Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Shiinotic Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Shiinotic's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Grass / Fairy typing.

Shiinotic
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Shiinotic's Grass / Fairy typing is best attacked with Poison (4x), Fire (2x), Ice (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Dragon, Water, Electric, Grass attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Shiinotic 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
Shiinotic's base defensive typing is Grass / Fairy. 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 Shiinotic weak to?
Shiinotic is weak to Poison (4x), Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x), Steel (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Shiinotic?
Poison is the strongest listed attacking type against Shiinotic at 4x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.
Does Shiinotic'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.