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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The Fighting type (Japanese: かくとうタイプ Fighting type) is one of the eighteen types. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Fighting-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 75.64
Attack: 107.31
Defense: 77.5
Sp.Atk: 66.14
Sp.Def: 72.25
Speed: 77.08
Total: 475.92

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 83.22
Attack: 120.64
Defense: 87.28
Sp.Atk: 74.08
Sp.Def: 82.26
Speed: 88.22
Total: 535.70

Battle properties

Generation I

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

Generations II to V

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

Generation VI onwards

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

Characteristics

Defense

While the Fighting type has three different weaknesses, Fighting-type Pokémon with a secondary Steel typing have the advantage of having those three weaknesses neutralized, leaving them only with Steel's weaknesses. Fighting-type Pokémon with a secondary Dark typing have their Psychic weakness completely immunized.

Offense

The Fighting type hits five different types for super-effective damage, the most for any type, tied by only the Ground type. It is the only type that deals super effective damage against Normal. Ghost's immunity to Fighting can be nullified by Foresight or Odor Sleuth.

Most Fighting-type Pokémon can learn Rock-type moves to check Bug-types and Flying-types. Additionally, many Fighting types can also learn Poison type moves to deal with Fairy types, as well as Dark and sometimes Ghost type moves to deal with Psychic-types. Notably, the combination of Fighting and Ghost deals at least neutral damage to all type combinations bar Normal/Ghost, which has not materialized (unless Trick-or-Treat is considered).

On average, Fighting-type Pokémon have the highest physical Attack of all types.

Contest properties

In Contests, Fighting-type moves are typically Cool or Tough moves. None of them are considered Cute.

Pokémon

As of Generation VIII, there are 82 Fighting-type Pokémon or 8% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Fighting-type in at least one of their forms, including Mega Evolutions and Galarians), making it the 8th or 9th rarest type, tying with Dark.

Pure Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name 056 Mankey 057 Primeape 066 Machop 067 Machoke 068 Machamp Gigantamax Machamp 083 Farfetch'd Galarian 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 674 Pancham 739 Crabrawler 766 Passimian 852 Clobbopus 853 Grapploct 865 Sirfetch'd 870 Falinks 889 Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles 891 Kubfu

Half Fighting-type Pokémon

Primary Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 145 Zapdos Galarian Fighting Flying 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic Mega Medicham Fighting Psychic 448 Lucario Fighting Steel Mega Lucario Fighting Steel 675 Pangoro Fighting Dark 701 Hawlucha Fighting Flying 740 Crabominable Fighting Ice 802 Marshadow Fighting Ghost 889 Zamazenta Crowned Shield Fighting Steel 892 Urshifu Single Strike Style Fighting Dark Gigantamax Urshifu Single Strike Style Fighting Dark Urshifu Rapid Strike Style Fighting Water Gigantamax Urshifu Rapid Strike Style Fighting Water

Secondary Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 150 Mega Mewtwo X Psychic Fighting 214 Heracross Bug Fighting Mega Heracross Bug Fighting 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting Mega Blaziken Fire Fighting 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 428 Mega Lopunny Normal Fighting 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting Mega 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 Ordinary Form Water Fighting Keldeo Resolute Form Water Fighting 648 Meloetta Pirouette Forme Normal Fighting 652 Chesnaught Grass Fighting 759 Stufful Normal Fighting 760 Bewear Normal Fighting 783 Hakamo-o Dragon Fighting 784 Kommo-o Dragon Fighting 794 Buzzwole Bug Fighting 795 Pheromosa Bug Fighting

Pokéstar Studios opponents

Black Belt  Fighting  Huge Power HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 100 100 100 100 100 100

