- Ground redirects here. For the Egg Group formerly known as the Ground Egg Group, seeField (Egg Group).
TheGround type (Japanese:じめんタイプGround type) is one of the eighteentypes. Ground-typemoves are super effective againstElectric-,Fire-,Poison-,Rock-, andSteel-typePokémon, while Ground-type Pokémon are weak toGrass-,Ice-, andWater-type moves.
Battle properties
Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in othergames outside thecore series.
Additional effects
Ground-typePokémon are immune toThunder Wave, unless they are holding theRing Target, introduced inGeneration V. Ground-type Pokémon are also immune to damage from thesandstormweather condition, introduced inGeneration II, which also increases thepower of Ground-type moves by 30% if they have theAbilitySand Force.
FromGeneration II onwards, Ground-type moves cannot hit Pokémon under the effects ofMagnet Rise orTelekinesis, theAir Balloonitem, or the AbilitiesLevitate orEarth Eater, though all Pokémon except those withEarth Eater lose their immunity to Ground-type moves when they aregrounded (such as by holding anIron Ball or being under the effects of the movesIngrain (Generation IV onward),Gravity,Smack Down, orThousand Arrows). Ground-type moves will also affectFlying-type Pokémon when they lose their ungrounded status.
Pokémon
As ofGeneration IX, 79Pokémon are Ground-type (counting those that are Ground-type in at least one of theirforms, includingGalarian forms), which makes up 7.71% of all Pokémon, making it the 6th raresttype among Pokémon afterDragon and beforeRock.
Pure Ground-type Pokémon
Half Ground-type Pokémon
Primary Ground-type Pokémon
Secondary Ground-type Pokémon
Moves
As ofGeneration IX, there are 31 Ground-typemoves, which makes up 3.32% of all moves (excluding those that are Ground-type only under certain circumstances), causing it to tie withFlying andDragon as the second rarest type among moves, withRock as the rarest.
Prior tochanges in Generation IV, all damaging Ground-type moves werephysical, but they may now also bespecial depending on the attack.
One move has had its type changed.
| Gen | Move | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Range | Description |
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| I | Bone Club | Physical | Tough | 06565 | 08585% | 2020(max 32) | | The user clubs the target with a bone. This may also make the target flinch. |
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| II | Bone Rush | Physical | Tough | 02525 | 09090% | 1010(max 16) | | The user attacks by striking the target with a hard bone. This move hits two to five times in a row. |
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| I | Bonemerang | Physical | Tough | 05050 | 09090% | 1010(max 16) | | The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops around to damage the target twice—coming and going. |
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| V | Bulldoze | Physical | Tough | 06060 | 100100% | 2020(max 32) | | The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit. |
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| I | Dig | Physical | Tough | 08080 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn. |
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| V | Drill Run | Physical | Tough | 08080 | 09595% | 1010(max 16) | | The user crashes into the target while rotating its body like a drill. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. |
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| IV | Earth Power | Special | Beautiful | 09090 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
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| I | Earthquake | Physical | Tough | 100100 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it. |
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| I | Fissure | Physical | Tough | 000— | 03030% | 055(max 8) | | The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits. |
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| VIII | G-Max Sandblast | Physical | | 000— | 000—% | 033(max 4) | | A Ground-type attack that Gigantamax Sandaconda use. Opponents are trapped in a raging sandstorm for four to five turns. |
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| VIII | G-Max Sandblast | Special | | 000— | 000—% | 033(max 4) | | A Ground-type attack that Gigantamax Sandaconda use. Opponents are trapped in a raging sandstorm for four to five turns. |
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| VIII | Headlong Rush | Physical | | 120120 | 100100% | 055(max 8) | | The user smashes into the target in a full-body tackle. This also lowers the user’s Defense and Sp. Def stats. |
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| VII | High Horsepower | Physical | | 09595 | 09595% | 1010(max 16) | | The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body. |
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| VI | Land's Wrath | Physical | Beautiful | 09090 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user gathers the energy of the land and focuses that power on opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. |
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| II | Magnitude | Physical | Tough | 000— | 100100% | 3030(max 48) | | The user attacks everything around it with a ground-shaking quake. Its power varies. |
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| VIII | Max Quake | Physical | | 000— | 000—% | 033(max 4) | | This is a Ground-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This boosts ally Pokémon's Sp. Def stats. |
