Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Deerling-Winter Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Deerling-Winter's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Normal / Grass typing.

Deerling-Winter
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Resistances (4)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Deerling-Winter'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 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 counters
Defensive typing summary
Deerling-Winter'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 weak to?
Deerling-Winter is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Fighting (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x), Bug (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Deerling-Winter?
Fire is the strongest listed attacking type against Deerling-Winter at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Deerling-Winter'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.