
Primal Groudon vs Groudon
GroundTypeGains
Ground
Fire- 100HP=100
- 150Attack+30180
- 140Defense+20160
- 100Sp. Atk+50150
- 90Sp. Def=90
- 90Speed=90
- 670Total+100770
- DroughtAbilityDesolate Land
How to get the Red Orb in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Omega RubyGiftSootopolis CityRequires Surf
From Maxie after defeating or capturing Groudon (requires Surf)
Alpha SapphireMt. Pyre
Obtained after Archie steals the Blue Orb
How to Get Primal Groudon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Groudon is a fixed encounter, not a random spawn. Walk up to it, interact, and the battle starts immediately. Head to Cave of Origin when your team is ready for the fight.
How to Get Groudon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
How to Get Shiny Primal Groudon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. It is Shiny-locked here and must be brought in from another game.
Normal
ShinyPrimal 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
Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Donphan Ground | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Gabite DragonGround | C | |
Seismitoad WaterGround | C | |
Claydol GroundPsychic | C | |
Dugtrio Ground | C | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Graveler RockGround | C | |
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
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. Eruption and Overheat 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
50 of 51 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Primal Groudon has 770 base stats in total. Attack leads at 180, and Sp. Def and Speed are lowest at 90.
Primal Groudon Event Distributions
Groudon has been distributed through a modest set of Mystery Gift events.
These distributions give Groudon. Primal Groudon appears only in battle, through Primal Reversion with the Red Orb.
Groudon GiftNov 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
Groudon GiftJun 2015XYOmega RubyAlpha SapphireNot shiny
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

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