Ground Types in Competitive Pokemon.

[@jimothycool]

Ground is also super effective against Poison. Forgive my blunder. On top of this, Ground is super effective against the Pokemon Iron Mugulis. You can find out for yourself via jimothycool.com

[@GayathriMeda-t1u]

THE HORSEPOWER SHALL RISE!!!

[@BlueMistYT]

I was about to say that ground is effective against poison

[@toolofthelord]

the republic of poison types will not forget this mistake

[@anaranjado8635]

Amongus😂

[@CyberchaoX]

Yeah. From Gens 1-5, Poison is such a bad type that being super effective against it isn't a big deal, but with the addition of the Fairy typing, poison has a lot more value, and being strong against both Steel and Poison makes Ground a fairy's best friend.

[@MenwithHill]

Also "earthquake is a very solid attack" is a bit of an understatement. It's the most consistent attack in all of competitive Pokemon. 100 power, 100 accuracy, 16PP - no other type has standard STAB this good and reliable. Almost every physical attacker who can use it at least considers using it.

[@Bobopoes]

I'd argue that moonblast is better, it trades 5 bp for 30% chance to lower sp atk and has 8 more pp, which can sometimes be an issue for earthquake in longer games

[@ellachino4799]

EQ has always had that tradeoff of a bunch of mons being immune

[@SeriousStriker]

I'd say Scald is more consistent because of the 30% burn chance while still being fairly strong and 100% accurate.

[@davidmagrass6728]

You guys all bring up excellent moves, but id argue that the op is still correct because eq has been in the game since gen1

[@Dakress23]

Not to mention, it's a solid option for all the gen 1-4 starters before GF decided to break the trend with it.

[@timothyvandyke9511]

Unbelievable that Nidoking would give a lovely kiss to anyone besides his queen. The kingdom's in shambles folks

[@forestskilbred9461]

It's a more progressive monarchy than we had previously realized, truly groundbreaking

[@nitro5247]

Don’t tell her about nidoran female

[@CoNteMpTone]

Its a bit of a misunderstanding. You know when a dog gnaws on your leg and drools all over you and the owner goes like: "awwww, what a *lovely kiss*". Get my point? Its not a literal smooch, its a fucking malaria inducing chomp.

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

I'd take Nidoking kissing his bros Rhydon and Golem rather than getting anywhere close to Nidoran♀️ at the Daycare.

[@joshuacordovez9884]

@@Super_Top_Secret_Areaunderrated comment HAHAHAHA

[@ArcRavine2605]

11:50 Donphan, a pure ground type pokemon, known of its lack of ground typing. Folks we are reaching sublime levels, a typeless ground pokemon is truly groundbreaking.

[@Lambeaux0]

Truly unique among Pokemon, having Schrodingers Ground typing.

[@mr.sniffly5297]

This reminds me of that official handbook that called Donphan a normal type

[@CoNteMpTone]

@@mr.sniffly5297i wish more pokemon were normal as a second type. I feel like all johto starters should have been their type + normal abd donphan fits this cathegory aswell.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

​@@CoNteMpTonesome water types like lovedisc and krabby could also make nice normal types.

[@CoNteMpTone]

@@theapexsurvivor9538 absolutely. For krabby it wouldnt really do anything anymore but in gen 1, this wouldve been a great decision. Actually would make kingler one of the best pokemon in the game.

[@wyattstout342]

Jim I hate to break it to you but ground also hits poisons for super effective damage, meaning ground hits 5 types for super effective damage. I know it may seem like poison is immune to ground, but that is because all poisons in gen 3 are floating in the air

[@jimothycool]

This is Muk erasure.

[@shadowslic6096]

Muk fans in absolute shambles, they haven't felt this destroyed since asked to spell his name backwards.

[@DJFracus]

Days since Groodon: 0

[@glitchedoom]

As it should be.

[@Trebogad]

Groodon is my personal favourite Groond Type Pokemon.

