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Type Ground
Type Ground HOME

The Ground type (Japanese: じめんタイプ, HepburnJimen taipu) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

Ground-type Pokémon have powers and abilities related to control of ground and earth. Ground-type Pokémon are afraid of water, like Rock-type Pokémon, unless they are Water type. Many Ground Pokémon are also partially Rock type.

These Pokémon are normally found in caves or rocky terrains, with the exceptions of some dual typed Pokémon. One bad thing about them is that they can't normally come off the ground, such as Diglett and Dugtrio, even though they are pretty good combatants when they are below the Earth's surface. They have powerful moves such as Earthquake and Fissure.

Famous Ground-type Pokémon Trainers include Giovanni, the last Gym Leader of the Kanto region (also leader of Team Rocket); Bertha, a member of the Sinnoh Elite Four; Clay, the fifth Gym Leader in Unova; Hapu, an island Kahuna in Alola; and Rika, a member of the Paldea Elite Four.

Ground-type moves[]

  • There are 31 Ground-type moves.
  • In battles: Physical moves stand out.
    • 17 moves are of the Physical type.
    • 6 moves are of the Special type.
    • 5 moves are of the Other type.
  • In contests: Tough moves stand out.
    • 12 moves are of the Tough type type.
    • 4 moves are of the Cute type type.
    • 3 moves are of the Beautiful type type.
    • 2 moves are of the Clever type type.
    • 1 move is of the Cool type type.

List of Ground-type moves[]

Name Category Contest Generation Power
Bone Club Physical type Tough type Generation I 65
Bone Rush Physical type Tough type Generation II 25 (x2-5)
Bonemerang Physical type Tough type Generation I 50 (x2)
Bulldoze Physical type Tough type Generation V 60
Dig Physical type Tough type[1] Generation I 80[2]
Drill Run Physical type Tough type Generation V 80
Earth Power Special type Beautiful type[1] Generation IV 90
Earthquake Physical type Tough type Generation I 100
Fissure Physical type Tough type Generation I K.O. in one hit
G-Max Sandblast - - Generation VIII -
Headlong Rush Physical type - Generation VIII 120
High Horsepower Physical type - Generation VII 95
Land's Wrath Physical type Beautiful type Generation VI 90
Magnitude Physical type Tough type Generation II 10-150
Max Quake - - Generation VIII -
Mud Bomb Special type Cute type[1] Generation IV 65
Mud Shot Special type Tough type Generation III 55
Mud Sport Other type Cute type Generation III -
Mud-Slap Special type Cute type Generation II 20
Precipice Blades Physical type Cool type Generation VI 120
Rototiller Other type Tough type Generation VI -
Sand Attack[3] Other type Cute type Generation I -
Sand Tomb Physical type Clever type Generation III 35[4]
Sandsear Storm Special type - Generation VIII 100
Scorching Sands Special type - Generation VIII 70
Shore Up Other type - Generation VII -
Spikes Other type Clever type Generation II -
Stomping Tantrum Physical type - Generation VII 75
Tectonic Rage - - Generation VII -
Thousand Arrows Physical type Beautiful type Generation VI 90
Thousand Waves Physical type Tough type Generation VI 90

Effectiveness of Ground-type moves[]

×2
Super effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Electric, Type Fire, Type Poison, Type Rock and Type Steel.
½
Not very effective against Pokémon of the types: Type Bug and Type Grass.
×0
Ineffective against Pokémon of the types: Type Flying.

Weaknesses and resistances of the Ground 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
Bug type vertical Dark type vertical Dragon type vertical Electric type vertical Fairy type vertical Fighting type vertical Fire type vertical Flying type vertical Ghost type vertical Grass type vertical Ground type vertical Ice type vertical Normal type vertical Poison type vertical Psychic type vertical Rock type vertical Steel type vertical Water type vertical
Type Ground
×0
×2
×2
½
½
×2
Type GroundType Bug
×0
½
×2
×2
½
×2
½
×2
Type GroundType Dark
×2
½
×0
×2
×2
½
×2
×2
½
×0
½
×2
Type GroundType Dragon
×2
×0
×2
½
×4
½
½
Type GroundType Electric
×0
½
×2
×2
×2
½
½
½
×2
Type GroundType Fighting
½
½
×0
×2
×2
×2
×2
½
×2
¼
×2
Type GroundType Fire
½
×0
½
½
×2
½
½
×4
Type GroundType Flying
½
×0
½
×0
×4
½
×2
Type GroundType Ghost
½
×2
×0
×0
×2
×2
×2
×0
¼
½
×2
Type GroundType Grass
×2
×0
×2
×2
½
×4
½
Type GroundType Ice
×0
×2
×2
×2
½
×2
×2
Type GroundType Normal
×0
×2
×0
×2
×2
½
½
×2
Type GroundType Poison
½
[5]
×0
½
½
×2
×2
¼
×2
½
×2
Type GroundType Psychic
×2
×2
×0
½
×2
×2
×2
½
½
½
×2
Type GroundType Rock
×0
×2
½
½
×4
×2
×2
½
¼
½
×2
×4
Type GroundType Steel
½
[6]
½
×0
½
×2
×2
½
[7]
×2
½
×0
½
¼
½
×2
Type GroundType Water
×0
½
×4
½
½
½

