Type effectiveness: Difference between revisions

In the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' series, each Pokémon has one or two {{s|bulbapedia|type}}s and each attack has one type. Whenever an attack hits a Pokémon, the damage dealt is altered by any weaknesses or resistances caused by the type combination. For example, a Water attack will deal double damage to a Fire or Rock Pokémon, while a Grass attack will deal half damage to a Fire type and an Electric attack will have no effect on a Ground-type Pokémon.

The ''Brawl'' system is a heavily simplified form of the originally seventeen ({{s|bulbapedia|Fairy}} added in games released after ''Brawl'') types and hundreds of type interactions—only three types are involved and each of the three Pokémon the mechanic applies to has exactly one weakness and one resistance. If all type interactions were carried over into ''Brawl'', Pokémon would take altered damage from several other attack types; such as [[freezing]] attacks being effective on Ivysaur. ''Brawl'' also only applies any sort of type effectiveness to Pokémon summoned by Pokémon Trainer; other playable Pokémon are not affected in any way.