Groudon
Continent Pokémon
Through Primal Reversion and with nature’s full power, it will take back its true form. It can cause magma to erupt and expand the landmass of the world.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Swords Dance
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Where to find Groudon
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Groudon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Lava Plume Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 1 | Precipice Blades Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ground | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 9 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 18 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 20 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 45 | Fissure Causes a one-hit KO. | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 54 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 72 | Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| 81 | Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 90 | Eruption Inflicts more damage when the user has more HP remaining, with a maximum of 150 power. | Fire | Special | 150 | 100 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Groudon.






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Cite this page
“Groudon”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/groudon.
Species data from PokéAPI.