Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Gigantamax Cinderace Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Gigantamax Cinderace's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fire typing.

Gigantamax Cinderace
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (0)
Battle notes
- Gigantamax Cinderace's Fire typing is best attacked with Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Grass, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Gigantamax Cinderace 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
Gigantamax Cinderace's base defensive typing is Fire. 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 Gigantamax Cinderace weak to?
Gigantamax Cinderace is weak to Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Gigantamax Cinderace?
Water, Ground, and Rock are tied as the strongest attacking types against Gigantamax Cinderace, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Gigantamax Cinderace'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.