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#0383 · Generation III · form of Groudon

Primal Groudon

Ground / Fire · Continent Pokémon — first seen in Generation III.

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Base stats

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	100	310	404
Attack	180	328	504
Defense	160	292	460
Sp. Attack	150	274	438
Sp. Defense	90	166	306
Speed	90	166	306
Total	770

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Primal Groudon takes from each attacking type.

×4

Water

×2

Ground

×½

PoisonBugSteelFireFairy

×0

Electric

×1

NormalFightingFlyingRockGhostGrassPsychicIceDragonDark

Evolution

Primal Groudon does not evolve, and nothing evolves into it.

Other forms

Groudon

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon14 level-up · 44 TM/HM · 12 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
1	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
5	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
15	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
20	Lava Plume	Fire	Special	80	100%	15
30	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
35	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
45	Precipice Blades	Ground	Physical	120	85%	10
50	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
60	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
65	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30%	5
75	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
80	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	10
90	Eruption	Fire	Special	150	100%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100%	10

Sun / Moon14 level-up · 44 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
1	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
5	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
15	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
20	Lava Plume	Fire	Special	80	100%	15
30	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
35	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
45	Precipice Blades	Ground	Physical	120	85%	10
50	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
60	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
65	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30%	5
75	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
80	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	10
90	Eruption	Fire	Special	150	100%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM59	Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100%	20
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire14 level-up · 51 TM/HM · 11 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100%	5
1	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
5	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
15	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
20	Lava Plume	Fire	Special	80	100%	15
30	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
35	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
45	Precipice Blades	Ground	Physical	120	85%	10
50	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
60	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
65	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30%	5
75	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
80	Hammer Arm	Fighting	Physical	100	90%	10
90	Eruption	Fire	Special	150	100%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
TM02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	Physical	80	100%	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM08	Bulk Up	Fighting	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100%	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70%	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95%	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM69	Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90%	10
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15
ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100%	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Compare official Primal Groudon with the ROM hacks →

In the 12 guides that include it

Changed in 10 of 12 guides: retyped in 9, stats in 9, abilities in 7, evolution in 1.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Primal Groudon, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land + Desolate Land − Drought
Lazarus Evolves at Red Orb	Changed	GroundFire	770	Desolate Land
Radical Red	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land + Desolate Land − Drought
Elite Redux	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Solar Power, Solar Power, Solar Power
Inclement Emerald	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	DesolateLand + DesolateLand − Drought
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land + Desolate Land − Drought
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land + Desolate Land − Drought
Pokémon Exceeded	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land, Desolate Land
Pokémon Emerald Squared	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land + Desolate Land − Drought
HeartGold Generations	Changed	Ground→GroundFire	770 +100 +30 Attack, +20 Defense, +50 Sp. Atk	Desolate Land + Desolate Land − Drought
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	GroundFire	770	Desolate Land
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	GroundFire	770	Desolate Land

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

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.
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.
FireRed / LeafGreen	This legendary POKéMON is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling KYOGRE.
Diamond / Pearl / Platinum	It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought KYOGRE long ago.
HeartGold / SoulSilver	Said to have expanded the lands by evaporating water with raging heat. It battled titanically with KYOGRE.
Black / White / Black 2 / 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.

Names in other languages

Japanese	グラードン
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Groudon
German	Groudon
French	Groudon
Spanish	Groudon
Italian	Groudon
Korean	그란돈
Chinese (Simplified)	固拉多
Chinese (Traditional)	固拉多

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.