Fighting (type): Difference between revisions

Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable trainers that specialize in the Fighting-type include Bruno of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, Chuck of Cianwood City, Brawly of Dewford Town, and Maylene of Veilstone City. The Fighting Dojo of Saffron City is also home to several trainers of Fighting-type Pokémon, although it is not an official gym.

Statistical averages

Battle properties

Fighting-type moves:

• Are super effective against: Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel
• Are not very effective against: Bug, Flying, Poison, Psychic
• Have no effect against: Ghost

Fighting-type Pokémon:

• Resist: Bug, Dark, Rock
• Are weak to: Flying, Psychic
• Have immunity to: 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

The Fighting-type is often considered a key type in the game (together with Ice and Ground) as of the fourth generation. In the past, the type was not as effective thanks to the power of the Template:Type2s, but now their useful resistances and vast type coverage allow many Fighting-types to sweep freely.

Defensively, the Fighting-type is rather strong. While many Fighting-types have below average defenses, resistances to Dark and Rock are key. In addition, Psychic and Flying are not very common offensive types.

Offensively, the Fighting-type is very powerful. It hits 5 different types for Super Effective damage, more than any other type in the game, and tied with the Ground-type. 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 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 aide of Foresight/Odor Sleuth or the Scrappy ability. For a while there were very few powerful Fighting-type moves, but with the introduction of Close Combat, most teams must prepare at least one counter to powerful Fighting-type hitters, such as Heracross, in order to stand a chance at victory.

Pokémon

Pure Fighting-type Pokémon

#		Name
056	File:056MS.gif	Mankey
057	File:057MS.gif	Primeape
066	File:066MS.gif	Machop
067	File:067MS.gif	Machoke
068	File:068MS.gif	Machamp
106	File:106MS.gif	Hitmonlee
107	File:107MS.gif	Hitmonchan
236	File:236MS.gif	Tyrogue
237	File:237MS.gif	Hitmontop
296	File:296MS.gif	Makuhita
297	File:297MS.gif	Hariyama
447		Riolu

Half Fighting-type Pokémon

Primary Fighting-type Pokémon

#		Name	Type 1	Type 2
307	File:307MS.gif	Meditite	File:FightingIC.gif	File:PsychicIC.gif
308	File:308MS.gif	Medicham	File:FightingIC.gif	File:PsychicIC.gif
448		Lucario	File:FightingIC.gif	File:SteelIC.gif

Secondary Fighting-type Pokémon

#		Name	Type 1	Type 2
062	File:062MS.gif	Poliwrath	File:WaterIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
214	File:214MS.gif	Heracross	File:BugIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
256	File:256MS.gif	Combusken	File:FireIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
257	File:257MS.gif	Blaziken	File:FireIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
286	File:286MS.gif	Breloom	File:GrassIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
391	File:391MS.gif	Monferno	File:FireIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
392	File:392MS.gif	Infernape	File:FireIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
453		Croagunk	File:PoisonIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
454		Toxicroak	File:PoisonIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif
475		Gallade	File:PsychicIC.gif	File:FightingIC.gif

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Target	Notes
Arm Thrust		Tough	15	100%	20	One foe	Hits two to five times in a row.
Aura Sphere		Beauty	90	—%	20	One foe	Never misses.
Brick Break		Cool	75	100%	15	One foe	Breaks any barrier such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Close Combat		Smart	120	100%	5	One foe	Lowers the user's the Defense and Special Defense.
Counter		Tough	Varies	100%	20	One foe	Returns Physical attack damage for double.
Cross Chop		Cool	100	80%	5	One foe	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Double Kick		Tough	30	100%	30	One foe	Hits twice.
Drain Punch		Beauty	60	100%	5	One foe	The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.
DynamicPunch		Cool	100	50%	5	One foe	Confuses the target.
Focus Blast		Cool	120	70%	5	One foe	Has a 10% chance to lower target's Special Defense.
Focus Punch		Tough	150	100%	20	One foe	It will fail if the user is hit before it is used.
Force Palm		Cool	60	100%	10	One foe	Has a 30% chance of Paralyzing the opponent.
Hammer Arm		Cool	100	90%	10	One foe	Lowers the user's Speed.
Hi Jump Kick		Cool	100	90%	20	One foe	If it misses, the user is hurt instead.
Jump Kick		Cool	85	95%	25	One foe	If it misses, the user is hurt instead.
Karate Chop Normal-type move in Generation I		Tough	50	100%	25	One foe	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Low Kick		Tough	Varies *	100%	20	One foe	Inflicts greater damage on heavier foes. *
Mach Punch		Cool	40	100%	30	One foe	Always attacks first.
Revenge		Tough	60	100%	10	One foe	Inflicts double the damage if the user has been hurt by the foe in the same turn.
Reversal		Cool	Varies	100%	15	One foe	More powerful the less HP the user has.
Rock Smash		Tough	40 *	100%	15	One foe	In battle: Has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense. Outside of battle: Can smash cracked boulders.
Rolling Kick		Cool	60	85%	15	One foe	Has a 30% chance of causing the opponent to flinch.
Seismic Toss		Tough	—	100%	20	One foe	Inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Sky Uppercut		Cool	85	90%	15	One foe	Capable of hitting opponents while they are using Fly.
Submission		Cool	80	80%	25	One foe	User receives 25% recoil damage.
Superpower		Tough	120	100%	5	One foe	Lowers the user's the Attack and Defense.
Triple Kick		Beauty	10	90%	10	One foe	Hits three times. Gains power with each hit.
Vacuum Wave		Smart	40	100%	30	One foe	Always attacks first.
Vital Throw		Cool	70	—%	10	One foe	The user attacks last. In return, this move is guaranteed not to miss.
Wake-Up Slap		Smart	60	100%	10	One foe	Doubles in power when the target is asleep, but then awakens that target.

Non-damaging moves

Name	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Target	Notes
Bulk Up		Beauty	—	—%	20	User	Raises user's Attack and Defense.
Detect		Cool	—	—%	5	User	User evades all attacks. Chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.

Trivia

• If it weren't for the addition of Aura Sphere, Focus Blast and Vacuum Wave in Generation IV, Fighting-type moves would be all Physical.
• With the exception of Arceus holding a Fist Plate, there has yet to be a Fighting-type legendary Pokémon.
• The Fighting-type is as of Generation IV the only type that has not been paired with Flying.
• All of the legendary golems, including Regigigas, are weak to Fighting moves.
• In only Generation I, Karate Chop was a Normal-type move.
• No Fighting-type attacks can hit both foes in a 2 on 2 battle.

In other languages

• French: Combat
• German: Kampf
• Italian: Lotta
• Spanish: Lucha
• Korean: 격투 gyeoktu
• Hebrew: לוחם lochem
• Chinese: 格闘 gé dòu
• Czech: Bojový