Primal Groudon is again in Pokémon GO raids throughout a particular raid day occasion on March 23. Primal Groudon will likely be accessible to battle between 1400 and 1700 native time.
There’s a host of occasion bonuses, and a paid occasion ticket, making this an awesome alternative to get out and grind the most effective Floor-type Pokémon within the recreation.
Free occasion bonuses embody boosted Shiny charges, 5 further free raid passes and an elevated Distant Raid restrict. Trainers who wish to decide up the $5 occasion ticket will get eight additional raid passes, elevated Uncommon Sweet XL possibilities and a lift to XP and Stardust rewards from Primal Groudon Raids.
Finest Primal Groudon counters in Pokémon GO:
Primal Groudon is an extremely highly effective Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Nevertheless, it does have an achilles heel. As a Floor and Hearth-type, it has a double weak point to Water-type Pokémon. It additionally has a single weak point to Floor-types.
That implies that with workforce of Water-type Pokémon taking Primal Groudon down is not as laborious as it could seem. We’ve some good Pokémon to select from when constructing a workforce of Primal Groudon counters.
Listed below are the most effective Primal Groudon counters in Pokémon GO:
Primal Kyogre |
Waterfall & Origin Pulse |
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Mega Swampert |
Water Gun & Hydro Cannon |
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Mega Blastoise |
Water & Hydro Cannon |
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Mega Gyarados |
Waterfall & Aqua Tail |
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Kyogre |
Water Fall & Origin Pulse |
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Mega Rayquaza |
Dragon Tail & Dragon Ascent |
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Feraligatr |
Water Gun & Hydro Cannon |
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Greninja |
Water Shuriken & Hydro Cannon |
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Samurott |
Waterfall & Hydro Cannon |
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Primal Groudon |
Mud Shot & Precipice Blades |
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Mega Garchomp |
Mud Shot & Earth Energy |
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Empoleon |
Waterfall & Hydro Cannon |
In Pokémon GO there are a whole lot of Water-types we will deploy to take down Primal Groudon. This contains a considerable amount of Pokémon that may Mega Evolve. The Primal Kyogre Raid Day is the weekend earlier than Groudon’s, so it is best to have loads of Kyogre accessible.
One phrase of warning although, the vast majority of these Water-types are solely at their finest with historic strikes from Neighborhood Day’s or different occasions. If you do not have these strikes, your workforce will both be much less efficient otherwise you’ll have to make use of some costly Elite TM’s.
Primal Groudon, being a Floor-type, can be counter towards itself. Nevertheless after all, this can be a double edged sword and your Groudon will likely be weak to the one you are combating.
However, utilizing Primal Groudon towards Primal Groudon will yield bonus Sweet and Sweet XL.
Mega Evolutions to get you extra Groudon sweet in Pokémon GO
Mega Evolutions can assist you get extra sweet and XL sweet with each catch. Having a mega stage 3 lively that enhances sweet for Floor or Hearth-types offers you an additional 2 sweet per catch, in addition to a 25% bonus to your XL sweet probability.
Listed below are the Pokémon you possibly can Mega Evolve to get extra Groudon Sweet in Pokémon GO:
- Steelix
- Houndoom
- Blaziken
- Swampert
- Groudon
- Garchomp
Mega Swampert might be the only option on this listing. Nevertheless, if the Primal Groudon you’re combating has Photo voltaic Beam your Swampert will likely be rapidly dispatched because of its 2x weak point to Grass-type strikes.
What number of trainers do I must beat Primal Groudon in Pokémon GO?
The 2x weak point to Water-types does assist Primal Groudon be a extra manageable Pokémon GO raid to take down. You are 3-4 decrease stage trainers (particularly snug when you’ve got Celebration Energy or Friendship bonuses) being sufficient to win this raid.
For decrease stage trainers, 6-8 is the quantity you have to be aiming for.
Remember the quicker you end the raid, the extra Primal Vitality you may be rewarded with. So, goal for the biggest teams doable.
Groudon Pokémon GO 100% IV
With Primal Groudon being so highly effective in Pokémon GO, snagging a 100% IV Groudon after the raid could be a wonderful final result.
Listed below are the CP values to maintain a watch out for whenever you’re catching Groudon after a raid:
Climate Results:
Climate enhance can assist you save sweet, get higher IVs and profit from energy boosts in your workforce. Listed below are the climate results to keep watch over when taking up these raids.
Sunny |
The Groudon you catch will likely be the next CP. Your Floor-type counters may have boosted assaults. |
Groudon may have boosted Hearth and Floor-type or Grass-type assaults. |
Windy |
Mega Rayquaza’s assaults will likely be boosted. |
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Partly Cloudy |
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Cloudy |
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Snow |
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Wet |
Your Water-type counters may have boosted assaults. |
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Fog |
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Sunny climate is fairly harmful when combating Primal Groudon in Pokémon GO. It can enhance all of its assaults. Primal Groudon with Photo voltaic Beam is a really tough combat, as it should hurt your Water-type counters.
You would possibly wish to take this trade-off in case you are in a giant group, as your Groudon will likely be the next CP on the finish of the combat.
Wet climate may be annoying to be exterior in, however it should make a a lot simpler combat towards Primal Groudon.
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