Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Shadow Calyrex Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Shadow Calyrex's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Psychic / Ghost typing.

Psychic Ghost

Shadow Calyrex

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Weaknesses (2)

Ghost×4 Dark×4

Resistances (2)

Poison×0.5 Psychic×0.5

Immunities (2)

Normal×0 Fighting×0

Battle notes

Shadow Calyrex's Psychic / Ghost typing is best attacked with Ghost (4x), Dark (4x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Normal, Fighting, Poison, Psychic attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Shadow Calyrex 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.

Ghost×4 Dark×4

Example Pokémon counters

Dragapult

Gengar

Aegislash

Gastly

Dark×44x

Weavile

Houndoom

Crawdaunt

Rattata-Alola

Defensive typing summary

Shadow Calyrex's base defensive typing is Psychic / Ghost. 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 Shadow Calyrex weak to?

Shadow Calyrex is weak to Ghost (4x), Dark (4x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Shadow Calyrex?

Ghost is the strongest listed attacking type against Shadow Calyrex at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Shadow Calyrex'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.