Fighting types started out as mostly stereotyped versions of martial artists but quickly evolved into a more diverse and consolidated Pokemon type. While there are still many of those human-like, caricatural versions of real-like fighters, they’re still very unique and powerful in their own way.
It’s no surprise to see that Fighting is one of the best offensive types in the game, hitting for five different types with Super Effective damage. Talk about a powerhouse! And that’s why it’s important to know their proper weaknesses and counters inPokemon Scarlet and Violet, which will be presented here.
All Fighting Pokemon Weakness and Counters in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
While Fighting types have wide coverage, they can also be easily covered with some of the most common types. Here’s what you should be using against them.
Fighting Type
Three types can make quick work of any Fighting type kicking their way to victory. Aside from Fairy and Psychic, the extremely common Flying type is also a hard counter for those physical attackers. With plenty of them to choose from right from the beginning of Scarlet and Violet, beating Team Star’s member Eri is not as hard as it seems.
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Since there are 3 hard counter options, some easy-to-get options that you can choose from as the doom for martial artists includeSylveon, Talonflame, Gardevoir, Armarouge, and Kilowattrelfor hitting weaknesses directly. A Ghost-type likeGengar or Ceruledgeis always a good call too as they’re completely immune to Fighting attacks.
Almost every single Fighting type Move is also a physical move, sohaving any Pokemon with a high Defense statcan be enough to tank some hits without greater casualties, assuming that it doesn’t have a Fighting weakness. But with so many options available, there’s no reason to choose for such a ‘mon.
Patrick Souza
Patrick has been working for Prima since 2022 and joined as a Staff Writer in 2023. He’s been interested in gaming journalism since college, and that was the path he took once he had his degree in hands. Diligently ignores his ever-growing backlog to keep raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, exploring in Genshin Impact or replaying some of his favorite RPGs from time to time. Loves tackling hard challenges in games, but his cats are still the hardest bosses he could ask for.