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| VIII | Max Quake | Special | | 000— | 000—% | 033(max 4) | | This is a Ground-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This boosts ally Pokémon's Sp. Def stats. |
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| IV | Mud Bomb | Special | Cute | 06565 | 08585% | 1010(max 16) | | The user launches a hard-packed mud ball to attack. This may also lower the target's accuracy. |
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| III | Mud Shot | Special | Tough | 05555 | 09595% | 1515(max 24) | | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. |
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| III | Mud Sport | Status | Cute | 000— | 000—% | 1515(max 24) | | The user kicks up mud on the battlefield. This weakens Electric-type moves for five turns. |
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| II | Mud-Slap | Special | Cute | 02020 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy. |
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| VI | Precipice Blades | Physical | Cool | 120120 | 08585% | 1010(max 16) | | The user attacks opposing Pokémon by manifesting the power of the land in fearsome blades of stone. |
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| VI | Rototiller | Status | Tough | 000— | 000—% | 1010(max 16) | | Tilling the soil, the user makes it easier for plants to grow. This raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stats of Grass-type Pokémon. |
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| I | Sand Attack | Status | Cute | 000— | 100100% | 1515(max 24) | | Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy. |
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| III | Sand Tomb | Physical | Clever | 03535 | 08585% | 1515(max 24) | | The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm that inflicts damage for four to five turns. |
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| VIII | Sandsear Storm | Special | | 100100 | 08080% | 1010(max 16) | | The user attacks by wrapping opposing Pokémon in fierce winds and searingly hot sand. This may also leave them with a burn. |
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| VIII | Scorching Sands | Special | | 07070 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user throws scorching sand at the target to attack. This may also leave the target with a burn. |
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| VII | Shore Up | Status | | 000— | 000—% | 1010(max 16) | | The user restores its own HP by up to half its max HP. It regains more HP in a sandstorm. |
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| II | Spikes | Status | Clever | 000— | 000—% | 2020(max 32) | | The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. |
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| VII | Stomping Tantrum | Physical | | 07575 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed. |
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| VII | Tectonic Rage | Physical | | 000— | 000—% | 011(max 1) | | The user burrows deep into the ground and slams into the target with the full force of its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move. |
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| VII | Tectonic Rage | Special | | 000— | 000—% | 011(max 1) | | The user burrows deep into the ground and slams into the target with the full force of its Z-Power. The power varies, depending on the original move. |
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| VI | Thousand Arrows | Physical | Beautiful | 09090 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | This move can hit opposing Pokémon that are in the air. Those Pokémon will be knocked down to the ground. |
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| VI | Thousand Waves | Physical | Tough | 09090 | 100100% | 1010(max 16) | | The user attacks with a wave that crawls along the ground. Those it hits can't flee from battle. |
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| All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left. |
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Changed types
The following moves have had their types changed into Ground.
Abilities
Interacting with the Ground type
APokémon withProtean orLibero will become Ground-type if it uses a Ground-typemove. A Pokémon with theAbilitiesColor Change,Imposter,RKS System, orMultitype will become Ground-type if (respectively) it is hit with a Ground-type move, is sent out against a Ground-type opponent, is holding aGround Memory, or is holding anEarth Plate/Groundium Z.
| Gen | Ability | Description |
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| IX | Earth Eater | If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has itsHP restored instead of takingdamage. |
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| III | Levitate | By floating in the air, the Pokémon receives full immunity to all Ground-type moves. |
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| V | Sand Force | Boosts thepower ofRock-, Ground-, andSteel-type moves in a sandstorm. |
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| All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. |
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Exclusive Abilities
Only Ground-type Pokémon have these Abilities. This does not includesignature Abilities.
| Gen | Ability | Description |
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| III | Arena Trap | Prevents opposing Pokémon from fleeing from battle. |
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| All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page. |
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Items
| Name | Description |
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 | Air Balloon | An item to be held by a Pokémon. This balloon makes the holder float in the air. If the holder is hit with an attack, the balloon will burst. |
 | Earth Plate | An item to be held by a Pokémon. This stone tablet is imbued with the essence of the earth and boosts the power of the holder’s Ground-type moves. |
 | Ground Gem | Agem with an essence of land. When held, it strengthens the power of a Ground-type move one time. |
 | Ground Memory | Amemory disc that contains Ground-type data. It changes the type of the holder if held bya certain species of Pokémon. |
 | Ground Tera Shard | On rare occasions, these shards form when aTera Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters. |
 | Groundium Z | This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Ground-type moves toZ-Moves. |
 | Iron Ball | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It lowers the holder'sSpeed stat and makes the holder vulnerable to Ground-type moves even if it is aFlying type or islevitating. |
 | Shuca Berry | If a Pokémon holding thisBerry is hit with a supereffective Ground-type move, the power of that move will be weakened. |
 | Soft Sand | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a loose, silky sand that boosts the power of the holder's Ground-type moves. |
| All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page. |
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Notable Ground-type Trainers
- Main article:Category:Ground-type Trainers
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Statistical averages
Overall
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In spin-off games
Pokémon Sleep
Unlike in the core series games, inPokémon Sleep, each Pokémon can only have one type, which determines the kind ofBerry that the Pokémon will gather forSnorlax to feed on. Ground-type Pokémon will gatherFigy Berries, and typically have the Slumberingsleep type.
The following is a list of Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep.
In the TCG
- Main article:Fighting (TCG)
Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Ground-type Pokémon are generally listed asFighting-type Pokémon.
Ground-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak toGrass andWater with a resistance to theLightning-type. Fighting-type Pokémon are strong againstColorless,Darkness andLightning Pokémon, whilst someColorless andPsychic Pokémon can resist the Fighting type.
Trivia
- Generation I introduced the most Ground-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 14, andGeneration VI introduced the fewest, with two.
- Generations I, VI, andVIII introduced the most Ground-type moves of any Generation, with five each, while GenerationsIV andV introduced the fewest, with two each.
- Generation IX is the only generation to not introduce a Ground-type move.
- Generations VI and IX are the only Generations to not introduce a pure Ground-type Pokémon.
- Despite being immune toElectric-type moves, Ground-type Pokémon can still becomeparalyzed, though this includes those holding aRing Target that can be afflicted byThunder Wave.
- The Ground type has the highest ratio of super effective offensive matchups over resistances; with five weaknesses opposed to two resistances and one immunity.
- The Ground type is tied with theFighting type for the most super effective matchups.
- In the animated series, Ground-type Pokémon's immunity to Electric-type attacks is treated inconsistently, sometimes upheld and sometimes ignored.Pokémon the Series (in particularShowdown at Pewter City) also implies that Ground's immunity to Electric has a limit depending on the voltage, asBrock's Onix, when first fighting Pikachu, was completely unaffected by Pikachu's electricity, but in the rematch, Pikachu's electric attacks, having been boosted at an abandoned hydroelectric plant, were giving Onix a noticeable degree of pain, although it still was not enough to completely incapacitate it, as well as environmental factors (such as water being sprayed on it).
- InPokémon the Series on multiple occasions, like inShowdown in Pewter City,Sick Daze, andRight On, Rhydon!, Ground andRock-type Pokémon are said to have strong aversion to water and generally being wet.Rhydon is often presented as an exception to this rule due to its ability to use the moveSurf.
- Each type that resistsFlying is weak to Ground, and vice versa.
- Each type that resistsFairy is also weak to Ground.
- More Pokémon are immune to Ground-type moves than any other type, as Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the AbilityLevitate andEarth Eater are immune to Ground-type moves.
- The Ground type is the only type in theGeneration II games and their remakes that a notable Trainer does notspecialize in.
- Out of all the types, the Ground type has the mostmoves ineligible forSky Battles, with 12.
- The Ground and Flying types are tied with having the fewest notable type specialists, with only five each.
- The Ground type has been paired up with every other type except for Fairy.
In other languages
Ground-type moves
Poison
Rock
Fire
Electric
Steel
Bug
Grass
Flying
Water
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