Type weaknesscurrent chartGen 1–9Updated OCT 18, 2026
Ground Type Weakness
Ground type weakness: Water, Grass and Ice moves deal 2× damage to the Ground type, and it takes no damage from Electric attacks. On Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) and on Gliscor and Landorus (both Ground/Flying), Ice is a 4× weakness rather than 2×.
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Weakness chart
What is Ground type weak to?
This is the chart every game has used since X & Y (Gen 6). What was different in older games is at the bottom of the page.
Counters
Pokémon strong against Ground
The best counters to Ground. These Pokémon win both ways: they take half damage or less from Ground attacks, and their own type hits Ground for 2× damage. Ranked by that move, the stat behind it, bulk and speed.
- 1USES
Aqua TailPHYSICAL90 PWR90 ACC- WaterfallPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
Power WhipPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC- SurfSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Hydro PumpSPECIAL110 PWR80 ACC
- Total
- 540
- HP
- 95
- Atk
- 125
- Def
- 79
- SpA
- 60
- SpD
- 100
- Spe
- 81
- 2USESWood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Drum BeatingPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 530
- HP
- 100
- Atk
- 125
- Def
- 90
- SpA
- 60
- SpD
- 70
- Spe
- 85
- 3USESPetal DanceSPECIAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Petal BlizzardPHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 510
- HP
- 78
- Atk
- 69
- Def
- 90
- SpA
- 125
- SpD
- 109
- Spe
- 39
- 4USES
Ice BeamSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC- BlizzardSPECIAL110 PWR70 ACC
- Freeze-DrySPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Ice SpinnerPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 515
- HP
- 80
- Atk
- 50
- Def
- 50
- SpA
- 95
- SpD
- 135
- Spe
- 105
- 5USESEnergy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Power WhipPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC
- Hydro PumpSPECIAL110 PWR80 ACC
- Total
- 540
- HP
- 106
- Atk
- 80
- Def
- 110
- SpA
- 120
- SpD
- 80
- Spe
- 44
- 6USESWood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf BladePHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 525
- HP
- 95
- Atk
- 109
- Def
- 105
- SpA
- 75
- SpD
- 85
- Spe
- 56
- 7USESWood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Grass PledgeSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 530
- HP
- 88
- Atk
- 107
- Def
- 122
- SpA
- 74
- SpD
- 75
- Spe
- 64
- 8USESEnergy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Wood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Power WhipPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC
- Total
- 530
- HP
- 95
- Atk
- 95
- Def
- 85
- SpA
- 125
- SpD
- 75
- Spe
- 55
Legendary, Mythical, Paradox and Ultra Beast picks
- 1USESLeaf BladePHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 590
- HP
- 90
- Atk
- 130
- Def
- 88
- SpA
- 70
- SpD
- 108
- Spe
- 104
- 2USESPetal BlizzardPHYSICAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Power WhipPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Leaf StormSPECIAL130 PWR90 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 600
- HP
- 105
- Atk
- 120
- Def
- 105
- SpA
- 70
- SpD
- 95
- Spe
- 105
- 3USESWood HammerPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Seed BombPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Horn LeechPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Energy BallSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Giga DrainSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 570
- HP
- 70
- Atk
- 130
- Def
- 115
- SpA
- 85
- SpD
- 95
- Spe
- 75
- 4USESIce BeamSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Ice SpinnerPHYSICAL80 PWR100 ACC
- BlizzardSPECIAL110 PWR70 ACC
- Freeze-DrySPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 580
- HP
- 90
- Atk
- 85
- Def
- 100
- SpA
- 95
- SpD
- 125
- Spe
- 85
Abilities & items
Abilities and items that change Ground matchups
Some abilities and held items change how much damage Ground deals or takes, on top of the chart.
Abilities that resist or block Ground attacks
- LevitateNO DAMAGEGround moves miss it, except Thousand Arrows; Gravity, Iron Ball, Smack Down and Ingrain take that away.
