Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Varoom Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Varoom's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Steel / Poison typing.
Varoom
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Resistances (9)
Immunities (1)
Battle notes
- Varoom's Steel / Poison typing is best attacked with Ground (4x), Fire (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Poison, Grass, Bug, Fairy attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Varoom 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
Varoom's base defensive typing is Steel / Poison. 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 Varoom weak to?
Varoom is weak to Ground (4x), Fire (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Varoom?
Ground is the strongest listed attacking type against Varoom, dealing 4x damage.
Does Varoom'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.