Best Fairy Type Pokémon

The Newest Type in the Pokédex

Fairy is the most recent type added to the games, arriving in Generation VI alongside a wave of retypes for existing Pokémon -- Sylveon was introduced specifically as the type's poster child, an Eeveelution built around 110 Special Attack and 130 Special Defense to show off what Fairy could do. Older Pokémon got pulled in too: Clefable, Togekiss, and Gardevoir were all reclassified as part-Fairy overnight, instantly changing how they matched up against the rest of the type chart.

Why It Exists

Fairy's core job is checking two types that had grown too dominant: it's completely immune to Dragon-type damage and hits both Dragon and Dark for super effective damage, alongside Fighting. Primarina (126 Special Attack) and Togekiss (120 Special Attack) lean into that offensive role, while Xerneas leads the type's legendary tier at a 680 base stat total. Mimikyu takes a different approach entirely -- modest stats backed by an ability, Disguise, that blocks the first hit it would otherwise take completely.

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