Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Salazzle Weaknesses and Counters

This guide explains Salazzle's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Poison / Fire typing.

Poison Fire

Salazzle

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Weaknesses (4)

Ground×4 Water×2 Psychic×2 Rock×2

Resistances (8)

Grass×0.25 Bug×0.25 Fairy×0.25 Fire×0.5 Ice×0.5 Fighting×0.5 Poison×0.5 Steel×0.5

Immunities (0)

None

Battle notes

Salazzle's Poison / Fire typing is best attacked with Ground (4x), Water (2x), Psychic (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Grass, Bug, Fairy attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Salazzle 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.

Ground×4 Water×2 Psychic×2 Rock×2

Example Pokémon counters

Defensive typing summary

Salazzle's base defensive typing is Poison / Fire. 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 Salazzle weak to?

Salazzle is weak to Ground (4x), Water (2x), Psychic (2x), Rock (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Salazzle?

Ground is the strongest listed attacking type against Salazzle at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Salazzle'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.