Pokemon Types Guide

this is the one most important things to know in the game. most people who play have a basic understanding of pokemon types, but there are some details you may be missing. so here is a detailed guide to help you.

S.T.A.B
this stands for Same Type Attack Bonus, and is what the name suggests. any attack that is a type that matches the users type, will be increased in power by 50%. for example, sandslash is a ground type, so it's earthquake becomes 150 rather than 100 in base power due to s.t.a.b. (100 ÷ 2 = 50 + 100 = 150)
if the attack does not match the user's type, no boost is recieved. meaning that sandslash's rapid spin (a normal attack) remains at 20 base power

Type Match Ups
the following lists every type, and how they match up against each other. "super effective" inflicting double damage, and "not very effective" inflicting half the normal damage. each type's weaknesses and resistances are also shown.

Ice:
super effective: grass, dragon, flying, ground
not very effective: steel, fire, water, ice
weaknesses: fire, rock, steel, fighting
resistances: ice

dragon:
super effective: dragon (yup, thats it)
not very effective: steel
weaknesses: dragon, ice
resistances: grass, fire, water, electric

grass:
super effective: ground, rock, water
not very effective: fire, bug, steel, flying, poison, dragon
weaknesses: ice, fire, bug, flying, posion
resistances: grass, ground

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