Type chart, effectiveness and weakness explained in Pokémon Go
Changes to Types in Pokémon Go compared to other Pokémon games
As you may have noticed, there are also no Type immunities in Pokémon Go, unlike in the main series. But that's not the end of it. The immunities removed are:
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Ground immune to Electric
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Flying immune to Ground
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Ghost immune to Normal and Fighting
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Normal and Fighting immune to Ghost
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Steel immune to Poison
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Dark immune to Psychic
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Fairy immune to Dragon
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Instead of a total immunity to damage, these initially worked the same as simple resitances. Now, however, they've been tweaked to form another tier of resistance, with the defending Pokémon that would normally be immune taking just 0.51 times the amount of damage it normally would - in other words, type immunity roughly halves the amount of damage received.
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Finally, it's also worth quickly pointing out that in Pokémon Go specifically, there are a few noteworthy changes to the traditional Type chart you'll see from the main series:
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Not very effective and super effective moves do 0.714x and 1.40x damage (altered in the Pokémon Go Gym rework update), instead of the 0.5x and 2x damage done in the main series.
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Type immunity translates to a greater tier of resitance - immune Pokémon, such as a Fearow defending against an Earthquake attack, will receive 0.51x damage from the attacker.
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Some weaknesses differ from the main Pokémon series of games - so don't make the same mistake we did and assume your flawless knowledge will see you through here without checking the moveslist first!
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Generally, Typing will have a smaller effect on the game than it does in the main series. That's mainly due to the reduced role that Pokémon battles currently play in Go, but also because of the reduced effect of a strong or weak Type matchup on the damage dealt. You also have less control over the Pokémon you can find for your team in Pokémon Go - although we do have a guide for how to find Pokémon as easily as possible which is likely part of the reason why those damage modifiers have been toned down.
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Ever wondered why certain types are weak to other types? In this video, I attempt to explain the reasoning behind each type advantage in the Pokemon world.
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Credit: MandJTV Pokevids
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