How To Get Groudon In Pokemon Go

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This is a strategy guide for using Groudon in competitive play for the games Pokemon Sword and Shield. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Groudon, too every bit its strengths and weak points.

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Pokemon	Type 1	Blazon 2
Groudon
Abilities
Drought	Turns the sunlight harsh when the Pokemon enters a boxing.

	Type
Takes 4x damage	-
Takes 2x harm
Takes 0.5x damage
Takes 1/4x impairment	-
Takes 0x impairment

What is Blazon Effectiveness?

HP	Attack	Defence force	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
100	150	140	100	ninety	90

All-time Natures
Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)	Jolly (+Spd, -Sp.Atk)

What are Natures?

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Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Spd)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252 / Sp.Def 4
Final Stat Values	HP 207 / Att 222 / Def 160 / Sp.Def 111 / Agility 110
Ability	Drought
Held Item	Assault Vest
Moveset	・Precipice Blades ・Fire Dial ・Thunder Punch ・Solar Beam

Precipice Blades works every bit Groudon'due south signature move. This 120BP STAB-movement is guaranteed to deal significant damage. Additionally information technology grants Groudon additional Sp.Def boosts when used every bit Max Convulse. It'south exceptional to consider that after one Max Quake, Groudon tin can live a Max Geyser from Kyogre in the rain.

Fire Dial and Thunder Punch serve as swell coverage moves for Groudon. Both of these moves can assist Groudon confronting the types its' weak to and provide added utility past inflicting condition. Notably, Fire Punch also gets a heave from the sun.

Solar Beam serves equally the terminal coverage move for Groudon which can get a one-plow motility in the sun. But information technology also has the added do good of adding Grassy Terrain thank you to Max Overgrowth. This volition provide Groudon with passive recovery.

This moveset utilizes a bulky physical attacker spread with maximum investment in HP and Atk. The remaining EVs tin can exist placed in Sp.Def to distribute bulk.

Drought lets Groudon gear up the sun equally he enters the battlefield. This tin assistance boost the power of Fire-type attacks, while also finer eliminating its Water-blazon weakness.

Set on Vest raises Groudon'due south Sp.Def by 50%, further increasing its bulk, while restricting information technology to utilize merely attacking moves.

Heat Crash	Every bit 1 of the heaviest Pokemon in the game, Heat Crash is an alternate selection for a Burn down-type move.
Rock Border	An alternative coverage motion to deal with Flying-types.

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Nature	Jolly (+Spd, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 60 / Atk 212 / Def 4 / Sp.Def 52 / Spd 180
Final Stat Values	HP 183 / Atk 197 / Def 161 / Sp.Def 117 / Spd 156
Ability	Drought
Held Item	Weakness Policy
Moveset	・Precipice Blades ・Fire Punch ・Thunder Punch ・Rock Border

This moveset has EVs set upward in a fashion that information technology tin can survive confronting Kyogre, while existence able to revenge impale it with Max Lightning later the Weakness Policy Heave. Enough Speed EVs are also given to make sure it'due south slower than Kyogre (which means that sun will be set when they're switched into the battlefield at the same time.)

This set revolves around Groudon receiving a boost from Weakness Policy, ideally from beingness striking by a water-type move. Despite beingness super-constructive, Drought actually reduces the impairment dealt by water-type moves. This allows Groudon to benefit from Weakness Policy, without receiving increased impairment.

Oestrus Crash	As one of the heaviest Pokemon in the game, Heat Crash is an alternate choice for a Burn down-type move.
Solar Axle	A grass-type coverage move for Groudon which tin become a one-turn move in the sun. It besides has the added benefit of adding Grassy Terrain for recovery thank you to Max Overgrowth.
Swords Trip the light fantastic toe	Allows Groudon to gear up on its' ain without having to wait for the Weakness Policy Boost.

Groudon Swords Dance

Nature	Adamant (+Atk, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread	HP 252 / Atk 252 / Sp. Def 4
Last Stat Values	HP 414 / Atk 222 / Def 160 / Sp. Def 111 / Spe 110
Ability	Drought
Held Particular	Sitrus Berry
Moveset	・Precipice Blades ・Rock Slide ・Swords Trip the light fantastic toe ・Protect

Groudon is a powerful Pokemon that is able to set up Sun as well equally being able to hit actually hard thanks to its monstrous Set on stat.

Rock Slide and Precipice Blades are powerful multi-hit moves that allow Groudon to take out threats to its teammates. Swords Trip the light fantastic is for passive turns where an opponent may switch out their Pokemon or apply a status move. Protect helps Groudon on turns where it could get double-targeted.

This set maximizes Groudon'south HP as well as its Attack stat and then that information technology can tank as many hits as possible, while dealing every bit much harm as possible. No EVs are invested in Speed and so that information technology can reliably set up up Sun at the beginning of matches.

Drought is Groudon's but Ability and sets upward Sunny Mean solar day for 5 turns. This is also good for enabling Chlorophyll users on your team likewise as reducing the harm of Water-type attacks.

Sitrus Drupe gives Groudon a little scrap more than HP so that it stays in the game longer.

Fire Punch	Burn Punch is a practiced option as a Fire-type move. Information technology resets the atmospheric condition equally Max Flare if Groudon is Dynamaxed.
Thunder Punch	Thunder Dial gives Groudon coverage against H2o-type Pokemon.

Keeping Groudon healthy and avoiding Intimidate are key to finding success with this Pokemon. Utilize its offensive moves to accept out Electric-types that its teammates accept trouble with are important to whatever match. Switching it out to reestablish weather tardily-game is also important for Groudon teams.

Finding the right turns to fix a Swords Dance or utilise Protect is also a sure way to succeed with Groudon.

Groudon is ofttimes paired with a Chlorophyll user or a Fire-type Pokemon. These Pokemon naturally take synergy with each other, boosting each other's strengths and roofing each others' weaknesses

Special Assaulter	Physical Attacker	Secondary Special Attacker
Venusaur	Groudon	Charizard

Venusaur and Charizard are staples in Sun teams. The usual counters for them are Electric-types. Setting upwards Electric Terrain with Max Lightning prevents Venusaur from using Sleep Powder. Max Lightning also threatens Charizard.

Groudon can handily accept intendance of Electric types with its powerful offensive moves in Rock Slide and Precipice Blades.

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Groudon

Weakness

Super-constructive Special Attacks are expert to employ against Groudon. Cycling Intimidates is also good for rendering Groudon's offense ineffective.

Pokemon	Description
Venusaur	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・An opposing Venusaur tin threaten Groudon by Gigantamaxing and using G-Max Vine Lash. Moveset & Best Build for Venusaur
Palkia	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Palkia tin can threaten Groudon even in Sun with a powerful Max Geyser. Moveset & All-time Build for Palkia
Incineroar	Ranking: ★★★★★ ・Intimidate can neuter Groudon's offensive capabilities. ・Incineroar can sometimes outspeed Groudon and escape using Departing Shot. Moveset & All-time Build for Incineroar
Hitmontop	Ranking: ★★★★ ・Intimidate tin can neuter Groudon'south offensive capabilities. ・Has access to Wide Guard, which can stop both of our Groudon set up's attacking moves. Moveset & Best Build for Hitmontop

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