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Type Ground

The Ground type (じめんタイプ Jimen taipu in Japanese) 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; and Hapu, an island Kahuna in Alola.

Ground-type moves

  • There are 19 Ground-type moves.
  • In battles: Physical moves stand out.
    • 12 moves are of the Physical type.
    • 4 moves are of the Special type.
    • 4 moves are of the Other type.
  • In contests: Tough moves stand out.
    • 11 moves are of the Tough type type.
    • 4 moves are of the Cute type type.
    • 2 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
Land's Wrath Physical type Beautiful type Generation VI 90
Magnitude Physical type Tough type Generation II 10-150
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]
Spikes Other type Clever type Generation II -

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 , Type Grass And Water

×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 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

Ground type records

Ground-type Pokémon

67 Pokémon are Ground type. (8.35% of all Pokémon)

Pure Ground-type Pokémon

15 Pokémon are pure Ground type. (22.39% of the Ground-type Pokémon)

Sandshrew Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Cubone Marowak
Sandshrew
#027
----

Type Ground

Sandslash
#028
----

Type Ground

Diglett
#050
----

Type Ground

Dugtrio
#051
----

Type Ground

Cubone
#104
----

Type Ground

Marowak
#105
----

Type Ground

Phanpy Donphan Trapinch Groudon Hippopotas Hippowdon
Phanpy
#231
----

Type Ground

Donphan
#232
----

Type Ground

Trapinch
#328
----

Type Ground

Groudon
#383
----

Type Ground

Hippopotas
#449
----

Type Ground

Hippowdon
#450
----

Type Ground

Drilbur Mudbray Mudsdale Silicobra Sandaconda
Drilbur
#529
----

Type Ground

Mudbray
#749
----

Type Ground

Mudsdale
#750
----

Type Ground

Silicobra
#843
----

Type Ground

Sandaconda
#844
----

Type Ground

Primary Ground-type Pokémon

19 Pokémon are primary Ground type. (28.36% of the Ground-type Pokémon)

Alolan Diglett Alolan Dugtrio Rhyhorn Rhydon Gligar Vibrava
Alolan Diglett
#050
----

Type GroundType Steel

Alolan Dugtrio
#051
----

Type GroundType Steel

Rhyhorn
#111
----

Type GroundType Rock

Rhydon
#112
----

Type GroundType Rock

Gligar
#207
----

Type GroundType Flying

Vibrava
#329
----

Type GroundType Dragon

Flygon Baltoy Claydol Rhyperior Gliscor Excadrill
Flygon
#330
----

Type GroundType Dragon

Baltoy
#343
----

Type GroundType Psychic

Claydol
#344
----

Type GroundType Psychic

Rhyperior
#464
----

Type GroundType Rock

Gliscor
#472
----

Type GroundType Flying

Excadrill
#530
----

Type GroundType Steel

Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Yamask Stunfisk Stunfisk
Sandile
#551
----

Type GroundType Dark

Krokorok
#552
----

Type GroundType Dark

Krookodile
#553
----

Type GroundType Dark

Yamask
562
----

Type GroundType Ghost

Stunfisk
#618
----

Type GroundType Electric

Stunfisk
#618
----

Type GroundType Steel

Golett Golurk Landorus Runerigus
Golett
#622
----

Type GroundType Ghost

Golurk
#623
----

Type GroundType Ghost

Landorus
#645
----

Type GroundType Flying

Runerigus
#867
----

Type GroundType Ghost

Secondary Ground-type Pokémon

33 Pokémon are secondary Ground type. (49.25% of the Ground-type Pokémon)

Nidoqueen Nidoking Geodude Graveler Golem Onix
Nidoqueen
#031
----

Type PoisonType Ground

Nidoking
#034
----

Type PoisonType Ground

Geodude
#074
----

Type RockType Ground

Graveler
#075
----

Type RockType Ground

Golem
#076
----

Type RockType Ground

Onix
#095
----

Type RockType Ground

Wooper Quagsire Steelix Swinub Piloswine Larvitar
Wooper
#194
----

Type WaterType Ground

Quagsire
#195
----

Type WaterType Ground

Steelix
#208
----

Type SteelType Ground

Swinub
#220
----

Type IceType Ground

Piloswine
#221
----

Type IceType Ground

Larvitar
#246
----

Type RockType Ground

Pupitar Marshtomp Swampert Nincada Numel Camerupt
Pupitar
#247
----

Type RockType Ground

Marshtomp
#259
----

Type WaterType Ground

Swampert
#260
----

Type WaterType Ground

Nincada
#290
----

Type BugType Ground

Numel
#322
----

Type FireType Ground

Camerupt
#323
----

Type FireType Ground

Barboach Whiscash Torterra Wormadam Gastrodon Gible
Barboach
#339
----

Type WaterType Ground

Whiscash
#340
----

Type WaterType Ground

Torterra
#389
----

Type GrassType Ground

Wormadam
#413
----

Type BugType Ground[8]

Gastrodon
#423
----

Type WaterType Ground

Gible
#443
----

Type DragonType Ground

Gabite Garchomp Mamoswine Palpitoad Seismitoad Diggersby
Gabite
#444
----

Type DragonType Ground

Garchomp
#445
----

Type DragonType Ground

Mamoswine
#473
----

Type IceType Ground

Palpitoad
#536
----

Type WaterType Ground

Seismitoad
#537
----

Type WaterType Ground

Diggersby
#660
----

Type NormalType Ground

Zygarde Sandygast Palossand
Zygarde
#718
----

Type DragonType Ground

Sandygast
#769
----

Type GhostType Ground

Palossand
#770
----

Type GhostType Ground

Pokémon with Ground-type alternate formes

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

Mega Steelix Mega Swampert Mega Camerupt Primal Groudon Mega Garchomp Arceus
Mega Steelix
#208
----

Type SteelType Ground

Mega Swampert
#260
----

Type WaterType Ground

Mega Camerupt
#323
----

Type FireType Ground

Primal Groudon
#383
----

Type GroundType Fire

Mega Garchomp
#445
----

Type DragonType Ground

Arceus
#493
----

Type Ground[9]

Landorus Zygarde Silvally Gigantamax Sandaconda
Landorus
#645
----

Type GroundType Flying[10]

Zygarde 10% Forme
#718
----

Type DragonType Ground[11]

Zygarde Complete Forme
#718
----

Type DragonType Ground[12]

Silvally
#773
----

Type Ground[13]

Gigantamax Sandaconda
#844
----

Type Ground

Relations with other types

  • They're strong against the Fire type because ground, mud and sand are usually used to put off a fire, that's because the ground suffocates the fire, letting 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.
  • 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.
  • They're immune against the Electric type because in real life, the ground is a natural sink of electrons, and electrical appliances don't work when filled with dirt. Also, earthquakes destroy power lines.
  • 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.
  • The Flying type is immune to them because something that is flying doesn't touch ground, therefore, they don't get affected by earthquakes and Earth shifts.

Trivia

  • The Ground-type is tied with the Ghost-type and the Ice-type for the least Gigantamax forms, each having 1.
  • The Ground-type is tied with the Flying-type for the least type specialists, both having 4.


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. ^ Thanks 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. ^ Thanks to the ability RKS System, equipped with the Ground Memory.
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