Pokémon type wheel

What are the 18 Pokémon types?

The main-series games use 18 types: Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel and Fairy. The first games had 15; Dark and Steel arrived in the second generation (Gold and Silver), and Fairy was added in the sixth (X and Y, 2013). The wheel includes all 18, each slice in a fan-standard type colour, and each has the same one-in-eighteen chance.

How do I set up a monotype challenge run?

A monotype run is a playthrough where every Pokémon on your team must share one type. Spinning for the type keeps you honest and pushes you away from your comfort pick. Spin once before you start a new save file and commit to the result. Some types are gentle (Water has plenty of choice in most games), and some are a real test, depending on the game and how early those Pokémon appear.

If a game lacks early options for a type, agree on a rule before you spin, for example that you may use any Pokémon until the first one of your type is catchable. For a harder variant, turn on Remove the winner after each spin and complete a run for every type in the order the wheel gives you.

Team-building rules for battles with friends

• Type draft. Each player spins three types with remove-the-winner on, then builds a team using only Pokémon that have at least one of those types.
• Banned type. Spin one type that nobody may use for the session.
• Surprise lead. Spin for the type of your lead Pokémon before each battle.

To add a number rule, such as how many Pokémon each team may bring, spin the random number wheel or roll a dice.

Drawing challenges with a random type

Fan artists use the type wheel for “type swap” drawings: spin a type and redraw a favourite Pokémon as if it belonged to it, a Ghost-type version of a cheerful Grass starter, for instance. You can also spin a type here and a creature from the random animal wheel, then design an original monster that is both. The drawing prompt wheel adds a setting if you want one.

Can I use only some types or add dual types?

Yes. Open Edit as text and delete any types you want to leave out, perhaps the three that did not exist in the game you are playing. For dual-type challenges, spin twice with remove-the-winner on so the two types differ, then press Reset to default before the next player spins. The slice colours stay attached to each type when you share the wheel with a link. For how a spin is decided, see is a spin wheel really random?

About this list

The list is the 18 elemental types used in the main-series Pokémon games as of 2026. Colours are the widely used fan palette, not official artwork. SpinDecide is an unofficial fan tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Creatures Inc. Pokémon and type names are used only to identify them.