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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Pokemon

Grass Type Pokemon are strong against Water, Rock, and Ground Type Pokemon. Learn what are the best Grass Type Pokemon for Competitive, Tera Raids and the Story, as well as the best Pokemon to give a Grass Tera Type to in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)!

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Grass Type Pokemon
List of Grass Type Pokemon Best Grass Type Pokemon

Best Grass-type Pokemon for Tera Raids

Best Grass-type Pokemon for Tera Raids
Pokemon SV MeowscaradaMeowscarada

Meowscarada

Meowscarada ImageMeowscarada
Grass TypeDark Type 		Tera Type Nature
Grass Icon Rash
(↑Sp.Atk, ↓Sp.Def)
EV Spread
Atk:
252		 Sp. Atk:
252		 HP:
4
Ability Moveset
Overgrow ・ Flower Trick
・ Giga Drain
・ Grassy Terrain
・ Leaf Storm
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grassy Seed ImageGrassy Seed

Meowscarada's moveset focuses on getting the most out of Meowscarada's Grass typing, utilizing both physical and special moves.

Flower Trick's 100% chance of hitting and scoring a critical hit make it useful if Meowscarada has its stats lowered, while Giga Drain will allow you to stay healthy while dealing damage. Although Leaf Storm's drawbacks prevent you from using it liberally, its high base power makes it a great choice regardless. Grassy Terrain will not only boost the power of all of your moves but also provide a healing option for both you and your allies.

Meowscarada Best Tera Raid Build

Best Grass-type Pokemon for Competitive Ranked Battle

Best Grass-type Pokemon for Ranked Battles
Pokemon SV MeowscaradaMeowscarada Breloom Breloom Pokemon SV Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnett

Meowscarada

Pokemon SV Meowscarada Meowscarada
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Jolly (↑Spe, ↓Sp.Atk)
EV Spread Atk 252 / Spe 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values HP 151 / Atk 162 / Def 90 / Sp.Def 91 / Spe 192
Ability Protean
Tera Type Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Life Orb ImageLife Orb
Moveset ・ Flower Trick
・ Knock Off
・ Sucker Punch
・ Play Rough

Meowscarada is a powerful Life Orb attacker with great physical coverage backed up a great Attack and high Speed stat. Its Protean Ability also lets it get extra STAB with its coverage moves without Terastallizing, though it now only actives once per switch in.

Meowscarada Movesets and Best Builds

Breloom

Breloom Breloom
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Adamant (+Atk, -Spe)
EV Spread Atk 252 / Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values HP 135 / Atk 200 / Def 101 / Sp.Def 80 / Spe 122
Ability Technician
Tera Type Pokemon Fighting Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Focus Sash ImageFocus Sash
Moveset ・ Mach Punch
・ Bullet Seed
・ Rock Tomb
・ Spore

This is Breloom's standard build, with Technician boosting the power of its two main STAB moves Mach Punch and Bullet Seed. The latter is particularly useful as it allows Breloom to take on Pokemon with the Ability Sturdy, Substitute users, and Focus Sash.

Breloom Movesets and Best Builds

Brute Bonnett

Pokemon SV Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Adamant (+Atk, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Sp. Def
Final Stat Values 218 HP / 196 Atk / 119 Def / 120 Sp. Def / 75 Spe
Ability Protosynthesis
Tera Type Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Booster Energy ImageBooster Energy
Moveset ・ Crunch
・ Seed Bomb
・ Sucker Punch
・ Growth

This set aims to use Growth to set up its offense and attempt to sweep through unprepared teams. Growth + Booster Energy's Attack boost puts Brute Bonnet at +2 Attack. Crunch and Seed Bomb are Brute Bonnet's primary STAB Moves, with Sucker Punch as a Priority Option.

Brute Bonnet Movesets and Best Builds

Best Grass-type Pokemon for Story Playthrough

Best Grass-type Pokemon for the Story
Pokemon SV MeowscaradaMeowscarada Pokemon Scarlet and VioletScovillain

Meowscarada

Pokemon SV Meowscarada Meowscarada
Best Build for the Story
Best Tera Types
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Grass Type Moves
Best Nature Adamant (↑ Attack, ↓ SpAtk)
Best Ability Overgrow
Best Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Miracle Seed ImageMiracle Seed
Moveset ・Flower Trick
・Energy Ball
・Play Rough
・Night Slash

While already having a high base Speed stat of 123, focusing on an Attack build Meowscarada can take advantage of its swiftness by executing moves that can 1HKO enemies on its first turn. This can be done by giving it a Miracle Seed, setting its Nature to Adamant, and providing accurate high power moves like Flower Trick and Energy Ball.

