Pokémon GO Primal Groudon Raid Guide

Primal Groudon is a Fire, Ground-type boss. It is weak to Water, Ground, and the top counter in our current attacker data is Mega Greninja(Water Shuriken + Surf). The ranking below is our per-type attacker table recalculated for this boss's type matchups.

Primal Groudon

FireGround

Weak toWater×2.56· double weaknessGround×1.6

ResistsElectric×0.391Fire×0.625Poison×0.625Bug×0.625Steel×0.625Fairy×0.625

CP100% IV 2,351 · Weather boosted 2,939Caught at level 25 in Sunny weather

Weather that boosts its weaknesses — Rainy: Water / Sunny: Ground

Best Primal Groudon counters

Level 40, 15 IVs, target defense 180. Each attacker's moveset from our tier table is recalculated with this boss's type matchups (fast and charged moves separately). Overall combines damage output and time survived.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Mega Greninja Water×2.56	Water ShurikenSurf★	59.2	131.8
2	Primal Kyogre Water×2.56	WaterfallOrigin Pulse★	48.1	123.4
3	Mega Starmie Water×2.56	Water GunLiquidation★	45.3	103.6
4	Shadow Kyogre Water×2.56	WaterfallOrigin Pulse★	44.1	102.5
5	Mega Swampert Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	41.6	102.3
6	Mega Gyarados Water×2.56	WaterfallHydro Pump	37.0	93.0
7	Mega Blastoise Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	38.6	92.9
8	Kyogre Water×2.56	WaterfallOrigin Pulse★	36.7	89.4
9	Shadow Swampert Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	37.6	83.9
10	Shadow Greninja Water×2.56	Water ShurikenHydro Cannon★	41.0	83.8
11	Shadow Gyarados Water×2.56	WaterfallHydro Pump	36.8	82.7
12	Shadow Kingler Water×2.56	BubbleCrabhammer	40.1	81.9
13	Inteleon Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	38.4	80.5
14	Shadow Golisopod Water×2.56	WaterfallRazor Shell	35.2	79.4
15	Shadow Feraligatr Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	35.9	79.0

★ = legacy move (not available from a regular TM)

Without Megas or Shadows

The same ranking with Mega and Shadow Pokémon removed.

#	Pokémon · Attack type	Moveset	DPS	Overall
1	Kyogre Water×2.56	WaterfallOrigin Pulse★	36.7	89.4
2	Inteleon Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	38.4	80.5
3	Volcanion Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Pump	32.9	77.7
4	Quaquaval Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	34.7	77.1
5	Primarina Water×2.56	WaterfallHydro Cannon★	32.6	75.2
6	Gyarados Water×2.56	WaterfallHydro Pump	31.1	73.1
7	Greninja Water×2.56	Water ShurikenHydro Cannon★	34.2	73.1
8	Swampert Water×2.56	Water GunHydro Cannon★	30.9	72.2

Moves Primal Groudon can use

Based on this Pokémon's current move pool, legacy moves excluded. The boss carries one fast move and one charged move from this list.

CP by IV

The CP shown on the catch screen tells you the IVs. Winning a Mega Raid lets you catch the Pokémon before Mega Evolution. The CP is for that form.

FAQ

Data basis

• Game data (move power, duration, base stats): as of 2026-10-08
• Counter ranking: GBL Note's own calculation — attacker tier table (2026-10-07) with this boss's type matchups
• Availability: checked automatically from a public schedule feed (2026-10-11)
• Sources: PokeMiners game master · PvPoke game master · LeekDuck schedule data (ScrapedDuck)

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