Water/Poison weakness
Water/Poison Pokémon are weak to Electric, Ground and Psychic, which hit them for 2× damage. They resist 8 types and take normal damage from 7 types.
Water/Poison damage taken
| Damage | Attacking types |
|---|---|
| 2× | Electric, Ground, Psychic |
| 1× | Normal, Grass, Flying, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark |
| ½× | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
Best types to use against Water/Poison
To beat a Water/Poison Pokémon, use Electric, Ground and Psychic moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Fighting (½×) and Poison (½×).
Water/Poison and Poison/Water are the same typing: in battle the order of a Pokémon's two types makes no difference, so a Poison/Water search lands on this page too.
Going the other way, Water and Poison moves between them hit Fire, Grass, Ground, Rock and Fairy super effectively.
6 Pokémon have the Water/Poison typing, first appearing in Generation 1 and spanning 4 generations to Generation 7.
The highest base stat total is Tentacruel with 515; the average across the group is 402.
6 Water/Poison Pokémon
Quick answers
What is Water/Poison weak to?
Water/Poison Pokémon are weak to Electric, Ground and Psychic, which hit them for 2× damage.
What is Water/Poison immune to?
Water/Poison Pokémon have no type immunities.
What resists Water/Poison?
Water/Poison Pokémon resist Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Steel (½×) and Fairy (½×).
What is the best type against Water/Poison?
To beat a Water/Poison Pokémon, use Electric, Ground and Psychic moves: they deal 2× damage. Do not waste turns on Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Fighting (½×) and Poison (½×).
Related type pages
Single types: Water, Poison. All dual-type combinations. Type chart and calculator.
More Water combinations
- Normal/Water
- Fire/Water
- Water/Electric
- Water/Grass
- Water/Ice
- Water/Fighting
- Water/Ground
- Water/Flying
- Water/Psychic
- Water/Bug
- Water/Rock
- Water/Ghost
- Water/Dragon
- Water/Dark
- Water/Steel
- Water/Fairy