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Groudon (グラードン, Guraadon) is a Ground-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation III. Groudon is the Version Mascot for Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Omega Ruby. It is a Primal Pokémon as well.

It is a member of the Weather Trio along with Kyogre and Rayquaza.

Biology[]

Physiology[]

Groudon is a red, black, gray, and white Pokémon with yellow eyes. It has white spikes on its tail and neck. It has white, sharp claws on both its hand and it also has white toes. It has a grayish underbelly. It has a large tail with three sharp, white spikes appearing on the left hand side and right hand side of its tail. A black pattern also goes along its body.

Groudon is an immensely powerful Pokémon, having the ability to summon intense droughts and cause volcanic eruptions. The droughts it can cause allow it to evaporate water, while the volcanic eruptions it can summon enable it to create land. It sleeps underground in large magma chambers. If it encounters its rival, Kyogre, they will engage in a cataclysmic battle. Groudon is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Precipice Blades.

Primal Groudon[]

As Primal Groudon, it becomes larger and has a deep, crimson body. The spikes on both sides of its body, tail, jagged teeth and underbelly are black, with the spikes on the tail becoming longer and facing diagonally, instead of being straight. The four blades at the end of its tail are now split. Its sharp claws on its hands and its claws on its feet remain pure white. Both of Primal Groudon's hands bear an Omega symbol on them. The markings, some of which extend to its underbelly on its body and the Omega symbols it bears, glow bright yellow, as if lava is flowing inside of it, including the inside of its mouth and around its eyes, which changes to an orange-red color. In the anime, Primal Groudon is said to create new land with every step it takes.

Evolution[]

Groudon does not evolve. However, since Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it is capable of undergoing Primal Reversion in battle if it holds the Red Orb.

Game info[]

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team/Blue Rescue Team, Groudon appears as one of the main villains. After the hero, the partner, and the Alakazam's Team discovered the truth about Ninetales' Legend, he causes an earthquake and, later in the game, the hero and the partner have to go to the deep of Magma Cavern to save Alakazam's Team, defeating Groudon. After his defeat, he can be recruitable to the Rescue Team. He has a minor appearance in the next game, when he appears as an illusion created by Uxie. It is one of the heaviest Pokémon, as can be observed in the RSE Pokédex.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, it makes an appearance as an assist trophy and like the other ancient Pokémon from Emerald/Sapphire/Ruby, it makes a non-playable appearance. Groudon will on the screen as a very large Pokémon and will glow a red color making it a fire attacker. It will be completely invincible and will launch any fighter away from it except the one who uses it, and because of this, it can be used as somewhat of a shield. Groudon will not attack, but will turn around and roar.

Locations[]

Locations
Version(s) Area(s) Rarity
Ruby and Sapphire Cave of Origin (Ruby Only) One
FireRed and LeafGreen Trade None
Emerald Terra Cave One
Diamond and Pearl Pal Park None
Platinum Pal Park None
HeartGold and SoulSilver Embedded Tower (Requires Red Orb) (SoulSilver Only) One
Black and White Trade None
Black 2 and White 2 Mystery Gift (Japan only) None
X and Y Transfer None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Cave of Origin (Omega Ruby Only) One
Sun and Moon Transfer None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Ultra Space Wilds (Cave World; Ultra Sun only) One


Side game locations[]

Locations
Game(s) Area(s)
Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire Bonus Field (Ruby Field)
Pokémon Trozei! Random Agent Cards, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team Magma Cavern Pit (3F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness Shimmer Desert (Interior)
Pokémon Ranger Jungle Relic (during mission)


In Pokémon Rumble Blast, Groudon can be encountered if the launch pad leading to the boss fight is shining, but only if the main story has been finished. There is roughly a 5% chance of the "!" launch pad shining.

Pokédex entries[]

  • Ruby

    Groudon has long been described in mythology as the Pokémon that raised lands and expanded continents. This Pokémon took to sleep after a cataclysmic battle with Kyogre.

  • Sapphire

    Groudon has the power to scatter rain clouds and make water evaporate with light and heat. It came as a savior to people who had been suffering from terrible floods.

  • FireRed

    This legendary Pokémon is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling Kyogre.

  • LeafGreen

    This legendary Pokémon is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling Kyogre.

  • Emerald

    Groudon has appeared in mythology as the creator of the land. It sleeps in magma underground and is said to make volcanoes erupt on awakening.

  • Diamond

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • Pearl

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • Platinum

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • HeartGold

    Said to have expanded the lands by evaporating water with raging heat. It battled titanically with Kyogre.

  • SoulSilver

    Said to have expanded the lands by evaporating water with raging heat. It battled titanically with Kyogre.

