Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Roaring Moon Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Roaring Moon's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Dragon / Dark typing.
Roaring Moon
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Roaring Moon's Dragon / Dark typing is best attacked with Fairy (4x), Ice (2x), Fighting (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Psychic, Fire, Water, Electric attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Roaring Moon 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 counters
Defensive typing summary
Roaring Moon's base defensive typing is Dragon / 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 Roaring Moon weak to?
Roaring Moon is weak to Fairy (4x), Ice (2x), Fighting (2x), Bug (2x), Dragon (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Roaring Moon?
Fairy is the strongest listed attacking type against Roaring Moon at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Roaring Moon'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.