What is the Fairy-type strong and weak against?

Fairy-type moves are super effective against Fighting, Dark, and Dragon types. Fairy-type Pokemon are immune to Dragon moves and resist Fighting, Bug, and Dark. They are weak to Poison and Steel moves. Fairy was introduced in Generation 6 specifically to balance the previously dominant Dragon type.

What are the best Fairy-type Pokemon?

Top Fairy-types include Zacian-Crowned (the strongest Pokemon in competitive history), Xerneas (Geomancy sweeper), Tapu Lele (Psychic Terrain setter), Clefable (Unaware wall), and Mimikyu (Disguise ability). Flutter Mane is a dominant special attacker in Gen 9 with high Speed and Special Attack.

Fairy Type Pokemon -- Strengths, Weaknesses & Matchups

FAIRY

Offense	Super: Fighting Dragon Dark
	Resisted: Fire Poison Steel
	No effect: None
Defense	Weak to: Poison Steel
	Resists: Fighting Bug Dark
	Immune to: Dragon

Offensive Matchups

Super Effective (2x damage)

Fighting Dragon Dark

Not Very Effective (0.5x damage)

Fire Poison Steel

No Effect (0x damage)

None

Defensive Matchups

About the Fairy Type

Fairy is the newest Pokemon type, introduced in Generation 6 as the first new type in 13 years. Fairy was created to balance Dragon-types, which had become too dominant. Fairy moves are super effective against Fighting, Dragon, and Dark types. Defensively, Fairy is excellent with a Dragon immunity, a Fighting resistance, and only two weaknesses (Poison and Steel). Fairy resists Bug and Dark as well. The introduction of Fairy reshaped the entire competitive metagame.

Type Matchup Table

Category	Types
Deals 2x to	Fighting Dragon Dark
Deals 0.5x to	Fire Poison Steel
Deals 0x to	None
Takes 2x from	Poison Steel
Takes 0.5x from	Fighting Bug Dark
Takes 0x from	Dragon

Notable Fairy-type Pokemon

Sylveon

The Intertwining Pokemon with Pixilate turning Normal moves into Fairy type. Base 130 Special Attack and base 95 HP make it a bulky special attacker. It runs Hyper Voice and Wish.

Mimikyu

The Disguise Pokemon whose Ability blocks one hit completely. This guarantees a free turn to set up Swords Dance. It runs Play Rough, Shadow Claw, and Shadow Sneak.

Iron Valiant

The Paradox Pokemon with base 116 in Attack, Special Attack, and Speed. It can go physical with Spirit Break or special with Moonblast. Quark Drive boosts any stat.

Tapu Lele

The Land Spirit with Psychic Surge setting Psychic Terrain. Base 130 Special Attack and 130 Special Defense. In terrain, priority moves are blocked.

Clefable

The Fairy Pokemon with Magic Guard preventing passive damage. It can run Calm Mind sweeper, Stealth Rock setter, Wish passer, or Cosmic Power staller.

Azumarill

The Aqua Rabbit with Huge Power doubling its Attack. Water/Fairy typing gives 2 immunities. It runs Belly Drum with Aqua Jet priority and Play Rough.

Battle Strategy Tips

Fairy is immune to Dragon -- the most important immunity. Every team needs a Fairy or Steel type to check Dragon sweepers. Without Fairy, Dragonite and Garchomp will clean entire teams.
Fairy resists Fighting, Bug, and Dark. This makes Fairy-types the best switch-ins to Fighting attacks, Knock Off, and U-turn. Use them to pivot into these common moves safely.
Poison and Steel are the only types that resist Fairy. Cover this by pairing Fairy with Ground or Fire moves. Togekiss with Flamethrower hits every type for at least neutral.

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Key Stat: Fairy type is immune to Dragon moves and resists Fighting and Bug. It hits Fighting, Dark, and Dragon super effectively. Introduced in Gen 6 to balance Dragon dominance.

Fairy-type Competitive Role

The Fairy type revolutionized competitive Pokemon when it was introduced in Generation 6. Its immunity to Dragon moves gave the previously dominant typing a hard counter. Fairy-types have access to useful support moves like Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, and Spirit Break. The type pairs well with Steel for defensive cores. Misty Terrain blocks status conditions and reduces Dragon damage. The Bulbapedia Fairy-type page covers all Fairy-type Pokemon and moves. The impact of the Fairy addition is discussed on Wikipedia's Pokemon types article.

For comprehensive type information, visit the Pokemon Fandom types wiki.