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Prior to [[Generation VI]], Dark/{{type|Ghost}} Pokémon had no weaknesses (excluding {{t|Fighting}} under immunity-negating conditions such as {{m|Foresight}} or {{a|Scrappy}}), as the resistances of the Dark type cover the weaknesses of Ghost, and vice-versa. Introduced in Generation VI, the {{t|Fairy}} type is {{DL|Damage modification|super effective}} against Dark and not resisted by Ghost. As of [[Generation VII]], Dark-types are also unaffected to any opposing [[priority]] [[status move]]s caused by the [[Ability]] {{a|Prankster}}. | Prior to [[Generation VI]], Dark/{{type|Ghost}} Pokémon had no weaknesses (excluding {{t|Fighting}} under immunity-negating conditions such as {{m|Foresight}} or {{a|Scrappy}}), as the resistances of the Dark type cover the weaknesses of Ghost, and vice-versa. Introduced in Generation VI, the {{t|Fairy}} type is {{DL|Damage modification|super effective}} against Dark and not resisted by Ghost. As of [[Generation VII]], Dark-types are also unaffected to any opposing [[priority]] [[status move]]s caused by the [[Ability]] {{a|Prankster}}. | ||
Weaknesses to {{t|Fighting}} and {{t|Bug}} types results in the Dark-type alone offering little defensive utility outside of | Weaknesses to {{t|Fighting}} and {{t|Bug}} types results in the Dark-type alone offering little defensive utility outside of its aforementioned characteristics, due to its vulnerability to common Fighting coverage and [[U-turn]] coupled with usually poor defensive stats among Pokémon of this type, therefore it performs better defensively if paired with types such as {{t|Poison}} - the latter nullifies all of the former's weaknesses, while Dark removes Poison's weakness to Psychic, leaving a single {{t|Ground}} weakness. | ||
===Offense=== | ===Offense=== | ||
