Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Brute Bonnet Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Brute Bonnet's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Grass / Dark typing.

Grass Dark

Brute Bonnet

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Weaknesses (7)

Bug×4 Fire×2 Ice×2 Fighting×2 Poison×2 Flying×2 Fairy×2

Resistances (6)

Water×0.5 Electric×0.5 Grass×0.5 Ground×0.5 Ghost×0.5 Dark×0.5

Immunities (1)

Psychic×0

Battle notes

Brute Bonnet's Grass / Dark typing is best attacked with Bug (4x), Fire (2x), Ice (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Psychic, Water, Electric, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Brute Bonnet 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.

Bug×4 Fire×2 Ice×2 Fighting×2 Poison×2 Flying×2

Example Pokémon counters

Defensive typing summary

Brute Bonnet's base defensive typing is Grass / Dark. 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.

FAQ

What is Brute Bonnet weak to?

Brute Bonnet is weak to Bug (4x), Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Fighting (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x), Fairy (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Brute Bonnet?

Bug is the strongest listed attacking type against Brute Bonnet at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Brute Bonnet'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.