Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Gulpin Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Gulpin's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Poison typing.
Gulpin
#0316
Resistances (5)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Gulpin's Poison typing is best attacked with Ground (2x), Psychic (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Grass, Fighting, Poison attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Gulpin 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
Gulpin's base defensive typing is Poison. 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 Gulpin weak to?
Gulpin is weak to Ground (2x), Psychic (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Gulpin?
Ground and Psychic are tied as the strongest attacking types against Gulpin, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Gulpin'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.