Movimientos y sets competitivos de Primal Groudon

Choice Scarf Shadow Tag Primal Groudon uses its high Speed to revenge kill opposing threats, Trick to incapacitate opposing Pokemon, and STAB V-create to eliminate offensive threats. With a Jolly nature, Choice Scarf Primal Groudon can trap, outspeed, and OHKO Mega Beedrill, Pixilate Mega Diancie, Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y, Mold Breaker Dialga, and some variants of bulky Primal Groudon after a Shell Smash. Shadow Tag Primal Groudon uses Trick to lock opponents such as Wonder Guard Xerneas and Giratina into one move, removing much of their effectiveness. After trapping the opponent and using Trick, Primal Groudon can take the opportunity to set up entry hazards or use Perish Song to eliminate them. Shadow Tag Primal Groudon fits best on offense teams due to its ability to eliminate key threats and incapacitate others with Choice Scarf + Trick. It appreciates teammates that match up well against Mega Gyarados such as Mega Mewtwo X and Pixilate Mega Diancie so that it does not have to fear its powerful Water Shuriken + Pursuit combo. Shadow Tag Primal Groudon also synergizes well with Pokemon that are revenge killed by Pixilate Mega Diancie, such as Mega Rayquaza, Mega Mewtwo X, and Mega Gyarados, since it can switch in on Diancie's attacks and can OHKO it. Primal Groudon also works well on any team that wants to get rid of Wonder Guard Mega Beedrill, as it easily does so while providing great utility for the team it's on.

Choice Band + Mold Breaker Primal Groudon is one of the most powerful Choice item attackers in the metagame due to its incredible STAB moves, great defensive typing, immunity to burns, and amazing bulk. V-create is a ludicrously powerful STAB move that threatens the entirety of the unresisted metagame, notably OHKOing physically defensive Wonder Guard Slaking, Arceus, Mega Audino, and Cresselia after Stealth Rock. In contrast, Thousand Arrows is a virtually unresisted STAB move that is more spammable than V-create thanks to having no drawbacks, freely threatening slower Pokemon, such as Substitute + Baton Pass Wonder Guard Xerneas and Wonder Guard Mega Scizor, alongside paralyzed offensive Pokemon, like opposing Primal Groudon, chipped Mold Breaker Mega Rayquaza, slightly damaged Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Mega Gengar. Beat Up is a great coverage option to heavily damage Prankster Giratina and the rare Mega Slowbro, which would ordinarily switch in on Choice Band Primal Groudon. Alternatively, Precipice Blades still 2HKOes Giratina while also threatening non-Flying-types much more effectively than Beat Up; however, opposing Prankster Giratina has a good chance to successfully fish for a miss by repeatedly using Recover. Knock Off item removal can be useful when forcing mind games, especially against defensive Wonder Guard users running Shed Shell when running a Shadow Tag teammate, and it still threatens Magic Bounce Giratina if Giratina has an intact item and even slight chip damage. Trick is a great option to incapacitate Prankster Giratina, supporting offensive and Substitute + Baton Pass Wonder Guard teammates by shutting down their largest counter. U-turn allows Primal Groudon to retain momentum for its team, as well as continually forcing chip damage against its main check in Giratina. Primal Groudon outspeeds most relevant threats without Speed investment at +2, and the extra HP investment helps it survive -ate Speed from users like Abomasnow. Primal Groudon works best on bulky offense teams, which appreciate its ability to force coinflip scenarios against slower teams and create momentum for offensive teammates. Prankster Giratina benefits Primal Groudon greatly by Imposter-proofing it thanks to its massive physical bulk and V-create resistance. Since opposing Prankster Giratina is Primal Groudon's most common switch-in, Huge Power Dark-types that can remove it with Pursuit, such as Mega Gyarados, Mega Tyranitar, and Yveltal, are valuable partners for it; they can also heavily damage most Choice item + Shadow Tag users, which pick a weakened Primal Groudon off. In particular, Mega Gyarados is great, as it can also switch into an opposing Shell Smash Primal Groudon if healthy and force it out with Water Shuriken. Substitute + Baton Pass Wonder Guard users allow Primal Groudon to come in safely with a Substitute, helping it beat offensive Pokemon like opposing Primal Groudon and Protean Mega Latios one-on-one. In particular, Substitute + Baton Pass Wonder Guard Xerneas has great utility in forcing Prankster Giratina and most Magic Bounce users out with Moonblast, and it can run a diverse array of support options in its filler moveslot, such as Stealth Rock, Defog, Aromatherapy, paralysis support in Glare, Dark Void, Taunt, and even Wish or Shell Smash support for Primal Groudon. Special Mold Breaker users, especially more powerful ones like Mega Latios, Mega Diancie, Choice Specs Mega Rayquaza, and Dialga, can force Giratina out after Primal Groudon uses U-turn. Paralysis support from the likes of Prankster Giratina, as well as select support Wonder Guard users, can make Primal Groudon even more threatening by providing free turns. Also, Primal Groudon can force out paralyzed offensive threats like Mega Gengar, Huge Power Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y lacking a Choice Scarf, Mega Latios, and special Mega Rayquaza. Shadow Tag users can work well with Knock Off Primal Groudon, as the likes of Wonder Guard Primal Kyogre and bulky Gastro Acid + Wonder Guard users like Arceus are secondary switch-ins to it. Entry hazard setters, such as Substitute + Baton Pass Wonder Guard users, defensive Wonder Guard users, and bulky Mold Breaker teammates, can bolster Primal Groudon's offensive prowess, as the additional chip damage from Stealth Rock affects Primal Groudon's KO rolls in a wide variety of instances. Defensive Wonder Guard users can provide Defog and Aromatherapy support, keeping Primal Groudon healthy over the course of a game.

