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, it 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 Omega Ruby, 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, with Groudon appearing on the box art of Ruby and Primal Groudon appearing on the box art of Omega Ruby.

Along with and, Groudon is a part of the weather trio.

Biology
Groudon is a massive, bipedal, dinosaur-like creature covered in red, segmented plates of thick 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. It 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.

As Primal Groudon, its 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 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. In the anime, Primal Groudon is said to create new land with every step it takes.

Groudon is an immensely powerful Pokémon, having the ability to summon intense droughts and cause volcanic eruptions. The droughts it can cause allow it to evaporate water, while the volcanic eruptions it can summon enable it to create land. It sleeps in large magma chambers. If it encounters its rival,, they will engage in a cataclysmic battle. Groudon is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move.

Groudon (M06)
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 had the appearance of a Groudon. At the end, Jirachi used to destroy the false Groudon.

Groudon made its physical main 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 during the following episode, The Scuffle of Legends.

Other
In Malice In Wonderland!, a Groudon appeared as an illusion created by.

A Groudon made a cameo appearance in Mega Evolution Special II, where it was shown being awakened by the presence of the Giant Rock. It played a bigger role in Mega Evolution Special III, where it was shown in its primal state, fighting with Primal Kyogre over the Giant Rock. The same Groudon reappeared in flashbacks during Cloudy Fate, Bright Future! and The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!.

A Groudon briefly appeared in the beginning of Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, being one of the many Pokémon summoned by to defeat in the past. A Primal Groudon later appeared as 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.

Groudon made its main series debut in a fantasy in The Spheal of Approval.

A Groudon appeared in a fantasy in Unfair Weather Friends.

A Groudon made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Groudon made a cameo appearance in the opening sequence of The Rise of Darkrai, where it exploded out of a makeshift, mountain-based battlefield.

A Groudon made cameo appearances in the opening sequences of Arceus and the Jewel of Life and Zoroark: Master of Illusions.



In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
A Primal Groudon appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, where it rose from the ground and battled a Primal with its.

In Pokémon Generations
A Primal Groudon appeared in a vision that had in The Vision. In that vision, it 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.

In the 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.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Groudon's first appearance was in The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon I. 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 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 Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga
Ryū Tendō owns a Groudon which debuted in ABM10.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga
Groudon appeared in Why I Became a Pokémon. The Answer Finally Revealed!! and Tears and Emotions - It's the Final Chapter!.

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga
Groudon appeared in PBK4.

In the TFG
One Groudon figure has been released.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Groudon is obtainable as a Poké Ball 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.

Trophy information
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.

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 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: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: When the player completes the Mt. Freeze dungeon for the first time, after is spoken to, an earthquake will happen, then Ninetales says that Groudon has awakened, and will wreak havoc. Team ACT will then go off and try to stop Groudon, only to be defeated, then a new team, made up of, , and . When they get defeated, the player's team have to go to Magma Cavern themselves and defeat Groudon.
 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: 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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Trivia

 * In games prior to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Groudon has a catch rate of 5.
 * Primal Groudon is the tallest.
 * Primal Groudon is the heaviest and  Pokémon.
 * Groudon shares its name with . They are both known as the Continent Pokémon.
 * Primal Groudon has the highest base stat and base stat total of all  and  Pokémon.
 * It also has the highest base and base  stats of all  Pokémon and the highest base  stat of all  Pokémon.
 * The fake Groudon in Jirachi: Wish Maker is much taller than its game height of 11' 06", being as tall as the mountainous structures in Forina. When an actual Groudon later appeared in the anime series, it is 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 Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the character Chobin operates a Robo Groudon after the player defeats him for the third time.
 * Although Groudon is genderless in the core series games, it is referred to as a male in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness.
 * A Groudon costume is worn by Terrell in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

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 warthog/hippopotamus-like creature, Groudon resembles a dinosaur in appearance, with spikes resembling various species of .

Name origin
Groudon may be a combination of ground and don (Spanish for lord). Don also means tooth in Ancient Greek and is commonly used in names, which Groudon somewhat resembles. It may also involve 土 do (ground) or ドン don (onomatopoeia for a very loud crashing noise).

Related articles

 * Groudon (M06)
 * Groudon (anime)
 * Groudon (Adventures)
 * Weather trio