Normal (type)

Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable trainers that specialize in the Normal type include Whitney of Goldenrod City and Norman of Petalburg City, both of whom are Gym Leaders.

Statistical averages

Overall

Fully evolved

Battle properties

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

Note: Although Normal-type attacks normally have no effect on Template:Type2 Pokémon, the moves Foresight and Odor Sleuth, as well as the ability Scrappy, allow both Normal-type and Template:Type2 moves to affect Ghost-type Pokémon. Additionally, the move Struggle can hit Ghost-types.

Characteristics

The Normal type is considered to be one of the best types defensively, as it has only a single weakness and one immunity. Having only one weakness makes up for its lack of resistances, as it causes only the stats of the Pokémon to be involved in determining damage, and many Normal-type Pokémon have high stats defensively. Offensively, the type performs similarly. There are only two types that resist Normal-type moves, and one type which is immune. When facing Pokémon with no resistance to their moves, Normal-type Pokémon can often deal high amounts of damage with a combination of high stats and same-type attack bonus.

The majority of Normal-type Pokémon do not have a second type. Almost all Normal-type Pokémon with two types are Normal/Flying, with the notable exceptions of Girafarig, which is Normal/Psychic, Bibarel, which is Normal/Water, and Shikijika, which is Normal/Grass.

Single-type Normal Pokémon generally have a wide variety of moves available to them. Most can learn at least one move of the Fire-, Ice-, and Template:Type2s, for example.

There are also many Normal-types that rely on an unusual "gimmick" strategy; these include Ditto, the Porygon family, Smeargle, Spinda, Castform, Kecleon, and Arceus. Thus, the Normal type could be thought of as the unspecialized "default" type.

When used in contests, Normal-type moves do not favor a particular contest type.

Pokémon

As of Generation IV, there are 80 Pokémon with the Normal type making it the second most common type.

Pure Normal-type Pokémon

# Name 019 Rattata 020 Raticate 035 Clefairy 036 Clefable 039 Jigglypuff 040 Wigglytuff 052 Meowth 053 Persian 108 Lickitung 113 Chansey 115 Kangaskhan 128 Tauros 132 Ditto 133 Eevee 137 Porygon 143 Snorlax 161 Sentret 162 Furret 173 Cleffa 174 Igglybuff 175 Togepi 190 Aipom 206 Dunsparce 209 Snubbull 210 Granbull 216 Teddiursa 217 Ursaring 233 Porygon2 234 Stantler 235 Smeargle 241 Miltank 242 Blissey 263 Zigzagoon 264 Linoone 287 Slakoth 288 Vigoroth 289 Slaking 293 Whismur 294 Loudred 295 Exploud 298 Azurill 300 Skitty 301 Delcatty 327 Spinda 335 Zangoose 351 Castform 352 Kecleon 399 Bidoof 424 Ambipom 427 Buneary 428 Lopunny 431 Glameow 432 Purugly 440 Happiny 446 Munchlax 463 Lickilicky 474 Porygon-Z 486 Regigigas 493 Arceus 504 Minezumi 505 Miruhoggu 506 Yorterrie 507 Haderia 508 Murandoo 531 Tabunne 572 Chillarmy 573 Chillachino 626 Buffalon

Half Normal-type Pokémon

Primary Normal-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 016 Pidgey Normal Flying 017 Pidgeotto Normal Flying 018 Pidgeot Normal Flying 021 Spearow Normal Flying 022 Fearow Normal Flying 083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 084 Doduo Normal Flying 085 Dodrio Normal Flying 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 176 Togetic Normal Flying 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 276 Taillow Normal Flying 277 Swellow Normal Flying 333 Swablu Normal Flying 396 Starly Normal Flying 397 Staravia Normal Flying 398 Staraptor Normal Flying 400 Bibarel Normal Water 441 Chatot Normal Flying 468 Togekiss Normal Flying 519 Mamepato Normal Flying 520 Hatooboo Normal Flying 521 Kenhorou Normal Flying 585 Shikijika Normal Grass 586 Mebukijika Normal Grass 627 Washibon Normal Flying 628 Wargle Normal Flying 648 Meloia Normal Psychic

Secondary Normal-type Pokémon

None.

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Note: Karate Chop, Gust and Bite were Normal-type moves in Generation I.

Non-damaging moves

Note: Sand-Attack was a Normal-type move in Generation I.

Trivia

• With 152 moves, the Normal type has the most moves.
• There are 10 Normal-type moves with a power of 100 or more, more than any other elemental type.
• Excluding moves of varying power, the most powerful and the most ineffective moves are both of the Normal-type. They are Explosion and Constrict, respectively.
• Every generation has introduced Normal-type Pokémon with names that begin with the letters C, T, and S.
• No type is weak to Normal-type moves, making the Normal type the only type that is not super effective against anything.
• There are no Pokémon that have Normal as a secondary type.
• As of Generation II, the Normal type (along with Ghost) are one of only two pairs of different types to share the same interaction against each other that isn't normal damage (Normal is immune to Ghost and vice versa). The other pair is Bug and Fighting (Bug resists Fighting and vice versa).
• The Normal-type has more non-damaging moves than any type, with 77 of them.
• There are currently no Normal-type Pokémon with a double weakness (as nothing aside from Flying, Water, Grass, and Psychic has been paired with it).
• Bibarel, Shikijika, and Mebukijika are the only Normal dual-type Pokémon that retain their weakness to Template:Type2 moves.
• There are three Normal-type Pokémon that evolve into Template:Type2 Pokémon: Eevee, Azurill and Bidoof.
• The Normal type has the least elemental relations, with only 4 (excluding neutral): Rock, Steel, Ghost, and Fighting.

In other languages

• Chinese: 普通 pǔtōng
• Dutch: Normaal
• Finnish: Normaali
• French: Normal
• German: Normal
• Hebrew: רגיל ragil
• Italian: Normale
• Japanese: ノーマル normal
• Korean: 노말 nomal
• Russian: Нормальный
• Polish: Normalny
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Normal
• Spanish: Normal