Terrain

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 core series games

Effects

Once activated, a terrain affects all Pokémon on the ground, and it normally lasts for 5 turns regardless of how it is created, but if the Pokémon who activated it held a Terrain Extender when the terrain was put into effect, it lasts 8 turns. Terrain that occurs naturally (e.g., fog) lasts until it is replaced or removed.

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.

Terrain	Image	Description	Details
Electric Terrain		For five turns, Pokémon on the ground won't fall asleep. The power of Electric-type moves is boosted.	Increases the power of Electric-type moves used by Pokémon on the ground by 30% (50% prior to Generation VIII). Prevents Pokémon on the ground from falling asleep and being afflicted by Yawn.
Grassy Terrain		For five turns, Pokémon on the ground will have a little HP restored at the end of each turn. The power of Grass-type moves is boosted.	Increases the power of Grass-type moves used by Pokémon on the ground by 30% (50% prior to Generation VIII). Restores 1/16 HP to all Pokémon on the ground each turn. Halves the power of Bulldoze, Earthquake, and Magnitude.
Misty Terrain		For five turns, Pokémon on the ground won't get any status conditions. Damage from Dragon-type moves is halved.	Halves the damage taken by Pokémon on the ground from Dragon-type moves. Prevents Pokémon on the ground from being afflicted with non-volatile status conditions and (from Generation VII onward) confusion.
Psychic Terrain		For five turns, Pokémon on the ground won't be hit by priority moves. The power of Psychic-type moves is boosted.	Increases the power of Psychic-type moves used by Pokémon on the ground by 30% (50% prior to Generation VIII). Prevents Pokémon on the ground from being hit by moves with increased priority.

Causing terrain

Each terrain has a corresponding move, Max Move, and Ability that will create it. A certain Z-Move and certain other Abilities may summon terrain as well.

Moves that remove terrain

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

Moves affected by terrain

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.

Abilities affected by terrain

Certain Abilities are activated under certain terrains.

Items that interact with terrain

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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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Pokémon Masters EX

Terrain (here called terrain effects) function similarly to the main series. At normal game speed, all terrain effects last for 45 seconds excluding time that sync pairs spend performing sync moves or Max Moves but including time that they spend one everything else. This includes—but is not limited to—a move's animation time, stats getting raised/lowered, taking damage from a hailstorm/sandstorm, a skill activating, or a status condition taking effect. At faster speeds, terrain effects last shorter in ways that accommodate for quicker gameplay. This results in terrain effects consistently ending in the exact in-game moments regardless of game speed.

Setting terrain effects

There are five means to apply terrain effects; only Electric, Grassy, and Psychic Terrain are available in these ways:

By Pokémon move

By Trainer move

By Max Moves

By Skill

Skills that set terrain effects are in one of both of these categories: Passive and Grid. Passive skills are always on a sync pair. Grid skills are capable of being equipped from a sync grid if their users reach a certain move level, which always start at one.

Special case

Every time Legendary Arena's/Gauntlet's Tapu Bulu enters battle, which includes every moment that it gets a new HP bar, the field of play instantly sets Grassy Terrain.

Removing terrain

Only Defog can clear terrain effects.

Effects

• Electric Terrain: Increases the damage of Electric-type attacks by 50% and prevents afflictions of Sleep (though it does not cure Pokémon who were already asleep before that terrain takes effect).
• Grassy Terrain: Increases the damage of Grass-type attacks by 50% and restores HP of the Pokémon that uses a Grass-type move* by 1/16 of their maximum HP (rounded down) unless they hit themselves in confusion.
• Psychic Terrain: Increases the damage of Psychic-type attacks by 50%.

All effects are also in this table:

Effects on actions

Pokémon moves

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

Sync moves

The following sync moves' attack powers double in certain terrain. For Electric-, Grass-, and Psychic-type sync moves, this power-doubling feature stacks multiplicatively with the type-matching damage boosts that terrain effects provide, which can result in tripled power.

Effects on skills

In addition, there are skills that are active only under certain terrain effects or that activate when any terrain effect is set:

Trivia

• Psychic Terrain is the only terrain to not be introduced in Generation VI.
  • Additionally, Psychic Terrain is the only terrain to not appear in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
• Fairy Terrain is the only terrain that is not in Pokémon Masters EX.

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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