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
VII	All-Out Pummeling	Physical		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	The user rams an energy orb created by its Z-Power into the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
VII	All-Out Pummeling	Special		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	The user rams an energy orb created by its Z-Power into the target with full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
III	Arm Thrust	Physical	Tough	01515	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user lets loose a flurry of open-palmed arm thrusts that hit two to five times in a row.
IV	Aura Sphere	Special	Beautiful	08080	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Normal (long-range)	The user lets loose a blast of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.
VIII	Body Press	Physical		08080	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense, the more damage it can inflict on the target.
III	Brick Break	Physical	Cool	07575	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks with a swift chop. It can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
III	Bulk Up	Status	Cool	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Self	The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, raising both its Attack and Defense stats.
V	Circle Throw	Physical	Cool	06060	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The target is thrown, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
IV	Close Combat	Physical	Tough	120120	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user fights the target up close without guarding itself. This also lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def stats.
VIII	Coaching	Status		000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	1 Ally	The user properly coaches its ally Pokémon, boosting their Attack and Defense stats.
I	Counter	Physical	Tough	000—	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	Enables the user to evade all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
I	Double Kick	Physical	Cool	03030	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The target is quickly kicked twice in succession using both feet.
IV	Drain Punch	Physical	Tough	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	Dynamic Punch	Physical	Cool	100100	05050%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user punches the target with full, concentrated power. This confuses the target if it hits.
V	Final Gambit	Special	Tough	000—	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user risks everything to attack its target. The user faints but does damage equal to its HP.
VI	Flying Press	Physical	Tough	100100	09595%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user dives down onto the target from the sky. This move is Fighting and Flying type simultaneously.
IV	Focus Blast	Special	Cool	120120	07070%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
III	Focus Punch	Physical	Tough	150150	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails 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. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
VIII	G-Max Chi Strike	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	Many Others	A Fighting-type attack that Gigantamax Machamp use. This move raises the chance of critical hits.
VIII	G-Max Chi Strike	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	Many Others	A Fighting-type attack that Gigantamax Machamp use. This move raises the chance of critical hits.
IV	Hammer Arm	Physical	Tough	100100	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user swings and hits with its strong, heavy fist. It lowers the user's Speed, however.
I	High 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	000—	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
V	Low Sweep	Physical	Clever	06565	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
II	Mach Punch	Physical	Cool	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	Normal	The user throws a punch at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
VI	Mat Block	Status	Cool	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Your Party	Using a pulled-up mat as a shield, the user protects itself and its allies from damaging moves. This does not stop status moves.
VIII	Max Knuckle	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	Many Others	This is a Fighting-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This raises ally Pokémon's Attack stats.
VIII	Max Knuckle	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	Many Others	This is a Fighting-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This raises ally Pokémon's Attack stats.
VIII	Meteor Assault	Physical		150150	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user attacks wildly with its thick leek. The user can't move on the next turn, because the force of this move makes it stagger.
VIII	No Retreat	Status		000—	000—%	055 (max 8)	Self	This move raises all the user's stats but prevents the user from switching out or fleeing.
VIII	Octolock	Status		000—	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user locks the target in and prevents it from fleeing. This move also lowers the target's Defense and Sp. Def every turn.
VI	Power-Up Punch	Physical	Tough	04040	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	Striking opponents over and over makes the user's fists harder. Hitting a target raises the Attack stat.
V	Quick Guard	Status	Cool	000—	000—%	1515 (max 24)	Your Party	The user protects itself and its allies from priority moves.
III	Revenge	Physical	Tough	06060	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	This attack move's power is doubled if the user has been hurt by the opponent in the same turn.
II	Reversal	Physical	Cool	000—	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. This 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. This may also make the target flinch.
V	Sacred Sword	Physical	Cool	09090	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks by slicing with a long horn. The target's stat changes don't affect this attack's damage.
V	Secret Sword	Special	Beautiful	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	000—	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	Cool	06060	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%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user grabs the target and recklessly dives for the ground. This also damages the user a little.
III	Superpower	Physical	Tough	120120	100100%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user attacks the target with great power. However, this also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
VIII	Thunderous Kick	Physical		09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user overwhelms the target with lightning-like movement before delivering a kick. This also lowers the target's Defense stat.
II	Triple Kick	Physical	Cool	01010	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	A consecutive three-kick attack that becomes more powerful with each successive hit.
IV	Vacuum Wave	Special	Cool	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 never misses.
IV	Wake-Up Slap	Physical	Tough	07070	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	This attack inflicts big damage on a sleeping target. This 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.

Abilities

Interacting with the Fighting type

A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, RKS System, or Multitype will become a Fighting-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Fighting-type move, uses a Fighting-type move, is sent out against a Fighting-type opponent, is holding a Fighting Memory, or is holding a Fist Plate or Fightinium Z.

