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

Typhlosion
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Resistances (6)
Immunities (0)
Battle notes
- Typhlosion's Fire 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 Fire, Grass, Ice attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Typhlosion 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 with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Typhlosion's base defensive typing is 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.
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FAQ
What is Typhlosion weak to?
Typhlosion is weak to Water (2x), Ground (2x), Rock (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Typhlosion?
Water, Ground, and Rock are tied as the strongest attacking types against Typhlosion, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Typhlosion'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.