Groudon #0383 Shadow

Ground
KyogreKyogre(#0382)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Rayquaza(#0384)Rayquaza
Max CPL404115L504652L51 · Best Buddy4708
Buddy Distance20 km per Candy
ReleasedMar 27, 2024Sep 20, 2025
Purification20,000 Stardust · 20 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Groudon takes 160% from Water, Grass and Ice moves.

Weak ×1.6
WaterGrassIce
Resists ×0.6
PoisonRock
Resists ×0.4
Electric

Shadow Groudon is a Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Water, Grass and Ice.

It reaches 4652 CP at level 50, or 4708 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Mud Shot with Precipice Blades, which needs an Elite TM.

Groudon
Normal
Shiny Groudon
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack270
Defense228
Stamina205

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
GroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice Blades17.5362
2DragonDragon TailGroundPrecipice Blades17.2356
3DragonDragon TailGroundEarthquake16.2335
4GroundMud ShotGroundEarthquake16.1332
5DragonDragon TailGrassSolar Beam15.4318
6GroundMud ShotGrassSolar Beam15.0309
7DragonDragon TailFireFire Blast14.6301
8DragonDragon TailFireFire Punch14.1291
4 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9GroundMud ShotFireFire Blast13.8285
10GroundMud ShotFireFire Punch13.2273
11DragonDragon TailNormalFrustrationDon’t Use11.0227
12GroundMud ShotNormalFrustrationDon’t Use8.0165

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Dragon TailDragon1481.0s14.08.0
Mud ShotGround460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Precipice BladesEGround1201001.5s80.01.20
EarthquakeGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Solar BeamGrass1801005.0s36.01.80
Fire BlastFire1401004.0s35.01.40
Fire PunchEFire50332.0s25.01.52
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Dragon TailDragon91233.04.0
Mud ShotGround3921.54.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Precipice BladesEGround130602.17
Solar BeamGrass150801.88
EarthquakeGround120651.85
Fire BlastFire140801.75
Fire PunchEFire60401.50
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE26.8 eDPS
  2. 2White KyuremIceIce FangIceIce Burn26.7 eDPS
  3. 3Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+26.5 eDPS
  4. 4Mega SceptileBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE25.8 eDPS
  5. 5Mega ChesnaughtGrassVine WhipGrassSeed Bomb+25.6 eDPS
  6. 6Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+24.1 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 31 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. Mega ManectricMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+3.1% Gainover Garchomp
  2. Mega Raichu XMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.7% Gainover Excadrill
  3. Mega Raichu YMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.6% Gainover Garchomp
  4. RegielekiTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.1% Gainover Excadrill
  5. RaikouTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.0% Gainover Garchomp
  6. NihilegoTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+1.9% Gainover Excadrill
  7. XurkitreeTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+1.7% Gainover Excadrill
  8. HeatranTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+1.7% Gainover Garchomp

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15169510/10/10176415/15/15
Raids & Eggs20226010/10/10235115/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25282510/10/10293915/15/15
L404036450/0/0411515/15/15
L505041210/0/0465215/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5141700/0/0470815/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1517641562
Level 2023512083
Level 2529392604
Level 3035273125
Level 3538213385
Level 4041153645
Level 4543803880
Level 5046524121
Level 5147084170

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust
Height / Weight3.51 m · 950 kg
Gender Ratio
Genderless
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Groudon in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/131497 CP at level 13.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/13149713.5100.00%
#20/15/14150013.5100.00%
#31/14/13149913.599.95%
#40/14/13149413.599.58%
#50/14/14149713.599.58%
#61/13/13149613.599.54%
#71/13/14150013.599.54%
#82/12/13149913.599.49%
#91/15/11149513.599.43%
#101/15/12149913.599.43%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2412 of 4,096, with 94.08% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/132495 CP at level 22.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/13249522.5100.00%
#20/15/14250022.5100.00%
#31/14/13249922.599.95%
#40/13/15249622.599.89%
#51/12/15250022.599.84%
#61/15/12249822.599.64%
#70/14/13248922.599.58%
#80/14/14249522.599.58%
#91/13/13249422.599.54%
#101/13/14249922.599.54%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2089 of 4,096, with 95.66% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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