Best Ground Type Pokemon

Ground Type Pokemon are strong against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel Type Pokemon. Learn what are the best Ground Type Pokemon you can get your hands on in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)!

Best Ground-type Pokemon for Tera Raids

Best Ground-type Pokemon for Tera Raids
Ting-Lu	Clodsire	Krookodile

Ting-Lu

Ting-Lu Tera Raid Build	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp.Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Vessel of Ruin	・ Earthquake ・ Throat Chop ・ Stone Edge ・ Heavy Slam
Held Item
Leftovers

Ting-Lu's Vessel of Ruin Ability lowers the Special Attack stat of all Pokemon in the field, which makes it a great Pokemon to use in Tera Raids against raid bosses that use special attacks but not with allies who use special moves.

This build centralizes on using Earthquake as the main attack, which can hit even harder once it Terastallizes into a Ground Tera Type.

Ting-Lu Best Tera Raid Build

Clodsire

Clodsire Tera Raid Build	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Sp.Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Water Absorb	・ Yawn ・ Curse ・ Earthquake ・ Recover
Held Item
Leftovers

Clodsire is a tanky Pokemon capable of taking hits from raid bosses. Its immunity to Poison-type moves protects it from being poisoned.

Earthquake allows it to deal damage which can be improved once it Terastallizes into a Ground-type, while it can use its other moves to debilitate the opposing raid Pokemon or recover its own health.

Clodsire Best Tera Raid Build

Krookodile

Krookodile Tera Raid Build	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP 252		Atk 252		Def 4
Ability	Moveset
Anger Point	・ Scary Face ・ Earthquake ・ Bulk Up ・ Power Trip
Held Item
Life Orb

Krookodile's main role for this build is to OHKO the opponent with boosted Earthquake with a team of two Murkrows and a Glalie.

This strategy allows Krookodile and its allies to one-shot any Pokemon weak to Ground-type moves.

Krookodile Best Tera Raid Build

Best Ground-type Pokemon for Competitive Ranked Battle

Best Ground-type Pokemon for Ranked Battles
Great Tusk	Garchomp	Hippowdon

Great Tusk

	Great Tusk Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Jolly (↑ Spe, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 190 / Atk 183 / Def 151 / Sp.Def 74 / Spe 152 (228 with Choice Scarf)
Ability	Protosynthesis
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Scarf
Moveset	・ Headlong Rush ・ Close Combat ・ Knock Off ・ Play Rough

Choice Scarf lets Great Tusk's meager Speed stat of 152 reach an impressive 228, letting it outspeed several Pokemon. Its impressive move coverage and its new Speed afforded by Choice Scarf makes Great Tusk an offensive force to be reckoned with.

Great Tusk Movesets and Best Builds

Garchomp

	Garchomp Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Jolly (↑ Spe, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 183 / Atk 182 / Def 115 / Sp.Def 106 / Spe 169
Ability	Rough Skin
Tera Type
Held Item	Focus Sash
Moveset	・ Outrage ・ Earthquake ・ Iron Head ・ Swords Dance

Garchomp is a formidable physical attacker in competitive battles. Its great dual-typing and respectable defenses gives it many opportunities to switch in and set up with Swords Dance.

Garchomp Movesets and Best Builds

Hippowdon

	Hippowdon Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Impish (↑ Def, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 52 / Sp.Def 204
Final Stat Values	HP 215 / Atk 132 / Def 159 / Sp.Atk XX / Sp.Def 118 / Spe 67
Ability	Sand Stream
Tera Type
Held Item	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・ Earthquake ・ Yawn ・ Whirlwind ・ Stealth Rock

With this build, Hippowdon's main role is to set up a sandstorm with its Sand Stream Ability and Stealth Rocks to deal residual damage and make it easier for follow up attackers to deal with threats.

Hippowdon Movesets and Best Builds

Best Ground-type Pokemon for Story Playthrough

Best Ground-type Pokemon for the Story
Clodsire	Garchomp	Krookodile

Clodsire

	Clodsire Best Build for the Story
Nature	Careful (↑ Sp.Def, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Sp.Def 252
Ability	Water Absorb
Tera Type
Held Item	Clear Amulet
Moveset	・ Megahorn ・ Poison Jab ・ Earthquake ・ Yawn

Closdire's high HP and Defense stats make it function well as a special defender, particularly against Water types since it can heal itself with Water Absorb.

Even though it acts as a tank, it can still deal damage with Earthquake, which you can power up if your Terastallize Clodsire with a Ground Tera Type.

Clodsire Learnset, How to Get, and Evolution

Garchomp

	Garchomp Best Build for the Story
Nature	Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Spe 252
Ability	Rough Skin
Tera Type
Held Item	Muscle Band
Moveset	・ Earthquake ・ Bulldoze ・ Dragon Claw ・ Crunch

This moveset above takes advantage of Garchomp's high Attack and Speed stats to work deal damage to a variety of types as a speedy physical attacker.

Due to its usefulness in battle, we recommend getting the Rough Skin Ability by breeding a Garchomp late in the game and leveling it up before taking on the final challenges.

