Normal Type Pokémon Strengths And Weaknesses

If you’ve ever played any Pokémon game, you know the feeling of wanting to get past the most basic Pokémon at the start of the game. Well, those are known as Normal-type Pokémon. Normal-type Pokémon are so pretty common in the Pokémon Franchise, second only to Water and Grass-type Pokémon.

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However, many Pokémon trainers want to know the strengths and weaknesses of their Normal-type Pokémon before they go head-first into battle. If you’re such a trainer, then you’ve landed on the right page! 

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What Are Normal Type Pokémon?

Normal-type Pokémon are the most basic type of Pokémon found in the whole franchise. These Pokemon have only a single type and are rarely paired up with other Pokemon types to make a dual-type Pokemon. However, when they are, they’re usually found cross-bred with the Flying-type.

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Normal-type Pokémon really don’t have anything special about them, they’re just there. Snorlax, for example, seems like the most Normal among the Normal-type Pokémon, lacking any real offensive or defensive attributes. Despite that, we will tell you all you need to know about Normal-type Pokémon and how you can use their handful of strengths and weaknesses to your advantage.

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Normal Type Pokémon Strengths

If you’re in a battle and want to know where your Normal-type Pokémon will deal the most damage or benefit you the most, the simple answer to that is that it won’t. Yes, Normal-type Pokémon have no strengths, nor are they Super Effective against any other Pokémon type. None. Instead, they have one plus point (if you would consider it to be a plus point) that they are resistant to Ghost-type Pokémon.

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Normal Type Pokémon Weaknesses

In terms of weaknesses, Normal-types have a few. For example, Normal-type Pokémons are Weak against Rock and Steel-type Pokémon. This means that Normal-types do x1/2 damage when up against Rock and Steel-types. Moreover, normal attacks have no effect on Ghost-type Pokemon, who are essentially immune to the Normal-type.

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When on defense, Normal-types are vulnerable to Fighting-type attacks. Other than this, They generally have the lowest physical and special defense throughout the whole franchise. Here is a chart to help you better understand the strengths and weaknesses of your Normal-type Pokémon: 

Strong against	Resistant to	Weak against	Vulnerable to
None	Ghost	Ghost (immune)	Fighting
		Rock
		Steel

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Final Thoughts

Well, not every Pokémon has to be good at everything; some can just lay around and be cute. We shall not expect so much from Snorlax and the rest of the Normal-type Pokémon, although they seldom disappoint in battle. If you’re looking for more such info on your favorite games, check out our guides tab!