  • Black

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • White

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • Black 2

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • White 2

    It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.

  • X

    Said to have expanded the lands by evaporating water with raging heat. It battled titanically with Kyogre.

  • Y

    This legendary Pokémon is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling Kyogre.

  • Omega Ruby

    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.

  • Alpha Sapphire

    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.

Stats[]

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

Base Stats
HP
100
Attack
180
Defense
160
Sp. Atk
150
Sp. Def
90
Speed
90
Total
770

Learnset[]

Leveling[]

Leveling Generation VII
Level Move Power Acc. PP Type Cat.
1 Ancient Power 60 100% 5 Rock Special
1 Mud Shot 55 95% 15 Ground Special
5 Scary Face — 100% 10 Normal Status
15 Earth Power 90 100% 10 Ground Special
20 Lava Plume 80 100% 15 Fire Special
30 Rest — —% 10 Psychic Status
35 Earthquake 100 100% 10 Ground Physical
45 Precipice Blades 120 85% 10 Ground Physical
50 Bulk Up — —% 20 Fighting Status
60 Solar Beam 120 100% 10 Grass Special
65 Fissure — —% 5 Ground Physical
75 Fire Blast 110 85% 5 Fire Special
80 Hammer Arm 100 90% 10 Fighting Physical
90 Eruption 150 100% 5 Fire Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation VI
Level Move Power Acc. PP Type Cat. Contest Cat. Appeal Jam
45(XY)
1(ORAS) 		Ancient Power 60 100% 5 Rock Special Tough 1 ♥ 0 ♥
1(XY)
1(ORAS) 		Mud Shot 55 95% 15 Ground Special Tough 4 ♥ 0 ♥
5(XY)
5(ORAS) 		Scary Face — 100% 10 Normal Status Tough 3 ♥ 0 ♥
65(XY)
15(ORAS) 		Earth Power 90 100% 10 Ground Special Beautiful 4 ♥ 0 ♥
15(XY)
20(ORAS) 		Lava Plume 80 100% 15 Fire Special Tough 2 ♥ 2 ♥
30(XY)
30(ORAS) 		Rest — —% 10 Psychic Status Cute 1 ♥ 0 ♥
35(XY)
35(ORAS) 		Earthquake 100 100% 10 Ground Physical Tough 2 ♥ 1 ♥
N/A(XY)
45(ORAS) 		Precipice Blades 120 85% 10 Ground Physical Cool 3 ♥ 0 ♥
60(XY)
50(ORAS) 		Bulk Up — —% 20 Fighting Status Cool 1 ♥ 0 ♥
80(XY)
60(ORAS) 		Solar Beam 120 100% 10 Grass Special Cool 3 ♥ 0 ♥
75(XY)
65(ORAS) 		Fissure — —% 5 Ground Physical Tough 2 ♥ 1 ♥
90(XY)
75(ORAS) 		Fire Blast 110 85% 5 Fire Special Beautiful 1 ♥ 0 ♥
20(XY)
80(ORAS) 		Hammer Arm 100 90% 10 Fighting Physical Tough 6 ♥ 0 ♥
50(XY)
90(ORAS) 		Eruption 150 100% 5 Fire Special Beautiful 6 ♥ 0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation V
Level Move Power Acc. PP Type Cat.
1 Mud Shot 55 95% 15 Ground Special
5 Scary Face — 100% 10 Normal Status
15 Lava Plume 80 100% 15 Fire Special
20 Hammer Arm 100 90% 10 Fighting Physical
30 Rest — —% 10 Psychic Status
35 Earthquake 100 100% 10 Ground Physical
45 AncientPower 60 100% 5 Rock Special
50 Eruption 150 100% 5 Fire Special
60 Bulk Up — —% 20 Fighting Status
65 Earth Power 90 100% 10 Ground Special
75 Fissure — —% 5 Ground Physical
80 Solar Beam 120 100% 10 Grass Special
90 Fire Blast 120 85% 5 Fire Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation IV
Level Move Power Acc. PP Type Cat. Contest Cat. Appeal
1(DPPt)
1(HGSS) 		Mud Shot 55 95% 15 Ground Special Tough 2 ♥
5(DPPt)
5(HGSS) 		Scary Face — 90% 10 Normal Status Tough 2 ♥
15(DPPt)
45(HGSS) 		AncientPower 60 100% 5 Rock Special Tough 2 ♥
N/A(DPPt)
15(HGSS) 		Lava Plume 80 100% 15 Fire Special Tough 2 ♥
N/A(DPPt)
20(HGSS) 		Hammer Arm 100 90% 10 Fighting Physical Cool 2 ♥
20(DPPt)
N/A(HGSS) 		Slash 70 100% 20 Normal Physical Cool 3 ♥
50(DPPt)
30(HGSS) 		Rest — —% 10 Psychic Status Cute 0 ♥
30(DPPt)
60(HGSS) 		Bulk Up — —% 20 Fighting Status Beauty 0 ♥
35(DPPt)
35(HGSS) 		Earthquake 100 100% 10 Ground Physical Tough 2 ♥
45(DPPt)
90(HGSS) 		Fire Blast 120 85% 5 Fire Special Beauty 2 ♥
80(DPPt)
50(HGSS) 		Eruption 150 100% 5 Fire Special Beauty 2 ♥
60(DPPt)
75(HGSS) 		Fissure — —% 5 Ground Physical Tough 0 ♥
75(DPPt)
65(HGSS) 		Earth Power 90 100% 10 Ground Special Smart 2 ♥
65(DPPt)
80(HGSS) 		Solar Beam 120 100% 10 Grass Special Cool 1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Leveling Generation III
Level Move Power Acc. PP Type Contest Cat. Appeal Jam
1 Mud Shot 55 95% 15 Ground Beauty 3 ♥ 0 ♥
5 Scary Face — 90% 10 Normal Tough 2 ♥ 1 ♥
15 AncientPower 60 100% 5 Rock Tough 1 ♥ 0 ♥
20 Slash 70 100% 20 Normal Cool 3 ♥ 0 ♥
30 Bulk Up — —% 20 Fighting Beauty 1 ♥ 0 ♥
35 Earthquake 100 100% 10 Ground Tough 1 ♥ 3 ♥
45 Fire Blast 120 85% 5 Fire Beauty 4 ♥ 0 ♥
50 Rest — —% 10 Psychic Cute 2 ♥ 0 ♥
60 Fissure — —% 5 Ground Tough 2 ♥ 1 ♥
65 Solar Beam 120 100% 10 Grass Cool 4 ♥ 0 ♥
75 Eruption 150 100% 5 Fire Beauty 1 ♥ 0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM[]

