Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Alolan Meowth Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Alolan Meowth's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Dark typing.
Alolan Meowth
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Resistances (2)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Alolan Meowth's Dark typing is best attacked with Fighting (2x), Bug (2x), Fairy (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Psychic, Ghost, Dark attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Alolan Meowth 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
Alolan Meowth's base defensive typing is Dark. 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 Alolan Meowth weak to?
Alolan Meowth is weak to Fighting (2x), Bug (2x), Fairy (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Alolan Meowth?
Fighting, Bug, and Fairy are tied as the strongest attacking types against Alolan Meowth, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Alolan Meowth'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.