Ground / Dark is best pressured by Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy-type attacks at 2x damage. Because there is no 4x weakness, defensive safety, Speed, and raw stats matter more.
Best move types
Togekiss
#0468
Safe into Ground 0x, Dark 0.5x
120 offense · 80 Speed
Flamigo
#0973
Safe into Ground 0x, Dark 0.5x
115 offense · 90 Speed
Hawlucha
#0701
Safe into Ground 0x, Dark 0.5x
92 offense · 118 Speed
Gyarados
#0130
Safe into Ground 0x
125 offense · 81 Speed
Heracross
#0214
Safe into Ground 0.5x, Dark 0.5x
125 offense · 85 Speed
Meowscarada
#0908
Safe into Ground 0.5x, Dark 0.5x
110 offense · 123 Speed
Lilligant-Hisui
#0549
Safe into Ground 0.5x, Dark 0.5x
105 offense · 105 Speed
Weavile
#0461
Safe into Dark 0.5x
120 offense · 125 Speed
Eternal Floette
#0670
Safe into Dark 0.5x
125 offense · 92 Speed
Masquerain
#0284
Safe into Ground 0x
100 offense · 80 Speed
Conkeldurr
#0534
Safe into Dark 0.5x
140 offense · 45 Speed
Baxcalibur
#0998
Mostly neutral switch-in
145 offense · 87 Speed
Heracross-Mega
#0214
Safe into Ground 0.5x, Dark 0.5x
185 offense · 75 Speed
Pinsir-Mega
#0127
Safe into Ground 0x
155 offense · 105 Speed
Enamorus
#0905
Safe into Ground 0x, Dark 0.5x
135 offense · 106 Speed
Zapdos-Galar
#0145
Safe into Ground 0x, Dark 0.5x
125 offense · 100 Speed
Mewtwo-Mega X
#0150
Mostly neutral switch-in
190 offense · 130 Speed
Therian Enamorus
#0905
Safe into Ground 0x, Dark 0.5x
135 offense · 46 Speed
Sky Shaymin
#0492
Safe into Ground 0x
120 offense · 127 Speed
Sceptile-Mega
#0254
Safe into Ground 0.5x
145 offense · 145 Speed
Move availability depends on game version and learnset data, so this page recommends move types rather than guaranteed moves.
These attacking types are resisted or blocked by the defender's typing, so they are usually lower-priority choices unless they provide a special battle role.
Ground / Dark is best countered by Pokémon that can use Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy (2x) attacks while avoiding bad defensive matchups into Ground / Dark STAB attacks. Because there is no 4x weakness, Speed, bulk, and offensive stats matter more when choosing the actual Pokémon.
Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy are the strongest attacking types against Ground / Dark, dealing 2x damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Ground / Dark has 6 super-effective attacking options: Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. Use the highest multiplier first, then choose a Pokémon that is not exposed to Ground / Dark STAB attacks.
No. The ranking uses base typing and base stats. Abilities, items, Terastallization, weather, terrain, and special move rules can change the real matchup.
Yes. Terastallization can replace the defensive typing used here, so the recommended counter types may change completely in formats where Tera is active.
Avoid relying on Electric, Psychic, Poison, Rock, and Ghost attacks unless they have a special role or unusually high power.
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