Is Groudon Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Cave of Origin in Ruby at level 45. Ground-type with AbilityDrought summoning permanent sunlight. Sun boosts Fire moves, enables Chlorophyll, and weakens Water attacks. Groudon's Attack is massive. Ruby's box legendary handles the E4 and Steven through raw power and the weather advantage.
Groudon resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon resists most of Norman's coverage and hits back hard.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Groudon trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Groudon trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Groudon has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Groudon on Cave of Origin (interact, Lv 45, limited). Encountered at the bottom of the Cave of Origin in Sootopolis City during the main story
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45GroundEarthquake150100%10
- LV 45FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- After Flannery
- TM50FireOverheat13090%5
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 65GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 75FireEruption150100%5
How to Get Groudon in Ruby & Sapphire
You'll find Groudon at Cave of Origin as a set encounter. It's always there at that location, so come prepared for the battle. The location details below cover exact positioning.
How to Get Groudon in Ruby & Sapphire
Groudon Weakness
Groudon's Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, and Ice. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. Groudon's physical bulk (base 140 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Groudon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Groudon
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x65-77% Ice Beam 2x43-51% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x46-54% Ice Beam 2x30-36% | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Lombre builds →Surf 2x46-54% Ice Beam 2x30-36% Absorb 2x11-14% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x65-78% Ice Beam 2x44-52% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x47-56% Ice Beam 2x31-38% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Lombre builds →Surf 2x47-56% Ice Beam 2x31-38% Absorb 2x13-16% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x66-78% Ice Beam 2x44-52% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Azumarill builds →Surf 2x47-55% Ice Beam 2x31-37% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Metagross's Explosion hits Groudon for 57-67%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide8-10% Earthquake23-27% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Metagross builds →Explosion57-67% Earthquake23-27% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Raikou builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Forretress builds →Rapid Spin6-7% Explosion30-36% Earthquake12-15% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWonderguard ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Groudon View Shedinja builds →Shadow Ball14-17% | ||
Groudon Evolutions
You can't breed Groudon or evolve it into anything else. This Ground legendary packs 670 stats and doesn't need a chain to be relevant. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
RS Groudon Best Moveset
Permanent sun on switch-in through AbilityDrought boosts Fire moves by 50% and weakens Water. 150 Attack fires MoveEarthquake at the highest physical damage available. MoveSwords Dance doubles the already-massive Attack. MoveRock Slide and MoveFire Blast cover the rest. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Sun-setting physical devastation.
Best Build
Groudon best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Rock Slide
- Hidden Power Ghost
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Groudon's coverage across 9 types all comes from technical machines, built on top of Earthquake and Dig for same-type damage. Earthquake and Fire Blast are the payoff moves.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
GROUDON has long been described in mythology as the POKéMON that raised lands and expanded continents. This POKéMON took to sleep after a cataclysmic battle with KYOGRE.
GROUDON has the power to scatter rain clouds and make water evaporate with light and heat. It came as a savior to people who had been suffering from terrible floods.
Groudon Ruby & Sapphire Guide
For the Ruby & Sapphire meta, At 670 BST, Groudon is built different. We rank it S-Tier. As a Legendary Pokemon, the raw stats back up the reputation. Best used as a wallbreaker. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
Groudon is a static encounter at Cave Of Origin in Ruby & Sapphire. Groudon appears at level 45. Save before the encounter. These one-shot Pokemon don't respawn if you knock them out or run out of Poke Balls.
Groudon gets Drought. But Drought is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that. On wall sets, Drought pairs with Groudon's base 140 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Groudon is a physical attacker with base 150 Attack. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 90 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Since Ruby & Sapphire, Groudon has appeared in 16 games. Legendary Pokemon like Groudon are usually found through story events or special post-game areas rather than random encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASPrimal
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves