Is Groudon Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Ramanas Park postgame catch. AbilityDrought plus 150 Attack. 670 BST that would've single-handedly solved the Sinnoh Fire gap. Postgame only.
Groudon resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Groudon resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Groudon resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Groudon resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
How to Get Groudon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Groudon can't be caught in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Bring it over from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.
Groudon is not available as a wild encounter in this game.
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Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
Groudon Weakness
Groudon's Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, and Ice. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. Groudon's physical bulk (base 140 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Groudon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Groudon
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Surskit builds →Scald 2x39-48% Giga Drain 2x27-32% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x44-52% Ice Beam 2x40-48% | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x37-44% Ice Beam 2x29-35% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x62-74% Ice Beam 2x41-50% | ||
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x49-58% Ice Beam 2x32-39% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x65-77% Ice Beam 2x43-51% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x44-52% Ice Beam 2x40-48% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x37-44% Ice Beam 2x29-35% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x49-58% Ice Beam 2x32-39% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x63-74% Ice Beam 2x42-50% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x43-51% Ice Beam 2x38-45% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Golduck builds →Surf 2x63-74% Ice Beam 2x42-50% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x35-42% Ice Beam 2x27-33% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x62-73% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x42-50% Ice Beam 2x37-45% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Golduck builds →Surf 2x62-73% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x35-41% Ice Beam 2x27-32% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x60-70% Ice Beam 2x40-47% | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x79-93% Ice Beam 2x60-70% Water Pulse 2x27-32% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x41-48% Ice Beam 2x38-44% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Golduck builds →Surf 2x60-70% Ice Beam 2x40-47% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x60-70% Ice Beam 2x40-47% | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x79-93% Ice Beam 2x60-70% Water Pulse 2x27-32% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x70-83% Energy Ball 2x46-55% Water Pulse 2x32-38% | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x41-48% Ice Beam 2x38-44% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x60-71% Ice Beam 2x40-47% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Greninja can KO Groudon with Hydro Pump (125-147%).
 Greninja WaterDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBattlebond ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse46-54% Ice Beam 2x68-80% Hydro Pump 2x125-147%KO | ||
 Rillaboom Grass | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGrassy Surge ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Rillaboom builds →Knock Off21-25% U Turn23-27% | ||
Groudon Evolutions
You can't breed Groudon or evolve it into anything else. This Ground legendary packs 670 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
BDSP Groudon Best Moveset
S-tier across every generation. AbilityDrought sets sun automatically, weakening Water moves and boosting Fire coverage. 150 Attack at 140 Defense behind Ground TermStab gives the moveset the highest physical damage output among Ground-types. 100 HP completes the physical fortress.
Best Build
Groudon best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Tank Moveset
- Precipice Blades
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Groudon won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Precipice Blades and Earthquake anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.
Groudon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl meta, At 670 BST, Groudon is built different. We rank it A-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker. Precipiceblades with Leftovers is the standard set.
Groudon gets Drought. But Drought is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. On wall sets, Drought pairs with Groudon's base 140 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Groudon is a physical attacker with base 150 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Groudon has answers, but so do you. Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.
Game Availability
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Groudon has appeared in 16 games. Legendary Pokemon like Groudon are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASPrimal
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves