Water/Dark weakness
Water/Dark Pokémon are weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug and Fairy, which hit them for 2× damage. They take no damage from Psychic, resist 6 other types and take normal damage from 6 types.
Water/Dark damage taken
| Damage | Attacking types |
|---|---|
| 2× | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 1× | Normal, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon |
| ½× | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0× | Psychic |
Best types to use against Water/Dark
To beat a Water/Dark Pokémon, use Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×) and Ghost (½×).
Water/Dark and Dark/Water are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Dark/Water search lands on this page too.
Going the other way, Water and Dark moves between them hit Fire, Ground, Psychic, Rock and Ghost super effectively.
10 Pokémon have the Water/Dark typing: 4 species and 6 alternate forms, first appearing in Generation 1 and spanning 4 generations to Generation 6.
The highest base stat total is Mega Gyarados with 640; the average across the group is 529.
10 Water/Dark Pokémon
- Mega Gyarados
- Carvanha
- Sharpedo
- Mega Sharpedo
- Crawdaunt
- Hisuian Samurott
- Greninja
- Mega Greninja
- Battle Bond Greninja
- Ash-Greninja
Quick answers
What is Water/Dark weak to?
Water/Dark Pokémon are weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug and Fairy, which hit them for 2× damage.
What is Water/Dark immune to?
Water/Dark Pokémon are immune to Psychic moves, which deal no damage.
What resists Water/Dark?
Water/Dark Pokémon resist Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×) and Steel (½×).
What is the best type against Water/Dark?
To beat a Water/Dark Pokémon, use Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Psychic (0×), Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×) and Ghost (½×).
Related type pages
Single types: Water, Dark. All dual-type combinations. Type chart and calculator.
More Water combinations
- Normal/Water
- Fire/Water
- Water/Electric
- Water/Grass
- Water/Ice
- Water/Fighting
- Water/Poison
- Water/Ground
- Water/Flying
- Water/Psychic
- Water/Bug
- Water/Rock
- Water/Ghost
- Water/Dragon
- Water/Steel
- Water/Fairy