Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Primal Groudon. Both of these troubled primal elemental siblings are strong in their typings, being the best option in most cases. Even if their individual stats were not top-notch, the primal boost makes it very worthwhile to bring them along. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus.

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

Water types bring Groudon low, which might be why Kyogre is seen winning most encounters with Groudon before Rayquaza gets involved. However, beware of Solar Beam.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	Electric
Resist (0.6x)	Poison Bug Steel Fire Fairy
Neutral	Normal Fighting Flying Rock Ghost Grass Psychic Ice Dragon Dark
Super Effective (1.6x)	Ground
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	Water

Primal Groudon’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Earthquake
• Fire Blast
• Solar Beam
• Return
• Precipice Blades
• Fire Punch

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Primal Groudon. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Primal Kyogre A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Surf

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Waterfall	Surf	100%
Waterfall	Origin Pulse	99%
Waterfall	Hydro Pump	91%
Waterfall	Return	76%
Waterfall	Blizzard	74%
Waterfall	Avalanche	70%

Shadow Kyogre A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Surf

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Waterfall	Surf	100%
Waterfall	Origin Pulse	99%
Waterfall	Hydro Pump	88%
Waterfall	Blizzard	73%
Waterfall	Avalanche	69%
Waterfall	Thunder	68%

Mega Swampert A

Best Moveset: Water Gun / Hydro Cannon

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

3

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	100%
Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon	92%
Water Gun	Surf	89%
Water Gun	Muddy Water	77%
Mud Shot	Surf	76%
Water Gun	Earthquake	68%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Solar Beam	⚔	⚔	⚔⚔
Earthquake	—	—	—
Fire Blast	🛡	🛡	🛡

Mega Blastoise A

Best Moveset: Water Gun / Hydro Cannon

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Gyarados A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Aqua Tail

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Gyarados

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Kyogre A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Surf

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Greninja A

Best Moveset: Bubble / Hydro Cannon

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Golisopod A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Razor Shell

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Samurott A

Best Moveset: Waterfall / Razor Shell

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Swampert A

Best Moveset: Water Gun / Hydro Cannon

DPS★★★☆☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Primal Groudon. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	PrimarinaShadow FeraligatrGyaradosShadow CrawdauntKinglerSwampertShadow EmpoleonShadow RegigigasGreninjaPrimal GroudonQuaquavalMega GarchompMega SlowbroMega RayquazaFeraligatrInteleonMega SharpedoRegigigasSamurott

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Rainy

Kyogre (2.7)Shadow Gyarados (2.7)Shadow Greninja (2.8)

Overall, Primal Groudon is a old but gold Pokemon. It may know Solar Beam, but that is not enough to shake its crippling weakness to water. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!