Type weaknesscurrent chartGen 1–9Updated OCT 18, 2026

Water Type Weakness

Water type weakness: Electric and Grass moves deal 2× damage to the Water type. On a Water/Ground Pokémon like Swampert, Quagsire or Whiscash, Electric attacks do no damage and Grass is the only weakness left, at 4×.

2×WEAK TO

½×RESISTS

Ice

Pokémon strong against Water ↓

Weakness chart

What is Water type weak to?

This is the chart every game has used since X & Y (Gen 6). What was different in older games is at the bottom of the page.

Water weaknesses and resistances

2×Weak to (takes double damage)

Electric

Grass

½×Resists (takes half damage)

Fire

Water

Ice

Steel

What Water is strong against

2×Super effective on

Fire

Ground

Rock

½×Not very effective on

Water

Grass

Dragon

Counters

Pokémon strong against Water

The best counters to Water. These Pokémon win both ways: they take half damage or less from Water attacks, and their own type hits Water for 2× damage. Ranked by that move, the stat behind it, bulk and speed.

1
RillaboomGrass1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESWood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Drum BeatingPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
Total
530
HP
100
Atk
125
Def
90
SpA
60
SpD
70
Spe
85
2
HydrappleGrassDragon1/4×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESEnergy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Power WhipPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
Total
540
HP
106
Atk
80
Def
110
SpA
120
SpD
80
Spe
44
3
Alolan ExeggutorGrassDragon1/4×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESEnergy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Wood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Power WhipPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC
Total
530
HP
95
Atk
105
Def
85
SpA
125
SpD
75
Spe
45
4
ArbolivaGrassNormal1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESPetal DanceSPECIAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Petal BlizzardPHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
Total
510
HP
78
Atk
69
Def
90
SpA
125
SpD
109
Spe
39
5
RoseradeGrassPoison1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESPetal DanceSPECIAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Petal BlizzardPHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
Total
515
HP
60
Atk
70
Def
65
SpA
125
SpD
105
Spe
90
6
HelioliskElectricNormal0×damage from Waterwith Dry Skin2×damage to Water
USESThunderboltSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- DischargeSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- ThunderSPECIAL110 PWR70 ACC
- Volt SwitchSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Rising VoltageSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
Total
481
HP
62
Atk
55
Def
52
SpA
109
SpD
94
Spe
109
7
MaractusGrass0×damage from Waterwith Water Absorb2×damage to Water
USESPetal DanceSPECIAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Wood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
Total
461
HP
75
Atk
86
Def
67
SpA
106
SpD
67
Spe
60
8
ChesnaughtGrassFighting1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESWood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Grass PledgeSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
Total
530
HP
88
Atk
107
Def
122
SpA
74
SpD
75
Spe
64

Legendary, Mythical, Paradox and Ultra Beast picks

1
ZekromDragonElectric1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESFusion BoltPHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Supercell SlamPHYSICAL100 PWR95 ACC
- Wild ChargePHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Bolt StrikePHYSICAL130 PWR85 ACC
- Thunder PunchPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
Total
680
HP
100
Atk
150
Def
120
SpA
120
SpD
100
Spe
90
2
MiraidonElectricDragon1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESElectro DriftSPECIAL100 PWR100 ACC
- ThunderboltSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- DischargeSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- ThunderSPECIAL110 PWR70 ACC
- Volt SwitchSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
Total
670
HP
100
Atk
85
Def
100
SpA
135
SpD
115
Spe
135
3
KartanaGrassSteel1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESLeaf BladePHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
Total
570
HP
59
Atk
181
Def
131
SpA
59
SpD
31
Spe
109
4
Raging BoltElectricDragon1/2×damage from Water2×damage to Water
USESThunderboltSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- DischargeSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- ThunderSPECIAL110 PWR70 ACC
- Volt SwitchSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Rising VoltageSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
Total
590
HP
125
Atk
73
Def
91
SpA
137
SpD
89
Spe
75

Abilities & items

Abilities and items that change Water matchups

Some abilities and held items change how much damage Water deals or takes, on top of the chart.

