Pokémon-specific weakness guide

Skeledirge Weaknesses and Counters

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

Fire Ghost

Skeledirge

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Weaknesses (5)

Water×2 Ground×2 Rock×2 Ghost×2 Dark×2

Resistances (7)

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

Immunities (2)

Normal×0 Fighting×0

Battle notes

Skeledirge's Fire / Ghost typing is best attacked with Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
Avoid relying on common Normal, Fighting, Bug, Fire attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Skeledirge 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.

Water×2 Ground×2 Rock×2 Ghost×2 Dark×2

Example Pokémon counters

Defensive typing summary

Skeledirge's base defensive typing is Fire / Ghost. 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 Skeledirge weak to?

Skeledirge is weak to Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x), Ghost (2x), Dark (2x).

Which attacking types are most practical against Skeledirge?

Water is the strongest listed attacking type against Skeledirge at 2x damage. Use the example counter Pokémon section for practical users of that type.

Does Skeledirge'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.