Ground · Special move · Gen 4
Earth Power
Earth Power is a Ground-type special move introduced in Generation 4. It has 90 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 223 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Special
Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (156 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (46 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (63 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Earth Power
223 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venusaur | Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Sandshrew | Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Sandslash | Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Nidoran-F | Poison | 8 | |||
 Nidorina | Poison | 8 | |||
 Nidoqueen | Poison/Ground | 4–8 | |||
 Nidoran-M | Poison | 8 | |||
 Nidorino | Poison | 8 | |||
 Nidoking | Poison/Ground | 4–8 | |||
 Diglett | Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Alolan Diglett | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Dugtrio | Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Alolan Dugtrio | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Poliwag | Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Poliwhirl | Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Poliwrath | Water/Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Geodude | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Alolan Geodude | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Graveler | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Alolan Graveler | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Golem | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Alolan Golem | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Onix | Rock/Ground | 4–8 | |||
 Cubone | Ground | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Marowak | Ground | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Alolan Marowak | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Rhyhorn | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Rhydon | Ground/Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Omanyte | Rock/Water | 4–8 | |||
 Omastar | Rock/Water | 4–8 | |||
 Kabuto | Rock/Water | 4–8 | |||
 Kabutops | Rock/Water | 4–8 | |||
 Aerodactyl | Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Chikorita | Grass | ✓ | |||
 Bayleef | Grass | ✓ | |||
 Meganium | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Sudowoodo | Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Politoed | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Sunkern | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Sunflora | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Wooper | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Paldean Wooper | Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Quagsire | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Forretress | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Dunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Gligar | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Steelix | Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Shuckle | Bug/Rock | 4–8 | |||
 Slugma | Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Magcargo | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Swinub | Ice/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Piloswine | Ice/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Corsola | Water/Rock | 4–8 | |||
 Galarian Corsola | Ghost | 8 | |||
 Phanpy | Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Donphan | Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Stantler | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Larvitar | Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Pupitar | Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Tyranitar | Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Lugia | Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Ho-Oh | Fire/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Celebi | Psychic/Grass | 4–8 | |||
 Sceptile | Grass | ✓ | |||
 Mudkip | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Marshtomp | Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Swampert | Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Nosepass | Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Aron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Lairon | Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Aggron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Numel | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Camerupt | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 |
 Torkoal | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Grumpig | Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Trapinch | Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Vibrava | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Flygon | Ground/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Lunatone | Rock/Psychic | 4–8 | |||
 Solrock | Rock/Psychic | 4–8 | |||
 Barboach | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Whiscash | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Baltoy | Ground/Psychic | 4–8 | |||
 Claydol | Ground/Psychic | 4–8 | |||
 Lileep | Rock/Grass | 4–8 | |||
 Cradily | Rock/Grass | 4–8 | |||
 Anorith | Rock/Bug | 4–8 | |||
 Armaldo | Rock/Bug | 4–8 | |||
 Relicanth | Water/Rock | 4–8 | |||
 Regirock | Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Groudon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Rayquaza | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Turtwig | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Grotle | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Torterra | Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Cranidos | Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Rampardos | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Shieldon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Bastiodon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Wormadam-Sandy | Bug/Ground | 4–7 | |||
 Shellos | Water | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gastrodon | Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Bonsly | Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gible | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Gabite | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Garchomp | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Hippopotas | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Hippowdon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Abomasnow | Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Gliscor | Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Mamoswine | Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Probopass | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Dialga | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Palkia | Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Heatran | Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Regigigas | Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Giratina | Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Shaymin | Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Arceus | Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Roggenrola | Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Boldore | Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Gigalith | Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Drilbur | Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Excadrill | Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Tympole | Water | 5–8 | |||
 Palpitoad | Water/Ground | 5–8 | |||
 Seismitoad | Water/Ground | 5–8 | |||
 Sandile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Krokorok | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Krookodile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Galarian Yamask | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Tirtouga | Water/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Carracosta | Water/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Archen | Rock/Flying | 5–8 | |||
 Archeops | Rock/Flying | 5–8 | |||
 Stunfisk | Ground/Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | |
 Galarian Stunfisk | Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Golett | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Golurk | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Deino | Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Zweilous | Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Hydreigon | Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Terrakion | Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Reshiram | Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Zekrom | Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Landorus | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Kyurem | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Kyurem-Black | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Kyurem-White | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Keldeo | Water/Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Bunnelby | Normal | ✓ | |||
 Diggersby | Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Litleo | Fire/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Pyroar | Fire/Normal | ✓ | |||
 Meowstic-F | Psychic | ✓ | |||
 Barbaracle | Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Tyrunt | Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Tyrantrum | Rock/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Amaura | Rock/Ice | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Aurorus | Rock/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Carbink | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Zygarde | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Diancie | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Volcanion | Fire/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Rockruff | Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rockruff-Dusk | Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Lycanroc | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Lycanroc-Midnight | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Lycanroc-Dusk | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Mudbray | Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Mudsdale | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Sandygast | Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Palossand | Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Minior | Rock/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Drampa | Normal/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Necrozma | Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Rillaboom | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Drednaw | Water/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Coalossal | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Silicobra | Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Sandaconda | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Cursola | Ghost | 8 | |||
 Runerigus | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | |
 Stonjourner | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Cufant | Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Copperajah | Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Dracozolt | Electric/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Dracovish | Water/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Regidrago | Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Wyrdeer | Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Ursaluna | Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ursaluna-Bloodmoon | Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Enamorus | Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Skeledirge | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Oinkologne | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Smoliv | Grass/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dolliv | Grass/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Arboliva | Grass/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Nacli | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Naclstack | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Garganacl | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Toedscool | Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Toedscruel | Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Klawf | Rock | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Rabsca | Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Wiglett | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Wugtrio | Water | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Orthworm | Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Glimmora | Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Clodsire | Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Dudunsparce | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Great Tusk | Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Brute Bonnet | Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Sandy Shocks | Electric/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Treads | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Jugulis | Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Thorns | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ting-Lu | Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Hydrapple | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Terapagos | Normal | ✓ | 9 |
Earth Power FAQ
What does Earth Power do?
Earth Power is a Ground-type special move with 90 power. Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Earth Power?
223 Pokémon and forms can learn Earth Power in at least one game: 156 in Scarlet & Violet, 46 in Pokémon Champions and 63 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Venusaur, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Nidoran-F, Nidorina and Nidoqueen.
Is Earth Power in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 46 Pokémon can use Earth Power in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Earth Power super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Earth Power is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel, not very effective against Grass and Bug and has no effect on Flying (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.