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Coalossal Weakness & Counters

Weak toGround4×Water4×Fighting2×Rock2×
Coalossal

Type matchups

Damage Coalossal takes from each attacking type.

4×

Weak to (4×)

2×

Weak to (2×)

¼×

Resists (¼×)

As a Rock/Fire type, Coalossal has 4 weaknesses, 7 resistances and 0 immunities, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 4 other Pokémon share the Rock/Fire typing.

  • With Flash Fire: Fire ¼× → 0×

Base stats

HP
110
Attack
80
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
90
Speed
30
Total
510

Coalossal has a base stat total of 510, higher than 69% of Pokémon. Its best stat is Defense (120). Its Attack (80) and Sp. Atk (80) are close, so it can run physical or special moves. At 30 Speed it is slower than most Pokémon, which suits Trick Room teams. With 110 HP, 120 Defense and 90 Sp. Def it is bulky and holds up better against physical hits.

Coalossal can have the abilities Steam Engine, Flame Body and Flash Fire.

How to beat Coalossal

The best way to beat Coalossal is with Ground and Water moves, which deal 4× damage. Fighting and Rock moves are also super effective (2×).

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice and Fairy moves are resisted.

Good counters: Garchomp hits for 4× with Ground-type STAB and resists its Rock and Fire moves. Zygarde hits for 4× with Ground-type STAB and resists its Rock and Fire moves. Keldeo hits for 4× with Water-type STAB and resists its Rock and Fire moves.

Evolution

Coalossal is the final stage of a 3-stage line (Rolycoly → Carkol → Coalossal), evolving from Carkol.

Frequently asked questions

What is Coalossal weak to?

As a Rock/Fire type, Coalossal takes super-effective damage from Ground (4×), Water (4×), Fighting and Rock moves.

What is Coalossal resistant to?

Coalossal resists Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug, Ice, Fairy and Fire (¼×) moves.

What are the best counters to Coalossal?

Strong type-based picks include Garchomp, Zygarde and Keldeo, which hit Coalossal with super-effective attacks.