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Breloom Weakness & Counters

Weak toFlying4×Poison2×Fire2×Psychic2×Ice2×Fairy2×
Breloom

Type matchups

Damage Breloom takes from each attacking type.

4×

Weak to (4×)

As a Grass/Fighting type, Breloom has 6 weaknesses, 6 resistances and 0 immunities, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 5 other Pokémon share the Grass/Fighting typing.

Base stats

HP
60
Attack
130
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
60
Speed
70
Total
460

Breloom has a base stat total of 460, higher than 47% of Pokémon. With Attack (130) well above Sp. Atk (60), it works best as a physical attacker. Its Speed of 70 is middling (faster than 50% of Pokémon). With 60 HP, 80 Defense and 60 Sp. Def it is frail and holds up better against physical hits.

Breloom can have the abilities Effect Spore, Poison Heal and Technician.

How to beat Breloom

The best way to beat Breloom is with Flying moves, which deal 4× damage. Poison, Fire, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves are also super effective (2×).

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Ground, Rock, Water, Grass, Electric and Dark moves are resisted.

Good counters: Crobat hits for 4× with Flying-type STAB and resists its Grass and Fighting moves. Yanmega hits for 4× with Flying-type STAB and resists its Grass and Fighting moves. Scyther hits for 4× with Flying-type STAB and resists its Grass and Fighting moves.

Evolution

Breloom is the final stage of a 2-stage line (Shroomish → Breloom), evolving from Shroomish.

Frequently asked questions

What is Breloom weak to?

As a Grass/Fighting type, Breloom takes super-effective damage from Flying (4×), Poison, Fire, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves.

What is Breloom resistant to?

Breloom resists Ground, Rock, Water, Grass, Electric and Dark moves.

What are the best counters to Breloom?

Strong type-based picks include Crobat, Yanmega and Scyther, which hit Breloom with super-effective attacks.