Fairy types were introduced in Gen 6 to counter overpowered Dragon types. They are immune to Dragon moves, resist Fighting, Bug, and Dark, and hit those types for super-effective damage. Here are the ten strongest Fairies.
The Top 10 Fairy Pokemon
- Xerneas — 680 BST Fairy legendary with Geomancy setup.
- Tapu Lele — Psychic Surge booster with Psychic/Fairy typing.
- Magearna — Steel/Fairy Mythical with Soul Heart ability.
- Primarina — Water/Fairy starter with 126 Sp.Atk.
- Clefable — Magic Guard walls almost everything.
- Togekiss — Fairy/Flying with Serene Grace flinch spam.
- Gardevoir — Mega form with Pixilate Hyper Voice.
- Mimikyu — Ghost/Fairy with Disguise ability.
- Diancie — Rock/Fairy Mythical, Mega form has 160 Sp.Atk.
- Sylveon — Pixilate Hyper Voice, bulky special attacker.
Why Fairy Changed Everything
Before Fairy, Dragon types like Garchomp, Salamence, and Dragonite dominated every tier. The only way to check them was with risky Ice attackers that would die after one hit. Fairy provided a safe, bulky answer that could take hits AND fire back. Pokemon like Clefable became the most-used Pokemon in OU for years thanks to this.
Fairy Weaknesses
Fairy is weak to Poison and Steel. Pokemon like Scizor, Metagross, and Gengar (with Poison moves) are reliable counters. Heatran and Bisharp also punish Fairy teams consistently.