Fire-type Counters, Weaknesses & Best Picks — Pokémon Champions
Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Water, Ground, Rock. They resist Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy.
What counters Fire-type Pokémon? This Pokémon Champions guide ranks the best counters to the Fire type, the strongest Fire-type Pokémon themselves, and gives the full offensive / defensive matchup chart for Fire.
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Fire type matchups
- Weak to: Water, Ground, Rock
- Resists: Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy
- Hits super-effectively: Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel
Top counters to Fire-type
These 12 Pokémon from the Pokémon Champions roster hit Fire super-effectively and are safe answers in competitive play:
- Blastoise (Water)
- Mega Blastoise (Water)
- Sharpedo (Water / Dark)
- Mega Sharpedo (Water / Dark)
- Camerupt (Fire / Ground)
- Mega Camerupt (Fire / Ground)
- Rampardos (Rock)
- Bastiodon (Rock / Steel)
- Simipour (Water)
- Hisuian Arcanine (Fire / Rock)
- Slowbro (Water / Psychic)
- Mega Slowbro (Water / Psychic)
Best Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions
The strongest Fire-type picks in the current roster:
- Charizard (Fire / Flying)
- Mega Charizard X (Fire / Dragon)
- Mega Charizard Y (Fire / Flying)
- Camerupt (Fire / Ground)
- Mega Camerupt (Fire / Ground)
- Simisear (Fire)
- Salazzle (Poison / Fire)
- Ninetales (Fire)
- Arcanine (Fire)
- Hisuian Arcanine (Fire / Rock)
- Paldean Tauros (Blaze) (Fighting / Fire)
- Flareon (Fire)
Frequently asked questions about Fire type
What counters Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions?
Fire-type Pokémon are countered by Water, Ground, Rock-type attacks. The best picks from the Pokémon Champions roster are Blastoise, Mega Blastoise, Sharpedo, Mega Sharpedo, Camerupt.
What is Fire weak to?
Fire-type Pokémon take super-effective damage from Water, Ground, Rock-type moves.
What does Fire resist?
Fire-type Pokémon resist Fire, Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel, Fairy-type moves.
What is Fire strong against?
Fire-type moves hit Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel-type Pokémon super-effectively.
Who is the best Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon Champions?
The top Fire-type Pokémon in the Pokémon Champions roster include Charizard, Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Camerupt, Mega Camerupt.
See also: full type chart, tier list, meta rankings, speed tiers, held items guide.