Pokémon Ground type
This page has information about the Ground type in the Pokemon games. It applies to Diamond/Pearl/Platinum and previous games (the only exception being that the Dark and Steel types were not present in Red/Blue/Yellow).
Attack
Ground moves are super-effective against:
Ground moves are not very effective against:
Ground moves have no effect on:
Defense
These types have no effect on Ground pokemon:
These types are not very effective against Ground pokemon:
These types are super-effective against Ground pokemon:
Dual-type attack strength
The chart to the right shows the strengths and weaknesses of the Ground type on every possible type combination. The bottom row shows its strength against single-type pokemon.
The numbers in the squares show the fraction of normal damage the move will do (i.e. ½ means 50% damage, while 4 means 400%).
For example, to find how good a Ground-type move is against a Grass/Poison Pokémon, find the square that cross-references those types. You will see that it is 100%.
| normal | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fire | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| water | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| electric | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| grass | ½ | ½ | |||||||||||||||
| ice | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| fighting | 2 | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||||||
| poison | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| ground | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | |||||||||||||
| flying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| psychic | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| bug | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |||||||||
| rock | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| ghost | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | ||||||||||
| dragon | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | ||||||||||
| dark | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | ||||||||||
| steel | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| - | 2 | 2 | ½ | 2 | 0 | ½ | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| nor | fir | wat | ele | gra | ice | fig | poi | gro | fly | psy | bug | roc | gho | dra | dar | ste |
Pokemon
There are 48 pokemon having the Ground type. See detailed list »
#027 • ground Sandslash
#028 • ground Nidoqueen
#031 • poison / ground Nidoking
#034 • poison / ground Diglett
#050 • ground Dugtrio
#051 • ground Geodude
#074 • rock / ground Graveler
#075 • rock / ground Golem
#076 • rock / ground Onix
#095 • rock / ground Cubone
#104 • ground Marowak
#105 • ground Rhyhorn
#111 • ground / rock Rhydon
#112 • ground / rock Wooper
#194 • water / ground Quagsire
#195 • water / ground Gligar
#207 • ground / flying Steelix
#208 • steel / ground Swinub
#220 • ice / ground Piloswine
#221 • ice / ground Phanpy
#231 • ground Donphan
#232 • ground Larvitar
#246 • rock / ground Pupitar
#247 • rock / ground Marshtomp
#259 • water / ground Swampert
#260 • water / ground Nincada
#290 • bug / ground Numel
#322 • fire / ground Camerupt
#323 • fire / ground Trapinch
#328 • ground Vibrava
#329 • ground / dragon Flygon
#330 • ground / dragon Barboach
#339 • water / ground Whiscash
#340 • water / ground Baltoy
#343 • ground / psychic Claydol
#344 • ground / psychic Groudon
#383 • ground Torterra
#389 • grass / ground Wormadam
#413 • bug / ground Gastrodon
#423 • water / ground Gible
#443 • dragon / ground Gabite
#444 • dragon / ground Garchomp
#445 • dragon / ground Hippopotas
#449 • ground Hippowdon
#450 • ground Rhyperior
#464 • ground / rock Gliscor
#472 • ground / flying Mamoswine
#473 • ice / ground