Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alcremie (Ruby Swirl) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alcremie (Ruby Swirl)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fairy typing.
Alcremie (Ruby Swirl)
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Resistances (3)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Alcremie (Ruby 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 (Ruby 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 (Ruby 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 (Ruby Swirl) weak to?
Alcremie (Ruby Swirl) is weak to Poison (2x), Steel (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alcremie (Ruby Swirl)?
Poison and Steel are tied as the strongest attacking types against Alcremie (Ruby Swirl), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Alcremie (Ruby 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.