Primal Groudon vs Groudon
GroundTypeGainsGround
Fire- 100HP=100
- 150Attack+30180
- 140Defense+20160
- 100Sp. Atk+50150
- 90Sp. Def=90
- 90Speed=90
- 670Total+100770
How to get the Red Orb in Legends: Z-A
GiftHyperspace Desolate LandAfter defeating Rogue Primal Groudon
Received when you defeat Rogue Primal Groudon here and catch it, in the mission A Ruby-Red Legend
How to Get Primal Groudon in Legends: Z-A
Groudon is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Hyperspace Desolate Land when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Groudon in Legends: Z-A
How to Get Shiny Primal Groudon in Legends: Z-A
A shiny Groudon becomes a shiny Primal Groudon when it undergoes Primal Reversion, so these are the routes to Shiny Groudon.
Shiny Groudon cannot be hunted in Legends: Z-A. It is Shiny-locked here and must be brought in from another game.
Normal
Shiny
Primal Groudon Weakness
Primal Groudon's Ground/Fire typing leaves it vulnerable to Ground. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. The Ground/Fire typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Primal Groudon's physical bulk (base 160 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat. The type chart gives Water 4x damage, but its Desolate Land ability makes damaging Water moves fail while Primal Groudon is on the field.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water |
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Primal Groudon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Primal Groudon
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primal Groudon View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x55-65% | ||
 Zygarde DragonGround | A | |
Obtain MethodWild Zone 20 Interact Encounter | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primal Groudon View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x47-55% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | B | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primal Groudon View Krookodile builds →Earthquake 2x49-57% | ||
 Palossand GhostGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Sandygast (Wild Zone 8 Interact Encounter) | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primal Groudon View Camerupt builds →Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
 Diggersby NormalGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Primal Groudon View Diggersby builds →Earthquake 2x27-32% | ||
 Pupitar RockGround | C | |
 Stunfisk GroundElectric | C | |
Obtain MethodWild Zone 11 Gift | ||
Primal Groudon Evolutions
Groudon is a single-stage Ground type. There's nothing to evolve, so its 670 base stats are what you build around. In battle, Groudon holding the Red Orb turns into Primal Groudon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Primal Groudon Moves in Legends: Z-A
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Primal Groudon won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Overheat and Precipice Blades anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Primal Groudon has 770 base stats in total. Attack leads at 180, and Sp. Def and Speed are lowest at 90.
This is Groudon's true form, restored using the Red Orb. Energy spills from its body in the form of magma.
Game Availability
Primal Groudon first appeared in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and is in 4 games: Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sun & Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Legends: Z-A.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 6ORASDebut
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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