[@aperson6595]

Hello, sir Jimothy Cool. I am a long-time watcher, but this is my first time commenting. I don't engage with the KZbin comment section very often, if at all, but I felt like making a statement. I earnestly appreciate your content. Pokémon is a franchise that I enjoy a lot, and I enjoy watching content related to it. However, I am mostly unable to interact with the majority of Poké-Tubers- I suffer from chronic migraines, and the majority of Pokémon content creators tend to have louder, more bombastic personalities and editing styles which more often than not cause me physical pain. After a hard day's wor, it's nice to be able to engage with a series I enjoy without my illness getting in the way. I am grateful for the manner in which you present the information on your channel, and the insights into various, older metagames are very interesting. Thank you, and I hope you'll continue to create videos in the foreseeable future.

[@MenwithHill]

Ground types are firmly planted in the competitive scene. Deeply entrenched. The bedrock of defensive strategies. Stone cold killers. Profoundly anchored. The salt of the earth. Soily dedicated to achieving results. Down in the dirt for your team. Clay. Loam.

[@forestskilbred9461]

Gave me some good shuckles w this

[@residentrain7055]

@@forestskilbred9461 Shuckle isn't a Ground-type! Explode!!

[@D461Sage]

​@@residentrain7055 Neither are the puns. They were a bit rocky.

[@fen_u9401]

some might even go as far, as saying that they are groundbreaking

[@graylyhen9490]

Go so far as to say

[@fen_u9401]

@@graylyhen9490 i would even go as far as saying i can't english🥲🫡

[@Zyvelteas]

I feel much more grounded while watching this, really digging this type. Really brings me down to earth.

[@mishi6693]

jimothy: hippowdown is pronounced hippowdown because its a hippo. blastoise the tortoise:

[@timmaia5082]

Ah yes, the one Pokemon with a universally agreed-upon pronunciation, Groodon. As for Lando-T, I feel a lot of his reputation is owed to VGC, as he has been consistently strong in VGC OU in nearly all (if not all) metagames he's been in.

[@tonberry2670]

Same for singles play.

[@WipZedKay]

Hope this analysis is grounded in reality

[@zacclark5945]

Jimothy! At 100K subs can we get a lore recap video? I'm way to invested.

[@countdrake4576]

My favorite Ground Type Pokemon is a 3 way tie between the Donphan Line, Great Tusk, and Iron Treads.

[@TheRRhoynar]

Same

[@alyohin1235]

I like lando t and treads

[@varelasensei]

Ground type is kinda like asking for water at a restaurant. It might not have extravagant flavors, but it will quench your thirst and leave you satisfied.

[@papapapa2856]

that is exactly what it's like. thank you for laying your wisdom on us, wise one

[@7raziel7]

Not really, ground type is a staple and it's present in almost every team you want to build. It's a necessity

[@alexpilarski8760]

@@7raziel7hmm what else is a necessity?

[@bdt2002gaming]

People talk about how Dark and Fairy were created in part to nerf Psychic and Dragon respectively, but I don’t see anyone talk about how Ground is the only other type to both be immune to and super effective against another type. Looking deeper into things, this checks out- it seems like Electric might have been even stronger at one point before Gen 1’s release, prompting late rebalancing of the type chart to both add Ground and further incentivize the use of Grass and Dragon, as well as indirectly buff Flying. Notice something about that list? All four of those are weak to Ice, meaning that BoltBeam coverage wouldn’t be nearly as strong if Ground-Types didn’t give Electric-Types something to be scared of.

[@shoogles_]

Groudon. Hippowdon. Koraidon. Miraidon. When will these mafiosos be brought to justice

[@lupusgirl64]

You forgot Rhydon, Gastrodon and Donphan

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

​@@lupusgirl64and you forgot Dondozo

[@kylerstrickler1750]

These are my favorite vids on the internet. Every time they come out I stop what I’m doing and watch. Will be sad when the whole type chart is through.

[@sora4440]

A correction for 0:54, ground types also hit poison for super effective damage. They hit 5 types which makes them even better offensively than presented...

