Grass Pokémon are the originals – the earth that grounds the series. In Pokémon Go, they also fulfill an important role, as you’ll come up against some bulky water and rock types that simply cannot withstand the awesome power of a Solar Beam. So what are the best grass Pokémon in Pokémon Go?
As you embark on your Pokémon journey, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of different types is essential. Grass Pokémon, with their unique abilities, can turn the tide of battle in your favor, especially against water types. If you need a bit more help after this, be sure to check out our Pokémon Go guides covering the best electric Pokémon, fire Pokémon, water Pokémon, and dark Pokémon next, plus our grass Pokémon weakness guide.
Let’s go into the long grass, and uncover some of the best grass Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
Torterra
Fast move – Razor Leaf
Charged move – Frenzy Plant (Elite TM or community day)
Watch out, the big boy is on board. We love Torterra, the tree-carrying turtle who draws inspiration from the old idea that the planet existed on the back of a giant turtle. It’s got trees coming out of its back, which, personally, would cause me no end of spine problems. Befitting of its size, Torterra is a beefy beast that can take quite a few hits, especially with its joint grass and ground types providing it resistance to ground, rock, and electric types.
This guy is essentially designed to ruin Tyranitar, and if you have access to Frenzy Plant that’s definitely the way to go. Frenzy Plant was a community day move, so if you evolved an old Torterra back then, you may be in luck – or you can use an elite TM instead. If you’re struggling to take this beefy boy down, check out our ground Pokémon weakness guide.
Shaymin – Sky Forme
Fast move – Magical Leaf
Charged move – Grass Knot
This adorable little hedgehog Pokémon also has a second form, the ‘sky forme’, that mixes its stats and makes it look like… a little grass dog Pokémon? Anyway, Shaymin’s sky forme gains the flying type on top of its grass typing, giving it a mixture of resistances to fighting, water, grass, and ground.
Shaymin has a high attack stat of 261, which, when used with Solar Beam, makes Shaymin a bit of a glass cannon as its other stats aren’t quite as impressive. Still, the joint grass and flying types make it a perfect way to counter Pokémon like Swampert, but you should try to avoid ice Pokémon as they can easily take Shaymin down.
Roserade
Fast move – Magical Leaf
Charged move – Grass Knot
A fantastic mixture of grass and poison means that Roserade has five resistances, covering fighting, water, electricity, fairy, and grass. This makes Budew’s evolution a great choice against fish Pokémon like Lanturn, and bulky threats like Mega Blastoise.
Mixing grass and poison moves also help make the most of the stab bonus, but you still have to be careful of common psychic threats like Mewtwo. Roserade also has a cool shiny, changing the color of the flowers it holds to black and purple instead of red and blue.
Sceptile
Fast move – Bullet Seed
Charged move – Frenzy Plant (Elite TM)
Good old Sceptile takes us back to the days when starters still evolved into single-type monsters (aka, the days of gen 3 Pokémon). Pure grass is great against ground, water, and electric types, but still leaves you open to very common threats like fire and ice.
Still, its great attack stat and Frenzy Plant make it a good fit to take on Rotom (wash), Quagsire, Swampert, and huge threats like Mega Gyrados. That stab on Frenzy Plant especially makes it a move that opponents really want to avoid. I’ve always liked Sceptile’s lizard design, and while normally green, its shiny form is a really nice shade of bluey-green that I love.
Venusaur
Fast move – Vine Whip
Charged move – Frenzy Plant (Elite TM)
Yup, another entry that uses Frenzy Plant with stab well – and combining this with its well-rounded stats makes Venusaur a menace to water Pokémon everywhere. That grass poison typing is great for resistance, and Mega Venusaur packs a real punch if you can use them. Tricky ‘mon like Swampert and Quagsire won’t last long if you have the
