Is Groudon Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Ground legendary with AbilityDrought summoning permanent sun. If imported, Groudon handles Volkner, Flint, Byron, and Candice. Sun boosts Fire and enables AbilityChlorophyll users. The counterpart to Kyogre's rain.
Groudon resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon trades roughly evenly with 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 trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Groudon resists most of Volkner's coverage and hits back hard.
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 trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Trade
Groudon cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- LV 35GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 65GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 75GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM50FireOverheatPower 140Accuracy 90%PP 5Stark Mountain
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- LV 80FireEruptionPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Groudon in Diamond & Pearl
Groudon is absent from Sinnoh entirely, with no wild encounter to find. To add the land legendary, you carry one forward from a Gen 3 game once your National Dex is unlocked.
Groudon cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Groudon in Diamond & Pearl
Groudon has no presence in D/P, so a shiny one comes from a HeartGold or SoulSilver catch brought over by Pal Park. See every game where Shiny Groudon can be hunted
Shiny Groudon Evolution
Does Not EvolveGroudon 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Groudon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Groudon
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Hydro Pump 2x81-96% Ice Beam 2x43-51% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x55-65% Ice Beam 2x63-75% Water Pulse 2x27-32% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x76-90% Energy Ball 2x43-51% Water Pulse 2x32-38% | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Empoleon builds →Hydro Pump 2x93-110%KO Ice Beam 2x49-58% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x61-72% Ice Beam 2x27-32% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x78-92% Surf 2x62-73% Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
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
DP Groudon Best Moveset
Permanent sun from AbilityDrought weakens Water attacks and boosts Fire moves, and 150 Attack powers physical Ground hits at extreme levels. 140 Defense adds physical bulk to the offensive power, and the moveset dominates from both sides. Banned from standard play alongside Kyogre.
Best Build
Groudon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
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. Earthquake and Earth Power 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
45 of 49 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought KYOGRE long ago.
Groudon Diamond & Pearl Guide
Groudon isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Find it in SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Groudon as a wallbreaker. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Dialga, Giratina Origin, and Mewtwo. These have the highest co-usage rates with Groudon in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Adamant on Groudon. +Attack is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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 7Let's Go
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
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