Ground (type)
Ground is one of the strongest types offensively: it is super-effective against five other types (as is Fighting) and Earthquake is one of the strongest moves in the game with power and accuracy both 100. Unfortunately, many Ground type Pokémon are dual Rock types, lumbering them with 4x Grass and Water disadvantages.
75
Ground type Pokémon
Ground type Pokémon
15
Single type Pokémon
Single type Pokémon
60
Dual type Pokémon
Dual type Pokémon
26
Ground-type moves
Ground-type moves
Dual-type attack pros & cons
This chart shows the strength of the Ground type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Ground 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fire | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Water | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Electric | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Grass | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| Ice | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Fighting | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Poison | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Ground | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Flying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Psychic | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bug | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| Rock | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Ghost | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Dragon | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Dark | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Steel | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Fairy | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 |
Ground Pokémon stat averages
75.9
HP
Ranked #5
HP
Ranked #5
92.5
Attack
Ranked #5
Attack
Ranked #5
86.9
Defense
Ranked #4
Defense
Ranked #4
61.4
Sp. Attack
Ranked #15
Sp. Attack
Ranked #15
65.3
Sp. Defense
Ranked #16
Sp. Defense
Ranked #16
59.8
Speed
Ranked #16
Speed
Ranked #16
Notable Ground-type trainers
Giovanni
Viridian City gym leader
Red/Blue/Yellow
Giovanni
Viridian City gym leader
FireRed/LeafGreen
Bertha
Elite Four
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Clay
Driftveil City gym leader
Black/White/Black 2/White 2
Giovanni
Viridian City gym leader
Ground Pokémon
There are 75 Ground-type Pokémon.
See also: