Pokémon PlatinumGen 4Updated OCT 18, 2026

Pokémon Platinum Type Chart

Fantina’s Ghost gym moves up to third in Pokémon Platinum, so Ghost and Dark attackers pay off far earlier than in Diamond & Pearl. The Gen 4 type chart itself is unchanged: 17 types, no Fairy.

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NormalFireWaterElectricGrassIceFightingPoisonGroundFlyingPsychicBugRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
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The Platinum 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.

Cynthia’s Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, so Ice hits it 4× and Electric does nothing, though Electric still hits her Togekiss and Milotic 2×. Every other generation’s chart is on the type chart hub.

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Platinum type calculator

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

POPULAR
Giratina
#487GiratinaGhostDragon
Super effective on Giratina

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

2×IceGhostDragonDark
GOOD COUNTERSThe strongest Pokémon you can have by the time you meet Giratina. The badge is the attack type to use.
GlaceonIce2×Evolve · Eevee, level up near the Ice Rock (Route 217)SpiritombGhost2×Catch · Route 209UmbreonDark2×Evolve · Eevee, high friendship (night)AbomasnowIce2×Evolve · Snover Lv 40
Not very effective on Giratina

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

0×NormalFighting½×FireWaterElectricGrassPoisonBug
Giratina’s moves hit these 2×

Keep Pokémon of these types out of this fight.

PsychicGhostDragon
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Every type in Platinum

Open a type to see its Pokémon in Platinum.

NormalTogekissSnorlaxBlissey77 PokémonHITS 2×NothingWEAK TOFightingFireArcanineMagmortarInfernape22 PokémonHITS 2×GrassIceBugSteelWEAK TOWaterGroundRockWaterGyaradosMiloticEmpoleon76 PokémonHITS 2×FireGroundRockWEAK TOElectricGrassElectricElectivireMagnezoneJolteon27 PokémonHITS 2×WaterFlyingWEAK TOGroundGrassTangrowthTorterraLeafeon45 PokémonHITS 2×WaterGroundRockWEAK TOFireIcePoisonFlyingBugIceMamoswineGlaceonWeavile22 PokémonHITS 2×GrassGroundFlyingDragonWEAK TOFireFightingRockSteelFightingInfernapeLucarioGallade23 PokémonHITS 2×NormalIceRockDarkSteelWEAK TOFlyingPsychicPoisonCrobatTentacruelRoserade45 PokémonHITS 2×GrassWEAK TOGroundPsychicGroundGarchompRhyperiorMamoswine41 PokémonHITS 2×FireElectricPoisonRockSteelWEAK TOWaterGrassIceFlyingTogekissGyaradosCrobat58 PokémonHITS 2×GrassFightingBugWEAK TOElectricIceRockPsychicEspeonGardevoirGallade45 PokémonHITS 2×FightingPoisonWEAK TOBugGhostDarkBugYanmegaShuckleScizor45 PokémonHITS 2×GrassPsychicDarkWEAK TOFireFlyingRockRockRhyperiorProbopassShuckle37 PokémonHITS 2×FireIceFlyingBugWEAK TOWaterGrassFightingGroundSteelGhostDusknoirGengarDrifblim16 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOGhostDarkDragonGarchompAltariaDragonite14 PokémonHITS 2×DragonWEAK TOIceDragonDarkUmbreonWeavileHoundoom19 PokémonHITS 2×PsychicGhostWEAK TOFightingBugSteelMagnezoneEmpoleonLucario24 PokémonHITS 2×IceRockWEAK TOFireFightingGround
Gym leadersElite FourChampion

