Terrain

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Terrain (Japanese: フィールド field) is a type of field effect in the Pokémon games that affects Pokémon on the ground. The mechanic was introduced in Generation VI. In battle, there is often no initial terrain, but it can be changed by Pokémon's moves and Abilities. Only one type of terrain may be present at a time, with any new terrain put in place overwriting the previous terrain.

In the games

There are four types of terrain: Electric Terrain, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, and Psychic Terrain.

In the main series games

Causing terrain

Each terrain has a corresponding move, Max Move, and Ability that will create it. Psychic Terrain can be invoked by a certain Z-Move as well.

Terrain normally lasts for 5 turns regardless of how it is created, but if the Pokémon with that move or Ability held a Terrain Extender when the terrain was put into effect, it lasts 8 turns.

Removing terrain

Terrain can be removed using certain moves.

Moves

A terrain can be removed using any of the following moves.

Effects

• Electric Terrain: Increases the power of Electric-type moves used by Pokémon on the ground by 50%^{Gen. VI-VII}/30%^{Gen. VIII}. Prevents Pokémon on the ground from falling asleep and being afflicted by Yawn.
• Grassy Terrain: Increases the power of Grass-type moves used by Pokémon on the ground by 50%^{Gen. VI-VII}/30%^{Gen. VIII}. Restores 1/16 HP to all Pokémon on the ground each turn. Halves the damage taken from Bulldoze, Earthquake, and Magnitude.
• Misty Terrain: Halves the damage taken by Pokémon on the ground from Dragon-type moves. Prevents Pokémon on the ground from being afflicted with status conditions and (from Generation VII onward) confusion.
• Psychic Terrain: Increases the power of Psychic-type moves used by Pokémon on the ground by 50%^{Gen. VII}/30%^{Gen. VIII}. Prevents Pokémon on the ground from being hit by moves with increased priority.

Pokémon that are in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move are considered to not be on the ground for the purposes of terrain.

Natural objects disappear and cannot be destroyed while terrain is in effect.

Effect on moves

Some moves can have their effects changed depending on the terrain.

Environment-based moves

Terrain causes moves that vary with environment to ignore the current location and determine their effect based on the terrain, regardless of whether the move's user is on the ground.

Effect on Abilities

Certain Abilities are activated under certain terrains.

Items

If a Pokémon is holding one of these four held items when the appropriate terrain is created, or switches in while the appropriate terrain is in effect, the item will be consumed and boost one of the holder's stats by one stage. The item will activate regardless of whether or not the Pokémon is grounded.

Electric Terrain	Grassy Terrain	Misty Terrain	Psychic Terrain
Electric Seed	Grassy Seed	Misty Seed	Psychic Seed
boosts Defense		boosts Special Defense

In the spin-off games

In Pokémon Masters EX

Terrain functions similarly in Pokémon Masters EX as it does in the main series games, though some of the effects are slightly tweaked. Notably, these effects affect the Pokémon regardless of if they are grounded or not.

• Electric Terrain: Increases the damage of Electric-type moves. Additionally, prevents the Sleep status condition (though it does not cure Pokémon who are already asleep before the terrain takes effect).
• Grassy Terrain: Increases the damage of Grass-type moves. Additionally, it restores HP when a Grass-type move is used.
• Psychic Terrain: Increases the damage of Psychic-type moves.

As with the main series games, terrain can be triggered with the terrain moves (thus far, only Electric Terrain and Psychic Terrain have been released). The passive skill Green Thumb is currently the only passive skill that will turn the field into a terrain after certain conditions are met, in this case Grassy Terrain after using a sync move. Defog will clear terrain effects when used.

There are also passive skills that are active only under certain terrains:

Trivia

• Psychic Terrain is the only terrain to not be introduced in Generation VI.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 場地 Chèuhngdeih * Mandarin 場地 / 场地 Chǎngdì * Dutch Veld French Champ German Feld Italian Campo Korean 필드 Field Portuguese Brazil Terreno Portugal Campo Russian Поле Pole Spanish Campo

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