Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Gossifleur Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Gossifleur's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Grass typing.
Gossifleur
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Resistances (4)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Gossifleur's Grass typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Poison (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Water, Electric, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Gossifleur 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
Gossifleur's base defensive typing is 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 Gossifleur weak to?
Gossifleur is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Poison (2x), Flying (2x), Bug (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Gossifleur?
Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug are tied as the strongest attacking types against Gossifleur, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Gossifleur'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.