Fighting (type)

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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Stellar

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The Fighting type (Japanese: かくとうタイプ Fighting type) is one of the seventeen types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Fighting-type Pokémon are Bruno of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, Chuck of Cianwood City, Brawly of Dewford Town, Maylene of Veilstone City, and Marshal of the Unova Elite Four. The Fighting Dojo of Saffron City is also home to several Trainers of Fighting-type Pokémon, although it is no longer an official Gym. Prior to changes in Generation IV all Fighting-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 73.27
Attack: 97.05
Defense: 69.17
Sp.Atk: 60.78
Sp.Def: 70.51
Speed: 70.80
Total: 441.59

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 81.54
Attack: 109.69
Defense: 79.00
Sp.Atk: 68.96
Sp.Def: 83.81
Speed: 82.46
Total: 505.46

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×	None

Note: Although Fighting-type attacks normally have no effect on Ghost-type Pokémon, the moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth, as well as the Ability Scrappy, allow both Normal-type and Fighting-type moves to affect Ghost-type Pokémon.

Characteristics

Defense

Defensively, the Fighting type has cons and pros. Fighting-type Pokémon have key resistances to Dark and Rock, but their weaknesses are to the common Flying and Psychic types. It is also very possible for a Fighting type to fall to Psychic moves in one turn, due to a mid-range Special Defense and Psychic types' tendency to have high Special Attack. However, several Fighting Pokémon (like Lucario, Gallade, Scraggy, Scrafty, Meditite, Medicham and Cobalion) have a subtype that rids them of the Psychic weakness, with Scraggy and Scrafty being completely immune due to their secondary type of Dark (until they are affected by Miracle Eye).

Offense

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 Ground-type, 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 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 Foresight/Odor Sleuth or the Scrappy Ability. In the first three generations, there were very few powerful Fighting-type moves, but this has changed with the introduction of Close Combat, increased availability of moves such as Superpower and Hi Jump Kick's power boost in Generation V. The Fighting type also pairs up well with the Dark type offensively as only three Pokémon currently resist a Fighting/Dark combination. However, most Fighting-type Pokémon can learn Rock-type moves (such as Stone Edge) to counter Flying-type and Bug-type resistances to Fighting-type moves.

Contest Properties

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

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 41 Fighting-type Pokémon or 6.32% of all Pokémon, making it the eleventh most common type.

Pure Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name 056 Mankey 057 Primeape 066 Machop 067 Machoke 068 Machamp 106 Hitmonlee 107 Hitmonchan 236 Tyrogue 237 Hitmontop 296 Makuhita 297 Hariyama 447 Riolu 532 Timburr 533 Gurdurr 534 Conkeldurr 538 Throh 539 Sawk 619 Mienfoo 620 Mienshao ??? Pancham

Pokéstar Studios opponents

# Name N/A Black Belt

Half Fighting-type Pokémon

Primary Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 448 Lucario Fighting Steel

Secondary Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 499 Pignite Fire Fighting 500 Emboar Fire Fighting 559 Scraggy Dark Fighting 560 Scrafty Dark Fighting 638 Cobalion Steel Fighting 639 Terrakion Rock Fighting 640 Virizion Grass Fighting 647 Keldeo Water Fighting Water Fighting 648 Meloetta* Normal Fighting

