Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fairy typing.
Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl)
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Resistances (3)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl)'s Fairy typing is best attacked with Poison (2x), Steel (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Dragon, Fighting, Bug, Dark attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl) resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl)'s base defensive typing is Fairy. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl) weak to?
Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl) is weak to Poison (2x), Steel (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl)?
Poison and Steel are tied as the strongest attacking types against Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Alcremie (Rainbow Swirl)'s ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.