--- title: "Bug/Ghost Weakness: Resistances, Immunities & Pokémon | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/types/bug-ghost" description: "Bug/Ghost Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost and Dark, which hit them for 2× damage. On pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-20" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" --- Dual type # 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](https://pokee.si/types/fire), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) | | 1× | [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice), [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) | | ½× | [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) | | 0× | [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/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](https://pokee.si/abilities/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](https://pokee.si/pokemon/shedinja). ## 1 Bug/Ghost Pokémon - [Shedinja](https://pokee.si/pokemon/shedinja) ## 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](https://pokee.si/types/bug), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost). [All dual-type combinations](https://pokee.si/types/dual). [Type chart and calculator](https://pokee.si/types). ### More Bug combinations - [Fire/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/fire-bug) - [Water/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/water-bug) - [Electric/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/electric-bug) - [Grass/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/grass-bug) - [Ice/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/ice-bug) - [Fighting/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/fighting-bug) - [Poison/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/poison-bug) - [Ground/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/ground-bug) - [Flying/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/flying-bug) - [Psychic/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/psychic-bug) - [Bug/Rock](https://pokee.si/types/bug-rock) - [Bug/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/bug-dark) - [Bug/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/bug-steel) - [Bug/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/bug-fairy) ### More Ghost combinations - [Normal/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/normal-ghost) - [Fire/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/fire-ghost) - [Water/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/water-ghost) - [Electric/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/electric-ghost) - [Grass/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/grass-ghost) - [Ice/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ice-ghost) - [Fighting/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/fighting-ghost) - [Poison/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/poison-ghost) - [Ground/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ground-ghost) - [Flying/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/flying-ghost) - [Psychic/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/psychic-ghost) - [Ghost/Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-dragon) - [Ghost/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-dark) - [Ghost/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-steel) - [Ghost/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-fairy) --- Source: https://pokee.si/types/bug-ghost (HTML page). pokee.si is an unofficial fan site and is not affiliated with Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company. 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