Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Poliwrath Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Poliwrath's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Water / Fighting typing.
Poliwrath
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Resistances (7)
Immunities (0)
None
Battle notes
- Poliwrath's Water / Fighting typing is best attacked with Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Flying (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Fire, Water, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Poliwrath 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
Poliwrath's base defensive typing is Water / Fighting. 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 Poliwrath weak to?
Poliwrath is weak to Electric (2x), Grass (2x), Flying (2x), Psychic (2x), Fairy (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Poliwrath?
Electric, Grass, Flying, Psychic, and Fairy are tied as the strongest attacking types against Poliwrath, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Poliwrath'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.