Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Combusken Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Combusken's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fire / Fighting typing.

Fire Fighting

Combusken

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Weaknesses (4)

Water×2 Ground×2 Flying×2 Psychic×2

Resistances (6)

Bug×0.25 Fire×0.5 Grass×0.5 Ice×0.5 Dark×0.5 Steel×0.5

Immunities (0)

None

Battle notes

Combusken's Fire / Fighting typing is best attacked with Water (2x), Ground (2x), Flying (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Bug, Fire, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Combusken 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.

Water×2 Ground×2 Flying×2 Psychic×2

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

Combusken's base defensive typing is Fire / Fighting. 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 Combusken weak to?

Combusken is weak to Water (2x), Ground (2x), Flying (2x), Psychic (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Combusken?

Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic are tied as the strongest attacking types against Combusken, each dealing 2x damage.

Does Combusken'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.