Ground/Bug Type

Ground/Bug and Bug/Ground are the same defensive pairing; this page uses ground-bug as the canonical URL. Ground/Bug blocks Electric while resisting Fighting, Ground, and Poison pressure and threatening Electric, Fire, Psychic, Dark, Rock, and Steel targets. Representative Pokémon include Nincada, Sandy Wormadam. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Water, Ice, Flying. It is immune to Electric. Its main defensive value comes from no ¼× resistance; ½× resists Fighting, Poison, Ground, but stats, ability, item, and format still decide whether a real Pokémon can use those entries repeatedly.

Offensive plan

Ground STAB threatens Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock, and Steel targets, while Bug STAB pressures Psychic, Dark, and Grass targets. Fire, Water, Ice, and Flying all hit for 2×, so the typing needs careful defensive support. It is best used for targeted entries rather than broad walling.

Counterplay and defensive risks

To counter Ground/Bug, start with the chart pressure: Fire, Water, Ice, Flying. If a 4× weakness is listed, preserve that attack type before revealing it; if there is no 4× weakness, repeated 2× pressure and hazard chip usually matter more than a single surprise hit. Scout for abilities, Terastallization, weather, recovery, and pivot moves before assuming the visible multiplier ends the exchange.

Team-building advice

Ground/Bug wants Fire, Water, Ice, and Flying answers. Water, Rock, Fire-resistant, and Steel partners can cover those lanes while Ground/Bug offers Electric immunity. Use the Team Calculator to check whether the rest of the six stacks the same Fire, Water problem, then compare the full defensive chart before choosing moves or teammates.

Read the best Pokémon type combinations guide for a side-by-side defensive comparison.

Continue with Type Chart, Dual Type Calculator, Poison/Bug guide, and Ground/Dark guide.

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