Fighting-type Counters, Weaknesses & Best Picks — Pokémon Champions
Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Flying, Psychic, Fairy. They resist Bug, Rock, Dark.
What counters Fighting-type Pokémon? This Pokémon Champions guide ranks the best counters to the Fighting type, the strongest Fighting-type Pokémon themselves, and gives the full offensive / defensive matchup chart for Fighting.
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Fighting type matchups
- Weak to: Flying, Psychic, Fairy
- Resists: Bug, Rock, Dark
- Hits super-effectively: Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel
Top counters to Fighting-type
These 12 Pokémon from the Pokémon Champions roster hit Fighting super-effectively and are safe answers in competitive play:
- Charizard (Fire / Flying)
- Mega Charizard Y (Fire / Flying)
- Pidgeot (Normal / Flying)
- Mega Pidgeot (Normal / Flying)
- Medicham (Fighting / Psychic)
- Mega Medicham (Fighting / Psychic)
- Chimecho (Psychic)
- Mega Chimecho (Psychic / Steel)
- Reuniclus (Psychic)
- Florges (Fairy)
- Aromatisse (Fairy)
- Slurpuff (Fairy)
Best Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions
The strongest Fighting-type picks in the current roster:
- Machamp (Fighting)
- Medicham (Fighting / Psychic)
- Mega Medicham (Fighting / Psychic)
- Toxicroak (Poison / Fighting)
- Pangoro (Fighting / Dark)
- Passimian (Fighting)
- Paldean Tauros (Fighting)
- Paldean Tauros (Blaze) (Fighting / Fire)
- Paldean Tauros (Aqua) (Fighting / Water)
- Heracross (Bug / Fighting)
- Mega Heracross (Bug / Fighting)
- Infernape (Fire / Fighting)
Frequently asked questions about Fighting type
What counters Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions?
Fighting-type Pokémon are countered by Flying, Psychic, Fairy-type attacks. The best picks from the Pokémon Champions roster are Charizard, Mega Charizard Y, Pidgeot, Mega Pidgeot, Medicham.
What is Fighting weak to?
Fighting-type Pokémon take super-effective damage from Flying, Psychic, Fairy-type moves.
What does Fighting resist?
Fighting-type Pokémon resist Bug, Rock, Dark-type moves.
What is Fighting strong against?
Fighting-type moves hit Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, Steel-type Pokémon super-effectively.
Who is the best Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions?
The top Fighting-type Pokémon in the Pokémon Champions roster include Machamp, Medicham, Mega Medicham, Toxicroak, Pangoro.
See also: full type chart, tier list, meta rankings, speed tiers, held items guide.