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Height
11'06" Imperial
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3.5 m Metric
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11'06"/3.5 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
2094.4 lbs. Imperial
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950.0 kg Metric
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2094.4 lbs./950.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 3
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 218
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Battle Exp.: 2181*
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Groudon (Japanese: グラードン Groudon) is a Template:Type2 legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Groudon possesses the ability to expand continents. In ancient times it came in conflict with Kyogre, a Pokémon with the ability to expand the oceans.
In Pokémon Ruby and Emerald Versions, Groudon is sought after by Team Magma as part of their plot to create more habitats for land Pokémon by lowering the sea level.
Groudon is the version mascot of Ruby, appearing on the boxart.
Groudon is the second of the Weather trio.
Biology
Physiology
Groudon is modeled after the Earth's land, as shown by the rocky plates on its back. It is colored red, possibly a reference to its relation with volcanoes. Its massive, armored body is modeled after a behemoth, a creature of legends and religious texts (particularly the Bible) that ruled the land. However, the behemoth is usually depicted as a warthog/hippopotamus-like creature; in the same way that Kyogre is not based on traditional depictions of the leviathan, Groudon's design may be based on lizards or various dinosaurs, specifically a T-Rex, which could explain why it is biped. It has red armor plating with a gray belly and sharp white spikes running from its head down to its tail. It has three large sharp toenails on each foot.
Gender differences
Groudon is a genderless species.
Special abilities
Groudon emanates heat, evaporating surrounding water and causing constant bright sunlight similar to the effects of Sunny Day. The sunlight lasts even after Groudon has left the vicinity. It is thought to have been the creator of land in the Pokémon world. It can heat up the air around it to cause static charge, enabling it to use some electric moves.
Behavior
Slow, stoic, and heavy (2094 pounds--a little over a ton), this super-heavyweight created the land, according to Hoenn legend. It sleeps underground in magma chambers, and causes volcanoes to erupt when it awakens. It is said to appear before those with shining silver spirits.
Habitat
Groudon sleeps miles below the ground (occasionally in deep, hot magma pockets), and is therefore nearly impossible to find in the wild without awakening it.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
In Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends, a Groudon battles against Kyogre.
Minor appearances
In Jirachi: Wish Maker, a former Team Magma scientist, working as a magician at the carnival, wishes to use Jirachi to bring forth a Groudon. However, what he ended up with was not a Groudon, but a manifestation of pure evil that had the appearance of a Groudon. At the end, Jirachi used Doom Desire to destroy the false Groudon.
In Malice In Wonderland!, a Groudon appeared as an illusion created by Mismagius.
A Groudon makes a cameo during the opening of The Rise of Darkrai when it awakens from the ground during a volcanic explosion.
A Groudon also appears in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
In the manga
Awakening Groudon was the main mission of Team Magma, so they could expand the land. Groudon was finally awakened when Team Magma and Aqua formed a temporary truce to be able to go underwater. Wallace, Brawly, and Roxanne tried to stop the Pokémon's advance but failed due to the interventions of Mack, Courtney, and Tabitha. Eventually, it reaches its destination: Sootopolis City, to battle Kyogre, which it did for days on end until Ruby, with the aid of a reformed Courtney and his own, Rayquaza-controlling father, managed to quell it. Afterwards, it cut its ties with Kyogre and went to resume its slumber at the bottom of Mt. Chimney. It is shown afterwards that this restored the volcanic activities that Team Aqua had earlier annulled.
In the TCG
- Main article: Groudon (TCG)
In the TFG
One Groudon figure has been released.
Other appearances
Groudon is obtainable as a Poké Ball Pokémon. Due to its tremendous size, it takes up a lot of the stage, making its attack almost inescapable. It uses Overheat to immolate itself in a fiery aura, causing anyone who comes into contact with it to be set on fire and sent flying.
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Groudon is the focus of the second Bonus Field on the Ruby Field. Groudon will throw rocks down from the ceiling to add obstacles to the field and create an eruption to surround itself in pillars of fire. The rocks take three hits to break while the fire pillars take four hits to break. During this time, Groudon will also throw fire balls at the Poké Ball to stall it further. The eruption does break any rocks still on the field. Groudon must be hit 15 times in three minutes to win. After beating the round twice, Groudon will be captured.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: When the player visits Steam Cave for the first time, Uxie creates a fake Groudon, hoping that it would keep the player's team away from knowing Fogbound Lake's existence in order to protect the Time Gear it has been guarding. After the credits, a real Groudon appears in Shimmer Desert as the guardian of the Terra Cymbal.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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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.
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Emerald
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Groudon has appeared in mythology as the creator of the land. It sleeps in magma underground and is said to make volcanoes erupt on awakening.
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FireRed
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This legendary Pokémon is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling Kyogre.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Said to have expanded the lands by evaporating water with raging heat. It battled titanically with Kyogre.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It had been asleep in underground magma ever since it fiercely fought Kyogre long ago.
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White
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Black 2
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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100
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160 - 207
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310 - 404
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150
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139 - 222
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274 - 438
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140
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130 - 211
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256 - 416
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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Total: 670
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Groudon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Groudon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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PP
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This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Groudon in Generation V
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Groudon in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Groudon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Groudon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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PP
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Groudon can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Groudon cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Groudon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Groudon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Terrell's Groudon Costume
- Groudon is the heaviest Pokémon in existence to date.
- Groudon shares the same species name as Torterra; they are both known as the Continent Pokémon.
- Groudon has the highest Attack and base stat total of all Ground-type Pokémon.
- Although Groudon is genderless in the main games, it is referred to as a male in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
- Groudon is the only non-Fire-type Pokémon able to learn Fire Blast, Lava Plume, and Eruption by leveling up.
- In the anime it is portrayed as tall as a skyscraper, but in actual fact it's only 11'06", the same height as Arbok.
- However, as with all snake-based Pokémon, it would appear that Arbok's height is infact its length.
- A Groudon costume is worn by Terrell in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
- Although Groudon is seen to be bathing in magma, Groudon can be afflicted by a burn.
- Groudon is one of two Pokémon that shares no types with other main series version mascots. The other is Venusaur.
- On the DVD cover of Jirachi: Wish Maker, Groudon is depicted in a normal state. However, the the main storyline Groudon was not in a normal state at all, and was a fake or 'virus' Groudon
- In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, before Michael can get to Makan, he has to fight Chobin. And, after defeating him, has to fight him again, only this time, Chobin is in a Robo Groudon which is a creation of Dr. Kaminko.
Origin
Groudon is most likely based on the Hebrew legends of Behemoth, the unconquerable primal master of the land. Its counterparts were Leviathan and Ziz. Just as Groudon is in conflict with Kyogre, it was said that at the end of time Behemoth and Leviathan would start a battle that would kill them both. Groudon's appearance also draws inspiration from the Tyrannosaurus and from various species of Ankylosauria such as Euoplocephalus.
Name origin
Groudon's name appears to be a combination of "ground" and "don", which is Spanish for lord—hence, lord of the ground. The suffix -don is also used in the names of many dinosaurs and large animals, and means "tooth". Groudon has large teeth, and also somewhat resembles a dinosaur. Although possibly a coincidence, its name also includes 土 do, ground, or "don", the Japanese onomatopoeia for a very loud crashing noise, which would be made by Groudon's feet when it walks.
In other languages
- German: Groudon
- French: Groudon
- Korean: 그란돈 Groundon
- Chinese (Taiwan): 固拉多 Gū Lā Dūo - Transliteration of its Japanese name. 固 (strong/hard/firm) can also be derived from 固體 Gùtǐ (solid).
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