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
III	Arm Thrust	Physical	Tough	01515	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user looses a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.
IV	Aura Sphere	Special	Beauty	09090	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Normal (long-range)	The user looses a blast of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This move is certain to hit.
III	Brick Break	Physical	Cool	07575	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks with a swift chop. It can also break any barrier such as Light Screen and Reflect.
III	Bulk Up	Status	Beauty	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Self	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.
V	Circle Throw	Physical		06060	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user throws the target and drags out another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
IV	Close Combat	Physical	Smart	120120	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user fights the target up close without guarding itself. It also cuts the user's Defense and Sp. Def.
I	Counter	Physical	Tough	VariesVaries	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Self	A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
II	Cross Chop	Physical	Cool	100100	08080%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user delivers a double chop with its forearms crossed. Critical hits land more easily.
II	Detect	Status	Cool	000—	000—%	055 (max 8)	Self	It enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
I	Double Kick	Physical	Tough	03030	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The target is quickly kicked twice in succession using both feet.
IV	Drain Punch	Physical	Beauty	07575	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	An energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
II	DynamicPunch	Physical	Cool	100100	05050%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user punches the target with full, concentrated power. It confuses the target if it hits.
V	Final Gambit	Special		VariesVaries	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user risks everything to attack its target. The user faints but does damage equal to the user's HP.
IV	Focus Blast	Special	Cool	120120	07070%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def.
III	Focus Punch	Physical	Tough	150150	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. It will fail if the user is hit before it is used.
IV	Force Palm	Physical	Cool	06060	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The target is attacked with a shock wave. It may also leave the target with paralysis.
IV	Hammer Arm	Physical	Cool	100100	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user swings and hits with its strong and heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.
I	Hi Jump Kick	Physical	Cool	130130	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The target is attacked with a knee kick from a jump. If it misses, the user is hurt instead.
I	Jump Kick	Physical	Cool	100100	09595%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user jumps up high, then strikes with a kick. If the kick misses, the user hurts itself.
I	Karate Chop	Physical	Tough	05050	100100%	2525 (max 40)	Normal	The target is attacked with a sharp chop. Critical hits land more easily.
I	Low Kick	Physical	Tough	VariesVaries	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. It inflicts greater damage on heavier targets.
V	Low Sweep	Physical		06060	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user attacks the target's legs swiftly, reducing the target's Speed stat.
II	Mach Punch	Physical	Cool	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user throws a punch at blinding speed. It is certain to strike first.
V	Quick Guard	Status		000—	000—%	1515 (max 24)	Your Party	The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves. If used in succession, its chance of failing rises.
III	Revenge	Physical	Tough	06060	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	An attack move that inflicts double the damage if the user has been hurt by the opponent in the same turn.
II	Reversal	Physical	Cool	VariesVaries	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
II	Rock Smash	Physical	Tough	04040	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks with a punch that can shatter a rock. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
I	Rolling Kick	Physical	Cool	06060	08585%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user lashes out with a quick, spinning kick. It may also make the target flinch.
V	Sacred Sword	Physical		09090	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user attacks by slicing with its long horns. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
V	Secret Sword	Special		08585	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user cuts with its long horn. The odd power contained in the horn does physical damage to the target.
I	Seismic Toss	Physical	Tough	VariesVaries	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The target is thrown using the power of gravity. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
III	Sky Uppercut	Physical	Cool	08585	09090%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks the target with an uppercut thrown skyward with force.
V	Storm Throw	Physical		04040	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user strikes the target with a fierce blow. This attack always results in a critical hit.
I	Submission	Physical	Cool	08080	08080%	2525 (max 40)	Normal	The user grabs the target and recklessly dives for the ground. It also hurts the user slightly.
III	Superpower	Physical	Tough	120120	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user attacks the target with great power. However, it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense.
II	Triple Kick	Physical	Beauty	01010	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successive hit.
IV	Vacuum Wave	Special	Smart	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
II	Vital Throw	Physical	Cool	07070	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks last. In return, this throw move is guaranteed not to miss.
IV	Wake-Up Slap	Physical	Smart	06060	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. It also wakes the target up, however.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Trivia

• The Fighting type is the only type that has not been paired with the Flying type.
• All of the legendary golems are weak to Fighting-type moves.
• No Fighting-type move can hit more than one foe in a Double or Triple Battle.
• Along with the Ground type, Fighting-type moves are super effective against the most Pokémon types: five.
• Fighting is the only type to have two variations of Quick Attack: Mach Punch and Vacuum Wave.
• All non-damaging moves of the Fighting type involve some form of defense.
• There has been one Elite Four member or Gym Leader specializing in Fighting-type Pokémon in every generation.
• Color representations for the Fighting type have generally been inconsistent in various Pokémon media. While the Fighting type has been associated with the color red in the main Pokémon games since Generation III, it is associated with the color orange in the Pokémon Stadium series and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, and with the color brown in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
• Fighting is the only former physical type to have all damaging moves retain their physical category. All special category moves were introduced in Generation IV or later, after the split had occurred.
• Fighting is the most common secondary type for evolutions of starter Pokémon, with three starter lines being paired with it, all of them Fire type.
• Generation V introduced the most Fighting-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 16 and Generation II introduced the least Fighting-type Pokémon, with three.
• Excluding Arceus holding the Fist Plate, there were no legendary Fighting types before Generation V.
  • Coincidentally, Generation V introduced five, if Meloetta's Pirouette Forme is taken into account.
• Generation I introduced the most Fighting-type moves of any Generation, with nine and Generation III and V introduced the least Fighting-type moves, with seven.
• The Fighting type could be considered a physical counterpart to the Psychic type:
  • The highest average stat among all Fighting types is Attack, while for Psychic types it is Special Attack.
  • The Fighting type is the only formerly physical type to not have any old moves changed into special moves, while the Psychic type is the only formerly special type to not have any old moves changed into physical moves.
  • Counter and Mirror Coat, moves countering physical and special attacks are, respectively, Fighting- and Psychic-type moves.

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