Groudon (Pokémon)

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Groudon (Japanese: グラードン Groudon) is a Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Groudon can undergo Primal Reversion and become Primal Groudon if it holds the Red Orb.
Groudon possesses the ability to expand continents. In ancient times it came in conflict with , a Pokémon with the ability to expand the oceans. In , , and , Groudon is sought after by Team Magma as a major part of their plot to create more habitats for land Pokémon by lowering the sea level.
Groudon is the game mascot of Pokémon Ruby and its remake, Pokémon Omega Ruby, appearing on the boxart of both games in its normal and Primal forms respectively.
Along with and , Groudon is one of the super-ancient Pokémon.
==Biology==
Groudon is a massive, bipedal, -like covered in red, segmented plates of thick, lava-resistant skin that act as armor. It has a gray underside and large white spikes that run along the sides of its head, body, and tail. Groudon has four claws on each hand, four dozer-like blades on the end of its large tail, and three claws on each foot with gray markings under its feet. It also has blue stripes inside the seams of its armor plating which can only be seen when Groudon is glowing with power.
Groudon is believed to be the personification of the land itself, and is also described in mythology as the creator of world's continents. Groudon is an immensely powerful Pokémon, having control over the land and being capable of creating a sweltering heat wave that'd spread out to the whole world, eventually burning it up completely. Groudon is capable of dispeling rain clouds with its light and evaporating water with its raging heat. This heat allows Groudon to expand the landmass in the process. As Groudon slumbers in Seafloor Cavern, it is incased in a layer of rock that'll be shattered away if it is awakened by the Red or Blue Orb. Groudon was hailed as a savior for evaporating flooded areas of the world. Whenever Groudon awakens, it causes volcanoes to erupt.
Groudon is normally calm and helpful, but if it encounters its rival, , Groudon will engage in a cataclysmic battle against it. Said battle can only be stopped by the intervention of . Groudon is known to enter a deep slumber after said clash with Kyogre. Groudon can travel on water by using its magma to form a path beneath its feet. Groudon can attack its foes by . It sleeps in large magma chambers. Groudon loves Groudon Treats made by Snacksworth, who once encountered and waved to it in the past.
Groudon is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move . Prior to Generation V, was its signature Ability.
===Forms===
Groudon can undergo Primal Reversion and become Primal Groudon.
Primal Groudon's appearance is similar to Groudon, but larger in size. Its skin color changes from dark red to deep crimson with its underside, spikes, and teeth turning black. The blades on its tail are more separated from one another. The symbol is now shown on its arms. Its eyes, the inside of its mouth, and the now-enlarged openings between its armor plating glow bright yellow, and its irises are now red.
The primal form of Groudon is said to be Groudon's true and original form and is at its full power when in the Primal state. Primal Groudon received its name from the ancient people of Hoenn who it tormented in the past.| Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre | Offical Site | Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire In the Mega Evolution Pokédex Short, Primal Groudon is said to create new land with every step it takes. The energy that fills Primal Groudon pours forth as magma, and it burns with such an extreme temperature that its body is always shimmering with the haze of its heat.https://web.archive.org/web/20150202062720/http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/pokemon/legendary-pokemon/primal-groudon It uses this enchanced magma to expand the landmass of the world. With its weather-manipulating powers, moves. 
Primal Groudon was formed from the natural primal energy that existed in Hoenn's ancient past. It has to feed on that same energy so it can maintain its primal form in the present day, after it was undone in the past by Mega Rayquaza. Due to the lack of Primal energy in the surface, it is forced to find a source underground, such as the stones in the Cave of Origin, allowing it to undergo a Primal Reversion. Primal Groudon along with Primal Kyogre have the power to disrupt the planet's balance, with the risk of it being destroyed.| The Legends of Hoenn Continue
Primal Groudon is the only known Pokémon with as its Ability.
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==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : 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 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 fireballs 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.
*: When the player completes the Mt. Freeze dungeon for the first time, after is spoken to, an earthquake will happen. Ninetales says that Groudon has awakened, and will wreak havoc. Team A.C.T. will go off and try to stop Groudon, only to be defeated, so a new team, made up of , , and , is assembled. When they get defeated, the player's team has to go to Magma Cavern themselves and defeat Groudon.
* : When the player visits Steam Cave for the first time, 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.
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===Form data===
====Primal Groudon====
Primal Groudon is an additional form for Groudon that is the result of undergoing Primal Reversion. If Groudon is sent into battle while holding a Red Orb, it will change into Primal Groudon; it only loses its form when the battle ends.
Primal Groudon is only available in Pokémon Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. It was removed in Generation VIII along with Mega Evolution.
Primal Groudon differs from Groudon in its base stats, Ability, cry, and type.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Meta Groudon=====
In Jirachi: Wish Maker, a former Team Magma scientist named Butler, working as a magician at the Millennium Festival, wished to use to bring forth a Groudon. However, what he ended up with was not a Groudon, but a manifestation of pure evil that simply had the appearance of a Groudon. At the end, Jirachi used to destroy Meta Groudon.
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Groudon made its physical animated series debut in Gaining Groudon. Team Aqua had captured Groudon but did not have the correct orb to control it, so they planned to make a trade with Team Magma, who had captured Kyogre. The trade was about to be made when Archie decided to use Kyogre to destroy everyone, including his fellow henchmen. The between Kyogre and Groudon occurred in The Scuffle of Legends.
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In Mega Evolution Special II, a Groudon was awakened by the presence of the Giant Rock. In Mega Evolution Special III, it was shown in its primal state, fighting with Primal over the Giant Rock.
=====Other=====
In Malice In Wonderland!, a Groudon showed up as an illusion created by a .
In the beginning of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, a Groudon was summoned by to defeat it in the past. A Primal Groudon was later one of six Legendary Pokémon summoned and hypnotized by the shadow as its reinforcements. It and its teammates engaged in a battle against the , , and summoned to protect the real Hoopa in Dahara City. Eventually, after the shadow Hoopa was sealed in a Prison Bottle, the hypnosis on Primal Groudon and the other Legendary Pokémon was lifted, and Primal Groudon departed for its home.
====Minor appearances====
Groudon debuted in the opening sequence of Jirachi: Wish Maker, where it was seen rising out of the lava in a volcanic area while being monitored by Team Magma.
A Groudon appeared in a fantasy in The Spheal of Approval.
A Groudon appeared in a fantasy in Unfair Weather Friends.
A Groudon appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
In the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, a Groudon exploded out of a makeshift, mountain-based battlefield.
A Groudon appeared in the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
A Groudon appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A silhouetted Groudon appeared in a fantasy in Healing the Healer!.
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer===
In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, a Primal Groudon rose from the ground and battled a Primal with its .
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Vision, Courtney had a vision in which a Primal Groudon destroyed a chain of islands before attacking Maxie and Tabitha. While she was puzzled by the vision's meaning, this ultimately did not deter her from carrying on Team Magma's plans.
===GOTCHA!===
A Groudon briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Primal Groudon appeared in a fantasy in The Wish. It was shown battling Primal before being defeated by as Zinnia told the story of the Draconid people to .
==In the manga==
===Movie adaptations===
An evil creature resembling a Groudon was the result of Butler's failed experiment in the of Jirachi: Wish Maker by Oouchi Suigun.
===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
Groudon appeared in PBK4.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Groudon's first appearance was in Assaulted by Pelipper I. Awakening Groudon was the main mission of Team Magma, so they could expand the land. Groudon was finally awakened when Team Magma and Team 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 Blaise, Courtney, and Tabitha. Eventually, it reaches its destination: Sootopolis City, to battle , which it did for days on end until , with the aid of a reformed Courtney and his own, -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 , Blaise and tricked into summoning Groudon and Kyogre from their resting places, with Maxie and Archie making them both undergo Primal Reversion so that they could help defend the planet from the giant meteoroid that was due to impact it in several days.
A Primal Groudon appeared in a fantasy in Beedrill Prepares.
===Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!===
Ryū Tendō owns a Groudon, which debuted in ABM10.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
Groudon appeared in Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!! and Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.
==In the TCG==
==In the TFG==
One Groudon figure has been released.
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==Other appearances==
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl===
Groudon is obtainable as a Pokémon. It uses to immolate itself in a fiery aura, causing anyone (except the summoner) who comes into contact with it to be knocked back and receive damage, similar to the attack of , though it lasts longer. Due to its tremendous size, it takes up a lot of the stage, making its attack almost inescapable. However, Groudon's attack is significantly weaker than Moltres', as it deals less knockback and damage; making it very hard to directly KO an opponent until they reach a very high damage percentage.
====Trophy information====
"A Continent Pokémon. In ancient times, it brought down droughts to save people who had suffered from floods. It is normally found in the profound depths of the earth, where it slumbers in magma. With a mighty roar, it uses to mow down enemies. In battle, it summons sunlight to bathe the area. It once had an epic battle with ."
===Super Smash Bros. for Wii U===
Groudon appears as a trophy.
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NA: Groudon is called the Continent Pokémon, and that's not just because it lives on them. Legend has it that Groudon actually created the continents. It has a rivalry with Kyogre, said to have created the oceans, and they apparently had an epic battle long ago. Perhaps our world was born from this great battle between land and sea.
PAL: Groudon is called the Continent Pokémon, and that's not just because it lives on them. Legend has it that Groudon actually created the continents. It has a rivalry with Kyogre, said to have created the oceans, and they apparently had an epic battle long ago. Perhaps it was this battle of land and sea that created the world as we know it.
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Both Groudon and Primal Groudon appear as .
==Trivia==
* Groudon's and , and and stats are the reverse of Kyogre's.
* Prior to , Groudon has a catch rate of 5.
* Groudon is the only pure Pokémon to not have an evolutionary relative.
* Groudon shares its name with . They are both known as the Continent Pokémon.
* Primal Groudon is the tallest .
* Primal Groudon is the heaviest Ground-type and Fire-type Pokémon.
* Primal Groudon has the highest base stat and base stat total of all Ground-type and Fire-type Pokémon.
** It also has the highest base stat of all Fire-type Pokémon and the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* The Meta Groudon in Jirachi: Wish Maker is much taller than Groudon's game height of 11' 06", being as tall as the mountainous structures in Forina. When an actual Groudon later appeared in the animated series in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends, it was much closer to its correct size.
* On the DVD cover of Jirachi: Wish Maker, a normal Groudon is depicted, despite the Groudon in the film not being an actual Groudon.
* In , the character Chobin operates a Robo Groudon after the player defeats him for the third time.
* Although Groudon is gender unknown in the core series games, it is referred to as a male in 's story; it is still gender unknown for purposes of gameplay.
* A Groudon costume is worn by Terrell in .
* In its early design, Groudon's eyes were shaped differently, with the positioning of the spikes on its body being slightly different. Its head details became much more elongated in the final version, and the super-ancient Pokémon's signature body patterns are not present.
* When Groudon is caught in , it will have the Tera Type.
===Origin===
Groudon may be modeled after the Earth's land and volcanoes and may be a personification of the land. Its conflict with Kyogre is similar to that of and of Hebrew legend, who at the end of time would start a battle that would kill them both. Like Groudon, Behemoth is associated with the land. However, while Behemoth is usually depicted as a /-like creature, Groudon resembles a dinosaur, with spikes resembling various species of .
The patterns on Groudon and Primal Groudon's legs and arms appear similar to the last letter of Greek alphabet, , which might signify the end of life, believed to happen with cataclysmic events such as volcano eruptions. It might also signify the opposition to 's .
====Name origin====
Groudon may be a combination of ground and don (Spanish for lord) or -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth). It may also involve 土 do (earth) or ドン don (onomatopoeia for booming or crashing sound).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Meta Groudon
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* Groudon (Adventures)
* Super-ancient Pokémon
* Primal Reversion
* Legendary Pokémon
* Myths and legends involving Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
==References==
==External links==
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