Shadow Groudon Raid Guide (Best Counters, 100% IVs and CPs)

Shadow Groudon

Shadow Groudon is a 5-star Shadow Raid boss, and if you’re lucky, you can get a shiny one! Shadow Groudon is a pure Ground type, making it weak to Grass, Ice, and Water type attacks.

It can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 7/7/7 (IVs boosted during Shadow Groudon Raid Weekend):

• From 2206 CP to 2351 CP with no weather boost
• From 2758 CP to 2939 CP with Sunny weather boost

You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems. We would recommend a minimum of 4  Trainers for Shadow Groudon (and using Purified Gems).

Best Shadow Groudon Counters

The best Raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Groudon are:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	22.26	32	892s
2.	White Kyurem	Ice Fang	Ice Burn	22.49	48	922s
3.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	20.93	33	1016s
4.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	22.38	54	937s
5.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	20.12	46	1033s
6.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	19.41	44	1004s
7.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	19.34	50	1073s
8.	Sky Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	18.26	40	1094s
9.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Surf	19.26	55	1043s
10.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	18.04	47	1154s
11.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	18.34	56	1074s
12.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	18.20	54	1124s
13.	Shadow Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	17.57	52	1166s
14.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	17.75	51	1103s
15.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	17.42	46	1148s
16.	Shadow Chesnaught	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	17.95	65	1136s
17.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	17.53	67	1169s
18.	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail	Fly	16.95	63	1266s
19.	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail	Fly	15.91	38	1329s
20.	Mega Gardevoir	Magical Leaf	Triple Axel	17.20	57	1188s
21.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	16.68	53	1177s
22.	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	16.82	64	1219s
23.	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	15.88	56	1346s
24.	Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe	15.87	56	1326s
25.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	15.49	55	1362s
26.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	15.50	50	1215s
27.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Ice Fang	Behemoth Bash	15.64	52	1231s
28.	Mega Gallade	Psycho Cut	Leaf Blade	16.12	73	1277s
29.	Mega Abomasnow	Leafage	Weather Ball	16.15	68	1266s
30.	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Solar Beam	15.42	61	1307s

Shadow Groudon Stats and Moves

	Shadow Groudon Ground
Max CP	4652
ATK	270
DEF	228
HP	205
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Mud Shot Dragon Tail
Charge moves	Earthquake Precipice Blades* Fire Punch* Fire Blast Solar Beam*

*Legacy Move only available via Elite TM

Shiny Shadow Groudon

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Shadow Groudon	Shadow Groudon

Tips and Tricks

Communication will be key for this raid! You will want to plan not only your Mega Pokémon team positions and counters, but also your use of Purified Gems, so be sure you communicate with your fellow trainers.

We would suggest groups of 5+ for trainers with top counters that are maxed out, and armed with Purified Gems, or 8-10+ for lower-level trainers and those without ideal counters. Purified Gems are a must!

While Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up, we have included the top Shadow Pokémon you can use against Shadow Groudon. Ensure you no longer have Frustration on these Pokémon before considering adding them to your team. If you have any of these as an option, while they may take more damage than non-shadow Pokémon, they will also deal more.

We would highly recommend the use of Mega Evolved Pokémon in Shadow Groudon raids. They provide not only greater damage output, but also boost Pokémon of the same typing in the raid. We would suggest discussing your counter choices with your fellow trainers, and plan Mega Pokémon, and their position in your team accordingly.

If you have a group of 6, for example, one person should have their mega in slot 1, the next slot 2, the next slot 3, etc., you can try to keep the mega boost going throughout the raid.

As these raids are in person only, you can make use of the Party Power raid bonus through Party Play! The Party Power is a Raid bonus that fills up as members of your Party attack the Raid Boss. Once the Party Power bonus is full, your next Charge Attack will receive a special boost. You can see the Party Power button and your progress towards achieving the bonus in the bottom left corner of your Raid Battle.

Related reading

• Pokémon GO Shadow Raids: Comprehensive Guide is an overall guide to all things Shadow Raids

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a Shadow Raid, Groudon will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the Raid boss’ moves. These tier 5 raids are extremely difficult, even for the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defense.

You will need to subdue Shadow Groudon using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and from Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return, you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Groudon Raid, as without them, you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!

Good luck, trainers!