Shadow Groudon features in Pokémon GO during a special Shadow Raid Day event on Saturday, September 20, 2025, and Sunday, September 21, 2025. Trainers can look forward to Shadow Groudon in Shadow Raids for the first time, with the potential to be shiny, and one extra free raid pass per day during event hours.
Read on for all details, CP ranges, and everything else you need to know to prepare! Prep your best counter with our raid guide.
Event details
Starts 📅 – Saturday, September 20, 2025, 6:00 a.m.
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Ends 📅 – Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10:00 p.m.
Debut of shiny Shadow Groudon
Trainers will receive one additional Raid Pass from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms each day during the event hours.
Event Ticket Bonuses 🎁
For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase the event ticket offering the following bonuses:
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Trainers will receive five additional Raid Passes from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms each day during the event hours (for a total of seven).
50% more XP from Raid Battles.
2x Stardust from Raid Battles.
Featured Pokémon
Shadow Groudon will feature in Shadow Raids during the event! Get your full Shadow Groudon raid counters here first and prepare.
Shadow Groudon
This is a tricky fight, and Groudon is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water types. Shadow Kyogre can be caught from 2188 CP to 2351 CP, with no weather boost, and from 2736 CP to 2939 CP with Sunny weather boost
Regular and Shiny comparison
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