Ghost-type weakness
Ghost-type defenders take ×1.6 from Ghost, Dark — those are the moves you bring when a Ghost raid boss or Ghost-type gym defender is in front of you. Below is the full chart of what hits Ghost hard, what resists Ghost, the inverse (where Ghost attacks shine and where they fall flat), dual-type matchups for the most common Ghost-pair defenders in the game, and the top 5 attackers per super-effective type pulled from the live tier list.
Single-type Ghost defenders take ×1.6 from any move of the listed weak-to types. Dual-type Ghost defenders stack multiplicatively — a second weakness from their partner type can push the multiplier all the way to ×2.56. Resisted attacks deal only ×0.625, and doubly resisted attacks (a stack of two ×0.625) drop damage to roughly ×0.39 — never bring those into a Ghost fight.
Use Ghost attackers when the boss in front of you is one of the listed types. Stack STAB (×1.2) on top by picking a Ghost-type mons that knows a Ghost fast and Ghost charged move. The combined multiplier is ×1.92 before weather.
Avoid Ghost attackers when the defender is one of the listed types. Resisted damage cuts your DPS by 37.5%; doubly-resisted damage cuts it by 61%. In raids this is the difference between a 3-account clear and a relobby.
Most Ghost-type bosses in the game are dual-type. Combined effectiveness multiplies through both types, so a Ghost/X defender may be ×2.56 weak to a single attacker type, or fully neutral if the partner type cancels the Ghost weakness. Pick the attacker type that maxes the multiplier.
| Dual-type | Examples | Top weakness | Mult |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost / Poison | Gengar, Mega Gengar | Ground | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Flying | Drifblim | Electric | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Dark | Spiritomb, Sableye | Fairy | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Fire | Chandelure | Water | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Grass | Trevenant, Decidueye-G | Fire | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Dragon | Giratina | Ice | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Ground | Golurk | Water | ×1.60 |
| Ghost / Ice | Froslass | Fire | ×1.60 |
Leagues: Great / Ultra / Master.
Giratina-Origin, Gengar, Chandelure, Trevenant — Ghost shreds Psychic + other Ghosts in every league.
Knowing the Ghost weakness chart matters as much in PvP as in raids — a Ghost lead into one of the listed weak-to types loses the matchup before shields even come into play. Always check the dual-typing of the opposing lead: a single Ghost mons is harder to counter than a Ghost/Y where Y stacks a second weakness.
›What is Ghost-type weak to in the game?
Ghost-type defenders take ×1.6 damage from Ghost, Dark attacks. Bring an attacker of one of those types to break a Ghost raid boss or gym defender fastest.
›What resists Ghost-type attacks?
Ghost attacks are resisted by Dark (×0.625 damage), and doubly resisted by Normal (×0.39 damage). Avoid sending Ghost attackers into those defenders.
›What is super-effective against Ghost?
Ghost attacks deal ×1.6 to Psychic, Ghost. Use Ghost attackers to clear those defenders quickly in raids.
›Which Ghost-type mons are best in PvP?
Giratina-Origin, Gengar, Chandelure, Trevenant — Ghost shreds Psychic + other Ghosts in every league. League fit: Great / Ultra / Master.
›How do dual-type Ghost defenders compute damage?
The matrix is multiplicative. If a Ghost/Y dual-type has two weaknesses to the attacking type (one from Ghost, one from Y), the multiplier stacks to ×2.56 — the maximum without STAB / weather.
The complete attacker-vs-defender chart for every type pairing in the game.
Top S-tier and A-tier attackers grouped by attacker type — full picker for Ghost bosses.
Pick an actual current raid boss and get counter recommendations scored by tier × type effectiveness.