[@dalama4506]

jimothy , a very "to the ground" youtuber , very cool

[@FiroMcNosky]

"Down to earth" some might say

[@annaangelic2318]

Despite Ground being one of the original 15 types, it’s pretty underrepresented among legendary Pokemon or Pokemon who have high base stats. Groudon is an Uber with a capital u, and Garchomp and Landorus were the two new additions before another drought of additions, which does a better job of explaining why they’ve been such defining Ground-types throughout the gen 5-8 stretch. Great Tusk and Iron Treads being released broke the streak of few legendary Groujd types, and they have coveted access to hazard removal while Landorus-T and Gliscor lost Defog.

[@PigmanCharade1112]

Paradox arent legendary imo

[@EggscellentTree]

Fun fact , in the SV ubers viability ranking , 6 ground types are ranked higher than groudon : arceus(ground) , gliscor , lando-t , iron treads , clodsire and ting-lu

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

paradox isnt legendry

[@ShenaniganBros1]

@@broidkanymore-zc4lt they may as well be

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

@@ShenaniganBros1 they're called paradox pokemon not legendary, is it that hard to understand

[@solbradguy7628]

Hopefully Iron Mugulis' travels will broaden his horizons, giving him a wider range of experiences and lead to him changing his ways.

[@chess_fella]

Now imagine if Lickitung was ground type and it was battling a ground type Dodrio. That would be a sight to see.

Nice to finally see a video on the groond type. The type that Groodon is named after.

[@AndrewRKenny]

Perhaps the most successful offensive type in history. I kind of vibe with your Lando-T opinion. Skarm and Tar's longevity are just unbelievable.

[@MrShadowThief]

I'd say ground-types provide a solid foundation for your team.

[@HYLOBRO]

Storm Drain is better than water absorb because it redirects water moves into the storm drain mon, creating a “follow me” effect for all water moves, which protects partners without using a move slot or turn to enable. I think the healing effect of water absorb is quite strong and if storm drain healed it would be utterly busted, more than it even is

[@THEGREATMAX]

Not moves that hit both opponents in doubles

[@THEGREATMAX]

And the most powerful and popular water move hits both opponents

[@HYLOBRO]

@@THEGREATMAX I’m pretty certain storm drain does stop all spread moves, how else would Gastrodon so throughly counter Kyogre if it didn’t

[@overland_brew8197]

@@THEGREATMAX storm drain stops spread moves

[@King_Nipper]

13:20 This is why you can't trust everything you hear online, even normally reputable sources can be filled with bias and misinformation.

[@Elfman126]

Yay, my favourite type is finally here! This was an awesome video jimothycool and, I was personally surprised about how well it has done overall over the years.

[@isnanesavant]

Idk if it was intended, but the description of "Team player" for ground types was also a way smogon singles battlers would use to refer to swampert in forum posts and the very first lives; and from what ive heard from asking BKC about this, it was due to how helpful Pert was due to his ground type letting him get in and enable teammates against most team structures. Random fun fact

[@isnanesavant]

The lives id hear this name in were mtgXerxes, haydunn, sucker4jessica, pokeaimmd

[@eren-tv2et]

I know Jim has a knowledge gap for gen 8, so I will elaborate a bit on Landorus. Lando is once again the #1 Pokémon in the meta game, and dominated the usage rates. However, its popular offensive and choice scarf movesets were vastly phased out in favor of a full-on specially defensive EV spread that ran leftovers with u-turn, SR, toxic, and EQ. This was the single most splashable set in the meta and could essentially be slapped onto any team with success. I think this is important to note because it shows just how versatile Landorus is, adapting its sets and tools to fit both faster and more balanced meta games. Also, it should be known that Excadrill had the requisite usage rates to move up to OU at the end of gen 8 but could not due to the tiers being frozen (other Pokémon with this status include gastrodon, blaziken, and rotom-wash).

[@THEGREATMAX]

Isn't this just what Gliscor does but with higher stats and no poison heal?

