Most of these moves are awful, and some of the Grass moves are the absolute worst in the game. Updated on September 28, 2021, by Jeff Drake: There are actually quite a few Grass-type moves in the main Pokemon games - 52 in total from Pokemon Red & Blue to Sword & Shield. The Grass-type is best known for its leeching attacks – attacks that harm the enemy and heal the user simultaneously. The Grass arsenal features many moves that manipulate stats (mostly attack and defense), or add negative status ailments to the opponent and/or positive status effects to the user. RELATED: Pokemon: The Best Electric Moves, Ranked After eight generations, Grass-types now have some incredibly strong moves. However, with each new generation of Pokemon games, the Grass typing has gotten new attacks added to its repertoire.
Also, the power of Grass-type attacks is rather low on average. Many of them are flowers, or mushrooms, or just a tangle of vines. In the Pokemonuniverse, Grass-types seem to forever be seen as the most harmless of the Pokemon.