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An interesting observation is that Attack effectiveness is 1.6x as potent as Attack resistance (60% increase vs 37.5% decrease), ''but'' Attack effectiveness is completely negated by Attack resistance (-1 + 1 == 0). For instance, an Electric Attack on a Dragon-Flying Pokémon like [https://db.pokemongohub.net/pokemon/149 Dragonite] is neutral, because Dragon is resistant to Electric, and Flying is vulnerable. | An interesting observation is that Attack effectiveness is 1.6x as potent as Attack resistance (60% increase vs 37.5% decrease), ''but'' Attack effectiveness is completely negated by Attack resistance (-1 + 1 == 0). For instance, an Electric Attack on a Dragon-Flying Pokémon like [https://db.pokemongohub.net/pokemon/149 Dragonite] is neutral, because Dragon is resistant to Electric, and Flying is vulnerable. | ||
These data were taken from [https://niantic.helpshift.com/hc/en/6-pokemon-go/faq/2132-type-effectiveness-in-battle/ Niantic's site] 2025-05-24. Note that type effectiveness has changed over time, e.g. Water used to be effective against Electric, but no longer is. | |||
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|+ Attack type (rows) vs defender species type(s) (columns). Smaller numbers favor defense. | |+ Attack type (rows) vs defender species type(s) (columns). Smaller numbers favor defense. | ||