Fire/Dark weakness
Fire/Dark Pokémon are weak to Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock, which hit them for 2× damage. They take no damage from Psychic, resist 6 other types and take normal damage from 7 types.
Fire/Dark damage taken
| Damage | Attacking types |
|---|---|
| 2× | Water, Fighting, Ground, Rock |
| 1× | Normal, Electric, Poison, Flying, Bug, Dragon, Fairy |
| ½× | Fire, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0× | Psychic |
Best types to use against Fire/Dark
To beat a Fire/Dark Pokémon, use Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×) and Ghost (½×).
Fire/Dark and Dark/Fire are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Dark/Fire search lands on this page too.
Going the other way, Fire and Dark moves between them hit Grass, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Ghost and Steel super effectively.
5 Pokémon have the Fire/Dark typing: 4 species and 1 alternate form, first appearing in Generation 2 and spanning 3 generations to Generation 9.
The highest base stat total is Mega Houndoom with 600; the average across the group is 506.
Abilities that change Fire/Dark matchups
Some Fire/Dark Pokémon have an ability that overrides the type chart. These are the ones that do:
- Flash Fire absorbs Fire moves and powers up its own (Fire ½× to 0×). Held by Houndour, Houndoom.
5 Fire/Dark Pokémon
Quick answers
What is Fire/Dark weak to?
Fire/Dark Pokémon are weak to Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock, which hit them for 2× damage.
What is Fire/Dark immune to?
Fire/Dark Pokémon are immune to Psychic moves, which deal no damage.
What resists Fire/Dark?
Fire/Dark Pokémon resist Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×) and Steel (½×).
What is the best type against Fire/Dark?
To beat a Fire/Dark Pokémon, use Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×) and Ghost (½×).
Related type pages
Single types: Fire, Dark. All dual-type combinations. Type chart and calculator.
More Fire combinations
- Normal/Fire
- Fire/Water
- Fire/Electric
- Fire/Grass
- Fire/Ice
- Fire/Fighting
- Fire/Poison
- Fire/Ground
- Fire/Flying
- Fire/Psychic
- Fire/Bug
- Fire/Rock
- Fire/Ghost
- Fire/Dragon
- Fire/Steel