What Types are Necrozma Weak to?
Necrozma, the Psychic-type dragon Pokémon, is known for its incredible strength and ability to take down its opponents quickly. However, like every Pokémon, Necrozma has its weaknesses. If you’re planning to fight Necrozma or would like to know how to counter it, here is a comprehensive guide on its weaknesses.
Weaknesses
According to recent studies and Pokémon experts, Necrozma is weak to six types, which are:
- Ghost
- Ice
- Dragon
- Dark
- Fairy
- Bug
These types have significant advantages over Necrozma, making it vulnerable in battles. If you notice that your opponent has at least one of these type Pokémon, you may have an upper hand in combat.
Table: List of Necrozma Weaknesses
| Ghost | Ice | Dragon | Dark | Fairy | Bug | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
For a better understanding of which types are weak against which, here’s a graphical representation:

Note the overlapping areas between the bubbles, indicating which types resist or are resistant to various other types.
Resistance and Immunity
So, what are Necrozma’s resistances?
- Fighting: resistant
- Fire: resistant
- Water: resistant
- Grass: resistant
- Electric: resistant
- Psychic: immuneto damage from
- Rock: unaffected
As you can see, Necrozma offers resistance to various types like Fighting, Fire, and Water, while also offering immunity to Psychic-type damage. Keep these resistances in mind when selecting battling Pokémon.
Comparison
Let’s look at three powerful Pokémon in comparison – Arceus, Gengar, and Dragapult – to see how they match up against Necrozma:
- Arceus: Strong against 10 types, including six of Necrozma’s weaknesses (Ghost, Bug, Fairy, Ice, Dark, and Dragon) – a top contender. More on comparing Arceus vs Necrozma
- Gengar: Weakens Necrozma with their Ghost/Dragon typing advantage – a close second in the fight.
- Dragapult: Notably unaffected by Necrozma – a dark horse contender despite not being particularly strong, as they exploit its 4x weaknesses to super effective attacks.
Combining Forces
Remember when fighting Necrozma as a team:
- Counter with Pokémon from its eight weaknesses.
- Take heed of its resistances – use Fire-type attacks!
- Be prepared to take note of its type advantage advantages.
- Analyze movesets to target specific attacks.
- Adjust strategy as gameplay unfolds.
Now, have you got a team fit to take down the "God of Light"?
Here’s a snippet of actual gameplay: Eternitus vs Necrozma gameplay highlights – it’s incredible!
By the way…
- Arceus did share its light with many in Ultra Megalopolis.
- Eternatus has immense strength thanks to its powers, rendering it formidable even without Evolution.
- Solgaleo and Lunala shared their origin, like Cosmog evolving from remnants left behind stars.
- In battles on the field, some can take down mighty Mewtwo.
- Some players debate Rayquaza would beat Palkia using its speed, or some might think Arceus can stop Eternarus; these encounters would make a fascinating battlefield analysis!
So, go ahead, master the forces of light with your mighty Necrozma – there’s a bright future coming!