- Earth EaterNO DAMAGEGround moves deal no damage and restore 1/4 of the holder's max HP instead.
Abilities that cover Ground’s weaknesses
Carried by Ground Pokémon themselves.
- Water AbsorbNO DAMAGEVSWater moves deal no damage and restore 1/4 of the holder's max HP instead.WATER
- Storm DrainNO DAMAGEVSWater moves deal no damage and raise its Sp. Atk one stage; it also pulls in Water moves aimed at others.WATER
- DroughtWEATHERVSSets harsh sunlight, which halves Water move damage (Hydro Steam is the exception and gets stronger).WATER
- Thick FatLESS DAMAGEVSHalves the attacker's attacking stat for Ice moves, so Ice hits deal about half damage.ICE
- Solid RockLESS DAMAGESuper-effective hits deal 25% less damage; attackers with Mold Breaker ignore it.
Resist berries
- Halves one super effective Ground hit on the holder, then is used up.
Shuca BerryVS
GROUND - Halves one super effective Water hit on a Ground Pokémon, then is used up.
Passho BerryVSWATER - Halves one super effective Grass hit on a Ground Pokémon, then is used up.
Rindo BerryVSGRASS - Halves one super effective Ice hit on a Ground Pokémon, then is used up.
Yache BerryVSICE
Moves
Super effective moves against Ground
Moves that deal 2× damage to Ground, from every type it is weak to.
Up to 10 moves of each type that hit Ground for 2×, picked from the moves the most Pokémon can learn at 75 power or more. Filter by type or sort by any number.
| MOVE | CATEGORY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar BeamGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 120 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 316 |
| Ice BeamGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 290 |
| BlizzardGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 110 | ACC 70% | PP 5 | LEARNED BY 264 |
| Energy BallGEN 4 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 248 |
| SurfGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 233 |
| Giga DrainGEN 2 | SPECIAL | 75 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 226 |
| Seed BombGEN 4 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 204 |
| Ice PunchGEN 1 | PHYSICAL | 75 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 188 |
| Hydro PumpGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 110 | ACC 80% | PP 5 | LEARNED BY 184 |
| LiquidationGEN 7 | PHYSICAL | 85 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 153 |
| WaterfallGEN 1 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 153 |
| ScaldGEN 5 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 150 |
| Aqua TailGEN 4 | PHYSICAL | 90 | ACC 90% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 143 |
| DiveGEN 3 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 141 |
| Leaf StormGEN 4 | SPECIAL | 130 | ACC 90% | PP 5 | LEARNED BY 106 |
| Muddy WaterGEN 3 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 85% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 104 |
| Ice SpinnerGEN 9 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 68 |
| Power WhipGEN 4 | PHYSICAL | 120 | ACC 85% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 42 |
| Leaf BladeGEN 3 | PHYSICAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 33 |
| Petal BlizzardGEN 6 | PHYSICAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 33 |
| Icicle CrashGEN 5 | PHYSICAL | 85 | ACC 90% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 32 |
| Water PledgeGEN 5 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 31 |
| Grass PledgeGEN 5 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 31 |
| Petal DanceGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 120 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 28 |
| Razor ShellGEN 5 | PHYSICAL | 75 | ACC 95% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 19 |
Rules & history
Ground type rules beyond the chart
Battle effects tied to the Ground type, and what was different in older games.
Beyond the chart
- Thunder Wave failsThunder Wave can’t paralyze a Ground type. A held Ring Target removes the Electric immunity.
- Sandstorm-proofGround types take no sandstorm damage.
- Stealth Rock: 6.25% on switch-inGround resists Rock, so Stealth Rock takes half the usual 12.5% of max HP.
How Ground changed across generations
- GEN4Diamond & PearlSince Gen 4, each Ground move is physical or special based on the move itself. Before that, every Ground move was physical.