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TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat.
TM02 Dragon Claw 80 100% 15 Dragon Physical
TM05 Roar — —% 20 Normal Status
TM06 Toxic — 90% 10 Poison Status
TM08 Bulk Up — —% 20 Fighting Status
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100% 15 Normal Special
TM11 Sunny Day — —% 5 Fire Status
TM15 Hyper Beam 150 90% 5 Normal Special
TM17 Protect — —% 10 Normal Status
TM20 Safeguard — —% 25 Normal Status
TM21 Frustration — 100% 20 Normal Physical
TM22 Solar Beam 120 100% 10 Grass Special
TM23 Smack Down 50 100% 15 Rock Physical
TM24 Thunderbolt 90 100% 15 Electric Special
TM25 Thunder 110 70% 10 Electric Special
TM26 Earthquake 100 100% 10 Ground Physical
TM27 Return — 100% 20 Normal Physical
TM31 Brick Break 75 100% 15 Fighting Physical
TM32 Double Team — —% 15 Normal Status
TM35 Flamethrower 90 100% 15 Fire Special
TM37 Sandstorm — —% 10 Rock Status
TM38 Fire Blast 110 85% 5 Fire Special
TM39 Rock Tomb 60 95% 15 Rock Physical
TM40 Aerial Ace 60 —% 20 Flying Physical
TM42 Facade 70 100% 20 Normal Physical
TM44 Rest — —% 10 Psychic Status
TM48 Round 60 100% 15 Normal Special
TM50 Overheat 130 90% 5 Fire Special
TM52 Focus Blast 120 70% 5 Fighting Special
TM56 Fling — 100% 10 Dark Physical
TM59 Brutal Swing 60 100% 20 Dark Physical
TM65 Shadow Claw 70 100% 15 Ghost Physical
TM68 Giga Impact 150 90% 5 Normal Physical
TM69 Rock Polish — —% 20 Rock Status
TM71 Stone Edge 100 80% 5 Rock Physical
TM73 Thunder Wave — 90% 20 Electric Status
TM75 Swords Dance — —% 20 Normal Status
TM77 Psych Up — —% 10 Normal Status
TM78 Bulldoze 60 100% 20 Ground Physical
TM80 Rock Slide 75 90% 10 Rock Physical
TM82 Dragon Tail 60 90% 10 Dragon Physical
TM87 Swagger — 85% 15 Normal Status

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Breeding[]

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Tutoring[]

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Sprites[]

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Primal Reversion Sprites[]

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Front 		PGroudon Back ORAS.gif
Back
PGroudon Shiny ORAS.gif
Front (Shiny) 		PGroudon Back Shiny ORAS.gif
Back (Shiny)

Appearances[]

Anime[]

Groudon had a fight with Kyogre at the place where Kyogre slept. Groudon appeared in the Pokémon Anime in Gaining Groudon!, and The Scuffle Of Legends!, debuting with Kyogre as well. Team Magma and Team Aqua were competing to gain both legendaries. Team Aqua, as it turned out, tricked Magma leader Maxie by taking Kyogre even after they had Groudon. Ash's Pikachu then shocked Groudon's cargo container and released it to fight against a rampaging Kyogre.

