Grass type

The Grass type (くさタイプ Kusa taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

Grass-type Pokémon are usually calm, pacifistic, and like to take care of flowers, plants and nature itself, but are also great fighters and can poison, paralyze or put targets to sleep. Most of the times, the Pokémon have part of a plant, thus their growth is really similar to that of a plant. Some of them also grow berries, flowers and leaves, and many of them can control their growth.

Grass-type Pokémon usually have combinations with the Bug and Poison types. The last one is because many plants are poisonous. The Grass type is the type that has most weaknesses (along with Rock). The best type moves a Grass-type Pokémon can learn is Rock, because it covers 4 of its 5 weaknesses (Bug, Fire, Flying and Ice).

Famous Grass-type Pokémon Trainers include Erika, fourth Gym Leader of the Kanto region; Gardenia, the second Gym Leader of Sinnoh; Cilan, one of the three Striaton Gym Leaders in Unova; and Ramos, the fourth Gym Leader of the Kalos region.

Grass-type moves

• There are 37 Grass-type moves.
  • In Generation I, 10 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation II, 3 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation III, 8 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation IV, 8 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation V, 4 moves were introduced.
  • In Generation VI, 4 moves were introduced.
• In battles: Other moves stand out.
  • 10 moves are of the type.
  • 13 moves are of the type.
  • 14 moves are of the type.
• In contests: Clever moves stand out.
  • 13 moves are of the type.
  • 10 moves are of the type.
  • 7 moves are of the type.
  • 5 moves are of the type.
  • 2 moves are of the type.

List of Grass-type moves

Name	Category	Contest	Generation	Power
Absorb			Generation I	20
Aromatherapy			Generation III	-
Bullet Seed			Generation III	25 (x2-5)
Cotton Guard			Generation V	-
Cotton Spore			Generation II	-
Energy Ball			Generation IV	90
Forest's Curse			Generation VI	-
Frenzy Plant			Generation III	150
Giga Drain			Generation II	75
Grass Knot			Generation IV	20-200 depending on the opponent's weight
Grass Pledge			Generation V	80
Grass Whistle			Generation III	-
Grassy Terrain			Generation VI	-
Horn Leech			Generation V	75
Ingrain			Generation III	-
Leaf Blade			Generation III	90
Leaf Storm			Generation IV	130
Leaf Tornado			Generation V	65
Leech Seed			Generation I	-
Magical Leaf			Generation III	60
Mega Drain			Generation I	40
Needle Arm			Generation III	60
Petal Blizzard			Generation VI	90
Petal Dance			Generation I	120
Power Whip			Generation IV	120
Razor Leaf			Generation I	55
Seed Bomb			Generation IV	80
Seed Flare			Generation IV	120
Sleep Powder			Generation I	-
Solar Beam			Generation I	120
Spiky Shield			Generation VI	-
Spore			Generation I	-
Stun Spore			Generation I	-
Synthesis			Generation II	-
Vine Whip			Generation I	45
Wood Hammer			Generation IV	120
Worry Seed			Generation IV	-

Effectiveness of Grass-type moves

×2

Super effective against Pokémon of the types: ,  and .

½

Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: , , , , ,  and .

Weaknesses and resistances of the Grass type

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

×4 Doubly super effective

×2 Super effective

½ Resistant

¼ Very resistant

×0 Immune

	Type of the move
	×2			½			×2	×2		½	½	×2		×2				½
	×2			½		½	×4	×4		¼	¼	×2		×2		×2		½
	×4	½		½	×2	×2	×2	×2	½	½	½	×2		×2	×0			½
	×2		×2	¼	×2			×2		¼	½	×4		×2				½
	×2			¼			×2			½		×2		×2			½	½
		½	×0	½		½	×2	×2		½	½	×2		×4			×2	½
		½		½	×2		×2	×4		½	½	×2		×2	×2	½		½
						½	×2	×2		¼	×0	×4		×2		×2		½
		×2		½		×0	×2	×2	×2	½	½	×2	×0					½
	×2			×0			×2	×2			½	×4				½
	×2			½		×2	×4	×2		½	½			×2		×2	×2	½
	×2			½		×2	×2	×2	×0	½	½	×2		×2				½
				½	½	½	×2	×2		¼		×2			×2			½
	×4	×2		½		½	×2	×2	×2	½	½	×2		×2	½			½
	×2			½		×2						×2	½				×2
			½	½	½	×2	×4			¼			½	×0	½	½	½	½
	×2							×2			½			×2			½	¼

