Fighting Pokémon

Fighting-type Pokémon learn specifically labeled fighting melee attacks, such as punches and kicks. Many fighting type Pokémon resemble humans in some way. Fighting types are often assocatiated with martial arts, athletics, and physical training. They usually focus on attack, rather than defense. The Fighting type is the only type that has not been paired with a Flying-type in a Pokémon. Fighting-types are resistant to Bug-types.

Weaknesses and resistances

Generation VI

Move Type
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A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistance of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage. ×4 Doubly super effective ×2 Super effective ½ Resistant ¼ Very resistant ×0 No damage

Abilities of Fighting Pokémon

Natural

• Anger Point - Just the Mankey family.
• Anticipation - Just the Croagunk family; This is a Bug/Ground ability.
• Blaze - This is a Fire ability.
• Damp - Just Poliwrath; This is a Water ability.
• Dry Skin - Just the Croagunk family.
• Effect Spore - Just Breloom; This is a Grass ability.
• Guts
• Inner Focus
• Intimidate - Just Hitmontop; This is a Normal ability.
• Iron Fist - Just Hitmonchan; This is a Ghost/Ground ability.
• Justified
• Keen Eye - Just Hitmonchan; This is a Flying ability.
• Limber - Just Hitmonlee; This is a Normal ability.
• Moxie - Just the Scraggy family; This is a Dark ability.
• Multitype - Unique to Arceus (Fighting Arceus).
• No Guard - Unique to the Machop family.
• Poison Heal - Just Breloom; This is a Grass ability.
• Pure Power - Unique to the Meditite family.
• Reckless - Just Hitmonlee.
• Regenerator - Just the Mienfoo family.
• Shed Skin - Just the Scraggy family; This is a Bug ability.
• Sheer Force - Just the Timburr family.
• Serene Grace - Just Meloetta (Pirouette Form); This is a Normal ability.
• Steadfast
• Sturdy - Just Sawk; This is a Rock ability.
• Swarm - Just Heracross; This is a Bug ability.
• Technician - Just Hitmontop; This is a Normal ability.
• Thick Fat - Just the Makuhita family; This is a Water ability.
• Vital Spirit - Just the Mankey family.
• Water Absorb - just Poliwrath; This is a Water ability.

Dream World

• Defiant - Just the Mankey family; This is a Flying ability.
• Mold Breaker - This is a Dragon ability.
• Poison Touch - Just the Croagunk family; This is a Poison ability.
• Prankster - Just Riolu; This is a Dark ability.
• Speed Boost - Just the Torchic family; This is a Bug/Fire/Flying ability.
• Swift Swim - Just Poliwrath; This is a Water ability.
• Telepathy - Just the Meditite family; This is a Psychic ability.
• Unburden - Just Hitmonlee; This is a Grass ability.

Fighting Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type
Mankey	Primeape
Poliwag	Poliwhirl	Poliwrath	Water; Only Poliwrath is Fighting
Machop	Machoke	Machamp
Tyrogue	Hitmonlee
	Hitmonchan
	Hitmontop
Heracross			Bug
Torchic	Combusken	Blaziken	Fire; Only Torchic isn't Fighting
Shroomish	Breloom		Grass; Only Shroomish isn't Fighting
Makuhita	Hariyama
Meditite	Medicham		Psychic
Chimchar	Monferno	Infernape	Fire; Only Chimchar isn't Fighting
Riolu	Lucario		Only Lucario is Steel
Croagunk	Toxicroak		Poison
Ralts	Kirlia	Gallade	Psychic; Only Gallade is Fighting
Tepig	Pignite	Emboar	Fire; Only Tepig isn't Fighting
Timburr	Gurdurr	Conkeldurr
Throh
Sawk
Scraggy	Scrafty		Dark
Mienfoo	Mienshao
Cobalon			Steel
Terrakion			Rock
Virizion			Grass
Keldeo			Water
Meloetta			(Step Forme) Normal