Abilities that resist or block Water attacks

Water AbsorbNO DAMAGE
Water moves deal no damage and restore 1/4 of the holder's max HP instead.
Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Lapras+23 more
Storm DrainNO DAMAGE
Water moves deal no damage and raise its Sp. Atk one stage; it also pulls in Water moves aimed at others.
Lileep Cradily Shellos Gastrodon+4 more
Dry SkinNO DAMAGE
Water moves deal no damage and restore 1/4 of max HP; rain also heals 1/8 each turn.
Paras Parasect Jynx Croagunk+3 more
DroughtWEATHER
Sets harsh sunlight, which halves Water move damage (Hydro Steam is the exception and gets stronger).
Vulpix Ninetales Torkoal Groudon

Abilities that cover Water’s weaknesses

Carried by Water Pokémon themselves.

Volt AbsorbNO DAMAGEVSELECTRIC
Electric moves deal no damage and restore 1/4 of the holder's max HP instead.
Chinchou Lanturn
Lightning RodNO DAMAGEVSELECTRIC
Electric moves deal no damage and raise its Sp. Atk one stage; it also pulls in Electric moves aimed at others.
Goldeen Seaking
Sap SipperNO DAMAGEVSGRASS
Grass moves deal no damage and raise the holder's Attack by one stage instead.
Marill Azumarill
Solid RockLESS DAMAGE
Super-effective hits deal 25% less damage; attackers with Mold Breaker ignore it.
Tirtouga Carracosta

Resist berries

Passho BerryVSWATER
Halves one super effective Water hit on the holder, then is used up.
Wacan BerryVSELECTRIC
Halves one super effective Electric hit on a Water Pokémon, then is used up.
Rindo BerryVSGRASS
Halves one super effective Grass hit on a Water Pokémon, then is used up.

Moves

Super effective moves against Water

Moves that deal 2× damage to Water, from every type it is weak to.

Up to 10 moves of each type that hit Water for 2×, picked from the moves the most Pokémon can learn at 75 power or more. Filter by type or sort by any number.

Sort moves

MOVE	CATEGORY
Solar BeamGEN 1	SPECIAL	120	ACC 100%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 316
ThunderboltGEN 1	SPECIAL	90	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 261
Energy BallGEN 4	SPECIAL	90	ACC 100%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 248
ThunderGEN 1	SPECIAL	110	ACC 70%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 228
Giga DrainGEN 2	SPECIAL	75	ACC 100%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 226
Thunder PunchGEN 1	PHYSICAL	75	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 206
Seed BombGEN 4	PHYSICAL	80	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 204
Wild ChargeGEN 5	PHYSICAL	90	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 140
Leaf StormGEN 4	SPECIAL	130	ACC 90%	PP 5	LEARNED BY 106
Zap CannonGEN 2	SPECIAL	120	ACC 50%	PP 5	LEARNED BY 100
DischargeGEN 4	SPECIAL	80	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 79
Supercell SlamGEN 9	PHYSICAL	100	ACC 95%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 43
Power WhipGEN 4	PHYSICAL	120	ACC 85%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 42
Leaf BladeGEN 3	PHYSICAL	90	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 33
Petal BlizzardGEN 6	PHYSICAL	90	ACC 100%	PP 15	LEARNED BY 33
Grass PledgeGEN 5	SPECIAL	80	ACC 100%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 31
Petal DanceGEN 1	SPECIAL	120	ACC 100%	PP 10	LEARNED BY 28

Rules & history

Water type rules beyond the chart

Battle effects tied to the Water type, and what was different in older games.

Beyond the chart

Rain boosts, sun weakens
Rain raises Water move damage by 50% and harsh sunlight halves it. Hydro Steam (Gen 9) is the exception: it gets the boost in sun instead.
Soak
Soak makes the target pure Water. It fails on Arceus, Silvally and Terastallized Pokémon.