Pokemon Champions · Type matchups
Dark type
How the Dark type works in Champions ranked battles — what it hits hardest, what it fears, and every Dark Pokemon on the roster.
As the attacker
Dark moves hit super-effectively:
psychic ghost
Not very effective against:
fighting dark fairy
As the defender
Dark Pokemon take more from:
psychic ghost
Dark Pokemon resist:
fighting dark fairy
Build with it
In the builder, Dark coverage matters because Psychic, Ghost are common defensive staples. Allocate stat points with the 66/32 caps in mind:
- 32 / 32 / 2 spreads are the ranked baseline
- cap any single stat at 32
- the builder flags illegal spreads automatically