Bug/Ghost weakness
Bug/Ghost Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark, which hit them for 2× damage. They take no damage from Normal and Fighting, resist 4 other types and take normal damage from 7 types.
Bug/Ghost damage taken
| Damage | Attacking types |
|---|---|
| 2× | Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dark |
| 1× | Water, Electric, Ice, Psychic, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| ½× | Grass, Poison, Ground, Bug |
| 0× | Normal, Fighting |
Best types to use against Bug/Ghost
To beat a Bug/Ghost Pokémon, use Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Normal (0×), Fighting (0×), Grass (½×), Poison (½×) and Ground (½×).
Bug/Ghost and Ghost/Bug are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Ghost/Bug search lands on this page too.
Going the other way, Bug and Ghost moves between them hit Grass, Psychic, Ghost and Dark super effectively.
1 Pokémon has the Bug/Ghost typing, first appearing in Generation 3.
Shedinja is the only Bug/Ghost Pokémon, with a base stat total of 236.
Abilities that change Bug/Ghost matchups
Some Bug/Ghost Pokémon have an ability that overrides the type chart. These are the ones that do:
- Wonder Guard blocks every move that is not super effective (Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dark still hit; every other type drops to 0×). Held by Shedinja.
1 Bug/Ghost Pokémon
Quick answers
What is Bug/Ghost weak to?
Bug/Ghost Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark, which hit them for 2× damage.
What is Bug/Ghost immune to?
Bug/Ghost Pokémon are immune to Normal and Fighting moves, which deal no damage.
What resists Bug/Ghost?
Bug/Ghost Pokémon resist Grass (½×), Poison (½×), Ground (½×) and Bug (½×).
What is the best type against Bug/Ghost?
To beat a Bug/Ghost Pokémon, use Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Normal (0×), Fighting (0×), Grass (½×), Poison (½×) and Ground (½×).
Related type pages
Single types: Bug, Ghost. All dual-type combinations. Type chart and calculator.
More Bug combinations
- Fire/Bug
- Water/Bug
- Electric/Bug
- Grass/Bug
- Ice/Bug
- Fighting/Bug
- Poison/Bug
- Ground/Bug
- Flying/Bug
- Psychic/Bug
- Bug/Rock
- Bug/Dark
- Bug/Steel
- Bug/Fairy