Battle pets will fall into one of 10 possible pet families. Each pet family has its own strengths and weaknesses when up against certain other battle pet families.[1][2][3][4]
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Note on battle pet attacks
Attacks each have their own "family", which may not match the family of the pet, and may be from a variety of different families on one pet. For example, a Harpy Youngling is a 
Humanoid pet whose attacks are all of the 
Flying family type, meaning it will take extra damage (
) from 
Undead attacks and less (
) from 
Critter attacks (because its family is Humanoid), but will do extra damage () to 
Aquatic creatures and less () to 
Dragonkin, rather than more to Dragonkin and less to 
Beast (because its attacks are Flying type rather than Humanoid).
Families
Aquatic[4] - Aquatic attacks deal bonus damage to Elemental companions and less damage to Magic companions.- Beast - Beast attacks deal bonus damage to Critter companions and less damage to Flying companions.
- Critter - Critter attacks deal bonus damage to Undead companions and less damage to Humanoid companions.
- Dragonkin[4] - Dragonkin attacks deal bonus damage to Magic companions and less damage to Undead companions.
- Elemental - Elemental attacks do more damage to Mechanical companions and less to Critter companions.
- Flying - Flying attacks deal bonus damage to Aquatic companions and less damage to Dragonkin companions.
- Humanoid - Humanoid attacks do more damage to Dragonkin and less to Beast companions.
- Magic[5] (not Mystical,[6] or Mythical[3]) - Magical attacks deal bonus damage to Flying and less damage to Mechanical companions.
- Mechanical - Mechanical attacks deal bonus damage to Beast companions and less damage to Elemental companions.
- Undead - Undead attacks do more damage to Humanoid companions and less to Aquatic companions.
Strengths and Weaknesses
The diagrams below show in a variety of ways how families are strong or weak against each other. The two left diagrams show what family is strong against another by having a red arrow point ( Strength) to the family that takes extra damage and a gray arrow ( Weakness) pointing to the family that takes less damage.
The right side diagram shows this in a different form, the large icon shows how it is affected by other families. The upper left is a family that attacks it strongly ( Weakness defending), the upper right is a family that it attacks strongly ( Strength attacking), the lower left is a family that attacks it weakly ( Strength defending), and the lower right is a family that it attacks weakly ( Weakness attacking).
Battle Pet Families, arranged by boosted attack
Battle Pet Family traits and Attack and Defense strengths and weaknesses
Battle Pet Families, arranged by weakened attack
- Graphics courtesy of Nightsmaiden.
Battle pet passive abilities
Each battle pet of particular family/type share a specific passive ability:[4][7]
Aquatic: [Aquatic]ω ϖ - Harmful damage over time effects are reduced by 50% on Aquatic pets.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Flying abilities
Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Undead abilities Beast: [Beast]ω ϖ - Beasts deal 25% extra damage below half health.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from 
Mechanical abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Humanoid abilities Critter: [Critter]ω ϖ - Critters are immune to stun, root, and sleep effects.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Beast abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from 
Elemental abilities Dragonkin: [Dragonkin]ω ϖ - Dragons deal 50% additional damage on the next round after bringing a target's health below 50%.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Humanoid abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Flying abilities Elemental: [Elemental]ω ϖ - Elementals ignore all negative weather effects. Enemy pets can still gain the beneficial effects of weather when facing an elemental.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Aquatic abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Mechanical abilities Flying: [Flying]ω ϖ - Flying creatures gain 50% extra speed while above 50% health.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from 
Magic abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Beast abilities Humanoid: [Humanoid]ω ϖ - Humanoids recover 4% of their maximum health if they dealt damage this round.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Undead abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Critter abilities Magic: [Magic]ω ϖ - Magic pets cannot be dealt more than 35% of their maximum health in one attack.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Dragonkin abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Aquatic abilities Mechanical: [Mechanical]ω ϖ - Comes back to life once per battle, returning to 20% health.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Elemental abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Magic abilities Undead: [Undead]ω ϖ - Undead pets return to life immortal for one round when killed.
Additional Damage Taken: 50% from Critter abilities Reduced Damage Taken: 33% from Dragonkin abilitiesReferences
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- ^ Magic. Wowhead. Retrieved on 2012-10-07.
- ^ Ashelia 2012-03-27. Mists of Pandaria Preview: Pet Battle Abilities, Wild Pet Locations, and More. Wowhead News.
- ^ Boubouille 2012-04-25. Pet Battle System now on Beta Realms (Early Version). MMO Champion.
