Grass (type)
Grass is one of the three basic elemental types along with Fire and Water, which constitute the three starter Pokémon. This creates a simple triangle to explain the type concept easily to new players.
Grass is one of the weakest types statistically, with 5 defensive weaknesses and 7 types that are resistant to Grass moves. Furthermore, three type combos paired with Grass have 7 weaknesses: Grass/Psychic, Grass/Ice, and Grass/Dark.
Grass type Pokémon
Single type Pokémon
Dual type Pokémon
Grass-type moves
Attack pros & cons
Grass moves are super-effective against:
Grass moves are not very effective against:
Dual-type attack pros & cons
This chart shows the strength of the Grass type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Grass 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 | |
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Normal | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Fire | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Water | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Electric | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Grass | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Ice | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Fighting | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Poison | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Ground | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Flying | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Psychic | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Bug | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Rock | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Ghost | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Dragon | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
Dark | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ||||||||
Steel | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ||||
Fairy | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ |
Grass Pokémon stat averages
HP
Ranked #15
Attack
Ranked #12
Defense
Ranked #10
Sp. Attack
Ranked #12
Sp. Defense
Ranked #12
Speed
Ranked #16
Notable Grass-type trainers
Erika
Celadon City gym leader
Red/Blue/Yellow
Erika
Celadon City gym leader
Gold/Silver/Crystal
Erika
Celadon City gym leader
FireRed/LeafGreen
Gardenia
Eterna City gym leader
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Erika
Celadon City gym leader
HeartGold/SoulSilver
Cilan
(Oshawott as starter)
Striaton City gym leader
Black/White
Ramos
Coumarine City gym leader
X/Y
Erika
Celadon City gym leader
Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee
Milo
Turffield gym leader
Sword/Shield
Grass Pokémon
There are 119 Grass-type Pokémon.
See also:
#069 / Grass · Poison
#070 / Grass · Poison
#071 / Grass · Poison
#547 / Grass · Fairy
#598 / Grass · Steel
#652 / Grass · Fighting
#829 / Grass