TYPE DEX

Fairy type – strengths, weaknesses & best counters

The Fairy type hits 3 types for double damage: Fighting, Dragon, Dark. Defensively it has 2 weaknesses (Poison, Steel). The dragon tamer since Gen 6: immune to Dragon, hits Fighting, Dark and Dragon ×2 — Azumarill shows how scary that is.

OFFENSE

Fairy moves against …

SUPER EFFECTIVE (×2)Fighting×2Dragon×2Dark×2
NOT VERY EFFECTIVE (×½)Fire×½Poison×½Steel×½
NO EFFECT (×0)none
DEFENSE

Fairy Pokémon on defense

WEAKNESSES (×2)Poison×2Steel×2
RESISTANCES (×½)Fighting×½Bug×½Dark×½
IMMUNITIES (×0)Dragon×0
COUNTERS

What is super effective against Fairy?

Poison×2hits ×2 and resists Fairy moves on top.
Steel×2hits ×2 and resists Fairy moves on top.
Gardevoir — Gen V (2010) sprite

Gardevoir takes ×2 damage. Gardevoir is Psychic, Fairy — the weaknesses of both types multiply. That's exactly why Steel is the answer whenever Gardevoir hits the field.

TEST IT LIVETest Gardevoir in the Versus calcAll Fairy Pokémon in the Pokédex
Q&A

Super effective against Fairy: Poison, Steel. The most famous victim: Gardevoir (Psychic, Fairy) takes a massive ×2 damage from Steel moves thanks to its dual typing — one hit is often enough.

Fairy has 2 weaknesses: Poison, Steel. Resisted: Fighting, Bug, Dark — and against Dragon, Fairy is completely immune, which means a free switch-in.

3 types resist Fairy moves: Fire, Poison, Steel. Nobody is immune — Fairy always hits at least neutrally. You really hurt Fighting, Dragon, Dark.

71 Pokémon carry the Fairy 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 Fairy filter at the top and you'll see every species with stats, locations and movesets.

Yes — Fairy is a solid attacking type with a clear niche. The math: 3 types are hit ×2 (Fighting, Dragon, Dark), 3 resist it (Fire, Poison, Steel) and 0 are immune (). The rating comes straight from the type chart — test the matchups live in the Versus calc.