Meowscarada Best Moveset for the Story

Scovillain

Scovillain Meowscarada
Best Build for the Story
Best Tera Type
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fire Type Moves
Best Nature Modest (↑ SpAtk, ↓ Attack)
Best Ability Chlorophyll
Best Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Wise Glasses ImageWise Glasses
Moveset ・Flamethrower
・Solar Beam
・Tera Blast
・Sunny Day

Give Scovillain a Modest nature and Wise Glasses to raise its already high Special Attack stat.

On the first turn, use Sunny Day to activate its Chlorophyll Ability, which boosts your Speed stat and lets you fire Solar Beam in 1 turn instead of two. When you Terastallize Scovillain, use Tera Blast or Flamethrower to deal massive Fire-type damage to your foes.

Scovillain Best Moveset for the Story

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Grass

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Grass
GarganaclGarganacl Iron Moth Iron Moth Dondozo Dondozo

Garganacl

Garganacl Garganacl
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Sassy (+Sp. Def, -Spe)
EV Spread 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 Sp. Def
IVs 0 Spe
Final Stat Values 206 HP / 120 Atk / 167 Def / 142 Sp. Def / 36 Spe
Ability Purifying Salt
Tera Type Pokemon Grass Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Leftovers ImageLeftovers
Moveset ・ Salt Cure
・ Body Press
・ Iron Defense
・ Recover

Garganacl's flagship defensive build is one of the best Pokemon to employ stall tactics in competitive battle.

Terastallizing it into a Grass-type allows it to stay on the field against its common checks, particularly Fighting and Water-types that can take advantage of its original Rock-typing.

Garganacl Movesets and Best Builds

Iron Moth

Iron Moth Iron Moth Iron Moth
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV Spread 120 HP / 136 Sp. Atk / 4 Sp. Def / 252 Spe
Final Stat Values 170 HP / 80 Def / 177 Sp. Atk / 131 Sp. Def / 178 Spe
Ability Quark Drive
Tera Type Pokemon Grass Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Booster Energy ImageBooster Energy
Moveset ・ Fiery Dance
・ Acid Spray
・ Energy Ball
・ Protect

Iron Moth runs an effective bulky special attacking set in Doubles, capitalizing on its respectable bulk to withstand neutral hits.

Terastallizing into a Grass-type allows it to beat Water-types that can check it and also give it STAB on Energy Ball.

Iron Moth Movesets and Best Builds

Dondozo

Dondozo Dondozo
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Jolly Nature (+Spe, -Sp. Atk)
EV Spread 252 Atk / 44 Sp. Def / 212 Spe
Final Stat Values 225 HP / 152 Atk / 135 Def / 91 Sp. Def / 90 Spe
Ability Unaware
Tera Type Pokemon Grass Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Leftovers ImageLeftovers
Moveset ・ Order Up
・ Earthquake
・ Substitute
・ Protect

Dondozo in Doubles is a great tank, especially if it gets the boost from Tatsugiri. Terastallizing it into a Grass-type allows it to effectively check Electric and Grass-types that can otherwise wall and even KO it.

Dondozo Movesets and Best Builds

Best Tera Type for Grass-type Pokemon

Grass Tera Type

SV - Breloom -Grass Tera Type.png

Letting Grass-type Pokemon have a Grass Tera Type allows them to launch stronger STAB with its Grass-type moves when Terastallized.

Additionally, some dual-typed Grass-type Pokemon actually benefit from reverting to a mono Grass-type. A good example is Breloom who loses its 4x Flying-type weakness as well as allowing it to stay on the field against Fairy-types.

Fire Tera Type

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fire Tera Type

Fire is a great offensive Tera Type for Grass-types since many have beneficial synergy with Sunny Day, either through Abilities like Chlorophyll and Harvest, or through the boosting move Growth which grants the user +2 Attack and Special Attack when under sun.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Fire with Fire Tera Shards.

Water Tera Type

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Water Tera Type

Water is a great defensive Tera type for Grass-types, specifically giving them key resistance to Ice-type moves. Offensively, Grass and Water have great type synergy and gives Grass-types the ability to take on Fire-types.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Water with Water Tera Shards.

