Ground/Steel strategy: Electric and Poison immunities with four 2× weaknesses
Ground/Steel and Steel/Ground are the same defensive pairing; this page uses ground-steel as the canonical URL. Ground/Steel is a high-compression defensive and offensive pairing that blocks Electric and Poison while threatening many common targets. Representative Pokémon include Steelix, Excadrill, Iron Treads, Alolan Dugtrio, Galarian Stunfisk. The standard type chart gives this combination no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground. It is immune to Electric, Poison. Its main defensive value comes from ¼× resists Rock; ½× resists Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy, 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 Steel STAB pressures Fairy, Ice, and Rock targets. Fire, Water, Fighting, and Ground all hit for 2×. The typing needs support against those lanes but rewards it with valuable immunities and many resistances.
Counterplay and defensive risks
To counter Ground/Steel, start with the chart pressure: Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground. 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/Steel needs Fire, Water, Fighting, and Ground answers. Flying, Water, Grass, Fairy, and Ghost partners can cover those lanes while Ground/Steel anchors Electric and Poison matchups. 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, Dragon/Steel guide, and Poison/Ground guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ground/Steel weak to?
Ground/Steel is no 4× weakness and 2× weak to Fire, Water, Fighting, Ground under the standard type chart.
Is Steel/Ground a different type combination?
No. Steel/Ground and Ground/Steel use the same two types, so they share the same weaknesses, resistances, and immunities.
What is Ground/Steel immune to?
It is immune to Electric, Poison.