Normal/Dark weakness
Normal/Dark Pokémon are weak to Fighting for 4× damage, and to Bug and Fairy for 2× damage. They take no damage from Psychic and Ghost, resist 1 other type and take normal damage from 12 types.
Normal/Dark damage taken
| Damage | Attacking types |
|---|---|
| 4× | Fighting |
| 2× | Bug, Fairy |
| 1× | Normal, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| ½× | Dark |
| 0× | Psychic, Ghost |
Best types to use against Normal/Dark
To beat a Normal/Dark Pokémon, use Fighting moves: it deals 4× damage. Bug and Fairy moves also hit for 2×. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Ghost (0×) and Dark (½×).
Normal/Dark and Dark/Normal are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Dark/Normal search lands on this page too.
Going the other way, Normal and Dark moves between them hit Psychic and Ghost super effectively.
6 Pokémon have the Normal/Dark typing: 1 species and 5 alternate forms, first appearing in Generation 1 and spanning 3 generations to Generation 8.
The highest base stat total is Obstagoon with 520; the average across the group is 377.
Abilities that change Normal/Dark matchups
Some Normal/Dark Pokémon have an ability that overrides the type chart. These are the ones that do:
- Thick Fat halves damage from Fire and Ice moves (Fire 1× to ½×; Ice 1× to ½×). Held by Alolan Rattata (hidden ability), Alolan Raticate (hidden ability), Totem Alolan Raticate (hidden ability).
6 Normal/Dark Pokémon
Quick answers
What is Normal/Dark weak to?
Normal/Dark Pokémon are weak to Fighting for 4× damage, and to Bug and Fairy for 2× damage.
What is Normal/Dark immune to?
Normal/Dark Pokémon are immune to Psychic and Ghost moves, which deal no damage.
What resists Normal/Dark?
Normal/Dark Pokémon resist Dark (½×).
What is the best type against Normal/Dark?
To beat a Normal/Dark Pokémon, use Fighting moves: it deals 4× damage. Bug and Fairy moves also hit for 2×. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Ghost (0×) and Dark (½×).
Related type pages
Single types: Normal, Dark. All dual-type combinations. Type chart and calculator.
More Normal combinations
- Normal/Fire
- Normal/Water
- Normal/Electric
- Normal/Grass
- Normal/Fighting
- Normal/Poison
- Normal/Ground
- Normal/Flying
- Normal/Psychic
- Normal/Ghost
- Normal/Dragon
- Normal/Fairy