Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Gouging Fire Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Gouging Fire's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Fire / Dragon typing.
Gouging Fire
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Resistances (5)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Gouging Fire's Fire / Dragon typing is best attacked with Ground (2x), Rock (2x), Dragon (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Grass, Electric attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Gouging Fire 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
Gouging Fire's base defensive typing is Fire / Dragon. 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 Gouging Fire weak to?
Gouging Fire is weak to Ground (2x), Rock (2x), Dragon (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Gouging Fire?
Ground is the strongest listed attacking type against Gouging Fire at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Gouging Fire'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.