  • Groudon (anime)
  • Groudon (Mega Evolution Special)
  • Groudon (MS018)
  • Groudon (Generations)

A false one also appeared in the 6th Pokémon Movie, Jirachi: Wish Maker which a Team Magma scientist tried to create, but the experiment failed ending in a massive Groudon-like monster.

Trivia[]

  • Groudon is the heaviest Pokémon prior to Generation VII, with 2094.4 lbs., or 950 kg. Due to this, Groudon is extremely easy to capture with a Heavy Ball.
  • Groudon and Torterra are the same species. They are both known as the Continent Pokémon.
  • In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, the player character doesn't fight the real Groudon. Uxie created a hologram of Groudon that can fight.
  • It is the only Pokémon that naturally has the ability Drought. The only other Pokémon is Ninetales, which is capable of having it in the Dream World and Charizard, which gains this ability when using the Charizardite Y in battle.
  • Despite being Kyogre's ultimate rival, Groudon's typing puts it at a massive disadvantage. The only type effective move Groudon learns against Kyogre is Solar Beam; however, as Groudon is a physical-based Pokémon, this is another disadvantage because Kyogre is special-based. This disadvantage can be countered through Primal Groudon's ability Desolate Land.
    • Strangely, while Primal Groudon's Ability negates a type it is 4x weak to, Primal Kyogre's negates a type it is only 0.5x weak to.
  • An evil clone made in the likeness of Groudon appears in the movie Jirachi: Wish Maker; It is several times larger with tentacle-like appendages protruding from its back.
  • Groudon might be based on the Behemoth from Judeo-Christian religion.
    • In games prior to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Groudon has a catch rate of 5.
    • Primal Groudon is the tallest Template:Type-type Pokémon.
    • Primal Groudon is the heaviest Template:Type-type and Template:Type-type Pokémon.
    • Primal Groudon has the highest base Attack stat and base stat total of all Ground-type and Fire-type Pokémon.
      • It also has the highest base Attack and base Defense stats of all Fire-type Pokémon and the highest base Special Attack stat of all Ground-type Pokémon.
    • The fake Groudon in Jirachi: Wish Maker is much taller than its game height of 11' 06", being as tall as the mountainous structures in Forina. When an actual Groudon later appeared in the anime series, it is much closer to its correct size.
    • On the DVD cover of Jirachi: Wish Maker, a normal Groudon is depicted, despite the Groudon in the film not being an actual Groudon.
    • In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the character Chobin operates a Robo Groudon after the player defeats him for the third time.
    • Although Groudon is genderless in the core series games, it is referred to as a male in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
    • A Groudon costume is worn by Terrell in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
  • In Super Smash Bros., Groudon is one of the Pokémon that can be freed from Pokéballs. During this time, it uses the move Overheat.
  • Groudon is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • Groudon is the only Pokémon with the Drought ability that is not Template:Type-type.

Origin[]

Groudon may be modeled after the Earth's land and volcanoes and may be based on the Hebrew legends of Behemoth, the unconquerable primal master of the land. Its counterparts were Leviathan and Ziz. Just as Groudon is in conflict with Kyogre, it was said that at the end of time, Behemoth and Leviathan would start a battle that would kill them both.

However, the Behemoth is usually depicted as a warthog/hippopotamus-like creature; in the same way, Kyogre is not based on traditional depictions of the Leviathan. Instead, Groudon resembles a therapod dinosaur in appearance, with spikes resembling various species of Ankylosauria. This may be due to the fact that Biblical Young-Earth-Creationists have attempted to read the features of various dinosaurs into the Bible's description of Behemoth (although they usually pick a sauropod rather than a theropod or Tyrannosaurid), based on the inaccurate notion that a late-surviving non-avian dinosaur would somehow discredit Darwinian Evolution and/or the idea that the Earth is millions of years old. Groudon also seems to take inspiration from land and fire gods.

Etymology[]

Groudon may be a combination of ground and don (Spanish for lord). Don also means tooth in Ancient Greek and is commonly used in dinosaur names, which Groudon somewhat resembles. It may also involve 土 do (ground) or ドン don (onomatopoeia for a very loud crashing noise).

Gallery[]

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