Cobalt (type)

The Cobalt type is a type created by Chartheblade for Lava and Iron.

Defense
Created to be a special-type resisting counterpart to the Steel-type, Cobalt is a very good type to use defensively. Pure Cobalt Pokémon resist 9 of the 17 types, which coupled with high average Special Defense stats, makes the Cobalt type amazing special tanks. They are also immune to Electric, a very common attacking type.

However, all three of Cobalt-types weaknesses are predominantly physical-based. They also have rather low physical defense, making them even more vulnerable to their weaknesses. Most Cobalt-types are, however, coupled with another type, which may offset their physical weakness.

Offense
The Cobalt-type is notable for being super-effective against the Electric-type, which only has one other weakness, and the Poison-type, another type with few weaknesses. However, the Cobalt-types small list of damaging moves limits its potential to exploit these weaknesses. Cobalt-types also resist themselves, but they have few damaging moves, making it less of a problem. Most Cobalt-types are also dual-types with wide move-pools, allowing them to function effectively against foes who resist them. Cobalt-types typically have average Attack and Special Attack stats, though there are powerful outliers in both fields.