Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Small Gourgeist Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Small Gourgeist's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Ghost / Grass typing.

Ghost Grass

Small Gourgeist

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Weaknesses (5)

Fire×2 Ice×2 Flying×2 Ghost×2 Dark×2

Resistances (4)

Water×0.5 Electric×0.5 Grass×0.5 Ground×0.5

Immunities (2)

Normal×0 Fighting×0

Battle notes

Small 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 Small 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.

Fire×2 Ice×2 Flying×2 Ghost×2 Dark×2

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

Small 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.

FAQ

What is Small Gourgeist weak to?

Small Gourgeist is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x), Ghost (2x), Dark (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Small Gourgeist?

Fire, Ice, Flying, Ghost, and Dark are tied as the strongest attacking types against Small Gourgeist, each dealing 2x damage.

Does Small 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.