Garchomp Learnset, How to Get, and Evolution

Krookodile

	Krookodile Best Build for the Story
Nature	Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	Atk 252 / Spe 252
Ability	Moxie
Tera Type
Held Item	Soft Sand
Moveset	・ Crunch ・ Foul Play ・ Earthquake ・ Hone Claws

Krookodile's Hone Claws allows it to be a reliable sweeper in story battles, as its Attack stat is raised every time it knocks out an opposing Pokemon thanks to Moxie.

Krookodile Learnset, How to Get, and Evolution

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Ground

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Ground
Flutter Mane	Dondozo	Pelipper

Flutter Mane

	Flutter Mane Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread	Sp.Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 130 / Def 75 / Sp.Atk 205 / Sp.Def 156 / Spe 187
Ability	Protosynthesis
Tera Type
Held Item	Choice Specs
Moveset	・ Moonblast ・ Shadow Ball ・ Psyshock ・ Tera Blast

Choice Specs Flutter Mane is a formidable special sweeper in competitive battles, boasting near-perfect coverage with just its dual STAB moves alone. Letting it have a Ground Tera Type allows it to lose its weakness to Steel-type moves, which are common counters for it.

Flutter Mane Movesets and Best Builds

Dondozo

	Dondozo Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Impish (↑ Def, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Def 4 / Sp.Def 252
Final Stat Values	HP 257 / Atk 120 / Def 183 / Sp.Def 86 / Spe 55
Ability	Unaware
Tera Type
Held Item	Leftovers
Moveset	・ Curse ・ Wave Crash ・ Body Press ・ Earthquake

Dondozo is a bulky physical Wall with a decent Attack stat to back up its very high HP and Defense stats. Its Unaware Ability also lets it ignore opponents' stat changes in the damage calculation of both receiving and dealing damage, allowing it to ignore sweepers' set ups, offering even more durability.

Letting it have a Ground Tera Type can boost the power of Earthquake, which is a great move against its counters which are Electric-types.

Dondozo Movesets and Best Builds

Pelipper

	Pelipper Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature	Timid (↑ Spe, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread	HP 4 / Sp.Atk 2552 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values	HP 136 / Def 120 / Sp.Atk 147 / Sp.Def 90 / Spe 128
Ability	Drizzle
Tera Type
Held Item	Damp Rock
Moveset	・ Hydro Pump ・ Hurricane ・ Tailwind ・ U-turn

Pelipper is one of the main rain setters in the metagame thanks to its Drizzle Ability. It can also play the role of a special attacker, and can have a Ground Tera Type to overcome Electric-type moves as it is normally 4x weak to these attacks due to its Water and Flying typing.

Pelipper Movesets and Best Builds

Best Tera Type for Ground-type Pokemon

Ground Tera Type

Ground-type Pokemon can take advantage of Terastallizing to their own type to boost the power of Ground-type moves, like Earthquake for physical attackers and Earth Power of special attackers

Terastallizing into Ground will also help them lose their second typing which removes weaknesses from that type.

Rock Tera Type

Most Ground-type Pokemon are also attuned in using Rock-type moves, so it is also viable to Terastallize them into a Rock-type. This will not remove their weakness to Grass and Water-type moves, but it will boost the power of Rock-type moves.

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

Water Tera Type

For a more defensive Tera Type, Ground-type Pokemon can opt to have a Water Tera Type. This will allow them to safely receive common Water-type moves like Surf or Hydro Pump from your opponents.

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

Grass Tera Type

Another weakness for Ground-type Pokemon are Grass-type moves, so it is also ideal to change their Tera Type into Grass to allow them to take these kind of attacks.

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

Best Pokemon to Terastallize

Best Ground Type Pokemon By Base Stat

Best Ground Type Pokemon by Base Stats

Pokémon	H	A	B	C	D	S	Total
Groudon	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
Landorus (Therian Forme)	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
Landorus (Incarnate Forme)	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
Garchomp	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
Ting-Lu	155	110	125	55	80	45	570
Iron Treads	90	112	120	72	70	106	570
Sandy Shocks	85	81	97	121	85	101	570
Great Tusk	115	131	131	53	53	87	570
Bloodmoon Ursaluna	113	70	120	135	65	52	555
Ursaluna	130	140	105	45	80	50	550
Swampert	100	110	90	85	90	60	535
Rhyperior	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
Mamoswine	110	130	80	70	60	80	530
Hippowdon	108	112	118	68	72	47	525
Torterra	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
Flygon	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
Krookodile	95	117	80	65	70	92	519
Toedscruel	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
Sandaconda	72	107	125	65	70	71	510
Gliscor	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
Excadrill	110	135	60	50	65	88	508
Donphan	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
Mudsdale	100	125	100	55	85	35	500
Golem	80	120	130	55	65	45	495
Golurk	89	124	80	55	80	55	483
Palossand	85	75	110	100	75	35	480
Gastrodon (East Sea)	111	83	68	92	82	39	475
Gastrodon (West Sea)	111	83	68	92	82	39	475
Whiscash	110	78	73	76	71	60	468
Camerupt	70	100	70	105	75	40	460
Sandslash	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
Clodsire	130	75	60	45	100	20	430
Quagsire	95	85	85	65	65	35	430
Alolan Dugtrio	35	100	60	50	70	110	425
Dugtrio	35	100	50	50	70	120	425

This is a list of fully-evolved Ground-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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