Drifblim Weakness & Strength Strategy Guide

In this article, I’m going to go over my second favorite Ghost-type Pokemon, Drifblim. I’m going to cover every single Drifblim weakness, as well as its strengths.

Afterward, I’m going to go over how to use Drifblim in Pokemon GO! Since its mechanics and Pokemon differ ever so slightly.

Remember to Float Down for the Chart

I’ve added a Drifblim weakness chart down at the bottom. The chart is updated for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so it’s completely up-to-date and ready to use.

What is Drifblim Weak Against?

For this guide, I’m going to cover Drifblim’s defensive weaknesses. Drifblim is a Ghost-Flying type, which means it has the weaknesses and resistances of both types.

Drifblim will take double damage from the following types of moves:

Dark
Ice
Rock
Electric
Ghost

What is Drifblim Strong Against?

Having two types makes Drifblim weak to more moves, but it also increases the Pokemon’s resistance. For example, both Ghost and Flying-type Pokemon resist Bug-type moves, which means Drifblim will take 0.25x damage from Bug-type moves.

Here is every move type that Drifblim is strong against:

Bug (0.25x)
Grass (0.5x)
Poison (0.5x)
Ground (immune)
Normal (immune)
Fighting (immune)

Drifblim Immunities (Ground, Normal, Fighting)

As you can see above, Drifblim is immune to three types of moves. This is because Ghost-type Pokemon are immune to Normal and Fighting moves.

On top of this, Flying-type Pokemon are completely immune to Ground-type moves. This type-pairing makes Drifblim the most immune Pokemon in any Pokemon game.

Drifblim Weakness Pokemon GO!

Pokemon GO! Is not yet up-to-date with the main series games, as far as its roster goes. However, it is up-to-date on game mechanics and type advantages.

This means, in Pokemon GO! Drifblim will be weak against:

Dark
Ice
Rock
Electric
Ghost

With that being said, Pokemon GO! allows for quick swapping and offers a few tools to help ensure your Drifblim wins, despite disadvantages.

Drifblim BDSP VS Chart

Type	Multiplier (Defending)
Dark	2x
Ice	2x
Rock	2x
Electric	2x
Ghost	2x
Bug	0.25x
Grass	0.5x
Poison	0.5x
Ground	Immune
Normal	Immune
Fighting	Immune

Drifblim Raid Counters (Pokemon GO)

Now that we’ve covered Pokemon GO PvP, let’s take a look at Raid Battles. With the following Pokemon, you’ll be able to absolutely dominate any Drifblim Raids you find yourself in (sometimes even solo!)

Pokemon	Quick Move	Main Move
Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam
Gengar	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball
Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge
Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge
Magnezone	Charge Beam	Zap Cannon
Honchkrow	Snarl	Dark Pulse
Zapdos	Thunder Shock	Zap Cannon
Houndoom	Snarl	Crunch
Absol	Snarl	Payback
Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge

Notice any particular theme? These are mostly Ice, Electric, and Ghost Type Pokemon. If they do not fall into that Typing, then they can at least learn the moves of these Typings.

Shadow Pokemon

If a Pokemon appeared in the above list, chances are that their shadow form will also be extremely strong against Drifblim.

Some of the best Shadow Pokemon to bring against Drifblim are:

Shadow Mewtwo
Shadow Absol
Shadow Zapdos
Shadow Magneton
Shadow Raikou

If I listed every single Shadow Pokemon that would stomp a Drifblim Raid, we’d be here all day! Just remember the Type Advantages and you’ll be fine.

Mega Pokemon

If you have some Mega Energy to use before your Drifblim Raid, but aren’t sure which Pokemon you want to Mega Evolve (remember you can only have one at a time), then consider these:

Mega Gengar
Mega Absol
Mega Manectric
Mega Ampharos

You’ll see some familiar faces here, of course. If a Pokemon is strong against Drifblim, of course, its Mega Evolution will be strong as well!

Drifblim BDSP VS Chart

Type	Multiplier (Defending)
Dark	2x
Ice	2x
Rock	2x
Electric	2x
Ghost	2x
Bug	0.25x
Grass	0.5x
Poison	0.5x
Ground	Immune
Normal	Immune
Fighting	Immune