POKEMON TYPES

In total, there are 17 Pokemon types. These can be classified into two groups, Physical and Special.

Physical Types: When damage is being calculated for a move with a physical type, the Pokemon's Attack and Defense stats are used. The following types are physical:
- Bug
- Fighting
- Flying
- Ghost
- Ground
- Normal
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel

Special Types: When damage is being calculated for a move with a special type, the Pokemon's Special Attack and Special Defense stats are used. The following types are special:
- Dark
- Dragon
- Electric
- Fire
- Grass
- Ice
- Psychic
- Water

POKEMON BATTLE CHART

SAME TYPE ATTACK BONUS

Commonly abbreviated to STAB, this term is used to describe the 50% damage bonus obtained when a Pokemon uses a move of its own type. For example, a Starmie using Surf would get a 50% damage bonus since Starmie is part Water, and Surf is a Water attack.

Use this to your advantage when creating teams. It is usually a good idea to give your Pokemon STAB moves. Combine this with abilities like Blaze and Torrent, as well as Sunny Day and Rain Dance, and a single move has the potential to cause a lot of damage.