TYPE DEX

Ghost type – strengths, weaknesses & best counters

The Ghost type hits 2 types for double damage: Psychic, Ghost. Defensively it has 2 weaknesses (Ghost, Dark). Immune to Normal and Fighting, and only Steel and Dark resist it — the coverage type for special attackers.

OFFENSE

Ghost moves against …

SUPER EFFECTIVE (×2)Psychic×2Ghost×2
NOT VERY EFFECTIVE (×½)Dark×½
NO EFFECT (×0)Normal×0
DEFENSE

Ghost Pokémon on defense

WEAKNESSES (×2)Ghost×2Dark×2
RESISTANCES (×½)Poison×½Bug×½
IMMUNITIES (×0)Normal×0Fighting×0
COUNTERS

What is super effective against Ghost?

Dark×2hits ×2 and resists Ghost moves on top.
Ghost×2hits ×2, but takes full Ghost damage in return.
Giratina — Gen V (2010) sprite

Giratina takes ×2 damage. Giratina is Ghost, Dragon — the weaknesses of both types multiply. That's exactly why Ghost is the answer whenever Giratina hits the field.

TEST IT LIVETest Giratina in the Versus calcAll Ghost Pokémon in the Pokédex
Q&A

Super effective against Ghost: Ghost, Dark. The most famous victim: Giratina (Ghost, Dragon) takes a massive ×2 damage from Ghost moves thanks to its dual typing — one hit is often enough.

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

1 types resist Ghost moves: Dark. Ghost moves do nothing at all against Normal — bring coverage for that matchup. You really hurt Psychic, Ghost, though.

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

Middle of the pack — Ghost is strong situationally, not a coverage king. The math: 2 types are hit ×2 (Psychic, Ghost), 1 resist it (Dark) and 1 are immune (Normal). The rating comes straight from the type chart — test the matchups live in the Versus calc.