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The Grass-type (Japanese: くさタイプ Kusa type) is one of the seventeen elemental types.
So far, there are only two notable Grass-type specialists: Erika of Celadon City and Gardenia of Eterna City.
Statistical averages
| HP:
| 57
|
|
| Attack:
| 61
|
|
| Defense:
| 63
|
|
| SpAtk:
| 72
|
|
| SpDef:
| 64
|
|
| Speed:
| 57
|
|
Battle properties
Grass-type moves:
Grass-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
Defensively, the Grass-type is best at defending against certain Electric-type Pokémon, such as Raikou and Jolteon. Many Electric-type Pokémon carry the move Hidden Power, usually of the Grass-type, Ice-type, or Water-type. If the Electric-type doesn't carry an Ice-type move, it may not have any moves that a Grass-type Pokémon isn't resistant to; at the most, the Electric-type can hit with a normal effectiveness move that doesn't benefit from same-type attack bonus, such as Crunch. The Grass-type isn't very good at defending against other Special types; Fire-type and Ice-type moves are commonly carried by special attackers, and Grass-types won't be able to switch into a move benefiting from same-type attack bonus and then be able to survive a super effective move.
When defending against Physical moves, the Grass-type has limited value. The Grass-type resists Ground-type moves, but has no resistance to Rock-type or Steel-type moves and is weak to Flying-type moves. A Grass-type can, however, utilize a Ground-type move, a powerful super effective Grass-type move, or a move like Sleep Powder to incapacitate the foe.
Offensively, Grass-type moves are limited. They are best at taking down Pokémon like Swampert and Rhydon on which they deal four times normal damage. For this reason, they are good in Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel, which are populated by Geodude. However, too many Pokémon resist Grass-type moves to rely on them as a main form of dealing damage, and most Grass-type moves aren't very powerful.
Most Grass-types learn Leech Seed, and many learn Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. This makes Grass-types able to provide support to the rest of a team, and makes Grass-type Pokémon much harder to faint. Grass-types are also the only type with immunity to Leech Seed, which is often a valuable trait.
Pokémon
Pure Grass-type Pokémon
Half Grass-type Pokémon
Primary Grass-type Pokémon
Secondary Grass-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name
| Category
| Contest
| Power
| Accuracy
| PP
| Target
| Notes
|
| Absorb
| 
| 
| 20
| 100%
| 25
| One foe
| Restores the user's HP by half the damage dealt.
|
| Bullet Seed
| 
| 
| 10
| 100%
| 30
| One foe
| Attacks two to five times in a row.
|
| Energy Ball
|
| 
| 80
| 100%
| 10
| One foe
| Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.
|
| Frenzy Plant
|
|
| 150
| 90%
| 5
| One foe
| The user must rest on the next turn.
|
| Giga Drain
|
|
| 60
| 100%
| 10
| One foe
| Restores the user's HP by half the damage dealt.
|
| Grass Knot
|
|
| Varies
| 100%
| 20
| One foe
| The heavier the foe, the greater the damage.
|
| Leaf Blade
|
|
| 90
| 100%
| 15
| One foe
| It has a high critical hit ratio.
|
| Leaf Storm
|
| 
| 140
| 90%
| 5
| One foe
| Sharply reduces the user's Special Attack stat.
|
| Magical Leaf
|
|
| 60
| —%
| 20
| One foe
| Never Misses.
|
| Mega Drain
|
|
| 40
| 100%
| 15
| One foe
| Restores the user's HP by half the damage dealt.
|
| Needle Arm
|
|
| 60
| 100%
| 15
| One foe
| It may also make the foe flinch.
|
| Petal Dance
|
|
| 90
| 100%
| 20
| One foe
| User attacks for two to three turns. Afterwards, the user becomes confused.
|
| Power Whip
|
|
| 120
| 85%
| 10
| One foe
|
|
| Razor Leaf
|
|
| 55
| 95%
| 25
| Both foes
| It has a high critical hit ratio.
|
| Seed Bomb
|
|
| 80
| 100%
| 15
| One foe
|
|
| Seed Flare
|
|
| 120
| 85%
| 5
| One foe
| Has a 40% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.
|
| SolarBeam
|
|
| 120
| 100%
| 10
| One foe
| The first turn, the user takes in sunlight, the second turn does damage.
|
| Vine Whip
|
|
| 35
| 100%
| 15
| One foe
|
|
| Wood Hammer
|
| 
| 120
| 100%
| 15
| One foe
| User takes 25% recoil damage.
|
Non-damaging moves
| Name
| Category
| Contest
| Power
| Accuracy
| PP
| Target
| Notes
|
| Aromatherapy
| 
|
| —
| —%
| 5
| User
| Heals all status problems affecting the user's party.
|
| Cotton Spore
|
|
| —
| 85%
| 40
| One Foe
| Lowers the target's Speed by 2 levels.
|
| GrassWhistle
|
|
| —
| 55%
| 15
| One Foe
| Puts the opponent to sleep.
|
| Ingrain
|
|
| —
| —%
| 20
| User
| The user restores HP every turn, but it can't switch out.
|
| Leech Seed
|
|
| —
| 90%
| 10
| One Foe
| Steals some HP from the foe to heal the user on every turn.
|
| Sleep Powder
|
|
| —
| 75%
| 15
| One Foe
| Puts the opponent to sleep.
|
| Spore
|
|
| —
| 100%
| 15
| One Foe
| Puts the opponent to sleep.
|
| Stun Spore
|
|
| —
| 75%
| 30
| One Foe
| Paralyzes the opponent.
|
| Synthesis
|
|
| —
| —%
| 5
| User
| The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.
|
| Worry Seed
|
|
| —
| 100%
| 10
| One Foe
| Prevents the target from sleeping by changing its ability Insomnia.
|
Trivia
- The Grass-type is tied with the Rock type for the largest number of type weaknesses. When not dual-typed with another type, is it weak to Bug, Flying, Ice, Fire and Poison.
In other languages
- French: Plante
- German: Pflanze
- Italian: Erba
- Spanish: Planta
- Korean: 풀 pul
