Statistical averages
Overall
Fully evolved*
Battle properties
Offensive | | Defensive |
Power | Types | | Resist | Types |
2× |
| ½× |
|
½× |
| 2× |
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0× | None | 0× | None |
Characteristics
Defensively speaking, against most types, the Grass-type performs middlingly; Ice-type moves (and to a lesser extent
Fire-type moves) are commonly carried by special attackers. An exception to this is certain
Electric-type Pokémon, many of which carry
Hidden Powers of various types (in response to the
Ground-type Pokémon they cannot normally damage). (If the Hidden Power of said Pokémon is not of the
Ice-type, it will be forced to rely on other moves likely lacking
same-type attack bonus or support its team via disabling moves, etc.) It is also weak to
Flying-type and
Bug-type moves. Given all of this, along with their exposure to a majority of the types, Grass-types are difficult to
switch into play.
In spite of that, it is typical for Grass-types to learn
Leech Seed (among other disabling moves). This enables these Pokémon to provide support to the rest of a team, and can make them difficult to faint. In addition, a particular asset of this type is being the only one immune to Leech Seed. However, it can be affected by Leech Seed if the previous Pokémon was seeded and has
Baton Passed into a Grass-type Pokémon. Also, resistances to
Water-,
Electric- and even
Ground-type help the Grass-type to block many common moves.
Offensively, the main problem Grass-type moves face is that nearly all of the few Pokémon they are advantageous against are also weak to moves of other types, hence making them seem dwarfed by the other moves. Other problems are that too many Pokémon resist these moves to rely on them as a main form of dealing damage, and most of them aren't very powerful. What the Grass-type is best at is taking down Water/Ground Pokémon (like
Swampert), on which they deal four times normal damage; additions seen such as
Grass Knot in later generations have also made the type more attractive in this regard.
When used in contests, Grass-type moves are in the majority become
Smart moves, but can also be any of the other four Contest types.
In total, there are 55 Pokémon with the Grass-type.
Pokémon
Pure Grass-type Pokémon
Half Grass-type Pokémon
Primary Grass-type Pokémon
Secondary Grass-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
Non-damaging moves
Trivia
- The Grass-type is tied with the Rock-type for the largest number of weaknesses when unpaired, with five: Bug, Flying, Ice, Fire and Poison.
- Grass-type is also the most resisted type with seven types that resist it.
- Due to being the type of the first starter Pokémon in all generations, the Grass-type is the first type in all regional Pokédexes. It is also the first type in all Pokédex-like listings except for Almia's Browser.
- Although about a third of the Grass-type Pokémon were introduced in Generation I, only one is a pure Grass-type.
- Counting Shaymin's Sky Forme, Generation I is the only generation not to introduce a Grass/Flyingtype Pokémon.
- The Grass-type has been paired with every type that it is super effective against.
- All Pokémon that have seven weaknesses are all of the Grass-type.
- All Grass/Poison Pokémon have 3-stage evolution.
- All Grass-type Gym Leaders have been female so far.
- There is at least one Pokémon with each type combination that has a double weakness to Grass. For example, Omanyte is Water/Rock, Whiscash is Water/Ground, and Rhydon is Ground/Rock.Water and Flying have this distinction as well.
In other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Grama (Grass), Planta (Plant)
- Dutch: Gras
- Finnish: Ruoho (Grass or "weed")
- French: Plante
- German: Pflanze
- Italian: Erba
- Japanese: くさ (草) kusa
- Korean: 풀 pul
- Polish: Trawiasty
- Spanish: Planta
- Hebrew: עשב "esev"
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