[@eren-tv2et]

@@THEGREATMAX kind of? There is no Gliscor in gen 8 tho

[@Your_LocalWizard]

Seeing Lando-T fall down to the lowest used OU Pokémon just hanging of by .5% and then, next month seeing him rise to top 10 in usage was when he became the G.O.A.T. in my mind

[@lady1kaka]

Was playing some Gen 1 OU recently and Golem worked quite well. Explosion and Substitute. Fits quite well in my BOOM Team 👍🏻

[@ArcturusAlpha]

thank you for making some of the most thorough and easy to consume videos on competitive pokemon. i only recently started playing comp myself after staying away from it since gen 1 due to the difficulty, over focus on pay to win legendary mons, and frankly the not welcoming nature of the comp community back in the day (just my personal experience turned me away from it). SV has made legit comp play so easy to do. Thanks to your generational break downs has really helped me sort through the complexity of comp.

[@feelsokayman5656]

Jimothy u are even stronger than any Ground type pokemon I love you, u are amazing.

[@gio9255]

Ground types are the most dynamically vibrant and successful types in the game. You can pretty much do anything with ground typing. with the right stat spread and utility, any ground type Mon can thrive and be top tier.

[@melindamuller4466]

Ground type is firmly in the Top 5 best types overall, IMO. The only other competitors up there are fairy, steel, water and dragon, I'd say.

[@s4shade64]

I think a case could be made for the Electric type. With many meta staples through the gens. Although ill admit the list is 90% Zapdos

[@noivern1380]

Ground type is either the best or 2nd best type in the game. There’s a reason every gen has a ground type on basically every team.

[@alyohin1235]

Ground is top 3 in my eyes

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

​@@s4shade64the other 10% is Electrode, Rotom, Tapu Koko, and Regieleki...

[@s4shade64]

@@theapexsurvivor9538 obviously I was exaggerating with the zapdos hype, but out of curiosity I looked at the usage stats: Gen1OU 23.63% usage #8 Gen2OU 45.51% usage #3 Gen3OU 27.37% usage #6 Gen4OU 9.63% usage #25 Gen5OU 1.15% usage Gen6OU 5.26% usage Gen7OU 12.99% usage #10 (tapu 18.32% #4) Might be slightly out of date but still relatively strong standing from the electric birb, but yes the rotom forms, magnaton/magnazone, regileki, raging bolt ect are really good

[@TsuchiGamer06]

Ground is my favorite type and I just love how consistent it is!

[@nerdbrain396]

I think Lando T deserves the reputation as the goat because it's been so influential not only in smogon singles but vgc as well were most other contenders are skewed towards one format over the other

[@n.a.borsboom7084]

(13:14) I'm pretty sure this guy's ability is pronounced "drooght".

[@formerlypie8781]

Underrated comment

[@bawbehh]

Oonderated

[@RemindMeToCheck]

Garchomp: "I've fallen and I can't get up!"

[@flame2055]

in GEN 1 Sandslash as a Niche In OU as a Sword Dancer Its Slower and weaker then most of the other sword Dancer but Its Immune to Twave and Its can Still outspeed Exeggutor and Thats Normally go enough. Its rank at 24 as the second Best Sword Dancer behind Venusaur. Dugtrio is also on the Viability Ranking But I don't Think Its any good

[@glitchedoom]

Dug is a menace in RBY UU, an impressive feat for a metagame dominated by bulky waters.

[@Jake-kr8sc]

Really cool learning that all these years ago a pokemon named Grewdon was released.

[@joshuapineda8708]

All hail the heaven piercing Excadrill

[@graveleater9746]

Just a random thought but I remember you being pretty critical of cloyster in gen 3 ou. I find it actually performs insanely well as a damage dealer since it tends to bait in rapid spinners and can punish them heavily with surf or ice beam. It's also able to out speed most of the physically defensive mons around.

[@Ninefoxes]

Do you mean as a pure special attacker, or with its normal spiking role? With spikes it has to invest defensively, and as an offensive threat I don't think it does anything better than starmie or suicune except boom, which is a weaker one anyways

[@graveleater9746]

@@Ninefoxes I use max speed/special Att. Surf, icy wind, spikes, rapid spin. It's not a set I would call "consistent" but it catches SO MANY teams off guard. I don't believe in playing long term spikes mind games, so one layer and some crucial chip damage is more than enough, especially when it can bait rapid spins. Also if you go spike for spike with the opponent they almost ALWAYS switch in a Gengar.

