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Types

Ground type

Ground moves are super effective (1.6×) against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel and not very effective (0.625× or less) against Grass, Bug, Flying. Ground-type Pokémon are weak to Water, Grass, Ice (1.6×) and resist Electric, Poison, Rock. Sunny weather boosts Ground moves by 1.2×. In raids, the strongest attackers using only Ground moves are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon; among easy-to-get Pokémon, Garchomp, Rhyperior, Excadrill.

MatchupsPokémon GO multipliers

Deals 1.6×FireElectricPoisonRockSteel
Deals 0.625×GrassBug
Deals 0.39×Flying
Weak to (1.6×)WaterGrassIce
ResistsElectricPoisonRock
Weather boostSunny

Defense is for a pure Ground type. Dual types multiply their multipliers.

Best Ground attackersIncl. Shadow, Mega & Legendary

Raid ranking when both the Fast and Charged Attack are Ground type (level 40, 100% IVs, neutral boss). Ranked by a score combining DPS and durability (TDO); * marks an exclusive move.

  1. 1Primal GroudonMud Shot · Precipice Blades*DPS 21.9
  2. 2Mega GarchompMud Shot · Earth Power*DPS 18.6
  3. 3Shadow GroudonMud Shot · Precipice Blades*DPS 19.4
  4. 4Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud Shot · Sandsear Storm*DPS 18.9
  5. 5Shadow GarchompMud Shot · Earth Power*DPS 18.1
  6. 6GroudonMud Shot · Precipice Blades*DPS 17.2
  7. 7Shadow RhyperiorMud-Slap · EarthquakeDPS 17.7
  8. 8Shadow ExcadrillMud-Slap · Scorching SandsDPS 19.2
  9. 9Shadow MamoswineMud-Slap · High HorsepowerDPS 18.4
  10. 10Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme)Mud Shot · Earth PowerDPS 18.1

Easy-to-get PokémonExcl. Legendary, Mega & Shadow

Counted with currently learnable moves only.

  1. 1GarchompMud Shot · EarthquakeDPS 15.5
  2. 2RhyperiorMud-Slap · EarthquakeDPS 14.5
  3. 3ExcadrillMud-Slap · Scorching SandsDPS 15.7
  4. 4MamoswineMud-Slap · High HorsepowerDPS 15.0
  5. 5RhydonMud-Slap · EarthquakeDPS 13.5
  6. 6KrookodileMud-Slap · EarthquakeDPS 13.7
  7. 7MudsdaleMud-Slap · EarthquakeDPS 13.2
  8. 8DonphanMud-Slap · EarthquakeDPS 13.1
  9. 9HippowdonSand Attack · EarthquakeDPS 12.6
  10. 10GolurkMud-Slap · Earth PowerDPS 13.6
See Ground-type Pokémon in the Pokédex141 Pokémon (incl. forms)