Which four types have the best coverage, using this points system?

What moveset just based off of types, would have the most coverage over all other types? This is a vague question so I will go into more detail. I am asking what four combination of types would have the best coverage of trying to be at least normally effective and super effective against as many types as possible. I have a system that would make things easier to understand.

If the move set you have has at least one move type that issupereffective against a type it gets 2 pointsnormally effective gets 1 pointnot very effective is .5 pointsno effect at all against a move (nearly impossible unless all moves are the same type) 0 points

an example would be having moves that ice, fire, water, and electric would have a score of 27 since it has super effective typing against 10 types and normally effective typing against 7. The goal is to have the highest score.

Pleaselog inorregisterto add a comment.

There are 3060 4-type combinations(18 ncr 4 = 3060)

Ice Fighting Ground Flying, Ice Fighting Ground Ghost, and Ice Fighting Ground Dark are all tied for first with 32 points. Normal Ghost Dragon Dark is in last place with 21 points.(Also last place in the below ruleset with 219.5 points)

Ice Fighting Ground Flying does best in the combination of both competitions with a 4th place 370 points.

Mold Breaker Basculin with Soak and Hidden Power for either Grass or Electric can hiteverythingsuper effectively except Arceus and Silvally, and still has two move slots to spare. (In later games Morpeko would dodge it too because its automatic and frequent form changes cause its type to reset, but there’s no game where Morpeko exists and Hidden Power is usable at all.)

The best moveset would include types that are super-effective against numerous other types (eg. Ground).

I think this is a good coverage ( This is the best I could find)-GroundFightingFireGhost2+2+1+2+2+2+1+2+1+1+2+2+2+1+2+2+1That brings me to a total of 28 points.You could replace Ghost with Fairy- also leaving you with 28 points.I would recommend Fairy over Ghost because of those annoying pseudo-legendaries like Dragapult, but finding a Pokemon with this type combo is pretty tricky (I actually tried to find one, but Gallade doesn’t have reliable Speed Defense and HP unless it’s Mega Evolved, and even then Gallade’s HP is sad. Mew works but it’s a Mythical- I highly doubt you have a competitively viable Mew with a perfect Nature and EVs stashed at the bottom of your PC somewhere.)

On the other hand, it should be easier to find one with the Ground-Fighting-Fire-Ghost combo eg. Garchomp, Tyranitar, Lucario, etc.

Good luck!

We would be choosing two mons in which, one does the role of having highest points and the other would cover the types which the first one can’t.

The type which is included in brackets () is repeated

Ice- Grass, Flying, Dragon, GroundGround- Electric, Fire, Rock, Steel, PoisonGhost- Psychic, GhostFighting- Dark, Normal, Ice, (Rock), (Steel)

2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 32 points

Alolan Sandshrew / Sandslash, Nidoking / Nidoqueen, Rhydon / Rhyperior, Kangaskhan, Tyranitar, Aggron, Registeel, Riolu / Lucario, Pangoro, Beawer and Kommo-ocan learn Ice Punch + Brick Break.

Nidoking / Nidoqueen, Rhydon / Rhyperior, Tyranitar, Aggron, Registeel, Pangoro, Bewear and Kommo-ocan learn Ice Punch + Superpower

Lucario, Pangoro, Bewear and Kommo-ocan learn Ice Punch + Close Combat.

Alolan Sandshrew / Sandslash, Nidoqueen / Nidoking, Rhydon / Rhyperior, Kangaskhan, Aggron, Tyranitar, Rayquaza and Palkiacan learn Avalanche + Brick Break

Nidoqueen / Nidoking, Rhydon / Rhyperior, Kangaskhan, Aggron and Tyranitarcan learn Avalanche + Superpower.

Avalanche + Close Combat combo doesn’t exist (no one can learn)

The rest are Bug, Water, Fighting and Fairy types.

Fire- Ice, Steel, Grass,BugGrass- Rock, Ground,WaterPsychic- Poison,FightingPoison- (Grass),Fairy

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 28 points

Though points are less (28), as I said, it just gives support to the first Pokémon I had mentioned.

Alolan Exeggutor, Octillery and Pumpkaboo / Gourgeist (average size)can learn all of the above moves.

Hope this helps ;)