Ground is one of the eighteen characteristical types of Pokémon known.
It is notably the specialistic type of Giovanni of Viridian Gym.
Type effectiveness
Moves
| Offensive damage-modifiers |
| 2× Strong against |
1× Neutral against |
½× Inffective against |
0× Inoffensible against |
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Pokémon
| Defensive damage-modifiers |
| 2× Weak to |
1× Neutral to |
½× Resistant to |
0× Immune to |
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Pokémon
Primary-type Pokémon
Secondary-type Pokémon
Moves
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| All emboldened moves are broken; read their individualized pages for more information, regardingly. |
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| Ability | Description |
| Arena Trap | Prevents opposing Pokémon from fleeing from battle. |
| Earth Eater | If hit by a Ground-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage. |
| Levitate | The Pokémon is immune to Ground. |
| Sand Force | Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a Sandstorm. |
- Emboldened names denote abilities that are exclusively inheritable by Ground-type Pokémon.
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Items
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Function |
 | Air Balloon | Makes the holder operatively airborne, immunizing them from damage-dealing Ground-type moves. If the holder is hit with an attack, the balloon will burst. |
 | Earth Plate | Increases the power of Ground-type moves by 20%. |
 | Ground cloak | A specially ground-thematized cloak. |
 | Ground Gem | One-time use item that raises the power of a single Ground-type move by 30%. |
 | Ground Hood | A specially ground-thematized hood. |
 | Groundium Z | It upgrades Ground-type moves to Z-Moves. |
 | Iron Ball | It halves the holder's Speed and makes it grounded. |
 | Shuca Berry | Reduces damage from one super effective Ground-type attack. |
 | Soft Sand | Enhances the damage-power output of Ground-type moves by 20%. |
 | Thick Club | It doubly enhances the attack power of Physical moves used exclusively by Cubone and Marowak. |