Competitive Information for Groudon (primal) [X/Y]
Ground / Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Groudon-primal? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
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Groudon is an extraordinary Ground and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Groudon out in the 6th generation battlefield. Groudon is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Groudon's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Water.
Item: Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 56 Def / 200 SpD
Moveset:
- Precipice Blades
- Roar
- Stealth Rock / Rock Slide
- Thunder Wave
Double Wall Groudon-Primal (Popular/Trending)
Groudon is a legendary Double Wall for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Desolate Land changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Groudon is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active. With a Red Orb equipped to it, if held by a groudon, this item triggers its primal reversion in battle.
◆ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
◆ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. Factors rock weakness).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Passho Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Desolate Land
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Double-Edge / Return
- Fire Punch
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Groudon-Primal (Desolate Land)
Groudon is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Groudon recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. Desolate Land changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Groudon is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Eruption / Overheat
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Solar Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Groudon-Primal (Desolate Land)
Groudon is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Groudon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Desolate Land changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Groudon is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Groudon's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Groudon-primal? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
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Item: Passho Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Desolate Land
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
- Fire Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Groudon-Primal (Desolate Land)
Groudon is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Groudon recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. Desolate Land changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Groudon is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
◆ Fire Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Passho Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Eruption / Incinerate
- Earth Power / Mud Shot
- Solar Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Groudon-Primal (Desolate Land)
Groudon is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Groudon's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. Desolate Land changes the weather to Intense Sunlight when Groudon is sent out onto the field. This help boosts all fire attacks while the Sunlight remains active. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Mud Shot is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight).
◆ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Groudon-primal learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Groudon-primal can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Groudon-primal
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Groudon-primal's stats
- Ancient Power
- Bulk Up
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Groudon-primal
- Earthquake
- Eruption
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Groudon-primal in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Groudon-primal's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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