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

Most useful attack types across the storyFirein 5 fightsWaterin 4 fightsGroundin 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 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
TurtwigLv 20CherrimLv 20RoseradeLv 22
GYM 3HEARTHOME CITYFantinaGhostAce Mismagius · Lv 26
FantinaRelic Badge
BRINGGhostDark
AVOIDNormalFightingGroundPsychic
THEIR TEAM
DuskullLv 24HaunterLv 24MismagiusLv 26
GYM 4VEILSTONE CITYMayleneFightingAce Lucario · Lv 32
MayleneCobble Badge
BRINGFlying
AVOIDRockDarkNormalIce
THEIR TEAM
MedititeLv 28MachokeLv 29LucarioLv 32
GYM 5PASTORIA CITYCrasher WakeWaterAce Floatzel · Lv 37
Crasher WakeFen Badge
BRINGElectricGrass
AVOIDFireGroundRock
THEIR TEAM
GyaradosLv 33QuagsireLv 34FloatzelLv 37
GYM 6CANALAVE CITYByronSteelAce Bastiodon · Lv 41
ByronMine Badge
BRINGFighting4×Ground4×WaterFire
AVOIDPoisonRockIceFlying
THEIR TEAM
MagnetonLv 37SteelixLv 38BastiodonLv 41
GYM 7SNOWPOINT CITYCandiceIceAce Froslass · Lv 44
CandiceIcicle Badge
BRINGFireSteelRockFighting
AVOIDGrassGroundFlyingDragon
THEIR TEAM
SneaselLv 40PiloswineLv 40AbomasnowLv 42FroslassLv 44
GYM 8SUNYSHORE CITYVolknerElectricAce Electivire · Lv 50
VolknerBeacon Badge
BRINGGround
AVOIDFlyingWater
THEIR TEAM
JolteonLv 46RaichuLv 46LuxrayLv 48ElectivireLv 50
ELITE FOUR1AaronBugAce Drapion · Lv 53
Aaron
BRINGFireFlying
AVOIDGrassPsychicDark
THEIR TEAM
YanmegaLv 49ScizorLv 49VespiquenLv 50HeracrossLv 51DrapionLv 53
ELITE FOUR2BerthaGroundAce Rhyperior · Lv 55
Bertha
BRINGWater4×Grass4×Ice
AVOIDElectricPoisonRockFire
THEIR TEAM
WhiscashLv 50GliscorLv 53HippowdonLv 52GolemLv 52RhyperiorLv 55
ELITE FOUR3FlintFireAce Magmortar · Lv 57
Flint
BRINGWaterGroundRock
AVOIDGrassIceSteelBug
THEIR TEAM
HoundoomLv 52FlareonLv 55RapidashLv 53InfernapeLv 55MagmortarLv 57
ELITE FOUR4LucianPsychicAce Gallade · Lv 59
Lucian
BRINGGhostBugDark
AVOIDFightingPoison
THEIR TEAM
Mr. MimeLv 53EspeonLv 55BronzongLv 54AlakazamLv 56GalladeLv 59
CHAMPIONPOKÉMON LEAGUECynthiaAce Garchomp · Lv 62
Cynthia
BRINGIce4×FireElectric
AVOIDRock
THEIR TEAM
SpiritombLv 58RoseradeLv 58TogekissLv 60LucarioLv 60MiloticLv 58GarchompLv 62

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 Platinum

Not one matchup differs from Diamond & Pearl, so a team planned on either game’s chart works in the other.

Same type, opposite sides of the split

A Pokémon’s stronger attacking stat now decides which of a type’s moves it should run. The move list on each type page marks every row as physical or special.

WeavileWeavile120 ATK · 45 SP. ATKNight Slash is physical in Platinum, so Weavile finally gets a Dark move that fits its stats. Level Sneasel up at night holding the Razor Claw hidden in Galactic HQ.FloatzelFloatzel105 ATK · 85 SP. ATKAqua Jet and Waterfall are both physical, which suits Floatzel’s 105 Attack better than Surf does. Buizel is on Route 205 and evolves at level 26.

Changed since Red & Blue

MATCHUPRED & BLUEPLATINUMGhostPsychic0×2×BugPoison2×½×PoisonBug2×1×IceFire1×½×

Different from today’s games

MATCHUPPLATINUMGEN 6+GhostSteel½×1×DarkSteel½×1×

Steel still resists Ghost and Dark in Platinum, and Byron’s gym is where that bites: Magneton, Steelix and Bastiodon all take half. There’s no Fairy type yet either, so Clefairy, Clefable, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Togepi, Snubbull, Granbull and Azurill are pure Normal; Mr. Mime, Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir and Mime Jr. are pure Psychic; Togetic and Togekiss are Normal/Flying; Marill and Azumarill are pure Water; Mawile is pure Steel.

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.GastlyHaunterGengarKoffingWeezingUnownLunatoneSolrockBaltoyClaydolDuskullChimechoChinglingBronzorBronzongCarnivineRotomUxieMespritAzelfCresselia
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.SeelDewgongSnorlaxMarillAzumarillMiltankMakuhitaHariyamaAzurillSpoinkGrumpigSphealSealeoWalreinMunchlax
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

Platinum’s only Motor Drive Pokémon is Electivire, and it needs a trade: Electabuzz has to hold the Electirizer.

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