ground Type Pokémon
Master their Strengths, Weaknesses, and Real-World Analogies
What Defines a ground-Type Pokémon?
Ground-type Pokémon embody the essence of earth, stability, and resilience. They are known for their defensive capabilities and ability to manipulate terrain. Their grounded nature symbolizes strength, endurance, and a connection to the bedrock of the planet.
Featured ground-Type Pokémon
gible
geodude
gliscor
zygarde-10
seismitoad
zygarde-10-power-construct
rhydon
swinub
ground-Type Weaknesses
- grass: Plant roots can break through soil, absorb its nutrients, and prevent erosion, weakening the integrity of the ground over time.
- ice: Freezing temperatures can harden and weaken soil, making it brittle. When water hardens and becomes Ice as well, it can break apart rocks due to the pressure of it turning from a liquid state to a solid one.
- water: Liquid erosion, flooding, and saturation can break down, dissolve, and reshape even the toughest soil and rock formations over time.
ground-Type Resistances
- poison: Soil and earth naturally neutralize and absorb toxins - ground is inorganic and therefore is not prone to toxicity.
- rock: The ground inheritely shifts, erodes, and subsumes rock formations through processes such as earthquakes, landslides, and tectonic shift.
ground-Type Neutral Matchups
- fire
- normal
- flying
- bug
- fighting
- ground
- steel
- ghost
- psychic
- dark
- dragon
- fairy
ground-Type Immunities
- electric: the Ground acts as massive reservoir to be filled with electricity when we ground electrical currents. This current gets spread so thin throughout the reservoir that it loses its charge.