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Kirlia

#281

Psychic
Fairy
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An image of the Pokemon Kirlia #281 in the Pokedex
The cheerful spirit of its Trainer gives it energy for its psychokinetic power. It spins and dances when happy.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Kirlia's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Kirlia:
2x
Ghost
Poison
Steel
1x
Bug
Dark
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Flying
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Rock
Water
0.5x
Psychic
0.25x
Fighting
Immune
Dragon
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Kirlia's STAB attacks.

Kirlia will receive 35% more damage from a Physical Attack compared to a Special Attack.

Physical attack icon

Kirlia's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Kirlia are Ghost and Steel type Pokemon.

Ghost
Steel

For the best defense, Steel types have very effective defense against Kirlia, and will be resistant to damage from Kirlia's STAB attacks:

Steel

Poison types will also deal super-effective damage against Kirlia, but be careful using Pokemon of this type because they may also receive extra damage from some of Kirlia's attacks!

Poison

Weaknesses

Kirlia's type is Psychic and Fairy.

Kirlia has a weakness to Ghost, Poison, Steel types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Kirlia, causing Kirlia to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Dragon type attacks will have no effect on Kirlia, as Kirlia is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Kirlia is resistant to attacks from Psychic and Fighting types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Kirlia:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Kirlia, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Ghost
Steel
1x
Bug
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Flying
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Rock
Water
0.5x
Psychic

Strength Table

Here is what Kirlia is strong against:
2x
Dark
Dragon
Fighting
Poison
1x
Bug
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Psychic
Rock
Water
0.5x
Steel

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