Known Grass-type Pokémon Trainers

File:HGSS Erika.png	File:Gardenia.png
Kanto Gym Leader Erika	Sinnoh Gym Leader Gardenia	Unova Gym Leader Cilan	Kalos Gym Leader Ramos	Greenleaf Warlord Motonari	Warlord Servant Magoichi

Grass-type Pokémon

85 Pokémon are Grass type. (11.83% of all Pokémon)

Pure Grass-type Pokémon

33 Pokémon are pure Grass type. (41.77% of the Grass-type Pokémon)

Tangela	Chikorita	Bayleef	Meganium	Bellossom	Sunkern
#114	#152	#153	#154	#182	#191
Sunflora	Treecko	Grovyle	Sceptile	Seedot	Shroomish
#192	#252	#253	#254	#273	#285
Cacnea	Turtwig	Grotle	Cherubi	Cherrim	Carnivine
#331	#387	#388	#420	#421	#455
Tangrowth	Leafeon	Shaymin	Snivy	Servine	Serperior
#465	#470	#492	#495	#496	#497
Pansage	Simisage	Petilil	Lilligant	Maractus	Chespin
#511	#512	#548	#549	#556	#650
Quilladin	Skiddo	Gogoat
#651	#672	#673

Primary Grass-type Pokémon

34 Pokémon are primary Grass type. (40.51% of the Grass-type Pokémon)

Bulbasaur	Ivysaur	Venusaur	Oddish	Gloom	Vileplume
#001	#002	#003	#043	#044	#045
Bellsprout	Weepinbell	Vileplume	Exeggcute	Exeggutor	Hoppip
#069	#070	#071	#102	#103	#187
Skiploom	Jumpluff	Nuzleaf	Shiftry	Breloom	Roselia
#188	#189	#274	#275	#286	#315
Cacturne	Tropius	Torterra	Budew	Roserade	Snover
#332	#357	#389	#406	#407	#459
Abomasnow	Cottonee	Whimsicott	Foongus	Amoonguss	Ferroseed
#460	#546	#547	#590	#591	#597
Ferrothorn	Virizion	Chesnaught
#598	#640	#652

Secondary Grass-type Pokémon

18 Pokémon are secondary Grass type. (17.72% of the Grass-type Pokémon)

Paras	Parasect	Celebi	Lotad	Lombre	Ludicolo
#046	#047	#251	#270	#271	#272
Lileep	Cradily	Wormadam	Sewaddle	Swadloon	Leavanny
#345	#346	#413	#540	#541	#542
Deerling	Sawsbuck	Phantump	Trevenant	Pumpkaboo	Gourgeist
#585	#585	#708	#709	#710	#711

Pokémon with Grass-type alternate formes

The following alternate formes of some Pokémon are also of the Grass type.

Mega Venusaur	Mega Sceptile	Cherrim	Mega Abomasnow	Mow Rotom	Shaymin
#003	#254	#421	#460	#479	Shaymin #492
Arceus
#493

Relations with other types

• They're strong against the Ground type because plants absorb minerals from it and open through the ground using their roots.
• They're strong against the Rock type because plants can crack stones and rocks using their roots.
• They're strong against the Water type because plants absorb water for their own benefit.
• They're weak against the Bug type because insects eat plants.
• They're weak against the Fire type because fire can easily burn plants.
• They're weak against the Flying type because many birds eat parts of plants (like fruits and leaves).
• They're weak against the Ice type because plants don't resist frosts and most of the times die.
• They're weak against the Poison type because poison is used to exterminate unwanted herbs. It could also be said that Poison represents pollution and Grass the nature, and nature is damaged thanks to pollution.
• They're resistant against the Electric type because plants are made of materials that don't conduct electricity, like wood. Also, plants divert electricity to the ground.
• The Steel type resists them because plants can't degrade metals.
• The Dragon type resists them because in ancient mythology, dragons were immune to forces of nature (Grass, Water, Electric and Fire).

Trivia

• All Grass-type starter Pokémon resemble a lizard/dinosaur of some sort. The exceptions are Chespin and its evolutions.
• The Grass type has the most weaknesses of all types except for Rock, which it ties with.
• The Grass type starter for the Kanto region, Bulbasaur, is the only basic stage duel typed starter Pokémon.