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* Generation VI is the only Generation to not introduce a pure Ground-type Pokémon. | * Generation VI is the only Generation to not introduce a pure Ground-type Pokémon. | ||
* In the anime, Ground-type Pokémon's immunity to {{type|Electric}} attacks is treated inconsistently, sometimes upheld and sometimes ignored. The anime (in particular ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'') also implies that Ground's immunity to Electric has a limit depending on the voltage, as [[Brock's Onix]], when first fighting Pikachu, was completely unaffected by Pikachu's electricity, but in the rematch, Pikachu's electric attacks, having been boosted at an abandoned hydroelectric plant, were giving Onix a noticeable degree of pain, although it still was not enough to completely incapacitate it, as well as environmental factors (such as water being sprayed on it). | * In the anime, Ground-type Pokémon's immunity to {{type|Electric}} attacks is treated inconsistently, sometimes upheld and sometimes ignored. The anime (in particular ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'') also implies that Ground's immunity to Electric has a limit depending on the voltage, as [[Brock's Onix]], when first fighting Pikachu, was completely unaffected by Pikachu's electricity, but in the rematch, Pikachu's electric attacks, having been boosted at an abandoned hydroelectric plant, were giving Onix a noticeable degree of pain, although it still was not enough to completely incapacitate it, as well as environmental factors (such as water being sprayed on it). | ||
* In the anime on multiple occasions, like in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', ''[[EP193|Sick Daze]]'' and ''[[EP204|Right On, Rhydon!]]'', Ground and {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon are said to have strong aversion to water and generally being wet. {{p|Rhydon}} is often presented as an | * In the anime on multiple occasions, like in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', ''[[EP193|Sick Daze]]'' and ''[[EP204|Right On, Rhydon!]]'', Ground and {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon are said to have strong aversion to water and generally being wet. {{p|Rhydon}} is often presented as an exception to this rule due to its ability to use the move {{m|Surf}}. | ||
* Each type that resists {{t|Flying}} is weak to Ground, and vice versa. | * Each type that resists {{t|Flying}} is weak to Ground, and vice versa. | ||
* More Pokémon are immune to Ground-type moves than any other type, as both Flying Pokémon and {{a|Levitate|levitating}} Pokémon are immune to Ground. | * More Pokémon are immune to Ground-type moves than any other type, as both Flying Pokémon and {{a|Levitate|levitating}} Pokémon are immune to Ground. | ||