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Template:ElementalTypes The Grass type (Japanese: くさタイプ Grass type) is one of the seventeen elemental types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Grass-type Pokémon are Erika of Celadon City, Gardenia of Eterna City, and Cilan of Striaton City. Prior to Generation IV, where moves are designated physical or special based on the move itself rather than its type, all Grass-type moves were special.

Statistical averages

Overall

Fully evolved*

Battle properties

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×	None

Characteristics

Offense

Offensively, Grass-types have problems. 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 effectiveness of moves of other types. Other problems are that too many Pokémon types resist these moves (including themselves) to rely on them as a main form of dealing damage, and most of them aren't very powerful. Even then, most of the powerful moves have drawbacks, which can cause more trouble. For example, Leaf Storm sharply lowers Special Attack, Wood Hammer causes recoil damage, Petal Dance causes confusion, SolarBeam requires charging up if intense sunlight is not nearby and Frenzy Plant requires a turn to recharge after being used. The moves that have no drawbacks, like Power Whip, are very rare. Furthermore, the majority of Grass-types have very narrow movesets, often where the only damage-dealing level up moves are Grass-type and Template:Type2 moves (as seen in Pokémon such as Meganium, Cherrim and Sunflora). Another problem is that double resistances to Grass are extremely common, even more so than double weaknesses, and the ability Sap Sipper, which several Pokémon have, negates Grass-type attacks, raising Attack whenever hit with one.

Grass-type Pokémon seem to be affected by weather conditions more than most other Pokémon, due to their closeness with plants and nature. Most power up under intense sunlight, while a few others work best under other conditions. Pokémon such as Ludicolo in heavy rain, Cacturne in sandstorms or Abomasnow in hailstorms are such Grass-types. A majority of grass types have above average special attack, and even a good physical attack, and with high speed as seen in Sceptile, Leafeon, Serperior, and Lilligant, they can become mixed, physical, and special sweepers respectively.

Defense

Defensively speaking, Grass types have both good and bad points. Whilst weak to Template:Type2 and Template:Type2--two very commonly used types offensively--the other weaknesses of the Grass-types are rarely used offensively; furthermore, two of the types that specialise in moves that grass types are weak to are hindered by their poor offensive stats. Also, most Grass-types have dual types which eliminate their weaknesses to Poison- and Bug-types (which in turn makes Template:Type2 more of a threat). Further, all of the Grass types' resistances are quite common.

On the other hand, Grass-types' main problem is their weakness to five types- the most weaknesses of all Pokémon (tied with Rock). Also, in practice, Grass-types' resistances are still of little use. Almost all Water-types can use Ice Beam, and most Electric-types can learn Signal Beam. With a number of Grass-types being part Poison-type as well, Grass-types' resistance to Ground-type moves has been hindered. Given all of this, Grass-types are difficult to switch into play.

Despite some of its defensive flaws, it is typical for Grass-types to learn Leech Seed and Synthesis; among other disabling moves, like PoisonPowder, Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. This enables these Pokémon to provide support to the rest of their 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.

When used in contests, Grass-type moves typically become Smart moves, but can also be any of the other four Contest types.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 75 Grass-type Pokémon or 11.56% of all Pokémon, making it the fourth most common elemental type.

Pure Grass-type Pokémon

# Name 114 Tangela 152 Chikorita 153 Bayleef 154 Meganium 182 Bellossom 191 Sunkern 192 Sunflora 252 Treecko 253 Grovyle 254 Sceptile 273 Seedot 285 Shroomish 331 Cacnea 387 Turtwig 388 Grotle 420 Cherubi 421 Cherrim 455 Carnivine 465 Tangrowth 470 Leafeon 492 Shaymin* 495 Snivy 496 Servine 497 Serperior 511 Pansage 512 Simisage 546 Cottonee 547 Whimsicott 548 Petilil 549 Lilligant 556 Maractus

Half Grass-type Pokémon

Primary Grass-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 188 Skiploom Grass Flying 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 315 Roselia Grass Poison 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 357 Tropius Grass Flying 389 Torterra Grass Ground 406 Budew Grass Poison 407 Roserade Grass Poison 459 Snover Grass Ice 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 492 Shaymin* Grass Flying 590 Foongus Grass Poison 591 Amoonguss Grass Poison 597 Ferroseed Grass Steel 598 Ferrothorn Grass Steel 640 Virizion Grass Fighting

Secondary Grass-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 251 Celebi Psychic Grass 270 Lotad Water Grass 271 Lombre Water Grass 272 Ludicolo Water Grass 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 413 Wormadam* Bug Grass 479 Rotom* Electric Grass 540 Sewaddle Bug Grass 541 Swadloon Bug Grass 542 Leavanny Bug Grass 585 Deerling Normal Grass 586 Sawsbuck Normal Grass

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Non-damaging moves

Trivia

• The Grass type is tied with the Template:Type2 for the largest number of weaknesses when unpaired, with five: Bug, Flying, Ice, Fire and Poison. Coincidentally, Rock is super effective against all of Grass's weaknesses except for Poison.
• All Pokémon that have seven weaknesses are partially of the Grass type.
• 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 Rock/Ground types are the most plentiful.
  • This trait is also shared with Water, Flying and Psychic.
• Grass has been resisted by the most types, having the Dragon, Bug, Flying, Steel, Fire, and Poison types resist it, as well as resisting itself.
• The Grass type has the most Pokémon that evolve by evolutionary stones, with a total of 11. It is also the type that can utilize the most stones, having at least one Pokémon that can evolve via the Leaf Stone, Sun Stone, Water Stone, and Shiny Stone.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese くさ (草) Kusa Mandarin Chinese 草 Cǎo Danish Græs Dutch Gras Finnish Ruoho French Plante German Pflanze Greek Φυτικού Fitikou Hebrew עשב Esev Indonesian Rumput Italian Erba Korean 풀 Pul Norwegian Gress Polish Trawiasty Portuguese Brazil Grama Planta Vegetal Portugal Erva Spanish Latin America Planta Hierba* Spain Planta