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groudon
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Groudon

Continent Pokémon

Ground

Groudon is said to be the personification of the land itself. Legends tell of its many clashes against Kyogre, as each sought to gain the power of nature.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 150
Defense 140
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 90
Speed 90
Total 670

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Continent Pokémon
Height 3.5 m
Weight 950.0 kg
Base Exp 302
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

groudon Front Front
groudon Back Back
groudon Front Shiny Front Shiny
groudon Back Shiny Back Shiny
groudon Official Art Official Art
groudon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Defensive
Moves
Precipice Blades / Earthquake
Stealth Rock / Protect
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 240
Def 252
Spe 16
Tera Type
FairyWater
Swords Dance
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 212
Atk 252
Spe 44
Tera Type
FairyGroundFire

Strategy Overview

Groudon's titanic physical bulk, strong support movepool that includes Will-O-Wisp, Stealth Rock, and Spikes, and good defensive typing make it a solid physically defensive option against common threats like Zacian-C and Koraidon; it is also able to run Stealth Rock and Spikes on the same set, offering good role compression. It is no slouch offensively either, as even defensive sets can put out solid damage with its great base Attack and Precipice Blades, which wallbreaking sets take even further with Swords Dance. However, Groudon often struggles to find a niche on teams, as it is often left on the sidelines in favor of Arceus-Ground, which has recovery and better special bulk, Landorus-T and Gliscor, which have better abilities and typing and U-turn, and Ting-Lu, which can better check Miraidon. Offensive sets, while still immensely powerful, compete heavily with Koraidon and Arceus-Ground, which boast better Speed, Taunt, in Arceus-Ground's case, Recover, and in Koraidon's case, better power. Groudon can still find a niche with its excellent bulk, ability to run both Stealth Rock and Spikes on the same set, and damage output, but that niche is often dependent on the team already using a different Arceus forme and Koraidon being too busy to run Swords Dance.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
47.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
59.2%
Heat Rock
10.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc