Ground (type)

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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Stellar

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Ground redirects here. For the Egg Group formerly known as the Ground Egg Group, see Field (Egg Group).

The Ground type (Japanese: じめんタイプ Ground type) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Ground-type Pokémon are Giovanni of Viridian City, Bertha of the Sinnoh Elite Four, Clay of Driftveil City, and Island Kahuna Hapu of Poni Island. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Ground-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 75.85
Attack: 92.52
Defense: 86.91
Sp.Atk: 61.44
Sp.Def: 65.25
Speed: 59.84
Total: 441.81

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 90.60
Attack: 109.00
Defense: 102.07
Sp.Atk: 76.40
Sp.Def: 80.26
Speed: 68.07
Total: 526.40

Battle properties

Generation I

Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Thunder Wave.

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×

Generation II onwards

Ground-type Pokémon are immune to damage from the sandstorm weather condition.

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×

Characteristics

Defense

Defensively, Ground-type Pokémon are somewhat risky. Despite having above average HP and Defense, their below average Special Defense and Speed worsen their weakness to common Water, Grass, and Ice types (all of which have generally special movesets). Ground only resists Poison (a type rarely used offensively) and Rock, but it is immune to Electric-type moves, including the crippling Thunder Wave.

Offense

Offensively, Ground is one of the most powerful types. It is the only type super effective against Electric, and is super effective against five types in total, a coverage matched only by Fighting, which is also super effective against the Rock and Steel types. The other types are Fire, Rock, Poison, and Steel. Even though Grass- and Bug-type Pokémon resist Ground attacks, many of them lose this resistance due to secondary typings with a weakness to Ground (such as the common Grass/Poison and Bug/Poison types).

Ground-type physical moves are commonly known and have many potent options, most notably Earthquake, which has high attack power and widespread compatibility due to its TM status in every generation. Single-target physical moves such as Drill Run and High Horsepower can be generally considered inferior options to Earthquake; however, unlike Earthquake, their damage is not reduced by the effect of Grassy Terrain, and they are far less risky to use in Double and Triple Battles. Ground-type special moves pale in comparison, considering the relatively low Special Attack stats of the majority of Ground-type Pokémon. The special Ground-type move with the best mix of utility and power is unquestionably Earth Power.

Ground's greatest disadvantage is its ineffectiveness against common Flying-type Pokémon and those with Levitate (unless they are grounded). However, most Ground-type Pokémon can learn Rock-type (mainly those available via TM such as Rock Slide) moves to take down Flying-types, Bug-types (which resists Ground), and also Ice-types (which Ground is weak against).

Contest properties

In Contests, Ground-type moves are typically Tough moves.

Pokémon

As of Generation VII, there are 65 Ground-type Pokémon or 8.1% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Ground-type in at least one of their forms), making it the 9th most common type.

Pure Ground-type Pokémon

# Name 027 Sandshrew 028 Sandslash 050 Diglett 051 Dugtrio 104 Cubone 105 Marowak 231 Phanpy 232 Donphan 328 Trapinch 383 Groudon 449 Hippopotas 450 Hippowdon 529 Drilbur 749 Mudbray 750 Mudsdale

Half Ground-type Pokémon

Primary Ground-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 050 Diglett Alola Form Ground Steel 051 Dugtrio Alola Form Ground Steel 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 207 Gligar Ground Flying 329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 330 Flygon Ground Dragon 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 344 Claydol Ground Psychic 383 Primal Groudon Ground Fire 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 472 Gliscor Ground Flying 530 Excadrill Ground Steel 551 Sandile Ground Dark 552 Krokorok Ground Dark 553 Krookodile Ground Dark 618 Stunfisk Ground Electric 622 Golett Ground Ghost 623 Golurk Ground Ghost 645 Landorus Incarnate Forme Ground Flying Landorus Therian Forme Ground Flying

Secondary Ground-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 074 Geodude Rock Ground 075 Graveler Rock Ground 076 Golem Rock Ground 095 Onix Rock Ground 194 Wooper Water Ground 195 Quagsire Water Ground 208 Steelix Steel Ground Mega Steelix Steel Ground 220 Swinub Ice Ground 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 259 Marshtomp Water Ground 260 Swampert Water Ground Mega Swampert Water Ground 290 Nincada Bug Ground 322 Numel Fire Ground 323 Camerupt Fire Ground Mega Camerupt Fire Ground 339 Barboach Water Ground 340 Whiscash Water Ground 389 Torterra Grass Ground 413 Wormadam Sandy Cloak Bug Ground 423 Gastrodon Water Ground Water Ground 443 Gible Dragon Ground 444 Gabite Dragon Ground 445 Garchomp Dragon Ground Mega Garchomp Dragon Ground 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 536 Palpitoad Water Ground 537 Seismitoad Water Ground 660 Diggersby Normal Ground 718 Zygarde 10% Forme Dragon Ground Zygarde 50% Forme Dragon Ground Zygarde Complete Forme Dragon Ground 769 Sandygast Ghost Ground 770 Palossand Ghost Ground

Moves

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Range	Description
I	Bone Club	Physical	Tough	06565	08585%	2020 (max 32)	Normal	The user clubs the target with a bone. This may also make the target flinch.
II	Bone Rush	Physical	Tough	02525	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user strikes the target with a hard bone two to five times in a row.
I	Bonemerang	Physical	Tough	05050	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user throws the bone it holds. The bone loops around to hit the target twice—coming and going.
V	Bulldoze	Physical	Tough	06060	100100%	2020 (max 32)	All Others	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stat of those hit.
I	Dig	Physical	Tough	08080	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user burrows, then attacks on the next turn.
V	Drill Run	Physical	Tough	08080	09595%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily.
IV	Earth Power	Special	Beautiful	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
I	Earthquake	Physical	Tough	100100	100100%	1010 (max 16)	All Others	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
I	Fissure	Physical	Tough	000—	03030%	055 (max 8)	Normal	The user opens up a fissure in the ground and drops the target in. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
VII	High Horsepower	Physical		09595	09595%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user fiercely attacks the target using its entire body.
VI	Land's Wrath	Physical	Beautiful	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	The user gathers the energy of the land and focuses that power on opposing Pokémon to damage them.
II	Magnitude	Physical	Tough	VariesVaries	100100%	3030 (max 48)	All Others	The user attacks everything around it with a ground-shaking quake. Its power varies.
IV	Mud Bomb	Special	Cute	06565	08585%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user launches a hard-packed mud ball to attack. This may also lower the target's accuracy.
III	Mud Shot	Special	Tough	05555	09595%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
III	Mud Sport	Status	Cute	000—	000—%	1515 (max 24)	All	The user kicks up mud on the battlefield. This weakens Electric-type moves for five turns.
II	Mud-Slap	Special	Cute	02020	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
VI	Precipice Blades	Physical	Cool	120120	08585%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	The user attacks opposing Pokémon by manifesting the power of the land in fearsome blades of stone.
VI	Rototiller	Status	Tough	000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	All	Tilling the soil, the user makes it easier for plants to grow. This raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stats of Grass-type Pokémon.
I	Sand Attack	Status	Cute	000—	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	Sand is hurled in the target's face, reducing the target's accuracy.
III	Sand Tomb	Physical	Clever	03535	08585%	1515 (max 24)	Normal	The user traps the target inside a harshly raging sandstorm for four to five turns.
VII	Shore Up	Status		000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Self	The user regains up to half of its max HP. It restores more HP in a sandstorm.
II	Spikes	Status	Clever	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Other Side	The user lays a trap of spikes at the opposing team's feet. The trap hurts Pokémon that switch into battle.
VII	Stomping Tantrum	Physical		07575	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Normal	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. If the user's previous move has failed, the power of this move doubles.
VII	Tectonic Rage	Physical		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	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.
VII	Tectonic Rage	Special		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Normal	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.
VI	Thousand Arrows	Physical	Beautiful	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	This move also hits opposing Pokémon that are in the air. Those Pokémon are knocked down to the ground.
VI	Thousand Waves	Physical	Tough	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Many Others	The user attacks with a wave that crawls along the ground. Those hit can't flee from battle.
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.

Abilities

Interacting with the Ground type

A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, RKS System, or Multitype will become a Ground-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Ground-type move, uses a Ground-type move, is sent out against a Ground-type opponent, is holding a Ground Memory, or is holding an Earth Plate or Groundium Z.

Gen	Ability	Description
III	Levitate	Gives full immunity to all Ground-type moves.
V	Sand Force	Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

Only Ground-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

Gen	Ability	Description
III	Arena Trap	Prevents opposing Pokémon from fleeing.
All details are accurate to Generation VI games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

In the TCG

Main article: Fighting (TCG)

Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Ground-type Pokémon are generally listed as Fighting-type Pokémon.

Ground-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Grass and Water with a resistance to the Lightning type. Fighting-type Pokémon are strong against Colorless, Darkness and Lightning Pokémon, whilst some Colorless and Psychic Pokémon can resist the Fighting type.

Trivia

• Generation I introduced the most Ground-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 14, and Generation VI introduced the fewest, with two.
• Generation I introduced the most Ground-type moves of any Generation, with six, and Generations IV and V introduced the fewest, with two each.
• Generation VI is the only Generation to not introduce a pure Ground-type Pokémon.
• In the anime, Ground-type Pokémon's immunity to Electric-type attacks is treated inconsistently, sometimes upheld and sometimes ignored. The anime (in particular Showdown at Pewter City) also implies that Ground's immunity to Electric has a limit depending on the voltage, as Brock'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).
• Each type that resists Flying is weak to Ground, and vice versa.
• More Pokémon are immune to Ground-type moves than any other type, as both Flying Pokémon and levitating Pokémon are immune to Ground.
• Ground is the only type in the Generation II games and their remakes that a notable Trainer does not specialize in.

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