TYPE DEX

Ground type – strengths, weaknesses & best counters

The Ground type hits 5 types for double damage: Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel. Defensively it has 3 weaknesses (Water, Grass, Ice). The Earthquake type: five 2× targets including Steel and Electric. The best attacking type in the game, Flying types aside.

OFFENSE

Ground moves against …

SUPER EFFECTIVE (×2)Fire×2Electric×2Poison×2Rock×2Steel×2
NOT VERY EFFECTIVE (×½)Grass×½Bug×½
NO EFFECT (×0)Flying×0
DEFENSE

Ground Pokémon on defense

WEAKNESSES (×2)Water×2Grass×2Ice×2
RESISTANCES (×½)Poison×½Rock×½
IMMUNITIES (×0)Electric×0
COUNTERS

What is super effective against Ground?

Grass×2hits ×2 and resists Ground moves on top.
Water×2hits ×2, but takes full Ground damage in return.
Ice×2hits ×2, but takes full Ground damage in return.
Garchomp — Gen V (2010) sprite

Garchomp takes ×4 damage. Garchomp is Dragon, Ground. The weaknesses of both types multiply. That's exactly why Ice is the answer whenever Garchomp hits the field.

TEST IT LIVETest Garchomp in the Versus calcAll Ground Pokémon in the Pokédex
Q&A

Super effective against Ground: Water, Grass, Ice. The most famous victim: Garchomp (Dragon, Ground) takes a massive ×4 damage from Ice moves thanks to its dual typing. One hit is often enough.

Ground has 3 weaknesses: Water, Grass, Ice. Resisted: Poison, Rock. And against Electric, Ground is completely immune, which means a free switch-in.

2 types resist Ground moves: Grass, Bug. Ground moves do nothing at all against Flying. Bring coverage for that matchup. You really hurt Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel, though.

79 Pokémon carry the Ground type: pure, in combination or via a form (Gen 9, incl. Mega Evolutions and regional forms). The full filterable list lives in the Pokédex: toggle the Ground filter at the top and you'll see every species with stats, locations and movesets.

Yes. Ground is one of the best attacking types in the game. The math: 5 types are hit ×2 (Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel), 2 resist it (Grass, Bug) and 1 are immune (Flying). The rating comes straight from the type chart. Test the matchups live in the Versus calc.