[@JuliaCCCP]

This could be a collab with ground type expert Emperor Cubone

[@aMartin315]

Ground has been among the best types in Competitive Pokémon ever since the first generation.

[@DrewZGmusic]

This video is very down to earth

[@Bittls]

Some might say Rhydon could be a mighty driller. Ground and Stone miner!

[@ronz7665]

My favorite ground type is Sandslash. Such a cool guy.

[@hex4041]

I have always pronounced it as grow-don. Like in the word "growl". Seems ground is also capable delivering psychic like attacks to the noggin.

[@darko-man8549]

Landorous was a consistent mon across any gen in any meta. I think that’s why people think it is THE GOAT

[@KillMiimkyu]

The thumbnail art is great; who makes it?

[@drzonlyjonas323]

Breaking new ground, jimothy?

[@ctv186]

Is this the Great Tusk situation update we're all waiting for?

[@coolporyg0n]

Hello, Jimothy.

[@jimothycool]

hello Cool Porygon.

[@MrPatrickbuit]

Lando-Ts reputation mainly comes from the fact that it was #1 in usage for several generations while these generations were active. Now that they’re over, the metas of these past generations have evolved, but Landorus-T had an overwhelming presence in basically the entire 3ds era. It’s been OU in every generation it’s been in. It was #1 in usage during ORAS and Sun and Moon. Now it’s back and among all the power creep it’s still a top 10 pokemon (even being #4 most used a couple months ago). It absolutely is the goat, but when playing these past metas retrospectively you get a warped view of what they were like since they have evolved so much.

[@olbollx8902]

Just in time for bedtime listening. Posted 12 seconds ago is crazy.

[@ArcturusAlpha]

bed time? im just starting work lol

[@Crabcake12]

Ground has been among the best types in competitive Pokemon ever since the first generation.

[@ShenaniganBros1]

Ground Types suffer from three weaknesses to the common Grass Water and Ice Types.

[@2CHiLLED.]

Which sounds pretty damning, but ground types also have an incredibly valuable immunity to electric type moves.

[@aldrichunfaithful3589]

i'm surprised sheer force nidoking didn't get any respect here, it's never been ou ranked or mainstream but in gen 5 it's a ridiculously strong wallbreaker if you can make it work, particularly on rain (i like a set with earth power, thunder, ice beam, focus punch). and i remember it being decently common in gen 8 since in the slower metagame it was a really nice stallbreaker with earth power, ice beam, flamethrower, superpower to just delete everything

[@MrDUFO11]

I love you jim

[@dragonlord8525]

When he said dragons were on the peak of their power in gen 4 it gave me HOtD vibes for some reason. Edit - OMG he just said the phrase "humanity should never have triffled with" why is he giving me Hotd vibes holy.

[@Joel97_]

In Gen 2 Curse + Roar is also so you don't get phased, since only the slower roar/ww will go through

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

This is earthshattering folks

[@jotarokujo3603]

The idea of Nidoking using lovely kiss is absolutely glorious.

[@biscuitboi3561]

This video really grounded my views on horse council merch

[@fabiomcmuffin]

The real reason dugtrio isn’t broken in gen 3 is the fact that there’s not uturn

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

Iron Treads did drop to UU and settled in as the Great Tusk of Gen 9 UU. That is until Archaludon dropped in and made Rain strong in OU. Iron Treads rose up to OU as a staple in those teams and as a bit of a counter to the Bridge. It has since stayed there even after the Bridge got banned.

[@josephguzington]

I always found it crazy convenient how pretty much all ground types have rock coverage

[@combatseawolf]

STAB Earthquake will always be a tried and tested part of an offensive team strat

[@miniiore]

insert comment with transcript of video here

[@jarthvons2539]

Isnt ground also super effective against poison? 1:05

[@jasonthejazzman8521]

I must prepare my team of ground-type Pokémon as it appears Iron Mugulis will be visiting my home soon

[@johnsears6077]

I am going to obliterate jimothy cool for intentionally butchering Groudon’s glorious nomenclature

[@MrShadowThief]

Nice. Groond is my favorite type.

