Ground type in PokéSurvivor
Everything the Ground type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Ground move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.
- 4
- moves
- 4
- evolvable
- 70
- Pokémon
- 3
- legendaries
Attacking
Playing Ground on offence
Ground moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.
dual types cap at ×2.4
Ground moves and their evolutions
4 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 4 of them can evolve.
Mud Shot
BurstSplashes mud around and slows foes.
Evolves intoEarth PowerPower
Bulldoze
AuraShakes the ground: damages and slows everything nearby.
Evolves intoEarthquakePower
Bonemerang
BoomerangA bone that flies out and back, hitting hard.
Evolves intoBone RushPower
Spikes
MinesScatters spikes that burst when stepped on.
Evolves intoFissurePower
The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.
The Ground rift arena
Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Red Desert is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Ground legendary opens a rift.
- Ground3 legendaries
Red Desert
Arid desert with tremors and sand that punish standing in the open.
Open the type chart →
Ground legendaries
3 legendaries can open a Ground rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.
Ground partners
67 of the 966 partners are Ground in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.
#027SandshrewGround
#028SandslashGround
#031NidoqueenPoisonGround
#034NidokingPoisonGround
#050DiglettGround
#051DugtrioGround
#074GeodudeRockGround
#075GravelerRockGround
#076GolemRockGround
#095OnixRockGround
#104CuboneGround
#105MarowakGround
#111RhyhornGroundRock
#112RhydonGroundRock
#194WooperWaterGround
#195QuagsireWaterGround
#207GligarGroundFlying
#208SteelixSteelGround
#220SwinubIceGround
#221PiloswineIceGround
#231PhanpyGround
#232DonphanGround
#246LarvitarRockGround
#247PupitarRockGround
#259MarshtompWaterGround
#260SwampertWaterGround
#290NincadaBugGround
#322NumelFireGround
#323CameruptFireGround
#328TrapinchGround
#329VibravaGroundDragon
#330FlygonGroundDragon
#339BarboachWaterGround
#340WhiscashWaterGround
#343BaltoyGroundPsychic
#344ClaydolGroundPsychic
#389TorterraGrassGround
#423GastrodonWaterGround
#443GibleDragonGround
#444GabiteDragonGround
#445GarchompDragonGround
#449HippopotasGround
#450HippowdonGround
#464RhyperiorGroundRock
#472GliscorGroundFlying
#473MamoswineIceGround
#529DrilburGround
#530ExcadrillGroundSteel
#536PalpitoadWaterGround
#537SeismitoadWaterGround
#551SandileGroundDark
#552KrokorokGroundDark
#553KrookodileGroundDark
#622GolettGroundGhost
#623GolurkGroundGhost
#660DiggersbyNormalGround
#749MudbrayGround
#750MudsdaleGround
#769SandygastGhostGround
#770PalossandGhostGround
#843SilicobraGround
#844SandacondaGround
#867RunerigusGroundGhost
#901UrsalunaGroundNormal
#980ClodsirePoisonGround
#984ColmilargoGroundFighting
#989PelarenaElectricGround
966 Pokémon · Pokédex →
Related types
Types that interact with Ground on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Ground type good in PokéSurvivor?
It has 4 moves to build around, 4 of which evolve, and it hits 5 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.
What are Ground moves super effective against?
Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.
What is Ground weak against?
Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Ground Pokémon: Water, Grass, Ice. At the other end, Ground takes only ×0.6 from Electric, Poison, Rock, so those are the matchups you can ignore.
Which Ground moves should I choose?
Mud Shot, Bulldoze, Bonemerang, Spikes. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.
Which legendary guards the Ground arena?
Red Desert is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Groudon, Landorus, Zygarde. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.
- GuideControls on PC and phone, levelling, evolutions, builds, enemy behaviour, rifts, economy and co-op — plus the habits that extend a run.Read the guide →
- PokédexAll 966 partners with types, region, starter and legendary flags, searchable and filterable, each one linked to its type pages.Open the Pokédex →
- Legendaries & arenasThe 18 rift arenas with their terrain, and all 87 legendaries that can open them — plus a checklist to run before you step through.See the arenas →
- Moves64 moves and 59 evolutions, with the delivery kind, the effect, the card each evolution needs and what the evolved form gains.Browse moves →
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