Best Pokemon to Terastallize

Best Grass Type Pokemon by Base Stat

Best Grass Type Pokemon by Base Stats

Key
H - HP
A - Attack
B - Defense
C - Special Attack
D - Special Defense
S - Speed
Pokémon H A B C D S Total
Zarude ImageZarude 105 120 105 70 95 105 600
Shaymin (Land Forme) ImageShaymin (Land Forme) 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
Shaymin (Sky Forme) ImageShaymin (Sky Forme) 100 103 75 120 75 127 600
Iron Leaves ImageIron Leaves 90 130 88 70 108 104 590
Brute Bonnet ImageBrute Bonnet 111 127 99 79 99 55 570
Wo-Chien ImageWo-Chien 85 85 100 95 135 70 570
Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask) ImageOgerpon (Wellspring Mask) 80 120 84 60 96 110 555
Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask) ImageOgerpon (Hearthflame Mask) 80 120 84 60 96 110 555
Ogerpon (Cornerstone Mask) ImageOgerpon (Cornerstone Mask) 80 120 84 60 96 110 555
Ogerpon ImageOgerpon 80 120 84 60 96 110 555
Virizion ImageVirizion 91 90 72 90 129 108 550
Hydrapple ImageHydrapple 106 80 110 120 80 44 540
Gogoat ImageGogoat 123 100 62 97 81 68 531
Alolan Exeggutor ImageAlolan Exeggutor 95 105 85 125 75 45 530
Exeggutor ImageExeggutor 95 95 85 125 75 55 530
Hisuian Decidueye ImageHisuian Decidueye 88 112 80 95 95 60 530
Rillaboom ImageRillaboom 100 125 90 60 70 85 530
Sceptile ImageSceptile 70 85 65 105 85 120 530
Decidueye ImageDecidueye 78 107 75 100 100 70 530
Chesnaught ImageChesnaught 88 107 122 74 75 64 530
Meowscarada ImageMeowscarada 76 110 70 81 70 123 530
Serperior ImageSerperior 75 75 95 75 95 113 528
Leafeon ImageLeafeon 65 110 130 60 65 95 525
Venusaur ImageVenusaur 80 82 83 100 100 80 525
Meganium ImageMeganium 80 82 100 83 100 80 525
Torterra ImageTorterra 95 109 105 75 85 56 525
Mow Rotom ImageMow Rotom 50 65 107 105 107 86 520
Toedscruel ImageToedscruel 80 70 65 80 120 100 515
Tsareena ImageTsareena 72 120 98 50 98 72 510
Arboliva ImageArboliva 78 69 90 125 109 39 510
Sinistcha ImageSinistcha 71 60 106 121 80 70 508
Calyrex ImageCalyrex 100 80 80 80 80 80 500
Leavanny ImageLeavanny 75 103 80 70 80 92 500
Abomasnow ImageAbomasnow 90 92 75 92 85 60 494
Victreebel ImageVictreebel 80 105 65 100 70 70 490
Bellossom ImageBellossom 75 80 95 90 100 50 490
Vileplume ImageVileplume 75 80 85 110 90 50 490
Hisuian Electrode ImageHisuian Electrode 60 50 70 80 80 150 490
Scovillain ImageScovillain 65 108 65 108 65 75 486
Appletun ImageAppletun 110 85 80 100 80 30 485
Flapple ImageFlapple 70 110 80 95 60 70 485
Hisuian Lilligant ImageHisuian Lilligant 70 105 75 50 75 105 480
Brambleghast ImageBrambleghast 55 115 70 80 70 90 480
Shiftry ImageShiftry 90 100 60 90 60 80 480
Whimsicott ImageWhimsicott 60 67 85 77 75 116 480
Ludicolo ImageLudicolo 80 70 70 90 100 70 480
Lurantis ImageLurantis 70 105 90 80 90 45 480
Lilligant ImageLilligant 70 60 75 110 75 90 480
Sawsbuck ImageSawsbuck 80 100 70 60 70 95 475
Cacturne ImageCacturne 70 115 60 115 60 55 475
Trevenant ImageTrevenant 85 110 76 65 82 56 474
Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss 114 85 70 85 80 30 464
Jumpluff ImageJumpluff 75 55 70 55 95 110 460
Breloom ImageBreloom 60 130 80 60 60 70 460
Tropius ImageTropius 99 68 83 72 87 51 460
Sunflora ImageSunflora 75 75 55 105 85 30 425

This is a list of fully-evolved Grass-type Pokemon by total base stats. For a full comparison of all Pokemon including unevolved forms, try our List of Pokemon by Base Stats.

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