Primal Groudon Raid Guide

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Groudon (Primal)

Primal Groudon is a Ground and Fire type Primal Raid boss. Best Primal Groudon raid counters include powerful Ground and Water types, with a focus on Water types as it is 2x weak to Water. This guide will tell you how to beat this Primal Beast, as well as its optimal stats, moves and CP range.

Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 10+ trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams.

You need to be as prepared as possible when defeating a Primal Raid Boss, not only are they difficult to beat, but the quicker you beat it, the more Primal Energy you will get. Primal Raids are the hardest raids we have ever had in Pokémon GO.

Primal Groudon Raid Counters Infographic

Primal Groudon Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Primal Groudon:

# Pokémon Fast Move Charge Move TTW Faints
1. Swampert (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
320.11s 19.83
2. Blastoise (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
361.01s 23.50
3. Gyarados (Mega) Waterfall
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
410.55s 20.67
4. Kyogre (Primal) Waterfall
Water
Surf
Water
445.70s 21.83
5. Kyogre Waterfall
Water
Surf
Water
554.97s 29.00
6. Swampert Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
556.00s 32.67
7. Salamence (Mega) Dragon Tail
Dragon
Hydro Pump
Water
643.18s 17.00
8. Kingler Bubble
Water
Crabhammer
Water
557.07s 37.00
9. Gyarados Waterfall
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
622.22s 24.17
10. Feraligatr Waterfall
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
593.92s 34.33
11. Samurott Waterfall
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
587.32s 36.83
12. Clawitzer Water Gun
Water
Crabhammer
Water
594.32s 37.33
13. Slowbro (Mega) Water Gun
Water
Water Pulse
Water
626.90s 30.67
14. Crawdaunt Waterfall
Water
Crabhammer
Water
599.48s 43.83
15. Empoleon Waterfall
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
611.04s 42.00
16. Primarina Waterfall
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
659.34s 35.17
17. Palkia Dragon Tail
Dragon
Hydro Pump
Water
691.27s 33.17
18. Blastoise Water Gun
Water
Hydro Cannon
Water
670.88s 37.17
19. Greninja Bubble
Water
Surf
Water
675.00s 42.00
20. Sharpedo Waterfall
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
655.07s 47.50
21. Groudon (Primal) Mud Shot
Ground
Earthquake
Ground
729.22s 31.67
22. Genesect (Douse) Fury Cutter
Bug
Techno Blast
Water
777.76s 32.33
23. Vaporeon Water Gun
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
728.31s 35.17
24. Milotic Waterfall
Water
Surf
Water
745.47s 34.50
25. Floatzel Water Gun
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
687.52s 48.00
26. Wailord Water Gun
Water
Surf
Water
752.40s 40.75
27. Tapu Fini Water Gun
Water
Surf
Water
765.85s 32.40
28. Pelipper Water Gun
Water
Weather Ball
Water
759.13s 35.60
29. Omastar Water Gun
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
712.23s 43.50
30. Starmie Water Gun
Water
Hydro Pump
Water
722.81s 45.60
31. Rhyperior Mud-Slap
Ground
Surf
Water
786.00s 33.33
32. Salamence Dragon Tail
Dragon
Hydro Pump
Water
796.27s 28.50
33. Gengar (Mega) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
743.77s 43.40
34. Haxorus Dragon Tail
Dragon
Surf
Water
773.70s 40.00
35. Keldeo (Ordinary) Low Kick
Fighting
Hydro Pump
Water
767.38s 37.00

Primal Groudon Moveset

Fast Moves Charge Moves
  • Mud Shot Ground
  • Dragon Tail Dragon
  • Earthquake Ground
  • Solar Beam Grass
  • Fire Blast Fire
  • Fire Punch* Fire
  • Precipice Blades* Ground

*Denotes a Legacy Move, only obtainable via Elite TM.

How to Get Primal Groudon

You cannot catch Groudon in its primal evolved form from the raid. The primal raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Groudon.

Groudon can be caught with the following CP values:

  • 2260 – 2351 CP no weather boost
  • 2825 – 2939 CP boosted by Sunny weather boost

In order to get Primal Groudon you will need 400 Primal Energy for the initial evolution, then 80 Mega Energy to evolve the same Groudon again in the future. If you wait for their ‘cooldown’ period to end, Primal Evolution is free. This cooldown period is shorter the higher mega level your Primal Pokémon is. Primal Energy can be obtained via Primal Groudon Raids, and once you have evolved Primal Groudon, you can earn 100 Primal Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Groudon to earn Primal Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Primal Pokédex.

Shiny Groudon

Like all Mega/Primal Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Groudon from a raid.

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite

 

Primal Groudon Stats

Groudon (Primal) GroundFire
Max CP at lvl 40 5902
Max CP at lvl 50 6672
ATK 353 DEF 268 HP 218
Weak to Resistances
Ground Waterx2 Electric Bug Fairy Fire Poison Steel

 

Conclusion

Primal Groudon is an absolute beast. With massive stats, and a huge max CP, this is one Pokémon you don’t want to miss out on.

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