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

Large Gourgeist
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Resistances (4)
Immunities (2)
Battle notes
- Large Gourgeist's Ghost / Grass typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Normal, Fighting, Water, Electric attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Large Gourgeist 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
Large Gourgeist's base defensive typing is Ghost / 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 Large Gourgeist weak to?
Large Gourgeist is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x), Ghost (2x), Dark (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Large Gourgeist?
Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark are tied as the strongest attacking types against Large Gourgeist, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Large Gourgeist'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.