Groudon #0383 Shadow
| Max CP | L404115L504652L51 (Best Buddy)4708 |
| Buddy Distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Released | Mar 27, 2024Sep 20, 2025 |
| Purification | 20,000 Stardust, 20 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Groudon takes 160% from Water, Grass and Ice moves.
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.


Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GroundMud Shot | GroundPrecipice Blades | 17.5 | 362 | |
| 2 | DragonDragon Tail | GroundPrecipice Blades | 17.2 | 356 |
| 3 | DragonDragon Tail | GroundEarthquake | 16.2 | 335 |
| 4 | GroundMud Shot | GroundEarthquake | 16.1 | 332 |
| 5 | DragonDragon Tail | GrassSolar Beam | 15.4 | 318 |
| 6 | GroundMud Shot | GrassSolar Beam | 15.0 | 309 |
| 7 | DragonDragon Tail | FireFire Blast | 14.6 | 301 |
| 8 | DragonDragon Tail | FireFire Punch | 14.1 | 291 |
4 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | GroundMud Shot | FireFire Blast | 13.8 | 285 |
| 10 | GroundMud Shot | FireFire Punch | 13.2 | 273 |
| 11 | DragonDragon Tail | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 11.0 | 227 |
| 12 | GroundMud Shot | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 165 |
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 Tail | Dragon | 14 | 8 | 1.0s | 14.0 | 8.0 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 6 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 12.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipice BladesE | Ground | 120 | 100 | 1.5s | 80.0 | 1.20 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 100 | 5.0s | 36.0 | 1.80 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 100 | 4.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Fire PunchE | Fire | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tail | Dragon | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipice BladesE | Ground | 130 | 60 | 2.17 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 150 | 80 | 1.88 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | 120 | 65 | 1.85 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 80 | 1.75 | |
| Fire PunchE | Fire | 60 | 40 | 1.50 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+27.0 eDPS - 2
Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE26.8 eDPS - 3
White KyuremIceIce FangIceIce Burn26.7 eDPS - 4
Mega SceptileGrassBullet SeedGrassFrenzy PlantE25.7 eDPS - 5
Mega ChesnaughtGrassVine WhipGrassSeed Bomb+25.6 eDPS - 6
Mega StarmieWaterWater GunWaterLiquidation+24.6 eDPS
Stronger than the baseline against 32 of 135 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The baseline 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 baseline would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega ManectricMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+3.0% Gainover Garchomp
Mega Raichu XMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.7% Gainover Excadrill
Mega Raichu YMega RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.6% Gainover Garchomp
RegielekiTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.1% Gainover Excadrill
RaikouTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+2.0% Gainover Garchomp
NihilegoTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+1.9% Gainover Excadrill
XurkitreeTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+1.7% Gainover Excadrill
HeatranTier 5 RaidGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE+1.7% Gainover Garchomp
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 169510/10/10 | 176415/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 226010/10/10 | 235115/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 282510/10/10 | 293915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 36450/0/0 | 411515/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 41210/0/0 | 465215/15/15 | |
| L51 (Best Buddy) | 51 | 41700/0/0 | 470815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1764 | 1562 |
| Level 20 | 2351 | 2083 |
| Level 25 | 2939 | 2604 |
| Level 30 | 3527 | 3125 |
| Level 35 | 3821 | 3385 |
| Level 40 | 4115 | 3645 |
| Level 45 | 4380 | 3880 |
| Level 50 | 4652 | 4121 |
| Level 51 | 4708 | 4170 |
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 Move | 120 Candy, 120,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 3.51 m / 950 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | Not TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Groudon in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/13 | 1497 | 13.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/14 | 1500 | 13.5 | 100.00% |
| #3 | 1/14/13 | 1499 | 13.5 | 99.95% |
| #4 | 0/14/13 | 1494 | 13.5 | 99.58% |
| #5 | 0/14/14 | 1497 | 13.5 | 99.58% |
| #6 | 1/13/13 | 1496 | 13.5 | 99.54% |
| #7 | 1/13/14 | 1500 | 13.5 | 99.54% |
| #8 | 2/12/13 | 1499 | 13.5 | 99.49% |
| #9 | 1/15/11 | 1495 | 13.5 | 99.43% |
| #10 | 1/15/12 | 1499 | 13.5 | 99.43% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2412 of 4,096, with 94.08% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/13 | 2495 | 22.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/14 | 2500 | 22.5 | 100.00% |
| #3 | 1/14/13 | 2499 | 22.5 | 99.95% |
| #4 | 0/13/15 | 2496 | 22.5 | 99.89% |
| #5 | 1/12/15 | 2500 | 22.5 | 99.84% |
| #6 | 1/15/12 | 2498 | 22.5 | 99.64% |
| #7 | 0/14/13 | 2489 | 22.5 | 99.58% |
| #8 | 0/14/14 | 2495 | 22.5 | 99.58% |
| #9 | 1/13/13 | 2494 | 22.5 | 99.54% |
| #10 | 1/13/14 | 2499 | 22.5 | 99.54% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2089 of 4,096, with 95.66% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked 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.