///////////////////////////////////////////////// / Pokemon Black and Pokemon White / / Dual-Type Pokemon Battle Chart / / / / / / LAST UPDATE: September 13, 2011 / / VERSION: 1.00 / / AUTHOR NAME: Heather Cattles (Muku6) / / EMAIL: irisdrakon (at) yahoo (dot) com / ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Table of Contents ============================================================================== I. Updates II. About This Guide / Dedication III. Disclaimer IV. Pokemon Combat Dual-Type Chart V. How To Use the Chart VI. Chart Key VII. Abbreviations VIII. Credits IX. Author Notes I. Updates ============================================================================== September 13, 2011 - Permission granted to www.cheatmasters.com to post this guide. July 13, 2011 - Permission granted to www.cheats.de to post this guide. June 08, 2011 - Creation of the dual-type guide for Pokemon Black and White. - This guide is based on my Pokemon Fire Red and Pokemon Leaf Green dual-type battle chart. - Guide uploaded to GameFAQs. Anyone else interested should contact me in regards to adding it to your site. II. About This Guide / Dedication ============================================================================== This guide is based off my dual-type chart for Pokemon Fire Red and Pokemon Leaf Green. It has been modified to fit the need for Pokemon Black and White. I have tried to simplify things from my previous version, so things may appear slightly different. I know that Pokemon has been out many years, and that many of us that love this series do not need to use things like battle charts and all. I think sometimes we take for granted that with every iteration, new folks are coming to the series. And each iteration things get more complicated. More dual types have been introduced over time, making it a bit more difficult for those new to grasp. I'm currently helping a friend who has never played a Pokemon game to get used to things since he's picked up Pokemon Black. This guide is dedicated to my friend, Jamie, and all those newcomers to the series with Pokemon Black and White. I hope that this chart at least helps you all get into this wonderful game and makes it a little more enjoyable. III. Disclaimer ============================================================================== This battle chart should not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. No alterations may be made to this guide. For permission to add this battle chart to a website, please contact me for written permission. This includes personal websites as well as larger, more well known websites. I want to try to verify that this guide is not being misused or altered in any way. This guide is free and under no circumstances should one pay for this information. If you've come across this guide after having paid for some kind of service or to view this guide, please contact me. The following are sites that contain this guide and have asked for permission in hosting it: www.gamefaqs.com www.cheats.de www.cheatmasters.com Any others that have this guide now are in violation of copyright. In order to keep this guides integrity, I ask that this guide not be freely reproduced. Please obtain written permission from me. IV. Pokemon Combat Dual-Type Chart ============================================================================== | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/ELC | | + | | * | * | | * | | | | | | + | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/FGT | | + | | | * | | * | | * | ! | + | * | | | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/FIR | | | + | | - | * | * | | | + | | * | ! | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/FLY | | + | | + | - | + | - | | = | + | | * | ! | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/GHT | = | + | | | * | | = | * | * | + | | * | + | + | | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/GRS | | ! | * | * | - | + | * | + | - | ! | | + | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/GRD | | + | + | = | | + | * | * | * | + | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/PSN | | + | | | - | | - | * | | + | + | * | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/RCK | * | | + | | | | | * | | | | | + | | | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/STL | * | ! | | | - | * | | = | | | * | * | | * | * | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BUG/WTR | | | * | + | | * | * | | * | + | | | + | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/DRG | | * | * | * | * | + | + | | | | = | + | | * | + | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/FGT | | | | | | | + | | | + | = | | * | * | | - | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/FIR | | * | + | | * | * | + | | + | | = | | + | * | | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/FLY | | | | + | * | + | | | = | | = | | + | * | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/GHT | = | | | | | | = | * | | | = | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/ICE | | + | | | | * | ! | | | | = | + | + | * | | * | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRK/STL | * | + | | | * | * | ! | = | + | * | = | | * | - | * | - | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRG/ELC | | * | * | - | * | + | | | + | * | | | | | + | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRG/FIR | | - | | * | - | | | | + | | | * | + | | + | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRG/FLY | | * | * | | - | ! | * | | = | | | * | + | | + | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRG/GRD | | * | | = | | ! | | * | | | | | * | | + | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRG/ICE | | | * | * | * | | + | | | | | | + | | + | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRG/PSY | | * | * | * | * | + | * | | | | * | + | | + | + | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/FIR | | * | + | * | * | * | | | ! | * | | * | + | | | | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/FLY | | | | | * | + | * | | = | * | | * | + | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/GHT | = | | | * | | | = | * | + | * | | * | | + | | + | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/GRS | | + | * | - | * | + | | + | | | | + | | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/ICE | | + | | * | | * | + | | + | * | | | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/STL | * | + | | * | * | * | + | = | ! | - | * | * | * | * | * | * | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELC/WTR | | * | * | | + | * | | | + | * | | | | | | | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FGT/PSY | | | | | | | * | | | + | | | * | + | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FGT/STL | * | + | | | * | * | + | = | + | | | - | - | * | * | - | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIR/FGT | | * | + | | * | * | | | + | + | + | - | | | | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIR/FLY | | * | + | + | - | | * | | = | | | - | ! | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIR/PSY | | * | + | | * | * | * | | + | | * | | + | + | | + | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIR/RCK | * | - | ! | | | * | + | * | ! | * | | * | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIR/STL | * | | + | | - | - | + | = | ! | * | * | - | | * | * | * | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GHT/DRG | = | * | * | * | * | + | = | * | | | | * | | + | + | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GHT/FIR | = | * | + | | * | * | = | * | + | | | - | + | + | | + | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GHT/FLY | = | | | + | * | + | = | * | = | | | - | + | + | | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GHT/PSN | = | | | | * | | = | - | + | | + | - | | + | | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/DRK | | + | * | * | * | + | + | + | * | + | = | ! | | * | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/FGT | | + | * | * | * | + | | + | * | ! | + | | * | | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/FLY | | + | * | | - | ! | * | + | = | + | | | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/GRD | | + | | = | | ! | | | * | + | | + | * | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/ICE | | ! | * | * | * | | + | + | * | + | | + | + | | | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/PSN | | + | * | * | - | + | * | | | + | + | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/PSY | | + | * | * | * | + | * | + | * | + | * | ! | | + | | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRS/STL | * | ! | * | * | - | | + | = | | | * | | * | * | * | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE/FLY | | + | | + | * | | | | = | | | * | ! | | | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE/GHT | = | + | | | | * | = | * | | | | * | + | + | | + | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE/GRD | | + | + | = | + | | + | * | | | | | | | | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE/PSY | | + | | | | * | | | | | * | + | + | + | | + | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ICE/WTR | | | * | + | + | - | + | | | | | | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NRM/FGT | | | | | | | + | | | + | + | * | * | = | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NRM/FLY | | | | + | * | + | | | = | | | * | + | = | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NRM/GRS | | + | * | * | * | + | + | + | * | + | | + | | = | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NRM/PSY | | | | | | | | | | | * | + | | = | | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NRM/WTR | | * | * | + | + | * | + | | | | | | | = | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSN/DRK | | | | | * | | | * | + | | = | | | * | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSN/FGT | | | | | * | | * | * | + | + | ! | - | * | | | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSN/FLY | | | | + | - | + | - | * | = | | + | - | + | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSN/GRD | | | + | = | | + | * | - | + | | + | * | * | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSY/FLY | | | | + | * | + | - | | = | | * | | + | + | | + | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCK/FGT | * | * | + | | + | | + | * | + | | + | * | * | | | * | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCK/FLY | * | * | + | + | | + | | * | = | * | | * | + | | | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCK/GRS | * | | | * | | + | + | | | | | + | | | | | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCK/PSY | * | * | + | | + | | | * | + | * | * | + | | + | | + | + | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCK/STL | - | | + | | | * | ! | = | ! | - | * | * | * | * | * | * | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RCK/WTR | * | - | | + | ! | * | + | * | + | * | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STL/DRG | * | | * | * | - | | + | = | + | * | * | * | * | * | | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STL/FLY | * | + | | + | - | | | = | = | * | * | - | | * | * | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STL/PSY | * | + | | | * | * | | = | + | * | - | | * | | * | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/DRK | | * | * | + | + | * | + | | | | = | + | | * | | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/DRG | | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | + | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/FGT | | * | * | + | + | * | | | | + | + | * | * | | | * | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/FLY | | * | * | ! | | | * | | = | | | * | + | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/GHT | = | * | * | + | + | * | = | * | | | | * | | + | | + | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/GRS | | | - | | | | | + | * | + | | + | | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | N | F | W | E | G | I | F | P | G | F | P | B | R | G | D | D | S | | R | I | T | L | R | C | G | S | R | L | S | U | C | H | R | R | T | | M | R | R | C | S | E | T | N | D | Y | Y | G | K | T | G | K | L | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/GRD | | * | | = | ! | | | * | | | | | * | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/PSN | | * | * | + | | * | * | * | + | | + | * | | | | | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/PSY | | * | * | + | + | * | * | | | | * | + | | + | | + | * | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WTR/STL | * | | * | + | | - | + | = | + | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V. How To Use the Chart ============================================================================== Top - Along this side of the chart are the single Pokemon types. Left - Along this side of the chart are the dual Pokemon types. To see what kind of damage a single Pokemon type will do to a specific dual-type, find the element type along the top. Run down the column until the Pokemon's dual-type on the left side meets up with the single element type. This should yield a good idea of what the damage that particular move will do to the dual type Pokemon. Don't see your dual-type? Try reversing the order you see the types in. For example, say you have an WTR/ELC type Pokemon. If you don't see it, try reversing it and look for ELC/WTR. VI. Chart Key ============================================================================== The following information is the key to use the chart: ! "ULTRA EFFECTIVE" There are 2 Super Effective modifiers in play here. Both are weak to that particular element. 400% damage. EX. Electric VS Water/Flying + "SUPER EFFECTIVE" There is 1 Super Effective and 1 Normal Effective in play here. One is weak to that type and the other is normal. 200% damage. EX. Fire VS Grass/Poison (blank) "NORMAL EFFECTIVE" < Variation #1 > There is 1 Super Effective and 1 Not Very Effective in play here. One of the elements is weak to that particular element and the other one is not very effective. 100% damage. EX. Fire VS Water/Grass --------> OR <-------- < Variation #2 > There are 2 Normal Effectives in play here. Both elements aren't one way or the other with the particular element. 100% damage. EX. Normal VS Water/Flying * "NOT VERY EFFECTIVE" There is 1 Normal Effective and 1 Not Very Effective in play here. One element is in the middle of the road on the element and the other has better resistance against it. 50% damage. EX. Fighting VS Flying/Dragon - "ALMOST USELESS" There are 2 Not Very Effectives in play here. Both elements resist the element being used pretty well. 25% damage. EX. Fighting VS Flying/Bug = "INEFFECTIVE" One or both of the types the dual-type Pokemon has is unaffected by the element. Even if just one of the types on the Pokemon takes 0% damage it nullifies the whole attack. 0% damage. EX. Ground VS Fire/Flying VII. Abbreviations ============================================================================== BUG = Bug GRD = Ground DRK = Dark ICE = Ice DRG = Dragon NRM = Normal ELC = Electric PSN = Poison FGT = Fighting PSY = Psychic FIR = Fire RCK = Rock FLY = Flying STL = Steel GHT = Ghost WTR = Water GRS = Grass VIII. Credits ============================================================================== PKMRULES Pkmrules was the original person I met on the Nintendo.com message boards who set me on the path to create my first guide for Pokemon Fire Red and Pokemon Leaf Green. A battle chart was lacking for dual-type Pokemon and he gave me the motivation to get it started While I've not seen or heard from him in a long time, he is still my inspiration for writing this guide. He's the one that got me started and without it, I know this guide would have not existed, nor would my original guide. JAMIE To my friend Jamie, who recently picked up Pokemon Black, thank you. You've given me someone to talk to about Pokemon again and revitalized my love for Pokemon. Without you, this guide would not exist. It's your fresh view into the world of Pokemon that made me realize how many questions we start off with when getting into this series. With that fresh view on it, it made me realize there are others getting into this series for the first time as well. Thank you for everything. SEREBII.NET Thank you to Serebii.net for the full PokeDex for all the Pokemon included in Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. Without them, this would have been a much more difficult journey to gather the dual type combinations. TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ AND USED THIS GUIDE... Thank you for using this guide. I put a lot of time and effort into it to make it the best possible guide for those seeking this information. I especially thank those who've taken the time to send me a nice email regarding this guide. I may not always respond, but do know that I appreciate the kind words. For those new to the Pokemon worldƒ welcome and enjoy your stay! I hope that I've been able to provide some help for you and make your gaming experience a bit more enjoyable. IX. Author Notes ============================================================================== This guide was created for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. However, due to the types staying similar, if not the same, across the Pokemon games, this guide can technically be used for other games in the series if you so desire. Do keep in mind that each series may add on additional dual-types which may not be covered by this guide. Again, if you find any errors in this guide, feel free to contact me regarding the issue and I'll try to correct it as soon as possible. If you have any comments, concerns, or you feel I've left something out of this guide please feel free to contact me.