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Mnemonics for remembering what Pokémon are strong against

Fighting is strong against Normal because:

  • A trained fighter will beat a normal person in combat

Fighting is strong against Rock because:

  • Fighting hits so hard it shatters rock

Fighting is strong against Steel because:

  • Fighting hits so hard it shatters steel

Fighting is strong against Ice because:

  • Fighting hits so hard it shatters ice

Fighting is strong against Dark because:

  • Fighting fights with honor - light conquers dark

Flying is strong against Fighting because:

  • Have you ever tried to punch a bird?

Flying is strong against Bug because:

  • Birds eat bugs

Flying is strong against Grass because:

  • Birds eat plants

Poison is strong against Grass because:

  • Herbicides are used to kill plants

Poison is strong against Fairy because:

  • Poison comes from the modern world, fairies from the ancient one
  • In Peter Pan, Tinker Bell drinks poison to save Peter

Ground is strong against Poison because:

  • The poison soaks into the ground and becomes diluted

Ground is strong against Rock because:

  • Ground swallows rocks with earthquakes, buries them in avalanches

Ground is strong against Steel because:

  • Ground has power over steel because the steel ore came from the ground

Ground is strong against Fire because:

  • Throwing dirt over a fire puts it out

Ground is strong against Electric because:

  • Because ground literally grounds out electricity

Rock is strong against Flying because:

  • Two birds with one stone

Rock is strong against Bug because:

  • Rock crushes bugs

Rock is strong against Fire because:

  • If you put a rock over a fire, the fire goes out

Rock is strong against Ice because:

  • Rock smashes the brittle ice

Bug is strong against Grass because:

  • Bugs eat grass

Bug is strong against Psychic because:

  • Bugs' biting and buzzing breaks psychics' concentration

Bug is strong against Dark because:

  • Bugs are active at night so they are used to the dark
  • There is a Japanese show called Kamen Rider where the hero is bug-themed and fights evil

Ghost is strong against Ghost because:

  • Ghosts aren't solid, so only another ghost can truly hit them

Ghost is strong against Psychic because:

  • Psychic depends on mind, fear is all in the mind, ghosts are scary

Steel is strong against Rock because:

  • A metal drill can bore through rock

Steel is strong against Ice because:

  • Steel can smash the brittle ice

Steel is strong against Fairy because:

  • Iron is a major weakness for fairies in old tales

Fire is strong against Bug because:

  • Fire burns bugs

Fire is strong against Steel because:

  • Hot enough fire melts metal

Fire is strong against Grass because:

  • Fire burns grass

Fire is strong against Ice because:

  • Fire melts ice

Water is strong against Ground because:

  • Water turns ground to mud

Water is strong against Rock because:

  • A river will eventually wear away a mountain

Water is strong against Fire because:

  • Water puts out fire

Grass is strong against Ground because:

  • Grass grows over and smothers ground

Grass is strong against Rock because:

  • Plants growing in cracks in rocks will split a rock in two

Grass is strong against Water because:

  • Grass absorbs water to grow

Electric is strong against Flying because:

  • Imagine a bird getting struck by lightning

Electric is strong against Water because:

  • Water conducts electricity well and it spreads right through it

Psychic is strong against Fighting because:

  • Brain over brawn

Psychic is strong against Poison because:

  • Mind over matter keeps toxins at bay

Ice is strong against Flying because:

  • A hailstorm can take down a bird

Ice is strong against Ground because:

  • A glacier will just cover over the ground and trap it beneath
  • When water in cracks freezes it expands and breaks the ground up

Ice is strong against Grass because:

  • Frost makes the grass brittle and it breaks more easily

Ice is strong against Dragon because:

  • Ice freezes the dragon's fire
  • Dragons are like dinosaurs, and dinosaurs can't survive an ice age
  • Dragons are cold blooded and being cold slows them down

Dragon is strong against Dragon because:

  • Dragons are usually solitary and hate each other

Fairy is strong against Fighting because:

  • Fairies are cute to fighting and it distracts them

Fairy is strong against Dragon because:

  • Dragons are always defeated in fairy tales

Fairy is strong against Dark because:

  • They are so quick and nimble, it outflanks dark's sneakiness

Dark is strong against Ghost because:

  • Ghosts are usually only seen in the dark, it has this power over them
  • Dark is linked with necromancy, controlling the dead

Dark is strong against Psychic because:

  • Psychic is all about the mind, and dark can play on the mind's fears
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