Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Deerling (Winter Form) Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Deerling (Winter Form)'s defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Normal / Grass typing.
Deerling (Winter Form)
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Resistances (4)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Deerling (Winter Form)'s Normal / Grass typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Fighting (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Ghost, Water, Electric, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Deerling (Winter Form) 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
Deerling (Winter Form)'s base defensive typing is Normal / Grass. 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 Deerling (Winter Form) weak to?
Deerling (Winter Form) is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Fighting (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x), Bug (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Deerling (Winter Form)?
Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, and Bug are tied as the strongest attacking types against Deerling (Winter Form), each dealing 2x damage.
Does Deerling (Winter Form)'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.