TYPE DEX

Bug type – strengths, weaknesses & best counters

The Bug type hits 3 types for double damage: Grass, Psychic, Dark. Defensively it has 3 weaknesses (Fire, Flying, Rock). Fast, nasty, underrated: U-turn makes Bug the momentum type — Fire stays the nightmare (Scizor: 4×).

OFFENSE

Bug moves against …

SUPER EFFECTIVE (×2)Grass×2Psychic×2Dark×2
NOT VERY EFFECTIVE (×½)Fire×½Fighting×½Poison×½Flying×½Ghost×½Steel×½Fairy×½
NO EFFECT (×0)none
DEFENSE

Bug Pokémon on defense

WEAKNESSES (×2)Fire×2Flying×2Rock×2
RESISTANCES (×½)Grass×½Fighting×½Ground×½
IMMUNITIES (×0)none
COUNTERS

What is super effective against Bug?

Fire×2hits ×2 and resists Bug moves on top.
Flying×2hits ×2 and resists Bug moves on top.
Rock×2hits ×2, but takes full Bug damage in return.
Scizor — Gen V (2010) sprite

Scizor takes ×4 damage. Scizor is Bug, Steel — the weaknesses of both types multiply. That's exactly why Fire is the answer whenever Scizor hits the field.

TEST IT LIVETest Scizor in the Versus calcAll Bug Pokémon in the Pokédex
Q&A

Super effective against Bug: Fire, Flying, Rock. The most famous victim: Scizor (Bug, Steel) takes a massive ×4 damage from Fire moves thanks to its dual typing — one hit is often enough.

Bug has 3 weaknesses: Fire, Flying, Rock. Resisted instead: Grass, Fighting, Ground. If you play Bug defensively, plan around exactly these matchups.

7 types resist Bug moves: Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel, Fairy. Nobody is immune — Bug always hits at least neutrally. You really hurt Grass, Psychic, Dark.

94 Pokémon carry the Bug type — pure, in combination or via a form (Gen 9, incl. Mega Evolutions and regional forms). The full filterable list lives in the Pokédex: toggle the Bug filter at the top and you'll see every species with stats, locations and movesets.

Offensively weak — Bug shines on defense or with utility instead. The math: 3 types are hit ×2 (Grass, Psychic, Dark), 7 resist it (Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel, Fairy) and 0 are immune (). The rating comes straight from the type chart — test the matchups live in the Versus calc.