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