--- title: "Normal/Dark Weakness: Resistances, Immunities & Pokémon | pokee.si" url: "https://pokee.si/types/normal-dark" description: "Normal/Dark Pokémon are weak to Fighting for 4× damage, and to Bug 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 # 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](https://pokee.si/types/fighting) | | 2× | [Bug](https://pokee.si/types/bug), [Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/fairy) | | 1× | [Normal](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Fire](https://pokee.si/types/fire), [Water](https://pokee.si/types/water), [Electric](https://pokee.si/types/electric), [Grass](https://pokee.si/types/grass), [Ice](https://pokee.si/types/ice), [Poison](https://pokee.si/types/poison), [Ground](https://pokee.si/types/ground), [Flying](https://pokee.si/types/flying), [Rock](https://pokee.si/types/rock), [Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/dragon), [Steel](https://pokee.si/types/steel) | | ½× | [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark) | | 0× | [Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/psychic), [Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/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](https://pokee.si/abilities/thick-fat) halves damage from Fire and Ice moves (Fire 1× to ½×; Ice 1× to ½×). Held by [Alolan Rattata](https://pokee.si/pokemon/rattata?form=rattata-alola) (hidden ability), [Alolan Raticate](https://pokee.si/pokemon/raticate?form=raticate-alola) (hidden ability), [Totem Alolan Raticate](https://pokee.si/pokemon/raticate?form=raticate-totem-alola) (hidden ability). ## 6 Normal/Dark Pokémon - [Alolan Rattata](https://pokee.si/pokemon/rattata?form=rattata-alola) (form) - [Alolan Raticate](https://pokee.si/pokemon/raticate?form=raticate-alola) (form) - [Totem Alolan Raticate](https://pokee.si/pokemon/raticate?form=raticate-totem-alola) (form) - [Galarian Zigzagoon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/zigzagoon?form=zigzagoon-galar) (form) - [Galarian Linoone](https://pokee.si/pokemon/linoone?form=linoone-galar) (form) - [Obstagoon](https://pokee.si/pokemon/obstagoon) ## 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](https://pokee.si/types/normal), [Dark](https://pokee.si/types/dark). [All dual-type combinations](https://pokee.si/types/dual). [Type chart and calculator](https://pokee.si/types). ### More Normal combinations - [Normal/Fire](https://pokee.si/types/normal-fire) - [Normal/Water](https://pokee.si/types/normal-water) - [Normal/Electric](https://pokee.si/types/normal-electric) - [Normal/Grass](https://pokee.si/types/normal-grass) - [Normal/Fighting](https://pokee.si/types/normal-fighting) - [Normal/Poison](https://pokee.si/types/normal-poison) - [Normal/Ground](https://pokee.si/types/normal-ground) - [Normal/Flying](https://pokee.si/types/normal-flying) - [Normal/Psychic](https://pokee.si/types/normal-psychic) - [Normal/Ghost](https://pokee.si/types/normal-ghost) - [Normal/Dragon](https://pokee.si/types/normal-dragon) - [Normal/Fairy](https://pokee.si/types/normal-fairy) ### More Dark combinations - [Fire/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/fire-dark) - [Water/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/water-dark) - [Electric/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/electric-dark) - [Grass/Dark](https://pokee.si/types/grass-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/normal-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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