Fighting (TCG)

TCG types
Grass Fire Water Lightning Psychic Fighting Darkness Metal Fairy Dragon Colorless

The Fighting type (Japanese: 闘(とう) Fighting) is one of the eleven TCG types. It is represented by the color brown, and symbolized by a left-handed fist.

The Fighting type contains all Fighting-, Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon found in the main series video games. For example, Machamp, Gigalith, and Dugtrio are all Fighting types in the TCG.

The corresponding Basic Energy card is Fighting Energy.

Battle properties

Generally, Fighting Pokémon have a weakness to:

• Psychic, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Fighting-type
• Grass, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Ground- or Rock-type
• Water, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Ground- or Rock-type

Generally Fighting Pokémon have a resistance to:

• Lightning, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Ground-type (prior to the XY expansion)

These types are generally weak to Fighting Pokémon:

• Darkness, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Dark-type (prior to the Sword & Shield expansion) or Poison-type
• Colorless, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Normal-type
• Lightning

These types are generally resistant to Fighting Pokémon:

• Colorless, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Dragon-type
• Psychic, if the corresponding Pokémon in the games is a Psychic-type (from the Sword & Shield expansion ownards) or Ghost-type
• Any Pokémon that are Flying-type in the games, regardless of their TCG type

Fighting Pokémon in the TCG

See Category:Fighting-type Pokémon cards for all Pokémon cards that have this type.

In the video games

Pokémon Trading Card Game series

In Pokémon Trading Card Game, there are 23 Fighting-type Pokémon cards. In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, there are 51 Fighting-type Pokémon cards.

The Fighting Energy card is available in both games. In the second game only, the Rainbow Energy also provides any kind of basic Energy (including Fighting Energy).

Trivia

• The Fighting type is the only one to not have a Fusion Strike Pokémon, except for the retired Fairy type.

In other languages

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This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.