Poison/Ghost weakness
Poison/Ghost Pokémon are weak to Ground, Psychic, 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 8 types.
Poison/Ghost damage taken
| Damage | Attacking types |
|---|---|
| 2× | Ground, Psychic, Ghost, Dark |
| 1× | Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Steel |
| ½× | Grass, Fairy |
| ¼× | Poison, Bug |
| 0× | Normal, Fighting |
Best types to use against Poison/Ghost
To beat a Poison/Ghost Pokémon, use Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Normal (0×), Fighting (0×), Poison (¼×), Bug (¼×) and Grass (½×).
Poison/Ghost and Ghost/Poison are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Ghost/Poison search lands on this page too.
Going the other way, Poison and Ghost moves between them hit Grass, Psychic, Ghost and Fairy super effectively.
6 Pokémon have the Poison/Ghost typing: 4 species and 2 alternate forms, first appearing in Generation 1 and spanning 2 generations to Generation 9.
The highest base stat total is Mega Gengar with 600; the average across the group is 486.
Abilities that change Poison/Ghost matchups
Some Poison/Ghost Pokémon have an ability that overrides the type chart. These are the ones that do:
- Levitate floats the Pokémon off the ground, so Ground moves miss (Ground 2× to 0×). Held by Gastly, Haunter.
6 Poison/Ghost Pokémon
Quick answers
What is Poison/Ghost weak to?
Poison/Ghost Pokémon are weak to Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark, which hit them for 2× damage.
What is Poison/Ghost immune to?
Poison/Ghost Pokémon are immune to Normal and Fighting moves, which deal no damage.
What resists Poison/Ghost?
Poison/Ghost Pokémon resist Grass (½×), Fairy (½×), Poison (¼×) and Bug (¼×).
What is the best type against Poison/Ghost?
To beat a Poison/Ghost Pokémon, use Ground, Psychic, Ghost and Dark moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Normal (0×), Fighting (0×), Poison (¼×), Bug (¼×) and Grass (½×).
Related type pages
Single types: Poison, Ghost. All dual-type combinations. Type chart and calculator.
More Poison combinations
- Normal/Poison
- Fire/Poison
- Water/Poison
- Electric/Poison
- Grass/Poison
- Fighting/Poison
- Poison/Ground
- Poison/Flying
- Poison/Psychic
- Poison/Bug
- Poison/Rock
- Poison/Dragon
- Poison/Dark
- Poison/Steel
- Poison/Fairy