Fighting (type)

The Fighting-type (Japanese: かくとうタイプ Kakutō type) is one of the seventeen elemental types. 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

Overall

Fully evolved

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Resist	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×	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

As of Generation IV, the Fighting-type, along with Ice and Ground, is often considered a key offensive type in the game. In the past, the type was not as effective thanks to the power of the Psychic-types, but now their useful resistances and vast type coverage allow many Fighting-types to sweep freely.

Defensively, the Fighting-type is acceptable. While many Fighting-types have below-average defenses, resistances to Dark and Rock are key.

Offensively, the Fighting-type is very powerful. It hits five different types with super-effective damage, more than any other type except for the Ground-type, with which it ties. 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 super-effective against Ice, a key offensive but low defensive type. 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 aid of Foresight/Odor Sleuth or the Scrappy ability. In the first three generations, there were very few powerful Fighting-type moves, but this has changed with the introduction of Close Combat and increased availability of moves such as Superpower.

When used in contests, Fighting-type moves typically become Cool or Tough, but can also be of two other Contest categories. No Fighting-type moves are of the Cute category.

In total, there are 25 Pokémon with the Fighting-type.

Pokémon

Pure Fighting-type Pokémon

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

Half Fighting-type Pokémon

Primary Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 448 Lucario Fighting Steel

Secondary Fighting-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 256 Combusken Fire Fighting 257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 391 Monferno Fire Fighting 392 Infernape Fire Fighting 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Non-damaging moves

Trivia

• With the exception of Arceus holding a Fist Plate, there has yet to be a Fighting-type legendary Pokémon.
  • Arceus holding a Fist Plate is also the only quadrupedal Fighting-type Pokémon.
• As of Generation IV, the Fighting-type is the only type that has not been paired with the Flying-type.
• All of the legendary golems, including Regigigas, are weak to Fighting moves.
• No Fighting-type move can hit both foes in a double battle.
• Along with the Ground-type, Fighting-type moves are super effective against the most Pokémon types: five.
• Fighting is the only type to have two variations of Quick Attack: Mach Punch and Vacuum Wave.

In other languages

• Dutch: Vecht
• French: Combat
• German: Kampf
• Italian: Lotta
• Korean: 격투 gyeoktu
• Polish: Walczący
• Spanish: Lucha