Fairy (type)
The Fairy type was introduced in Generation 6 - the first new type for more than 12 years! Its main intention was to balance the type chart by reducing the power of dragons, while also giving an offensive boost to the Poison and Steel types. Several old Pokémon were retyped and new Pokémon introduced. There are only around 60 Fairy type Pokémon (depending on how you count alternate forms or mega evolutions), in total slightly above Ice.
Fairy type Pokémon
Single type Pokémon
Dual type Pokémon
Fairy-type moves
Attack pros & cons
Fairy moves are super-effective against:
Fairy moves are not very effective against:
Dual-type attack pros & cons
This chart shows the strength of the Fairy type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Fairy type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.
Nor | Fir | Wat | Ele | Gra | Ice | Fig | Poi | Gro | Fly | Psy | Bug | Roc | Gho | Dra | Dar | Ste | Fai | |
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Normal | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Fire | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Water | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Electric | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Grass | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Ice | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Fighting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Poison | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Ground | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Flying | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Psychic | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Bug | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Rock | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Ghost | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||
Dragon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Dark | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Steel | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||
Fairy | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ½ |
Fairy Pokémon stat averages
HP
Ranked #14
Attack
Ranked #18
Defense
Ranked #11
Sp. Attack
Ranked #6
Sp. Defense
Ranked #2
Speed
Ranked #13
Notable Fairy-type trainers
Valerie
Laverre City gym leader
X/Y
Opal
Ballonlea gym leader
Sword/Shield
Bede
Pokémon Trainer
Sword/Shield
Fairy Pokémon
There are 63 Fairy-type Pokémon.
See also:
#039 / Normal · Fairy
#040 / Normal · Fairy
#547 / Grass · Fairy
#683 / Fairy
#861 / Dark · Fairy