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Ground (type)

Ground is one of the strongest types offensively: it is super-effective against five other types (as is Fighting) and Earthquake is one of the strongest moves in the game with power and accuracy both 100. In the first few generations many Ground type Pokémon were dual Rock types, lumbering them with 4x Grass and Water disadvantages; most newer Pokémon introduced avoid this now.

In Generations 1-3, all Ground type moves were categorized as Physical.

90 Ground type Pokémon 17 Single type Pokémon 73 Dual type Pokémon 31 Ground-type moves

Attack pros & cons

Ground moves are super-effective against:

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

Ground moves are not very effective against:

Grass Bug

Ground moves have no effect on:

Flying

Defense pros & cons

These types have no effect on Ground Pokémon:

Electric

These types are not very effective against Ground Pokémon:

Poison Rock

These types are super-effective against Ground Pokémon:

Water Grass Ice

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Ground type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Ground type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
Normal	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Fire	2	2	4	2	2	4	2	0	2	4	2	2	2	4	2
Water	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Electric	2	4	2	2	2	4	2	0	2	4	2	2	2	4	2
Grass	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	¼	½	½	½	½
Ice	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Fighting	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Poison	2	4	2	4	2	2	2	0	2	4	2	2	2	4	2
Ground	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Flying	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Psychic	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Bug	½	½	¼	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½
Rock	2	4	2	4	2	2	4	2	0	2	2	2	2	4	2
Ghost	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Dragon	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Dark	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2
Steel	2	4	2	4	2	2	4	2	0	2	4	2	2	2	2
Fairy	2	2	½	2	0	½	2	2

Effects of the Ground type

• Ground type Pokémon do not take damage during a sandstorm.
• In addition to Flying types, Ground type moves do not affect Pokémon with the ability Levitate or those under the effects of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis, or holding an Air Balloon (aka raised Pokémon).
• However, Ground type moves can hit the above Pokémon (including Flying types) if the target is affected by the moves Gravity, Ingrain, Roost, Smack Down or Thousand Arrows, or are holding an Iron Ball.
• The Sand Force ability increases the power of Ground type moves by 30% during a sandstorm.
• Pokémon with Earth Eater heal 1⁄4 of their maximum HP when hit by a Ground type move.
• The items Earth Plate and Soft Sand increase the power of Ground type moves by 20% when held.
• The Ground Gem increases the power of a Ground type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The Shuca Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Ground type move.

Other languages

English	Ground
Japanese	じめん
German	Boden
French	Sol
Italian	Terra
Spanish	Tierra
Korean	땅
Chinese (Simplified)	地面
Chinese (Traditional)	地面

Ground Pokémon stat averages

77.9 HP Ranked #4 91.2 Attack Ranked #6 88.3 Defense Ranked #4 61.5 Sp. Attack Ranked #15 67.2 Sp. Defense Ranked #16 59.4 Speed Ranked #17

Notable Ground-type trainers

Giovanni Viridian City Gym Leader Gen 1, 3, 7 Bertha Elite Four Gen 4, 8 Clay Driftveil City Gym Leader Gen 5 Hapu Island Kahuna Gen 7 Rika Elite Four Gen 9

Ground Pokémon

There are 90 Ground-type Pokémon. See also:

• Ground Pokémon with stats
• Ground attacks

Sandshrew #0027 / Ground Sandslash #0028 / Ground Nidoqueen #0031 / Poison · Ground Nidoking #0034 / Poison · Ground Diglett #0050 / Ground Diglett Alolan Diglett #0050 / Ground · Steel Dugtrio #0051 / Ground Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio #0051 / Ground · Steel Geodude #0074 / Rock · Ground Graveler #0075 / Rock · Ground Golem #0076 / Rock · Ground Onix #0095 / Rock · Ground Cubone #0104 / Ground Marowak #0105 / Ground Rhyhorn #0111 / Ground · Rock Rhydon #0112 / Ground · Rock Wooper #0194 / Water · Ground Wooper Paldean Wooper #0194 / Poison · Ground Quagsire #0195 / Water · Ground Gligar #0207 / Ground · Flying Steelix #0208 / Steel · Ground Steelix Mega Steelix #0208 / Steel · Ground Swinub #0220 / Ice · Ground Piloswine #0221 / Ice · Ground Phanpy #0231 / Ground Donphan #0232 / Ground Larvitar #0246 / Rock · Ground Pupitar #0247 / Rock · Ground Marshtomp #0259 / Water · Ground Swampert #0260 / Water · Ground Swampert Mega Swampert #0260 / Water · Ground Nincada #0290 / Bug · Ground Numel #0322 / Fire · Ground Camerupt #0323 / Fire · Ground Camerupt Mega Camerupt #0323 / Fire · Ground Trapinch #0328 / Ground Vibrava #0329 / Ground · Dragon Flygon #0330 / Ground · Dragon Barboach #0339 / Water · Ground Whiscash #0340 / Water · Ground Baltoy #0343 / Ground · Psychic Claydol #0344 / Ground · Psychic Groudon #0383 / Ground Groudon Primal Groudon #0383 / Ground · Fire Torterra #0389 / Grass · Ground Wormadam Sandy Cloak #0413 / Bug · Ground Gastrodon #0423 / Water · Ground Gible #0443 / Dragon · Ground Gabite #0444 / Dragon · Ground Garchomp #0445 / Dragon · Ground Garchomp Mega Garchomp #0445 / Dragon · Ground Hippopotas #0449 / Ground Hippowdon #0450 / Ground Rhyperior #0464 / Ground · Rock Gliscor #0472 / Ground · Flying Mamoswine #0473 / Ice · Ground Drilbur #0529 / Ground Excadrill #0530 / Ground · Steel Palpitoad #0536 / Water · Ground Seismitoad #0537 / Water · Ground Sandile #0551 / Ground · Dark Krokorok #0552 / Ground · Dark Krookodile #0553 / Ground · Dark Yamask Galarian Yamask #0562 / Ground · Ghost Stunfisk #0618 / Ground · Electric Stunfisk Galarian Stunfisk #0618 / Ground · Steel Golett #0622 / Ground · Ghost Golurk #0623 / Ground · Ghost Landorus Incarnate Forme #0645 / Ground · Flying Landorus Therian Forme #0645 / Ground · Flying Diggersby #0660 / Normal · Ground Zygarde 50% Forme #0718 / Dragon · Ground Zygarde 10% Forme #0718 / Dragon · Ground Zygarde Complete Forme #0718 / Dragon · Ground Mudbray #0749 / Ground Mudsdale #0750 / Ground Sandygast #0769 / Ghost · Ground Palossand #0770 / Ghost · Ground Silicobra #0843 / Ground Sandaconda #0844 / Ground Runerigus #0867 / Ground · Ghost Ursaluna #0901 / Ground · Normal Ursaluna Bloodmoon #0901 / Ground · Normal Toedscool #0948 / Ground · Grass Toedscruel #0949 / Ground · Grass Clodsire #0980 / Poison · Ground Great Tusk #0984 / Ground · Fighting Sandy Shocks #0989 / Electric · Ground Iron Treads #0990 / Ground · Steel Ting-Lu #1003 / Dark · Ground