FOUR1WillPsychicAce Xatu · Lv 42
Will
BRINGGhostDarkElectricIce
AVOIDFightingPoisonGrassGround
THEIR TEAM
XatuLv 40JynxLv 41ExeggutorLv 41SlowbroLv 41XatuLv 42
ELITE FOUR2KogaPoisonAce Crobat · Lv 44
Koga
BRINGPsychicRockFire
AVOIDGrassDark
THEIR TEAM
AriadosLv 40VenomothLv 41ForretressLv 43MukLv 42CrobatLv 44
ELITE FOUR3BrunoFightingAce Machamp · Lv 46
Bruno
BRINGFlyingPsychic
AVOIDRockIceSteelDark
THEIR TEAM
HitmontopLv 42HitmonleeLv 42HitmonchanLv 42OnixLv 43MachampLv 46
ELITE FOUR4KarenDarkAce Houndoom · Lv 47
Karen
BRINGFightingGroundRock
AVOIDPsychicGrassGhost
THEIR TEAM
UmbreonLv 42VileplumeLv 42GengarLv 45MurkrowLv 44HoundoomLv 47
CHAMPIONINDIGO PLATEAULanceAce Dragonite · Lv 50
Lance
BRINGRockIce4×
AVOIDGroundBugFightingGrass
THEIR TEAM
GyaradosLv 44DragoniteLv 47DragoniteLv 47AerodactylLv 46CharizardLv 46DragoniteLv 50
POST-GAME GYMPEWTER CITYBrockRockAce Onix · Lv 44
BrockBoulder Badge
BRINGGrass4×FightingGroundWater4×
AVOIDElectricFireFlyingRock
THEIR TEAM
GravelerLv 41RhyhornLv 41OmastarLv 42OnixLv 44KabutopsLv 42
POST-GAME GYMCERULEAN CITYMistyWaterAce Starmie · Lv 47
MistyCascade Badge
BRINGGrassElectric
AVOIDFireRockGround
THEIR TEAM
GolduckLv 42QuagsireLv 42LaprasLv 44StarmieLv 47
POST-GAME GYMVERMILION CITYLt. SurgeElectricAce Electabuzz · Lv 46
Lt. SurgeThunder Badge
BRINGGround
AVOIDFlyingWater
THEIR TEAM
RaichuLv 44ElectrodeLv 40MagnetonLv 40ElectrodeLv 40ElectabuzzLv 46
POST-GAME GYMCELADON CITYErikaGrassAce Bellossom · Lv 46
ErikaRainbow Badge
BRINGIceFireFlyingPoison
AVOIDWaterGroundRock
THEIR TEAM
TangelaLv 42JumpluffLv 41VictreebelLv 46BellossomLv 46
POST-GAME GYMFUCHSIA CITYJaninePoisonAce Venomoth · Lv 39
JanineSoul Badge
BRINGPsychicRock
AVOIDGrass
THEIR TEAM
CrobatLv 36WeezingLv 36WeezingLv 36AriadosLv 33VenomothLv 39
POST-GAME GYMSAFFRON CITYSabrinaPsychicAce Alakazam · Lv 48
SabrinaMarsh Badge
BRINGBugGhostDark
AVOIDFightingPoison
THEIR TEAM
EspeonLv 46Mr. MimeLv 46AlakazamLv 48
POST-GAME GYMSEAFOAM ISLANDSBlaineFireAce Rapidash · Lv 50
BlaineVolcano Badge
BRINGWaterGroundRock
AVOIDIceBugGrassSteel
THEIR TEAM
MagcargoLv 45MagmarLv 45RapidashLv 50
POST-GAME GYMVIRIDIAN CITYBlueAce Arcanine · Lv 58
BlueEarth Badge
BRINGRockIceWater
AVOIDFightingBug
THEIR TEAM
PidgeotLv 56AlakazamLv 54RhydonLv 56GyaradosLv 58ExeggutorLv 58ArcanineLv 58
POST-GAMEMT. SILVERRedAce Pikachu · Lv 81
Red
BRINGElectric
THEIR TEAM
PikachuLv 81EspeonLv 73SnorlaxLv 75VenusaurLv 77CharizardLv 77BlastoiseLv 77

Graded on the Gen 2 chart. Ace levels are from the first battle.

Gen 2 type rules

How types work differently in Gold & Silver

Two new types and a stat split changed how Gold & Silver plays compared with Red & Blue. The old Special stat is now two stats, Sp. Atk and Sp. Def.

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
HeracrossHeracross125 ATK · 40 SP. ATKHeracross pairs 125 Attack with Megahorn, a Bug move and so physical here, which makes it one of the hardest hitters in Johto’s headbutt trees.SneaselSneasel95 ATK · 35 SP. ATKQuick Attack off Sneasel’s 95 Attack often outdamages Faint Attack, because Dark moves are special and Sneasel’s Sp. Atk is just 35.

Changed since Red & Blue

MATCHUPRED & BLUEGOLD & SILVERGhostPsychic0×2×BugPoison2×½×PoisonBug2×1×IceFire1×½×

Bug and Poison traded places. Bug moves now do half damage to Poison instead of 2×, and Poison no longer hits Bug 2× in return.

Different from today’s games

MATCHUPGOLD & SILVERGEN 6+GhostSteel½×1×DarkSteel½×1×

Fairy doesn’t exist yet, so Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Togepi, Snubbull and Granbull are pure Normal; Mr. Mime is pure Psychic; Togetic is Normal/Flying; Marill and Azumarill are pure Water.

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