Gen	Ability	Description
IV	Scrappy	Enables Normal- and Fighting-type moves to hit Ghost-type Pokémon.
All details are accurate to Generation VIII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

Currently, no Abilities are exclusive to Fighting types. This does not include signature Abilities.

Items

	Name	Description
	Black Belt	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This belt helps the wearer to focus and boosts the power of Fighting-type moves.
	Chople Berry	If held by a Pokémon, this Berry will lessen the damage taken from one supereffective Fighting-type attack.
	Fighting Gem	A gem with an essence of combat. When held, it strengthens the power of a Fighting-type move one time.
	Fighting Memory	A memory disc that contains Fighting-type data. It changes the type of the holder if held by a certain species of Pokémon.
	Fightinium Z	It converts Z-Power into crystals that upgrade Fighting-type moves to Fighting-type Z-Moves.
	Fist Plate	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a stone tablet that boosts the power of Fighting-type moves.
All details are accurate to Generation VIII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.

Notable Fighting-type Trainers

Main article: Category:Fighting-type Trainers

Gen	Trainer	Title	Location
I	KoichiFRLGPE/KiyoGSCHGSS	Black BeltRBYGSCFRLGHGSS Karate MasterPE	Fighting Dojo
I	Bruno	Elite Four	Indigo Plateau
II	Chuck	Gym Leader	Cianwood Gym
III	Brawly	Gym Leader	Dewford Gym
IV	Maylene	Gym Leader	Veilstone Gym
V	Marshal	Elite Four	Unova Pokémon League
VI	Korrina	Gym Leader Successor	Shalour Gym Tower of Mastery
VII	Hala	Island Kahuna Elite FourSM	Melemele Island Alola Pokémon LeagueSM
VIII	BeaSw	Gym Leader	Stow-on-Side Stadium

Additionally, Mustard used to be a Fighting-type expert when he was a Gym Leader.

Icons

Core series

File:FightingIC.gif				File:Picross FightingIC.png
Icon from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, HeartGold and SoulSilver	Icon from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Icon from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum	Icon from Generation V	Icon from Generation VI	Icon from Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Icon from Generation VIII	Symbol icon from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! onward

Spin-off games

Symbol icon from Pokémon Battrio	Symbol icon from Pokémon Tretta	Symbol icon from Pokémon GO	Symbol icon from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX	Symbol icon from Pokémon Masters EX	Symbol icon from Pokémon Rumble Rush	Symbol icon from Pokémon Mezastar

In the TCG

Main article: Fighting (TCG)

Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Fighting generally adopts all Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon under its typing.

Fighting-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Psychic with no resistances. Fighting-type Pokémon are strong against Colorless, Darkness and Lightning Pokémon, whilst some Colorless and Psychic Pokémon can resist the Fighting type.

Trivia

• Generation V introduced the most Fighting-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 16, and Generation II introduced the fewest, with three.
• Generations I, II, and IV introduced the most Fighting-type moves of any Generation, with eight, and Generation VII introduced the fewest, with only one: All-Out Pummeling.
• All Fighting-type moves that do damage only target one foe, and all physical Fighting-type moves make contact except for one, Meteor Assault.
• The Fighting type was the last type to receive a Pokémon with Flying as the other type, only receiving one with Hawlucha in Generation VI.
• Every region has a Fighting-type specialist.
  • The Fighting type is the only type to have at least one Gym Leader or Elite Four member 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 orange in the Pokémon Stadium series and the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, and brown in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
• The Fighting type is the most common secondary type for evolutions of starter Pokémon, with four starter lines being paired with it, three of them being Fire-type.
• 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.
  • While the Fighting type is the only formerly physical type to not have any old moves changed into special moves, 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.
  • Bulk Up and Calm Mind, moves raising physical and special stats are, respectively, Fighting- and Psychic-type moves.
  • The Cram-o-matic considers Choice Band and Muscle Band Fighting-type inputs and Choice Specs and Wise Glasses Psychic-type inputs.
• The Fighting and Bug types are the only two separate types that resist each other.
• Every Fighting Type Gym Leader and Elite Four member uses either a Machamp or a Lucario in at least one of their teams.

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