Top 10 Best Pokemon Types
With a Pokédex boasting over 800 unique Pokémon, from Charizard's blazing fire to Pikachu's shocking Electric abilities, the choices are as endless as a Hyper Beam! Feeling overwhelmed? No worries, because the community has got your back. Thousands of fans like you have cast their votes to craft the ultimate tier list of Pokémon types! Whether you're into fearsome Dragons or versatile Water-types, this list has got you covered.Dragon types are so darn powerful. In fact, the only type that resists it is Steel, but if you have a move that takes care of them, you're practically unstoppable. They also have some kick-ass moves like Outrage, Draco Meteor, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rush, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Tail, and even Roar Of Time!
Also, the designs are awesome. Salamence, Dragonite, Flygon, Garchomp, Kingdra, Hydreigon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Giratina, Haxorus, Palkia, Zekrom, Kyurem, THEY'RE SO COOL!
Dragons are by far the best type. For one, they have massively high special and physical attack and high speed to complement this. A prime example is a Garchomp with Adamant nature with max EVs in speed and attack.
Ice types rarely outspeed Dragons and generally have low physical defense and a low number of Pokemon can learn Fairy type moves. They have stats that average over 510, making them highly reliable.
A good few of these Dragons are pseudo-legendary, meaning their stats don't dip below 600 on a fully evolved form. These pseudos being Dragonite, Salamence, Garchomp, Hydreigon, and Goodra, all of these are extremely popular and powerful sweepers.
I absolutely agree with all of you. Water is one of my favorite types, and it never fails to impress me. So far, I've completed Pokemon games with just water types, and it was a complete breeze.
Water types are very versatile, playing offense and defense at the same time. Moves like Hydro Pump, Scald, and Rain Dance are very useful and can be used to an advantage. Many tanks like Vaporeon and Alomomola can be used to Toxic stall or tank other Pokemon.
With just a weakness to Electric and Grass, Water can easily counter all of those. Say goodbye to Electric. Because most Water types can learn Ground moves, this can be a complete breeze. For Grass, Ice moves can be used. I am absolutely part of the Water-type Pokemon league.
Now you're talking! Fairy types are so ugly and weak. Besides, who likes all that pink?! It gives me the creeps.
Psychic types are so cool since they have great abilities like Future Sight, Zen Headbutt, and Magic Bounce. Hypnosis and Psychic are really effective too! I've always wanted to be a psychic gym leader because psychic types are both badass and beautiful. Especially Espeon - she's so cute and awesome, and the best of all Pokémon! Sylveon and other fairy types are so lame.
Curse all those fairy type fans out there! Psychic rules! It should be in first place though...
Fire types are simply the best. Just because Dragons are stupidly overrated doesn't mean they're the strongest Pokemon type. Besides, most Fire type Pokemon designs are amazing and there is a heap of amazing Pokemon including: Charizard, Arcanine, Ninetales, Houndoom, Magmortar, Blaziken, Infernape, Volcarona, and so much more.
There are an enormous number of Fire type moves ranging from the physical to the special, with half of its moves with a minimum base power of 100. Some include: Blaze Kick, Blast Burn, Overheat, Inferno, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Eruption, and Flare Blitz. This type is simply the best!
Electric is simply one of the coolest, if not the coolest, types available. First off: They are so fast. Electrode is one of the fastest Pokemon in existence, behind only Ninjask and Deoxys. Jolteon follows suit with a base speed of 130, rivaling other speedy 'mons like Mewtwo and Crobat.
The ones that aren't fast still have their own merits, such as the Magnemite family, my personal favorite of the electric types. Speed isn't Magnezone's strong suit, but it is the most resistant Pokemon of all, with eleven resistances and one immunity. One of its weaknesses can even be turned into an immunity with Magnet Rise. In addition, it packs a hefty Special Attack, an amazing ability in Magnet Pull, and a delightful movepool.
While Grass and Dragon resist Electric moves, most electric types have ways around that. Then there's Ground types, which are the real challenge for Electric types. Even then, Electric types have their way around that issue. Take Magneton, Magnezone's younger brother, for example. Many Ground types have a Rock type added to them, and since Magneton's base 70 speed outruns most Ground/Rock Pokemon, all it takes is a Magnet Rise and a Flash Cannon, and that thing is gone. With the right Trainer, any Electric type can be turned into an unstoppable monster.
