Fighting (type)

Fighting Pokémon are strong and muscle-bound, often based on martial artists. Fighting moves are super-effective against five other types (as is Ground), making them very good offensively. Most Fighting type moves are in the Physical category, for obvious reasons.

In Generations 1-3, all Fighting type moves were categorized as Physical.

92
Fighting type Pokémon
30
Single type Pokémon
62
Dual type Pokémon
57
Fighting-type moves

Attack pros & cons

Tick Fighting moves are super-effective against:

Normal Ice Rock Dark Steel

Cross Fighting moves are not very effective against:

Poison Flying Psychic Bug Fairy

Cross Fighting moves have no effect on:

Ghost

Defense pros & cons

Tick These types are not very effective against Fighting Pokémon:

Bug Rock Dark

Cross These types are super-effective against Fighting Pokémon:

Flying Psychic Fairy

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Fighting type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Fighting type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Nor Fir Wat Ele Gra Ice Fig Poi Gro Fly Psy Bug Roc Gho Dra Dar Ste Fai
Normal 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 2 4 4
Fire 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Water 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Electric 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Grass 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Ice 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 2 4 4
Fighting 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Poison ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ¼ ¼ ¼ 0 ½ ¼
Ground 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Flying ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ¼ ½ ¼ ¼ 0 ½ ¼
Psychic ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ¼ ½ ¼ ¼ 0 ½ ¼
Bug ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ¼ ½ ¼ ¼ 0 ½ ¼
Rock 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 0 2 4 4
Ghost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dragon 2 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 2 2 ½
Dark 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 2 4
Steel 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 0 2 4
Fairy ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ¼ ½ ¼ ¼ ¼ 0 ½

Effects of the Fighting type

  • The moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth, and the ability Scrappy allow Fighting type moves to hit Ghost type Pokémon.
  • The items Fist Plate and Black Belt increase the power of Fighting type moves by 20% when held.
  • The Fighting Gem increases the power of a Fighting type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
  • The Chople Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Fighting type move.

Other languages

English Fighting
Japanese かくとう
German Kampf
French Combat
Italian Lotta
Spanish Lucha
Korean 격투
Chinese (Simplified) 格斗
Chinese (Traditional) 格鬥

Fighting Pokémon stat averages

77.8
HP
Ranked #3
108.6
Attack
Ranked #1
79.2
Defense
Ranked #5
66.0
Sp. Attack
Ranked #14
72.8
Sp. Defense
Ranked #8
81.1
Speed
Ranked #4

Notable Fighting-type trainers

Bruno

Bruno
Elite Four
Gen 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Chuck

Chuck
Cianwood City Gym Leader
Gen 2, 4
Brawly

Brawly
Dewford Town Gym Leader
Gen 3, 6
Maylene

Maylene
Veilstone City Gym Leader
Gen 4, 8
Marshal

Marshal
Elite Four
Gen 5
Korrina

Korrina
Shalour City Gym Leader
Gen 6
Hala

Hala
Island Kahuna
Gen 7
Hala

Hala
Elite Four
Gen 7
Bea

Bea
Stow-on-Side Gym Leader
Gen 8
Eri

Eri
Team Star Boss
Gen 9

Fighting Pokémon

There are 92 Fighting-type Pokémon.
See also:

Mankey
#0056 / Fighting
Machop
#0066 / Fighting
Machoke
#0067 / Fighting
Machamp
#0068 / Fighting
Farfetch'd
Galarian Farfetch'd
#0083 / Fighting
Tauros
Combat Breed
#0128 / Fighting
Tauros
Blaze Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Fire
Tauros
Aqua Breed
#0128 / Fighting · Water
Zapdos
Galarian Zapdos
#0145 / Fighting · Flying
Mewtwo
Mega Mewtwo X
#0150 / Psychic · Fighting
Heracross
#0214 / Bug · Fighting
Heracross
Mega Heracross
#0214 / Bug · Fighting
Sneasel
Hisuian Sneasel
#0215 / Fighting · Poison
Tyrogue
#0236 / Fighting
Combusken
#0256 / Fire · Fighting
Blaziken
#0257 / Fire · Fighting
Blaziken
Mega Blaziken
#0257 / Fire · Fighting
Breloom
#0286 / Grass · Fighting
Medicham
Mega Medicham
#0308 / Fighting · Psychic
Monferno
#0391 / Fire · Fighting
Infernape
#0392 / Fire · Fighting
Lopunny
Mega Lopunny
#0428 / Normal · Fighting
Riolu
#0447 / Fighting
Lucario
#0448 / Fighting · Steel
Lucario
Mega Lucario
#0448 / Fighting · Steel
Gallade
Mega Gallade
#0475 / Psychic · Fighting
Pignite
#0499 / Fire · Fighting
Emboar
#0500 / Fire · Fighting
Timburr
#0532 / Fighting
Gurdurr
#0533 / Fighting
Throh
#0538 / Fighting
Sawk
#0539 / Fighting
Lilligant
Hisuian Lilligant
#0549 / Grass · Fighting
Scraggy
#0559 / Dark · Fighting
Scrafty
#0560 / Dark · Fighting
Mienfoo
#0619 / Fighting
Cobalion
#0638 / Steel · Fighting
Terrakion
#0639 / Rock · Fighting
Virizion
#0640 / Grass · Fighting
Keldeo
Ordinary Form
#0647 / Water · Fighting
Keldeo
Resolute Form
#0647 / Water · Fighting
Meloetta
Pirouette Forme
#0648 / Normal · Fighting
Pancham
#0674 / Fighting
Pangoro
#0675 / Fighting · Dark
Decidueye
Hisuian Decidueye
#0724 / Grass · Fighting
Stufful
#0759 / Normal · Fighting
Bewear
#0760 / Normal · Fighting
Kommo-o
#0784 / Dragon · Fighting
Buzzwole
#0794 / Bug · Fighting
Pheromosa
#0795 / Bug · Fighting
Falinks
#0870 / Fighting
Zamazenta
Hero of Many Battles
#0889 / Fighting
Zamazenta
Crowned Shield
#0889 / Fighting · Steel
Kubfu
#0891 / Fighting
Urshifu
Single Strike Style
#0892 / Fighting · Dark
Urshifu
Rapid Strike Style
#0892 / Fighting · Water
Pawmo
#0922 / Electric · Fighting
Flamigo
#0973 / Flying · Fighting
Okidogi
#1014 / Poison · Fighting