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What Pokémon Can Beat Ghost Types in Pokémon Go

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Pokemon GO, while fun and entertaining, can also be quite the challenging game. There are tons of raid battles and wild Pokemon that can take you for a spin if you haven’t come prepared, so you need to make sure you have done your homework before throwing your PokeBall out into the world.

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Ghost-type Pokemon are some of the biggest issues players face, having two immunities in Normal and Fighting, and two resistances in Bug and Poison. If you want to know what are the various Pokemon that can make quick work of the threats that are Ghost-type Pokemon, then continue reading this guide.

What Pokemon Can Beat Ghost Types in Pokemon Go?

The best type to use to take on Ghost-types are Dark-type Pokemon. Dark-type moves hit Ghost-types for super effective damage, while Ghost-type moves hit Dark-type Pokemon for half the normal damage, as Ghost moves are resisted by Dark types. Strong Dark-type Pokemon you can use again Ghost-types are Mega Houndoom, Mega Gyarados, Tyranitar, Darkrai, Weavile, and so on.

The runner-ups for the best type to use to fight against Ghost-type Pokemon are Normal-types and Ghost-types themselves. Normal-type Pokemon are immune to all Ghost moves, and can hit Ghost-types with the large coverage that Normal-types generally have. Some great Normal-types you can use are Mega Lopunny, Regigigas, Porygon Z, Meloetta (both forms), and so on.

Ghost-type moves are super effective against their own type—Ghost, which is why Ghost-types are a counter to themselves. But what this means is that you will have to be quicker and stronger than the opposing Ghost type so that you can take it out before it takes you out. The best Ghost-types you can use are Mega Gengar, Giratina, Hoopa (Confined), Chandelure, Banette, and so on.

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