Zapdos, Magnezone, Raichu, Pikachu with Light Ball, Electivire, Zekrom, Jolteon... Electric type is definitely one of the best types.
Are you serious? This should be number 1. Even if it's only effective and weak against 2 types, it's resistant to Fighting and Normal. Ghosts are so good, not even Close Combat, a powerful Fighting move, Self Destruct, or even Explosion can harm it.
They are only weak to dark and itself, and they get cover-ups like Brick Break to help them deal with Dark Pokemon. They also have Levitate (Well, most) which makes them resistant to THREE types.
And why is Dragon, Water, and Psychic above this? Dragon is only effective against 1 type and vulnerable to three that being Ice, Fairy and itself. Water is okay I guess, good against 3 types and vulnerable to 2, but not resistant to anything like Ghost, and Psychic is just… bad. Good against 2 types but vulnerable to 3.
I don't know how this isn't higher up. Steel is absolutely phenomenal. It can tank so much damage, and its only real threat is fire. Ground and Fighting attacks are usually physical, but they can never one-hit KO the best Steel types because of their insane defensive power. Leaving Fire attacks as the most reliable option, but it better not be a Fire type Pokémon because most Steel types can also learn Earthquake/Stone Edge/Ancient Power, and one-hit KO just about every Fire type out there if they're able to withstand the first attack.
I've played this game since Gen 3, and Steel is the only type so far that hasn't let me down. Dragons and Psychics were on this list too, but then Fairy type got introduced, and by now it's way too easy to manipulate typical Psychic types.
Dark is one of my favorite types, if not my absolute favorite. It's definitely in my top 5 and should be in the top 5 here.
Psychic is considered to be number 3, but when battling with a Dark type against it, you won't be affected and then take it down with one simple hit.
Less than half of all types are resisted or ineffective against the Steel type, and Dark is one of them. A lot of their trainers were from the Elite Four of their generation. In the fourth generation, ALL of the damaging Dark-type moves were special!
They have BSTs in the top third of all types! Even Fire is lower! They may only be super effective against two types, but they're STRONG types!
My favorite Dark type Pokemon are Sandile, Murkrow, Hydreigon, and Incineroar.
Fighting, although not my favorite type, is the strongest and shouldn't be down here at number ten! It only has one type that it has no effect on, and that's Ghost, a very rare type that you'll barely even see! Also, it has AMAZING moves such as Focus Punch, Hi Jump Kick, Superpower, Close Combat, Focus Blast, Cross Chop, Hammer Arm, Jump Kick, and Brick Break. Fighting is obviously the strongest move type with Water and Dragon as runner-ups.
By itself, it's kind of great, being super-effective against 5 kinds of common types, and having 3 great resistances. Although it hits awfully 5 other types and doesn't even hit the Ghost type, they have a niche: most Fighting types can be covered by powerful Rock and Dark-type moves, such as Rock Slide and Sucker Punch/Knock Off. Then, it hits super-effectively Bug, Psychic, Flying, and Ghost types. My favorite type, by far.
The Ice type Pokémon are all pretty chill, and I personally think they have really cool designs... besides that Delibird guy... and... you know... the ice cream dudes... yeah. But mostly, they look awesome. That said, Ice isn't the best type to use in battle. But the dudes can get by if you're good enough. Some of my favorite Ice types are Walrein, Abomasnow, Froslass, Lapras, and even though Aurorus has a bad typing and does pretty poorly in battle, its design is simply the best out there. To me, anyway.
But yeah, I'd like to see Ice types get a buff in Gen 7, because right now, Ice types' weaknesses can be easily exploited, and they're pretty fragile Pokémon. Game Freak needs to buff Ice types already, and give them a better use than just sitting there looking cool.
Aside from my personal preference, what I like about this type is that it can do massive damage to types which are common in the franchise (Grass, Bug, and Fighting). However, even though the Flying-type has weaknesses to Rock, Electric, and Ice types, this can be remedied by Flying-type Pokemon being "dual-typed" with other types (such as Ground/Flying - that is Gliscor and Steel/Flying - that is Skarmory).
Flying type moves also cover a wide array of effects in battle (Sky Attack, Fly, Air Cutter, Tailwind, Roost, etc.). Also, the relative difficulty of being a "master" in the use of Flying-Types can really be thrilling.
