Grass-Type Pokemon: Weaknesses & Strengths Explained

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Pokemon with a Grass-type are advantageous for inflicting status conditions and offering healing to your party members.

Despite being able to inflict several status effects, Grass is primarily known for its ability to be one of the three basic elemental typings in the Pokemon franchise, alongside Fire and Water. The Grass type can also be extremely powerful in battle.

These status effects, such as sleep, paralysis, or others, have the ability to significantly alter the outcome of a battle. Therefore, it is important to continue reading to learn about the impact they can have on Grass-type Pokemon.

Weaknesses of Grass-type Pokemon

Pokemons of the Grass type are susceptible to the following types:

Bug
Fire
Flying
Ice
Poison

There are five weaknesses for Grass-type Pokemon, giving you multiple choices to use in battle. We suggest bringing a Fire-type Pokemon to utilize strong attacks and also defend against Grass-type moves.

It is important to note that Grass type Pokemon can also have a secondary typing. For instance, Leavanny is a dual-type Bug/Grass Pokemon. This results in it being extremely vulnerable to Flying and Fire-type moves, taking four times the damage from these types of attacks.

Additionally, Ludicolo is a dual-type Pokemon with Water and Grass abilities, making it resistant to both Ice and Fire-type attacks.

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Grass-type Pokemon strengths & resistances

If you encounter a Grass-type Pokemon, it is advisable to avoid using Water, Electric, Grass, or Ground-type creatures or moves, as they will not be very effective in dealing damage.

Meanwhile, Grass-type Pokemon are most effective in battles against Water, Ground, and Rock opponents, as their attacks will have a super-effective impact on these types.

Best counters against Grass-type Pokemon

To counter Grass types, you should consider the following options:

Volcarona (Bug/Fire)
Talonflame (Flying/Fire)
Frosmoth (Bug/Ice)
Salazzle (Poison/Fire)
Scizor (Bug/Steel)

We suggest choosing the aforementioned Pokemon as they possess powerful attacks that are highly effective against Grass types, and are able to withstand their opponent’s moves.

One instance of this is Volcarona, which only receives 1/4 of the damage from Grass-type moves because it has both Bug and Fire as its dual types.

Best Terrarium Types for Grass-type Pokémon

It is important for players to familiarize themselves with the most effective Tera Type combinations in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, as the addition of this mechanic in Gen 9 introduces a slight variation to the traditional battling rules.

Water: This is a defensive Tera Type to resist a Grass-type Pokemon’s typical weaknesses.
Grass: In addition to its STAB, this will provide an extra power boost and convert any dual-types into a pure Grass-type.

Best Grass Moves in Pokemon

A total of 62 Grass-type moves exist, and we have selected the strongest special, physical, and status attacks for use in battle:

MOVE	CATEGORY	POWER	ACCURACY	PP	EFFECT	GEN
Frenzy Plant	Special	150	90%	5	User must recharge next turn	Gen III
Chloroblast	Special	150	95%	5	User receives recoil damage	Gene VIII
Seed Flare	Special	120	85%	5	May lower the opponent’s Sp. Defense	Gen IV
Grass Knot	Special	X	100%	20	The heavier the opponent, the stronger the attack	Gen IV
Solar Blade	Physical	125	100%	10	Charges on first turn, attacks on second	Gen VII
Wood Hammer	Physical	120	100%	15	User receives recoil damage	Gen IV
Power Whip	Physical	120	85%	10	–	Gen IV
Bullet Seed	Physical	25	100%	30	Hits 2-5 times in one turn	Gen III
Leech Seed	Status	X	90%	10	Drains HP from opponent each turn and restores it to the user	Gen I
Spore	Status	X	100%	15	Puts opponent to sleep	Gen I

Best Grass-type Pokemon of all time

The Pokemon franchise currently includes 147 Grass-type creatures (as of Gen 9), and the following 10 are considered the top ranked.

Ogerpon
Can
Shaymin (Sky Forme)
Rillaboom
Serperior
Meowscarada
Iron Leaves
Amoonguss
Hydrapple
Chesnaught

If none of the aforementioned Pokemon fit your preferences, you can refer to our guide on the Top 40 Grass-type Pokemon.

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