Ground (type)

Attack pros & cons

Ground moves are super-effective against:

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

Ground moves are not very effective against:

Grass Bug

Ground moves have no effect on:

Flying

Defense pros & cons

These types have no effect on Ground Pokémon:

Electric

These types are not very effective against Ground Pokémon:

Poison Rock

These types are super-effective against Ground Pokémon:

Water Grass Ice

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.

Effects of the Ground type

• Ground type Pokémon do not take damage during a sandstorm.
• In addition to Flying types, Ground type moves do not affect Pokémon with the ability Levitate or those under the effects of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis, or holding an Air Balloon (aka raised Pokémon).
• However, Ground type moves can hit the above Pokémon (including Flying types) if the target is affected by the moves Gravity, Ingrain, Roost, Smack Down or Thousand Arrows, or are holding an Iron Ball.
• The Sand Force ability increases the power of Ground type moves by 30% during a sandstorm.
• Pokémon with Earth Eater heal ¹⁄₄ of their maximum HP when hit by a Ground type move.
• The items Earth Plate and Soft Sand increase the power of Ground type moves by 20% when held.
• The Ground Gem increases the power of a Ground type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The Shuca Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Ground type move.

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