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For attack, first we determine independent requirements. To do so, add types which could not have been covered yet:

* Normal can only be covered by Fighting, so start there.

** Fighting ~~covers~~ Rock, Steel, Ice, and Dark (5 total)

** Fighting adds Rock, Steel, Ice, and Dark (5 total)

* Water requires Grass or Electric

** Grass ~~covers~~ Ground (7 total)

** Grass adds Ground (7 total)

** Electric ~~covers~~ Flying (7 total)

** Electric adds Flying (7 total)

*** We now have N, R, S, I, D, Water, (Ground or Flying)

* Fairy requires Poison or Steel

** Poison ~~covers~~ Grass (9 total)

** Poison adds Grass (9 total)

** Steel ~~covers~~ nothing (8 total)

** Steel adds nothing (8 total)

*** We now have N, R, S, I, D, W, (Gnd or Fly), Fairy, Grass

* Ghost requires Ghost or Dark

** Ghost ~~covers~~ Psychic (11 total)

** Ghost adds Psychic (11 total)

** Dark ~~covers~~ Psychic (11 total)

** Dark adds Psychic (11 total)

*** We now have N, R, S, I, D, W, (Gnd or Fly), Fairy, Grass, Ghost, Psychic

* Fire requires Ground, Rock, or Water

** Water ~~covers~~ Ground if we don't have it (12-13 total)

** Water adds Ground if we don't have it (12-13 total)

** Ground ~~covers~~ Electric and Poison (14 total)

** Ground adds Electric and Poison (14 total)

* Dragon requires Ice, Dragon, or Fairy

** Dragon ~~covers~~ nothing (15 total)

** Dragon adds nothing (15 total)

** Fairy ~~covers~~ Fighting (16 total)

** Fairy adds Fighting (16 total)

** Ice ~~covers~~ Ground if we don't have it (16 total, locks in Electric)

** Ice adds Ground if we don't have it (16 total, locks in Electric)

* Fighting requires Flying or Psychic

** Psychic ~~covers~~ nothing (17)

** Psychic adds nothing (17)

** Flying ~~covers~~ Bug (18, done)

** Flying adds Bug (18, done)

So, we can cover all target types with 7 attack types: Fighting, Electric, Poison, (Ghost or Dark), Ground, Ice, and Flying. There are probably other small sets.

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 For attack, first we determine independent requirements. To do so, add types which could not have been covered yet:
 * Normal can only be covered by Fighting, so start there.
-** Fighting covers Rock, Steel, Ice, and Dark (5 total)
+** Fighting adds Rock, Steel, Ice, and Dark (5 total)
 * Water requires Grass or Electric
-** Grass covers Ground (7 total)
+** Grass adds Ground (7 total)
-** Electric covers Flying (7 total)
+** Electric adds Flying (7 total)
 *** We now have N, R, S, I, D, Water, (Ground or Flying)
 * Fairy requires Poison or Steel
-** Poison covers Grass (9 total)
+** Poison adds Grass (9 total)
-** Steel covers nothing (8 total)
+** Steel adds nothing (8 total)
 *** We now have N, R, S, I, D, W, (Gnd or Fly), Fairy, Grass
 * Ghost requires Ghost or Dark
-** Ghost covers Psychic (11 total)
+** Ghost adds Psychic (11 total)
-** Dark covers Psychic (11 total)
+** Dark adds Psychic (11 total)
 *** We now have N, R, S, I, D, W, (Gnd or Fly), Fairy, Grass, Ghost, Psychic
 * Fire requires Ground, Rock, or Water
-** Water covers Ground if we don't have it (12-13 total)
+** Water adds Ground if we don't have it (12-13 total)
-** Ground covers Electric and Poison (14 total)
+** Ground adds Electric and Poison (14 total)
 * Dragon requires Ice, Dragon, or Fairy
-** Dragon covers nothing (15 total)
+** Dragon adds nothing (15 total)
-** Fairy covers Fighting (16 total)
+** Fairy adds Fighting (16 total)
-** Ice covers Ground if we don't have it (16 total, locks in Electric)
+** Ice adds Ground if we don't have it (16 total, locks in Electric)
 * Fighting requires Flying or Psychic
-** Psychic covers nothing (17)
+** Psychic adds nothing (17)
-** Flying covers Bug (18, done)
+** Flying adds Bug (18, done)
 So, we can cover all target types with 7 attack types: Fighting, Electric, Poison, (Ghost or Dark), Ground, Ice, and Flying. There are probably other small sets.