--- title: "Grass/Dark Weakness: Resistances, Immunities & Pokémon | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/types/grass-dark" description: "Grass/Dark Pokémon are weak to Bug for 4× damage, and to Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy for 2× damage. On pokee.si." last_updated: "2026-10-20" publisher: "pokee.si: a Pokédex for families (unofficial fan site)" --- Dual type # Grass/Dark weakness **Grass/Dark Pokémon are weak to Bug for 4× damage, and to Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy for 2× damage.** They take no damage from Psychic, resist 6 other types and take normal damage from 4 types. ## Grass/Dark damage taken | Damage | Attacking types | | --- | --- | | 4× | [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug) | | 2× | [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice), [Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/fighting), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) | | 1× | [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) | | ½× | [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/ghost), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) | | 0× | [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic) | ## Best types to use against Grass/Dark To beat a Grass/Dark Pokémon, use Bug moves: it deals 4× damage. Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy moves also hit for 2×. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×) and Ground (½×). Grass/Dark and Dark/Grass are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Dark/Grass search lands on this page too. Going the other way, Grass and Dark moves between them hit Water, Ground, Psychic, Rock and Ghost super effectively. 8 Pokémon have the Grass/Dark typing: 7 species and 1 alternate form, first appearing in Generation 3 and spanning 3 generations to Generation 9. The highest base stat total is Zarude with 600; the average across the group is 521. ## Abilities that change Grass/Dark matchups Some Grass/Dark Pokémon have an ability that overrides the type chart. These are the ones that do: - [Water Absorb](https://pokee.si/abilities/water-absorb) turns Water moves into healing (Water ½× to 0×). Held by [Cacturne](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cacturne) (hidden ability). ## 8 Grass/Dark Pokémon - [Nuzleaf](https://pokee.si/pokemon/nuzleaf) - [Shiftry](https://pokee.si/pokemon/shiftry) - [Cacturne](https://pokee.si/pokemon/cacturne) - [Zarude](https://pokee.si/pokemon/zarude) - [Dada Zarude](https://pokee.si/pokemon/zarude?form=zarude-dada) (form) - [Meowscarada](https://pokee.si/pokemon/meowscarada) - [Brute Bonnet](https://pokee.si/pokemon/brute-bonnet) - [Wo-Chien](https://pokee.si/pokemon/wo-chien) ## Quick answers ### What is Grass/Dark weak to? Grass/Dark Pokémon are weak to Bug for 4× damage, and to Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy for 2× damage. ### What is Grass/Dark immune to? Grass/Dark Pokémon are immune to Psychic moves, which deal no damage. ### What resists Grass/Dark? Grass/Dark Pokémon resist Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×), Ghost (½×) and Dark (½×). ### What is the best type against Grass/Dark? To beat a Grass/Dark Pokémon, use Bug moves: it deals 4× damage. Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying and Fairy moves also hit for 2×. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×) and Ground (½×). ## Related type pages Single types: [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark). [All dual-type combinations](https://pokee.si/types/dual). [Type chart and calculator](https://pokee.si/types). ### More Grass combinations - [Normal/Grass](https://pokee.si/types/normal-grass) - [Fire/Grass](https://pokee.si/types/fire-grass) - [Water/Grass](https://pokee.si/types/water-grass) - [Electric/Grass](https://pokee.si/types/electric-grass) - [Grass/Ice](https://pokee.si/types/grass-ice) - [Grass/Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/grass-fighting) - [Grass/Poison](https://pokee.si/types/grass-poison) - [Grass/Ground](https://pokee.si/types/grass-ground) - [Grass/Flying](https://pokee.si/types/grass-flying) - [Grass/Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/grass-psychic) - [Grass/Bug](https://pokee.si/types/grass-bug) - [Grass/Rock](https://pokee.si/types/grass-rock) - [Grass/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/grass-ghost) - [Grass/Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/grass-dragon) - [Grass/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/grass-steel) - [Grass/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/grass-fairy) ### More Dark combinations - [Normal/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/normal-dark) - [Fire/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/fire-dark) - [Water/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/water-dark) - [Electric/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/electric-dark) - [Ice/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/ice-dark) - [Fighting/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/fighting-dark) - [Poison/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/poison-dark) - [Ground/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/ground-dark) - [Flying/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/flying-dark) - [Psychic/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/psychic-dark) - [Bug/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/bug-dark) - [Rock/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/rock-dark) - [Ghost/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/ghost-dark) - [Dragon/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dragon-dark) - [Dark/Steel](https://pokee.si/types/dark-steel) - [Dark/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/dark-fairy) --- Source: https://pokee.si/types/grass-dark (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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