Fairy type

The Fairy type was introduced in Generation 6 - the first new type for more than 12 years! Its main intention was to balance the type chart by reducing the power of dragons, while also giving an offensive boost to the Poison and Steel types. Several old Pokémon were retyped and new Pokémon introduced, and in the years since the total number of Fairy type Pokémon has caught up somewhat with the other types.

At a glance

Pokémon

Single-type

Dual-type

Moves

Average base stats

67.8

Attack

Defense

74.5

Sp. Atk

80.7

Sp. Def

86.6

Speed

68.4

Fairy type matchups

Effective against

×2

fighting dragon dark

fire poison steel

×0

Vulnerable to

×2

poison steel

fighting bug dark

×0

dragon

Fairy type effectiveness

The ability Pixilate changes Normal type moves to Fairy type, and increases their power by 20%.
The Fairy Aura ability increases the power of Fairy type moves for all Pokémon on the field by 33%.
If Pokémon with the abilities Fairy Aura and Aura Break (i.e. Xerneas and Zygarde) are both in battle, the power of Fairy type moves for all Pokémon on the field instead decreases by 25%.
The item Pixie Plate increases the power of Fairy type moves by 20% when held.
The Fairy Gem increases the power of a Fairy type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
The Roseli Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Fairy type move.

Notable Fairy-Type Trainers

ValerieLaverre Gym LeaderGen 6

MinaTrial CaptainGen 7

OpalBallonlea Gym LeaderGen 8

BedeBallonlea Gym LeaderGen 8