What 4 moves provide the most type coverage?

Question

Nuff said

Comments

super effective or normal??

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Least resisted

Answer 1

Electric
Flying
Fighting
Ground

0 - No Effect

0 - Not Very Effective

126 - Normal Effectiveness

543 - Super Effective

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They might be a better one, but this is the best I found.

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Source: Type-coverage checker

2017 (Gen 7) edit: this combination hits 717 Pokemon for super effective damage and 191 for normal damage as of Sun/Moon. Note, this question was originally posted in 2013.

Comments

Earthquake
Thunderpunch
Close combat
Acrobats

Infernape

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Fire, Electric, Fighting, and Ground
0 - No Effect
0 - Not Very Effective
179 - Normal Effectiveness
595 - Super Effective
This is the best, I believe, and Infernape also has this movepool. Just use Flare Blitz instead of Acrobatics
Source: http://pokemondb.net/tools/type-coverage

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This was posted before new pokemon came out

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Ground
Fighting
Electric
Flying
0- No Effect
0- Not Very Effective
172- Normal
628- Super Effective

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Now it hit 524 pokemon supereffectively I think.Anyone should update this.

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Uhm... and what about Volt Absorb Thundurus then ?

Answer 2

Fighting
Dark
Ground
Ice

14/17 types (all but water, bug, and fighting)

I recommend Scrafty's Brick Break, Crunch, Dig, Ice punch.

The other one may be better because added up are a lot more water, bug and fighting type pokémon than dragon, ground, psychic, ghost and flying electric pokémon.

Comments

You could make the ice move freeze dry to add coverage against water

Answer 3

No Effect 0
Not Very Effective 0
Normal Effectiveness 238
Super Effective 562

Fire Electric Ground Dragon

Comments

Why would you answer if there already is a better answer?

Answer 4

Fire
Electric
Ground
Fairy

No Effect 0
Not Very Effective 0
Normal Effectiveness 205
Super Effective 703

Comments

Why would you answer if there already is a better answer?

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This was before the introduction of Fairy-types?

So, it's fine, I guess. Old question, but new answers relevant in this case, imo.

Other answer says 14/17 types, so this was before the advent of the Fairies :)

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No they're not, the first answer from 5th of November is still the best answer. I checked myself using the Gen 7 checker.

Answer 5

I was trying to find a good type coverage for Dunsparce and I found a really amazing one
Fire+electric+ice+ground
0 no effect
232 regular
676 super effective
Fire+ground+ice+ghost has 640 super effective
There was also a combo with 674 super effective but unfortunately I can't remember what it was

Comments

He asked for the very best four types, not a good one. This answer is wrong.