The best fighting type Poké mon in Poké mon Go TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. The best fighting type Poké mon in Poké mon Go By Jay Castello last updated 4 October 2022 Be like water with the best fighting type Pokémon (Image: © Niantic) Jump to: Strengths and weaknesses Machamp Sirfetch'd Poliwrath Lopunny Pokémon Go Guides (Image credit: Niantic) Best pokémon in Pokémon Go How to catch Ditto in Pokémon Go 2022 How to download and play Pokemon Go right now Pokemon Go: A complete beginner's guide The best fighting type Pokémon are a great option for the martial arts masters of Pokémon Go. This guide will detail the type's unique strengths and weaknesses, which will serve you well to remember before heading into battle. When it comes to the best Pokémon in Pokémon Go, fighting type Pokémon pack a punch. They come in many forms, from the heavy-footed stomper Hitmonlee to the deceptively cute Pancham, but each has its own particular effectiveness and vulnerabilities to consider when matched up against Pokémon of other types. You should take a look at our Pokémon Go type chart, as you'll need to keep these in mind when taking any Pokémon into a battle, no matter whether you want to beat a gym, a Team Rocket member, or a friend or stranger in the game's PvP mode. Once you know, though, you'll be winning matches in no time. With so many creatures out there and only so many hours in the day, which should you be focusing on? This guide will help you consider your options, and explain where you can find them or how to evolve them in the game, as well as let you know the strengths and weaknesses of the fighting type. The best fighting type Poké mon in Poké mon Go The best fighting type Poké mon strengths and weaknesses (Image credit: Niantic) Fighting type Pokémon are resistant to the following types' damage classes:BugRockDark Fighting-type moves are also super effective against normal rock, dark, ice, and steel type Pokémon. Fighting type Pokémon are weak to the following damage types:FairyFlyingPsychic Fighting type moves are also not very effective against poison and especially ghost type damage. The best fighting type Poké mon Machamp (Image credit: Niantic) Machamp is a powerful option in Pokémon Go. Machamp also comes in a shadow form, which boosts its attack at the expense of its defense. This can be a strong option if you don't mind taking a little extra damage. It can be evolved from Machamp via Machoke using Candy. Walk with a Machamp or Machoke as your buddy, feed them berries in gyms, or catch additional copies to get enough candy for a Machamp. Machamp is a pure fighting type Pokémon, so it is resistant to rock, bug and some of the best dark type Pokémon attacks. However, it is vulnerable to flying, fairy, and psychic type attacks. The best fighting type Poké mon Sirfetch d (Image credit: Niantic) Sirfetch'd is another strong option, especially in the attack stat department. To get Sirfetch'd you first need to obtain a Galarian Farfetch'd. This is a later variant, introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Sirfetch'd can't be evolved from the ordinary Farfetch'd that was in the game earlier. Galarian Farfetch'd may be hatched from 7km Eggs, which can be found in gifts from friends. To evolve one into Sirfetch'd, you need to set it as your buddy and make 10 excellent throws. It will then take 50 candy to evolve as well. Sirfetch'd is also a pure fighting type Pokémon. It is resistant to rock, bug, and dark type attacks. However, it is vulnerable to flying, fairy, and some of the best psychic type Pokémon attacks. The best fighting type Poké mon Poliwrath (Image credit: Niantic) Poliwrath is a good all-rounder to have on your team in Pokémon Go. Thanks to its bulky HP and defence stats, it's not going to be knocked down too easily by your opponents' Pokémon when you send it into battle. Poliwrath can be evolved from Poliwag via Poliwhirl simply using candy. Do not use a King's rock, otherwise Poliwhirl will instead become Politoad, which is not a fighting type. Poliwrath is one of the best water type Pokémon as well as being a top-tier fighting type Pokémon. It is resistant to rock, bug, steel, fire, water, ice, and dark-type attacks. However, it is vulnerable to flying, grass, electric, psychic, and fairy-type attacks. The best fighting type Poké mon Lopunny (Image credit: Niantic) Although it does not normally have it, Lopunny gains the fighting type when it Mega Evolves. You can do this by using Mega Energy, and it will raise the stats as well as give it this powerful typing. Lopunny itself can be evolved from the common Buneary for just 50 Candy, so it is a very common pokémon to obtain. With its normal and fighting type, Mega Lopunny becomes resistant to rock, bug, dark, and especially the best ghost type Pokémon. However, it is vulnerable to fighting, flying, psychic, and fairy-type moves.Can't get enough Pocket Monsters? Check out our list of the best games in the franchise. Jay CastelloContributor See more how-to articles TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me2Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie3Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago4RTX 4090 too expensive? 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