Fighting (type): Difference between revisions

Offensively, the Fighting type is one of the most powerful and commonly used types. It hits five different types with super-effective damage, more than any other type except for the {{type|Ground}}, with which it ties. It deals super-effective damage to Rock and Steel types, which generally have high Defense, and is the only type super-effective against Normal. It is super-effective against {{t|Ice}} types, a key offensive but low defensive type. It is also one of the two types super-effective against Dark. This is slightly balanced out by the fact that Ghosts are immune to Fighting attacks without the aid of {{m|Foresight}}/{{m|Odor Sleuth}} or the {{a|Scrappy}} Ability. In the first three generations, there were very few powerful Fighting-type moves, but this has changed with the introduction of {{m|Close Combat}}, increased availability of moves such as {{m|Superpower}} and {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}'s power boost in [[Generation V]]. The Fighting type also pairs up well with the {{t|Dark}} type offensively as {{p|Croagunk|only}} {{p|Toxicroak|three}} {{p|Heracross|Pokémon}} currently resist a Fighting/Dark combination. However, most Fighting-type Pokémon can learn Rock-type moves (such as {{m|Stone Edge}}) to counter {{type|Flying}} and {{type|Bug}} resistances to Fighting-type moves.

When used in Contests, Fighting-type moves typically become [[Cool Contest|Cool]] or [[Tough Contest|Tough]], but can also be of the [[Beauty Contest|Beauty]] or [[Smart Contest|Smart]] Contest categories. No Fighting-type moves are of the [[Cute Contest|Cute]] category.