Groudon
Attack
Defense
Stamina
Best Movesets
Analysis
Groudon, the cover legendary of Pokemon Ruby, made an abrupt appearance in Pokemon GO shortly after Gen 3's partial release in December 2017. The creator of continents was by far the most powerful Pokemon to have been released in the generation's short life span.
Groudon is actually near the pinnacle of Ground types and a worth-while Pokemon to have on your team, even when not undergoing Primal Reversion. Precipice Blades is an outstanding move, and it gives Groudon an outstanding amount of power that causes anything weak to Ground to quake at the approach of this behemoth of the land!
Offense
- Mud Shot is superior to Dragon Tail, with higher overall damage output, weather compatibility with charge moves, and better meta-relevant coverage.
- Precipice Blades* is the charged move of choice, providing strong STAB damage.
- Earthquake is significantly outclassed, but still functions decently if you can't get your hands on a Precipice Blades Groudon.
- Solar Beam leaves Groudon as a surprisingly competent (though consistently outclassed) Grass attacker if you're desperate.
- Fire Blast can’t compete with Groudon’s other charge moves.
- Fire Punch* comes out fast due to being multi-bar, but it's not recommended in PvE.
Mud Shot is recommended for its incredible energy generation, which lets Groudon access its powerful charge moves sooner. Dragon Tail is a surprisingly powerful option, sacrificing energy generation for incredible up-front damage, and a much stronger matchup against any Flying-types in the format.
Fire Punch is almost mandatory due to its significantly cheaper energy cost, which gives Groudon more plays with shield-baiting, in addition to more consistent damage. Groudon's signature move, Precipice Blades, serves as Groudon's primary threat, dealing very heavy STAB damage and severely denting anything that doesn't resist it. You could run Solar Beam to try to catch a Kyogre off-guard, but it's really not worth it. Earthquake is strictly outclassed by Precipice Blades, but was once Groudon's primary STAB attack.
Groudon's CP is too high to enter the Great League.
