Type check
How to use Type check
Diagnose defensive typing and matchups against common meta threats. Also available from the Team Memos threat panel.
See weakness and resistance bias from your typing.
Scan matchups against high-usage threat lists.
The same threat check appears while editing Team Memos.
Basic flow
- 1Open Tools → Type check in the sidebar.
- 2Pick generation (e.g. Gen 9 · Scarlet/Violet) and singles/doubles.
- 3Enter the Pokémon or types to diagnose.
- 4Review weaknesses, resistances, and threat matchups.
- 5Deep-dive key faces in Damage Calc or Bulk adjustment.
Tips
- •Threats load from top usage for the selected generation/format (Smogon formats, not individual game SKUs).
- •Use Team Memos for offensive coverage and this tool for defensive profiling.
- •Threat names follow the UI language via localized catalog names.
Related guides
- How to read Gen 9 damage calcLearn damage ranges, percentages, rolls, and OHKO/2HKO counts. A guide to reading Scarlet/Violet singles results for real matchup decisions.
- How to use Bulk adjustmentUse the dedicated bulk tool to find H/B/D Effort values against a threat move. Search the survival line for your defender.
- How to use Speed comparisonCompare your Pokémon’s Speed to common base-Speed tiers and Pokémon you add, and see the investment needed to outspeed.
- How to use Individual value calcNarrow Individual-value ranges from level and stats. Handy while training or estimating an opponent’s Individual values.
- Doubles calc checklistIn doubles, ally boosts, spread moves, and Protect change results a lot. Notes on easy-to-miss settings and how doubles differ from singles.
- Common matchup calc examplesConcrete examples of turning frequent matchups into Calc inputs—how to assume sets, which numbers to read, and what to try next.
- How to use Damage CalcRun Gen 1–9 singles/doubles damage calculations with @smogon/calc. Switch between Standard and Champions rules, and set weather, terrain, screens, and more.