Ground (type)

*Ground redirects here. For the Egg Group formerly known as the Ground Egg Group, see Field (Egg Group).*

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

## Battle properties

### Generation I

Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Thunder Wave.

### Generation II onwards

Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Thunder Wave.

Ground-type Pokémon are immune to damage from the sandstorm weather condition.

## Characteristics

### Defense

Ground-type Pokémon are not damaged by sandstorms, and are immune to Electric attacks. Despite their immunity, they can still become paralyzed.

### Offense

Ground is the only type super effective against Electric, and is super effective against five types in total, tying with Fighting for the most super effective matchups.

Because Ground is so useful offensively and resisted by so few types, Ground often provides good coverage when combined with another type of attack. It does particularly well when combined with Ice, as Ice's strong matchups include Grass and Flying.

Ground attacks cannot hit Pokémon under the effect of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis, though all Pokémon lose their immunity to Ground when they are grounded (such as by Ingrain, Gravity, or Thousand Arrows). Further, most Ground-type Pokémon can learn Rock-type moves (mainly those available via TM such as Rock Slide) to check Flying-types, along with Bug-types and Ice-types.

### Contest properties

In Contests, Ground-type moves are typically Tough moves.

## Pokémon

As of Generation AN-V, there are 14 Ground-type Pokémon or 4.59% of all Pokémon, including those that are Ground-type in at least one of their forms, such as a regional form, except through abilities like Multitype. This makes it the least common type.

## Abilities

### Interacting with the Ground type

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

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### Exclusive Abilities

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

## Notable Ground-type Trainers

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

## Trivia

* Generation I introduced the most Ground-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 14, and Generation VI introduced the fewest, with two.
* Generations I and VI introduced the most Ground-type moves of any Generation, with five, and Generations IV, V, and VIII introduced the fewest, with two each.
* Generation VI is the only Generation to not introduce a pure Ground-type Pokémon.
* In the anime, Ground-type Pokémon's immunity to Electric-type attacks is treated inconsistently, sometimes upheld and sometimes ignored. The anime (in particular *Showdown at Pewter City*) also implies that Ground's immunity to Electric has a limit depending on the voltage, as Brock's Onix, when first fighting Pikachu, was completely unaffected by Pikachu's electricity, but in the rematch, Pikachu's electric attacks, having been boosted at an abandoned hydroelectric plant, were giving Onix a noticeable degree of pain, although it still was not enough to completely incapacitate it, as well as environmental factors (such as water being sprayed on it).
* In the anime on multiple occasions, like in *Showdown in Pewter City*, *Sick Daze* and *Right On, Rhydon!*, Ground and Rock-type Pokémon are said to have strong aversion to water and generally being wet. Rhydon is often presented as an expection to this rule due to its ability to use the move Surf.
* Each type that resists Flying is weak to Ground, and vice versa.
* More Pokémon are immune to Ground-type moves than any other type, as both Flying Pokémon and levitating Pokémon are immune to Ground.
* Ground is the only type in the Generation II games and their remakes that a notable Trainer does not specialize in.
* Out of all the types, Ground has the most moves ineligible for Sky Battles, with 12.
* Stunfisk is the only non-Legendary Ground type Pokémon that is not part of an evolutionary line.
* Ground and Flying are tied with having the fewest notable type specialists, with only four each.