Ground-type Pokémon are affiliated with the ground and earth.
Abilities of Ground Pokémon
- Arena Trap
- Compoundeyes - This is a Bug ability; Nincada is the only Ground Pokémon who has it.
- Damp - This is a Water ability; Members of the Wooper family are the only Ground Pokémon who have it.
- Drought - This is an ability unique to Groundon.
- Guts - Just Larvitar.
- Hyper Cutter
- Levitate - This is mostly a Psychic and Ghost ability.
- Lightningrod
- Magma Armor - Just Camerupt; This is a Fire ability.
- Oblivious
- Pickup - Just Phanpy; This is mostly a Normal ability
- Poison Point - Just Nidoqueen and Nidoking; This is mostly a Poison ability.
- Rock Head
- Sand Veil
- Sturdy - Mostly a Rock and Steel type ability.
- Torrent - Unique to the Water-type starters; The only Ground Pokémon with it are Marshtomp and Swampert.
- Water Absorb - This is a Water ability; Members of the Wooper family are the only Ground Pokémon who have it.
Ground Pokémon Families
| Basic | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Other type | |
| Sandshrew | Sandslash | |||
| Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Nidoqueen | This family is Poison; only Nidoqueen is Ground. | |
| Template:Not from type | Template:Not from type | Nidoking | This family is Poison; only Nidoking is Ground. | |
| Diglett | Dugtrio | |||
| Geodude | Graveler | Golem | Rock | |
| Onix | Steelix | Onix is Rock; Steelix is Steel | ||
| Cubone | Marowak | |||
| Rhyhorn | Rhydon | Rock | ||
| Wooper | Quagsire | Water | ||
| Gligar | Gliscor | |||
| Swinub | Piloswine | Ice | ||
| Phanpy | Donphan | |||
| Larvitar | Pupitar | Template:Not from type | This family is Rock; Tyranitar isn't Ground. | |
| Template:Not from type | Marshtomp | Swampert | This family is Water; Mudkip isn't Ground | |
| Nincada | Template:Not from type | This family is Bug; Only Nincada is Ground | ||
| Numel | Camerupt | Fire | ||
| Trapinch | Vibrava | Flygon | Vibrava and Flygon are Dragon | |
| Barboach | Wiscash | Water | ||
| Baltoy | Claydol | Psychic | ||
| Groundon |