Grass type

Grass is one of the three basic elemental types along with Fire and Water, which constitute the three starter Pokémon. This creates a simple triangle to explain the type concept easily to new players. Grass is one of the weakest types statistically, with 5 defensive weaknesses and 7 types that are resistant to Grass moves. Furthermore, three type combos paired with Grass have 7 weaknesses: Grass/Psychic, Grass/Ice, and Grass/Dark. In Generations 1-3, all Grass type moves were categorized as Special.

At a glance

Pokémon

147

Single-type

Dual-type

100

Moves

Average base stats

66.8

Attack

Defense

73.8

Sp. Atk

72.7

Sp. Def

73.1

Speed

Grass type matchups

Effective against

×2

water ground rock

fire grass poison flying bug dragon steel

×0

Vulnerable to

×2

fire ice poison flying bug

water electric grass ground

×0

Grass type effectiveness

Grass type Pokémon are immune to powder and spore moves - Cotton Spore, Leech Seed, Poison Powder, Powder, Rage Powder, Sleep Powder, Spore and Stun Spore - as well as the ability Effect Spore.
The power of Grass type moves increases by 30% when Grassy Terrain is active.
The Overgrow ability increases the power of Grass type moves by 50% when the Pokémon has less than 1⁄3 HP remaining.
The ability Sap Sipper raises the Pokémon's Attack one stage when hit by a Grass type attack, instead of dealing damage.
The ability Flower Veil prevents the stats of ally Grass type Pokémon from being lowered.
The move Flower Shield raises the Defense of all Grass type Pokémon one the field by one stage; Rototiller does the same for both Attack and Special Attack.
The move Forest's Curse adds the Grass type to the target's type.
The items Meadow Plate, Miracle Seed and Rose Incense increase the power of Grass type moves by 20% when held.
The Grass Gem increases the power of a Grass type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
The Rindo Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Grass type move.