Terrain

Terrain determines the properties of non-trap tiles and which Pokémon can walk over them.

Terrain is not to be confused with the effects of similarly-named moves such as Grassy Terrain, which are implemented as map statuses.

List of terrain types

This chart contains no images, as terrain properties can be applied separately from the visual appearance of a tile.

Terrain	Walkable by	Blocks vision	Terrain States	Special effects
Floor	all	No		Default terrain.
Wall	Ghost-types	Yes	WallTerrainState
Unbreakable	none	Yes		Can't be destroyed by any means, and blocks the effects of moves and items. Usually used for dungeon floor and treasure room borders.
Grass	all	Yes	FoliageTerrainState
Water	Water-types Flying-types Dragon-types Levitate users	No	WaterTerrainState	Cures Burn if stepped on.
Lava	Fire-types Flying-types Dragon-types Levitate users	No	LavaTerrainState	Inflicts Burn if stepped on. Destroys items if they fall on it.
Abyss	Flying-types Levitate users	No	AbyssTerrainState	Destroys items if they fall on it.
Poison	Water-types Flying-types Dragon-types Levitate users	No	WaterTerrainState	Inflicts Poison if stepped on.

Destroying terrain

Moves that have the RemoveTerrainStateEvent property On Hit Tiles can destroy various types of terrain based on their TerrainState. When terrain is destroyed, it is turned into a floor tile.