TYPE DEX
Dark type – strengths, weaknesses & best counters
The Dark type hits 2 types for double damage: Psychic, Ghost. Defensively it has 3 weaknesses (Fighting, Bug, Fairy). The Psychic and Ghost killer: Dark hits both ×2 and is immune to Psychic itself. The counter to Gengar and Alakazam.
Dark moves against …
Dark Pokémon on defense
What is super effective against Dark?
Umbreon takes ×2 damage. Umbreon is a pure Dark Pokémon. Fighting moves hit it for ×2. That's exactly why Fighting is the answer whenever Umbreon hits the field.
Super effective against Dark: Fighting, Bug, Fairy. The most famous victim: Umbreon (Dark) takes ×2 damage from Fighting moves. One hit is often enough.
Dark has 3 weaknesses: Fighting, Bug, Fairy. Resisted: Ghost, Dark. And against Psychic, Dark is completely immune, which means a free switch-in.
3 types resist Dark moves: Fighting, Dark, Fairy. Nobody is immune. Dark always hits at least neutrally. You really hurt Psychic, Ghost.
84 Pokémon carry the Dark 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 Dark filter at the top and you'll see every species with stats, locations and movesets.
Middle of the pack: Dark is strong situationally, not a coverage king. The math: 2 types are hit ×2 (Psychic, Ghost), 3 resist it (Fighting, Dark, Fairy) and 0 are immune (). The rating comes straight from the type chart. Test the matchups live in the Versus calc.