Best Dark Type Pokémon

A Type Built to Fill Every Role

Dark was introduced in Generation II specifically to check the Psychic types that had dominated Generation I, and the roster it ended up with covers nearly every competitive archetype. Umbreon (130 Special Defense, 110 Defense) is a dedicated wall built to outlast opponents. Weavile (120 Attack, 125 Speed) is the opposite -- a glass-cannon sweeper that trades bulk for speed. Tyranitar (134 Attack, 110 Defense) splits the difference as a bulky attacker, and Zoroark (120 Special Attack, 105 Speed) leans on its Illusion ability to bluff its way past checks rather than out-statting them.

The Psychic Counter, By the Numbers

Dark-type moves are completely immune to Psychic attacks and deal super effective damage back against both Psychic and Ghost -- exactly the role the type was designed for. That comes with a real cost: Dark is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy, the last of which was specifically introduced later to keep Dark (and Dragon) from running unchecked the way Psychic once did. Yveltal leads the type's legendary tier at a 680 base stat total.

See the full type chart → for every Dark type matchup, including how it stacks up against dual types.