Water Pokemon Strength, Weakness, and Resistance Explained

Water Pokemon are arguably one of the most popular Pokemon types in-game, primarily because of their range of strengths and weaknesses. Water monsters cover some popular Pokemon types out there and will allow you to win most of our fights. However, you won’t have a great time in fights unless you know how to take advantage. So, if you have any Water Pokemon on your team, learn about its strengths, weaknesses, and resistance right here.

Water-Type Pokemon Strengths

Let’s first look at the strengths of a Water Pokemon because we have to ensure our Mega Greninja in Pokemon Legends ZA isn’t KOed easily. They are powerful against Ground, Rock, and Fire-type moves, dealing 2 times damage. It can sometimes deal 4 times damage if the opposing Pokemon stacks any of the two weaknesses. For example, Camerupt with Fire and Ground-typing will take 4x damage from Water moves.

Hence, the concept has continued to be used in Pokemon games for over a decade. If you send your Blastoise to fight against a Charizard or Geodude, you can expect an easier battle. Hence, consider using a Water-type only in these conditions.

Water-Type Pokemon Weaknesses

Similar to all the types in the Pokemon Type Chart, Water Pokemon are also susceptible to weaknesses. Fortunately, they have not changed across generations like many other Pokemon. When the games introduced these guys in the first generation, they were weak towards Grass and Electric-type Pokemon. These weaknesses remain this way.

While I don’t know why the grass type is their weakness, I do understand that electricity is a solid conductor through water. Hence, it makes sense for water-type monsters to fumble big when fighting someone like a Voltorb or Pikachu because they will get an electricity shock from their water attacks.

Water-Type Pokemon Resistance

Water Pokemon resist Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice-type attacks, meaning they’ll take half the normal damage from the resisted types. They have had their resistance change twice throughout the generations. So, if you plan on playing the first-generation game and the second-generation game onwards, you will require two instances of resistance change.

In the first generation, Water Pokemon resisted any Fire, Water, and Ice attacks against itself. However, Steel-type was added as a resistance to Water after it was released with the second generation games.

Best Counters for Water-Type Pokemon

Since Water Pokemon only come with two different weaknesses, we recommend using the best Electric Pokemon and Grass Pokemon. Below, we have listed our choices for Water-type counters:

• Regieliki (Electric)
• Xurkitree (Electric)
• Mega Sceptile (Grass/Dragon)
• Raikou (Electric)
• Mega Venasaur (Grass / Poison)

Best Water-Type Pokemon

Like many Pokemon, this category has plenty of great choices that you should try adding to your party. Catching them becomes a lot easier during Pokemon GO events. If needed, you can even transfer them using Pokemon HOME to other games, like Pokemon Champions. Regardless, adding these Pokemon will ensure your team is strong. So, here are my picks:

• Primal Kyogre (Water)
• Mega Swampert (Water / Ground)
• Mega Gyarados (Water / Dark)
• Mega Blastoise (Water)
• Primarina (Water / Fairy)

We hope you have the information to send your Water Pokemon on the battlefield. In the comments below, let us know your favorite water type!