This type is so underrated it's ridiculous. Ground types are immune to Electric, super-effective against 5 different types (Steel, Rock, Electric, Fire, Poison). Although Flying types are immune to ground-based moves, there is a move called "Smack Down" which brings the Flying type to the ground, enabling you to hit it.
Ground is also currently the only type that is super effective against Electric. Not to mention there are some really awesome Ground and semi-Ground types such as Sandslash, Krookodile, Donaphan, Hippowdon, and not to mention Groudon, one of the legendaries from Gen 3.
All in all, Ground is a great secondary type, and is a fantastic defensive and offensive type. Ground types are my favorite!
Fairy is only beaten by Poison and Steel types, which are fairly uncommon. They are also super effective against Dragon types, the most powerful in the game. Fairy types additionally are good against Fighting types, and they can do double damage if they are a Fairy/Psychic dual type, which is the most common out of all of the Fairy dual types.
Subjectively, I love Fairy types and I am always sure to make my Pokemon have some Fairy moves. Even though their 1st evolution/baby forms are usually weak and don't have good moves, through training they can become massively killer.
Grass Types have always been my favorite type, especially Bulbasaur. I feel like Grass is a good defensive type, and virtually the best type for healing itself. Moves like Giga Drain and Leech Seed make it a powerful Pokemon.
That is also why, when you pair Grass with another type, that Pokemon is always strong. The fact that it resists Water and Electric, considered some of the best types, along with the fact that it can heal itself on a moment's notice while doing a good deal of damage. This makes Grass one of my definite favorites.
I have always loved Poison types, and I think it is the top contender for the most underrated type. It is a valuable asset to most teams and brings a lot of utility.
As well as being immune to poisoning itself and coming with some very helpful resistances, it is also (obviously) the best at spreading the Poison status effect to chip away at teams. It brings some great offensive power as well as being able to be an unstoppable wall and essential on most stall teams.
It also comes with some very strong and well-rounded Pokemon as well as some cool designs. It can also pair greatly with most types, including Normal and Bug, which usually don't help a lot in a dual type combo (usually).
Rock is solid. I don't know how Water defeats it in one shot, but Rock is still really cool!
I love Rock types. Who cares if they are slow? They can take a hit better than an Ice type! So if you love Rock types… VOTE FOR US.
Rock types are super strong like Geodude and Graveler. They are super strong!
Normal is mostly a starting type, but if you have some other Pokemon to make them stronger, go for it. I did, but if you really want a truly strong team, Normal type is only good for really good trainers in late/post-game. Note, this is all my opinion, and the results of my observations. They can get beaten real easy. Arceus is a Normal type but he created all Pokemon types. If I had my say, he would be pure-blooded.
Personally, Normal types are worthless. They are only good if they are Pokemon like Kecleon, Castform, or Ditto. But they do have advantages. They do normal damage to all types except Steel, Rock, and Ghost. Also, Normal types have the highest range of moves, apart from Mew.
I battled a Normal type team and got wrecked. The team had moves like Mega Horn, Thunderbolt, Close Combat, Hydro Pump, Flare Blitz, and even EARTHQUAKE. Take this into consideration.
Bug is always the last. Yes, Bugmons had horrible base stats, but Bug type moves were better than any other type's (including Water). Just think of it. 95% of the Bug moves had amazing effects that are far better than any other type for example Fell Stinger, the Vespiquen Orders, Silver Wind, Tail Glow, and Pollen Puff. Also, the bugs are also powerful if you level them to a high level. Overall, Bug type isn't a good type but it definitely isn't a bad type either.
Why is Bug considered bad?! It has helped me through TONS of battles and in my opinion, is better than the top 5 up there because I have beaten all the Johto gym leaders with them. Plus, it evolves at a low level giving them a cutting edge at battling and you get to see them look more epic and powerful. Maybe they are not as well in a cocoon form (Metapod, Kakuna) but it's not my fault you never train them. In conclusion, I'm upset that it has been so underrated that it is in last place.
Could do so much, and had so much potential. Curse was just an example of how good it was, but now that it was retired it isn't the best type. It is not really a type. It's an exception.
Too bad it retired, I believe it had so much potential, but right now the only thing defining its power are weather orbs? Or are they called something else?
Game Freak didn't have enough time to make it a type so they made it?