Primal Groudon
Dtier
Restricted
0.42%
Usage
474
Sets
7.38% with EVs
289
Top 8
60.97%
38
Wins
8.02%
Only the sets played as Primal.
Roles
Physical attackerWeather setter
Summary
Primal Groudon is used on 0.42% of Masters teams in every format Distortion World tracks, ranking it D tier, from 474 tournament sets and 289 top-8 finishes.
Primal Groudon always has Desolate Land and holds Red Orb; the most common build is an Adamant nature.
Its most frequent teammate is Mega Salamence, on 62.24% of its teams.
Based on 474 Masters sets from tournaments through 12 October 2026.
Base stats
HP
100
Atk
180
Def
160
SpA
150
SpD
90
Spe
90
Total770
Usage over time
Ability
Desolate Land
The Pokémon changes the weather to nullify Water-type attacks.
The only ability Primal Groudon can have — Primal Reversion replaces Drought.
Item
Red Orb
A shiny red orb that is said to have a legend tied to it. It’s known to have a deep connection with the Hoenn region.
Required for Primal Reversion — every Primal Groudon set holds it.
Moves
| Move | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 31.22% | 148 | |
| 23.63% | 112 | |
| 21.52% | 102 | |
| 11.81% | 56 | |
| 10.13% | 48 | |
| 6.75% | 32 | |
| 4.22% | 20 | |
| 3.38% | 16 | |
| 3.16% | 15 | |
| 2.32% | 11 | |
| 2.11% | 10 | |
| 1.27% | 6 |
474 sets counted · 21 unique moves
Movesets
| Moveset | Share of sets | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 68.78% | 326 | |
| 3.16% | 15 | |
| 1.90% | 9 | |
| 1.90% | 9 | |
| 1.48% | 7 | |
| 1.05% | 5 | |
| 1.05% | 5 |
474 sets
Natures
| Nature | Share | Sets |
|---|---|---|
Adamant | 30.91% | 17 |
Timid | 20.00% | 11 |
Brave | 14.55% | 8 |
Jolly | 9.09% | 5 |
Modest | 9.09% | 5 |
Other | 16.36% | 9 |
55 sets
EVs
Average investment35 sets
| Stat | Investment | Average |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 113 | |
| Atk | 74 | |
| Def | 5 | |
| SpA | 104 | |
| SpD | 72 | |
| Spe | 140 |
Teammates
share of its 474 Masters teams
Sets
sets with EVs first · best placements first
Best results
24 teams
Aug 18, 2019
1st
Naoto Mizobuchi
Nov 17, 2019
1st
James Baek
Jul 1, 2016
1st
Chase Lybbert
May 14, 2016
1st
Alex Gómez
May 20, 2016
1st
Arash Ommati
Nov 5, 2016
1st
Zheyuan Huang
Feb 20, 2016
1st
Aaron Zheng
Feb 14, 2016
1st
Paul Chua
Oct 15, 2016
1st
Ian Mclaughlin
Oct 1, 2016
1st
Riley Factura
Jun 2, 2019
1st
Paul Chua
Sep 8, 2019
1st
Barry Anderson