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.
In Generations 1-3, all Grass type moves were categorized as Special.
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:
Fire Grass Poison Flying Bug Dragon Steel
Defense pros & cons
These types are not very effective against Grass Pokémon:
These types are super-effective against Grass Pokémon:
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 |
Effects of the Grass type
- Grass type Pokémon are immune to
powder and spore
moves - Cotton Spore, Leech Seed, Poison Powder, Powder, Rage Powder, Sleep Powder, Spore and Stun Spore - as well as the ability Effect Spore. - The power of Grass type moves increases by 30% when Grassy Terrain is active.
- The Overgrow ability increases the power of Grass type moves by 50% when the Pokémon has less than 1⁄3 HP remaining.
- The ability Sap Sipper raises the Pokémon's Attack one stage when hit by a Grass type attack, instead of dealing damage.
- The ability Flower Veil prevents the stats of ally Grass type Pokémon from being lowered.
- The move Flower Shield raises the Defense of all Grass type Pokémon one the field by one stage; Rototiller does the same for both Attack and Special Attack.
- The move Forest's Curse adds the Grass type to the target's type.
- The items Meadow Plate, Miracle Seed and Rose Incense increase the power of Grass type moves by 20% when held.
- The Grass Gem increases the power of a Grass type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
- The Rindo Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Grass type move.
Other languages
English | Grass |
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Japanese | くさ |
German | Pflanze |
French | Plante |
Italian | Erba |
Spanish | Planta |
Korean | 풀 |
Chinese (Simplified) | 草 |
Chinese (Traditional) | 草 |
Grass Pokémon stat averages
HP
Ranked #16
Attack
Ranked #12
Defense
Ranked #11
Sp. Attack
Ranked #11
Sp. Defense
Ranked #9
Speed
Ranked #15
Notable Grass-type trainers

Erika
Celadon City Gym Leader
Gen 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

Gardenia
Eterna City Gym Leader
Gen 4, 8

Cilan
Striaton City Gym Leader
Gen 5

Ramos
Coumarine City Gym Leader
Gen 6

Mallow
Trial Captain
Gen 7

Milo
Turffield Gym Leader
Gen 8

Brassius
Artazon Gym Leader
Gen 9
Grass Pokémon
There are 146 Grass-type Pokémon.
See also:

#0069 / Grass · Poison

#0070 / Grass · Poison

#0071 / Grass · Poison

#0547 / Grass · Fairy

#0598 / Grass · Steel

#0652 / Grass · Fighting

#0829 / Grass

#0906 / Grass

#0908 / Grass · Dark

#0947 / Grass · Ghost

#0949 / Ground · Grass

#0952 / Grass · Fire

#0986 / Grass · Dark

#1010 / Grass · Psychic

#1012 / Grass · Ghost