Ground-type-Pokémon Trainers[]

Ground-type-Pokémon Gym Leaders[]

Leader Location Badge
VSGiovanni
Giovanni
Viridian City, Kanto Earth Badge
Earth Badge
VSClay
Clay
Driftveil City, Unova Quake Badge
Quake Badge

Ground-type-Pokémon Kahunas[]

Leader Location Z-Crystal
VS Hapu SM
Hapu
Poni Island, Alola Groundium Z
Groundium Z

Ground-type-Pokémon Elite Four members[]

Competence Category
VSBertha
Bertha
Sinnoh Elite Four
Rika
Rika
Paldea Elite Four

Ground type records[]

  • Mega Steelix is the tallest Ground type.
  • Diglett and Alolan Diglett are the smallest Ground-types.
  • Diglett is the lightest Ground type.
  • Primal Groudon is the heaviest Ground type.
  • Wooper and Nincada evolve at the lowest level (20)
  • Pupitar evolves at the highest level (55)
  • Zygarde 100% has the most HP of all Ground-types (216)
  • Ting-Lu has the highest HP of all Ground types when Zygarde does not have the signature ability called Power Construct (155)
  • Primal Groudon has the most Attack & Sp. Atk of all Ground-types (180 & 150)
  • Mega Garchomp has the highest Attack of all non-Legendary Ground types (170). But if Kantonian Marowak has Thick Club, Marowak has the most Attack of all non-Mega Evolved, and non-Primal Ground types (160).
  • Mega Camerupt has the highest Special Attack of all non-Legendary Ground types (145)
  • Incarnate Landorus has the most Sp. Atk of all non-Paradox, non-Mega Evolved, and non-Primal Ground types (115)
  • Mega Steelix has the most Defense of all Ground-types (230). However, when Onix holds an Eviolite, Steelix's pre-evolution has the highest Defense of Ground types (240).
  • Claydol and Toedscruel has the most Sp. Def of all Ground-types (120). But when Toedscool has an Eviolite item, Toedscruel's pre-evolved form has the highest Special Defense of all Ground types (150).
  • Dugtrio has the most Speed of all Ground-types (120)
  • Primal Groudon has the highest base stat total of all Ground-types (770)

Ground-type Pokémon[]

81 Pokémon are Ground type.

Pure Ground-type Pokémon[]

Primary Ground-type Pokémon[]

Secondary Ground-type Pokémon[]

Pokémon with Ground-type alternate formes[]

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

Relations with other types[]

  • They have no effect against the Flying type because something that is flying doesn't touch ground, therefore, they don't get affected by earthquakes and Earth shifts.
  • They're strong against the Electric type because in the true x2 existent nonfiction life, the ground is a natural sink of electrons, and electrical appliances don't work when filled with dirt. Besides, earthquakes destroy power lines. Two of which before are the reasons that the Ground type is immune to the Electric type.
  • They're strong against the Fire type because dirt, mud, and sand are usually used to put off a fire, that's because the ground suffocates the fire, leaving it without any oxygen.
  • They're strong against the Poison type because if you drop any venom into the ground, this ends by disappearing. Alternatively, it could be because while pollution has devastating effects on organic life, it doesn't really have an effect on the Earth itself.
  • They're strong against the Rock type because a sandstorm can erode rocks, also because an earthquake can break rocks.
  • They're strong against the Steel type because a sandstorm impedes machines like cars, because the oil lubricates their gears and with sand, dirt, or mud, the oil doesn't work. Also, earthquakes destroy metallic structures. Curiously, there are tools made out of steel like shovels, which are used to dig inside the ground.
  • They're weak against the Grass type because plants absorb minerals from it and open through the ground using their roots. Also, buildings made of wood withstands earthquakes.
  • They're weak against the Ice and Water types in reference of erosion. Also because earth becomes weak when it's wet or frozen.
  • The Bug type resists them because many bugs like worms live inside the ground and many of them eat it. And burying a bug in sand, dirt, or mud will result in the bug digging its way out. Something curious about this is that they're not weak to the Bug type.

Trivia[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Before Generation VI, this was a Clever type-type move.
  2. ^ 60 until Generation IV.
  3. ^ In Generation I, this was a Normal-type move.
  4. ^ 15 until Generation IV.
  5. ^ In Generation I, Bug-type moves were super effective on Ground/Poison-type Pokémon.
  6. ^ Before Generation VI, Ground/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Dark-type moves.
  7. ^ Before Generation VI, Ground/Steel-type Pokémon were resistant to Ghost-type moves.
  8. ^ Only its Sandy Cloak.
  9. ^ Due to the ability Multitype, equipped with the Earth Plate.
  10. ^ In its Therian Forme.
  11. ^ In its 10% Forme.
  12. ^ In its Complete Forme.
  13. ^ Due to the ability RKS System, equipped with the Ground Memory.
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