Grass (type)

The **Grass type** (Japanese: **くさタイプ** *Grass type*) is one of the eighteen types. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Grass-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack.

## Battle properties

### Generation I

Grass-type Pokémon are immune to Leech Seed.

### Generation II onwards

Grass-type Pokémon are immune to Leech Seed.

Starting in Generation VI, Grass-type Pokémon are immune to powder and spore moves and Effect Spore.

## Characteristics

### Defense

Grass types are tied with Rock in having the most weaknesses out of all types with five.

Since Generation I, a particular asset of Grass types is being the only type that is immune to Leech Seed. As of Generation VI, Grass-type Pokémon are also immune to powder and spore moves, such as Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. Additionally, Grass Pokémon are the only ones affected by Rototiller and Flower Shield. Those moves raise both attack stats or the physical Defense stat, respectively, when used.

Forest's Curse adds the Grass type to the target's types.

### Offense

Grass-type attacks are resisted by seven types, so they're tied with Bug as the most resisted type. Those resistant types are best covered by Rock and Ground. As of Generation VI, Dark and Ghost have neutral matchups against every type that resists Grass.

When Grassy Terrain is in the effect, the power of Grass-type moves is increased by 30% (50% prior to Generation VIII) if the user is on the ground.

### Contest properties

In contests, Grass-type moves are typically Clever moves, but can also be any of the other four contest conditions.

## Pokémon

As of Generation AN-V, there are 29 Grass-type Pokémon or 9.51% of all Pokémon, including those that are Grass-type in at least one of their forms, such as a regional form, except through abilities like Multitype. This makes it the 9th most common type, tying with the Dark type.

## Abilities

### Interacting with the Grass type

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

Since Generation VI, Grass-type Pokémon are also immune to Effect Spore.

 III
 V

### Exclusive Abilities

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

 III
 VII
 V
 IV
 III

## Notable Grass-type Trainers

Main pages: Category:Grass-type Trainers and Category:Grass-type Trainers

## Trivia

* Generation V introduced the most Grass-type Pokémon of any generation, with 21 (including Rotom's Mow form), and Generation VI introduced the fewest Grass-type Pokémon, with nine.
* Generation I introduced the most Grass-type moves of any generation, with 10, and Generation II introduced the fewest Grass-type moves, with three.
* The Grass type and/or Pokémon of the type have been referred to using the term "plant" instead on some occasions:
	+ In the English Generation I games, the Gym guide in Cerulean Gym refers to Pokémon of the Grass type as "plant Pokémon". In the English versions of

	Grass (type)

	, he instead mentions "Grass-type Pokémon". In the Japanese versions of the Generation I games and FireRed and LeafGreen, he mentions the Grass type itself, calling it the "Plant type" (Japanese: しょくぶつタイプ).
	+ Another reference to "plant Pokémon" (Japanese: しょくぶつポケモン) is made by Professor Oak in the Japanese Template:Game2, and international

	Grass (type)

	, classifying Bulbasaur as such when the player is about to choose it as their starter. This is also the case in the Japanese versions of

	Grass (type)

	; in contrast, he calls it the "grass Pokémon" in the English versions.
		- This same reference is also used in the first episode of Pokémon Origins.
	+ The Turkish dub of the anime occasionally refers to "Grass type" as "Plant type".
* The Grass type has the most Pokémon that evolve by Evolution stones, with a total of 11. It is also the type that can utilize the most stones, having at least one Pokémon that can evolve via the Leaf Stone, Sun Stone, Water Stone, and Shiny Stone.
* The Grass type is the only type to have more than one HP-draining move, having five of them.
* Grass-type attacks deal 4× super effective damage to the most Pokémon of all types.
* Grass-type attacks are super effective against the three types that Fire types are weak to.