Struggling with Gym Leaders? Here are the best counters for each type!

GENERAL GYM STRATEGY
1. Check the Gym Leader's type specialty
2. Build a team with super-effective moves
3. Level your team to match or exceed the gym level
4. Bring Potions for healing mid-battle
5. Lead with your strongest counter

COUNTERS BY GYM TYPE

VS ROCK GYM
Use: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
Best picks: Your Water starter, any Grass type

VS WATER GYM
Use: Grass, Electric
Best picks: Bulbasaur/Ivysaur, Pikachu, any Electric type

VS ELECTRIC GYM
Use: Ground (immune to Electric!)
Best picks: Any Ground type — Diglett, Geodude, Sandshrew

VS GRASS GYM
Use: Fire, Ice, Flying, Poison, Bug
Best picks: Charmander line, any Fire or Flying type

VS FIRE GYM
Use: Water, Ground, Rock
Best picks: Squirtle line, Geodude, any Water type

VS ICE GYM
Use: Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
Best picks: Fire starters, Fighting types, Rock types

VS FIGHTING GYM
Use: Flying, Psychic, Fairy
Best picks: Any Psychic type (Alakazam), Flying types

VS POISON GYM
Use: Ground, Psychic
Best picks: Psychic types dominate Poison gyms

VS PSYCHIC GYM
Use: Bug, Ghost, Dark
Best picks: Dark types are immune + super effective

VS GHOST GYM
Use: Ghost, Dark
Best picks: Dark types (immune to Ghost + super effective)

VS DRAGON GYM
Use: Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Best picks: Fairy types (immune to Dragon + super effective!)

VS FAIRY GYM
Use: Poison, Steel
Best picks: Steel types resist everything Fairy does

VS DARK GYM
Use: Fighting, Bug, Fairy
Best picks: Fighting types deal massive damage

VS STEEL GYM
Use: Fire, Fighting, Ground
Best picks: Fire types melt Steel, Fighting breaks through

ELITE FOUR TIPS
- The Elite Four is 4 battles in a row with no Pokecenter between
- Bring a full team of 6 and plenty of Potions
- Each E4 member specializes in a different type
- The Champion has a mixed team — bring diverse coverage!