[@FatherOfDeinos]

Clodsire? Such a lovable loaf.

[@Braeden-RBY]

Jimmyyy You forgot rby sandslash!!

[@Terry_T_ODST]

That mon grudon in the gen 3 section looked quite intetesting, though it is quite a shame he forgot about groudon 😢

[@UNNVKED]

These fellas are down to earth.

[@abhiram7392]

This is a video to see now down to earth (ground)

[@flookaraz]

Iron Mugulis used Double Team!

[@Celestilock]

15:45 you are doing this to spite me. I'm in agony. I have never met you, but you took a shot in the dark knowing it would maim.

[@bugbeardood]

I always liked Sandslash. Maybe it'll get an evolution some day

[@FlakeEMon]

I think Landon Ts goat status comes from it being godlike in vgc as well

[@tinabobina8720]

love u jim :)

[@Ash_Yu]

Ground is probably the best offensive type in the game. It hits 5 types super effectively, which makes them tied with fighting for hitting the most types super effectively in the game. However, unlike fighting, there are far fewer types that resist ground.

[@formerlypie8781]

Offensive type you mean

[@Ash_Yu]

@@formerlypie8781 you're right, my bad lol

[@HaiThereManchannel]

Floor type

[@ArcturusAlpha]

always weak to ceiling types.

[@ianmann735]

I would like to comment that Excadrill being in UU in Gen 8 is really funny cuz it's a very good pokemon in Gen 8 OU. Another situation of a pokemon being undervalued during the current generation. In fact, it would've risen back to OU had the tiering freeze not been implemented since it had OU level usage in the last 6 months of the gen. Truly one of the sad moments of all time (just kidding, it just makes it so drill can be top tier in 2 tiers). The other note I'd like to add is that Nidoking has been a solid niche threat in OU in gens 6-8. Poison and ground STAB is an insanely good attacking combo after the addition of fairy and it has all of the special coverage it needs to cover the gaps, with dual STAB + ice beam and your pick between flamethrower and t-bolt for last which can be a little annoying, tho flamethrower is usually better just to avoid giving faster grounds like Drill and Lando free entry. It is a tad inconsistent since it's pretty prediction reliant and it's lackluster speed makes gives it some problems, especially against faster offensive teams, but nothing feels better than catching Clef on the switch and just instantly OHKOing it (assuming it's not spdef Clef which still takes 85% min on max hp max spdef and still gets OHKO'd on max roll). I also remember seeing scarf sets during Gen 8 tho I personally don't like sacrificing the damage output and ability to switch moves.

[@picleus]

I love the groond type.

[@dannyclifton4295]

The one type I always need, but ALWAYS forget

[@PigmanCharade1112]

Ground is my favorite type!!!

[@justme14357]

Lmao. You calling Groudon Gruudon will always be funny to me.

[@TheStrongestBaka]

"London exists." - Iron Mugilis

[@gibranboddie2421]

You forgot to bring up THE KING Sheer force life orb nidoking

[@creeperman1295]

Can't believe you forgot Clodsire in the Gen 9 discussion :(

[@CoNteMpTone]

Its always funny to me how shitty the english language is. Nothing makes sense. Its groodon but its ability is not drooght and its type is not groond. It would be so easy if letters would be pronounced in a consistent way. Draut, Graund, Graudon etc.

[@Eroil]

Sand veil should be allowed. You can simply use zoom lens Slowbro ice beam, you see.

[@aughyeahfolks]

please bro it's not raikoo... love the vids as always edit: not the "groodon" bit!!!

[@annaangelic2318]

Clefable is the true goat of Smogon OU. Tyranitar fell off, and it never ran Gen 6 or Gen 8 like Clefable did. Clefable conquered DPP and has made waves recently in BW.