What is Ground type strong against?

Ground-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel-type Pokemon.

What is Ground type weak to?

Ground-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Water, Grass, Ice-type moves.

What resists Ground type?

Ground-type Pokemon resist damage from Poison, Rock-type moves.

Is Ground type immune to anything?

Yes, Ground-type Pokemon are immune to Electric-type moves (0x damage).

How many Ground-type Pokemon are there?

There are 75 Ground-type Pokemon across all generations.

Ground Type

Generation 1 · 75 Pokemon

Ground-type moves are among the best in competitive Pokemon, hitting Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel super effectively. Earthquake is one of the most widely distributed and powerful moves in the game.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Ground + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	4	4	watergrassicefighting	electric ghost
fire	2	6	water4xground	electric
water	1	5	grass4x	electric
electric	4	5	watergrassiceground	electric
grass	4	3	ice4xfireflyingbug	electric
ice	5	2	firewatergrassfightingsteel	electric
fighting	6	5	watergrassiceflyingpsychicfairy	electric
poison	4	6	watericegroundpsychic	electric
flying	2	5	ice4xwater	electric ground
psychic	6	5	watergrassicebugghostdark	electric
bug	4	4	firewatericeflying	electric
rock	6	6	water4xgrass4xicefightinggroundsteel	electric
ghost	5	6	watergrassiceghostdark	normal electric fighting
dragon	3	4	ice4xdragonfairy	electric
dark	6	6	watergrassicefightingbugfairy	electric psychic
steel	4	10	firewaterfightingground	electric poison
fairy	4	6	watergrassicesteel	electric dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Precipice Blades	Physical	120	85%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Headlong Rush	Physical	120	100%	5
Sandsear Storm	Special	100	80%	10
Earthquake	Physical	100	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.
High Horsepower	Physical	95	95%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Earth Power	Special	90	100%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Thousand Arrows	Physical	90	100%	10	Grounds the target, and hits even Flying-type or levitating Pokémon.
Thousand Waves	Physical	90	100%	10	Prevents the target from leaving battle.
Land’s Wrath	Physical	90	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Drill Run	Physical	80	95%	10	Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Dig	Physical	80	100%	10	User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Stomping Tantrum	Physical	75	100%	10	Has double power if the user’s last move failed.
Scorching Sands	Special	70	100%	10	Has a chance to burn the target.
Bone Club	Physical	65	85%	20	Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Mud Bomb	Special	65	85%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Bulldoze	Physical	60	100%	20	Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Mud Shot	Special	55	95%	15	Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.
Bonemerang	Physical	50	90%	10	Hits twice in one turn.
Sand Tomb	Physical	35	85%	15	Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
Bone Rush	Physical	25	90%	10	Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
Mud-Slap	Special	20	100%	10	Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Magnitude	Physical	—	100%	30	Power varies randomly from 10 to 150.
Fissure	Physical	—	30%	5	Causes a one-hit KO.
Spikes	Status	—	—	20	Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.
Sand Attack	Status	—	100%	15	Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	78	#4/18
Attack	91	#6/18
Defense	88	#3/18
Sp. Atk	62	#15/18
Sp. Def	67	#16/18
Speed	59	#17/18
BST	445	#13/18

Ground Type

Offensive Matchups – Ground Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Ground Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Ground

Ground-Type Moves (28)

Ground-Type Related Abilities

Ground-Type Boosting Items

Ground-Type Average Stats

Ground-Type Special Mechanics

Ground-Type Pokemon (75)

FAQ – Ground Type