Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Strength and Weakness List
The Pokémon Gen 4 strength and weakness type chart is used by Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In comparison to other recent games in the series, such as Pokémon Sword and Shield, this is a unique feature. The type of each monster decides which assaults are strong and which are weak against their opponents. If you don’t know these matchups, your fight could go either way.
Type matches in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl may be explained using strength and weakness chart. Learn which moves are most efficient against any opponent with the help of this guide.
Strength and weakness charts for Pokemon BRILLIANT DIAMOND and SHINING PEARL are here.
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl require players to recognise the strengths and limitations of each of their characters in order to make the best team possible at all times.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s strengths and weaknesses are shown in the table below.
| TYPE | SUPER EFFECTIVE (ATK) | WEAK AGAINST (DMG) |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Grass, Dark, Psychic | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| Dark | Ghost, Psychic | Bug, Fairy, Fighting |
| Dragon | Dragon | Dragon, Fairy, Ice |
| Electric | Flying, Water | Ground |
| Fairy | Fighting, Dark, Dragon | Poison, Steel |
| Fighting | Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel | Fairy, Flying, Psychic |
| Fire | Bug, Grass, Ice, Steel | Ground, Rock, Water |
| Flying | Bug, Fighting, Grass | Electric, Ice, Rock |
| Ghost | Ghost, Psychic | Dark, Ghost |
| Grass | Ground, Rock, Water | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison |
| Ground | Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel | Grass, Ice, Water |
| Ice | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground | Fighting, Fire, Rock, Steel |
| Normal | — | Fighting |
| Poison | Fairy, Grass | Ground, Psychic |
| Psychic | Fighting, Poison | Bug, Dark, Ghost |
| Rock | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice | Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water |
| Steel | Fairy, Ice, Rock | Fighting, Fire, Ground |
| Water | Fire, Ground, Rock | Electric, Grass |
Roark, a rock-type trainer, is the first gym leader you face in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. To easily defeat them, make sure your team includes some Pokémon of the fighting, grass, ground, steel, or water types. As you face more and more trainers in the game, keep these strengths and weaknesses in mind.
You should keep these type advantages in mind when deciding between Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl as your beginning. In light of the fact that your first gym leader is a rock-type, you might choose to start out with a water-type like Piplup.
However, a fire-type Pokémon like Chimchar could be argued to be a better starting Pokémon. This starter, despite the fact that fire-types are vulnerable to rock-types, learns fighting-type moves capable of defeating the first gym leader, Roark. There are not many fire-types in the games therefore it may be worthwhile to grind early on to retain a better fire-type in your party.