With its amazing physical bulk, incredible offensive typing, ridiculous Attack stat, nifty immunity to the otherwise problematic Will-O-Wisp, and great synergy with other metagame titans, Primal Groudon is the single most threatening offensive Pokemon in the metagame. Every team must prepare for Primal Groudon heavily in the teambuilder, and most teams use one defensive check and one offensive check. Spore or Dark Void allows Primal Groudon to set up against its most common switch-in, Giratina; Spore has 100% accuracy and allows for Imposter-proofing with Safety Goggles Prankster Giratina, while Dark Void affects opposing Safety Goggles users. Stealth Rock is another option, as Primal Groudon forces numerous switches and can use the free turn to set entry hazards. Taunt lets Primal Groudon consistently beat Giratina, which almost always runs four status moves, but is far less useful against its other checks like Primal Kyogre. Shell Smash allows Primal Groudon to boost both its Attack and Speed in a single turn, synergizing well with disruption in Spore, Dark Void, or Taunt. Thousand Arrows is virtually unresisted in the metagame, meaning Primal Groudon can often run a single attack and have tremendous flexibility with its moveset. King's Shield creates mind games with opposing revenge killers, often rendering them null as a threat; V-create is another good choice that allows Primal Groudon to immediately threaten bulky unresisted foes, such as Wonder Guard Slaking, Mega Audino, and Cresselia, much more effectively, forcing them out more often. Primal Groudon has several options for its item; Leftovers synergizes particularly well with King's Shield and increases Primal Groudon's longevity, Lum Berry potentially gifts Primal Groudon a free turn to set up, and Mental Herb allows Primal Groudon to set up against Prankster Giratina lacking Glare or Spore much more easily, nearly always forcing a sack. Mold Breaker allows Primal Groudon to ignore Wonder Guard, allowing it to take full advantage of Thousand Arrows's amazing neutral coverage. The given spread maximizes physical bulk while allowing Primal Groudon to outspeed Pokemon with 150 base Speed, such as Deoxys-Attack and Mega Aerodactyl, after a Shell Smash; an Adamant nature further increases Primal Groudon's offensive prowess, allowing it to 2HKO Giratina after Shell Smash. Primal Groudon fits on nearly every team structure, as its combination of base stats, great STAB moves, and ability to threaten other top metagame threats' checks make it too good to forgo. Prankster Giratina is Primal Groudon's best partner, as it can Imposter-proof Primal Groudon and use Will-O-Wisp or Glare to grant Primal Groudon more opportunities to set up. Giratina also has the option of running Destiny Bond, which is especially useful against Huge Power Mega Gyarados, a common switch-in to Primal Groudon. Despite its impressive bulk, Primal Groudon appreciates being brought in safely by Substitute + Baton Pass users like Wonder Guard Xerneas and Magic Bounce Giratina. Specially offensive Mold Breaker users like Mega Diancie, Choice Specs Mega Rayquaza, and Dialga are great partners to threaten Giratina. In particular, Dialga is an excellent partner, as it can check Gale Wings users and Mega Gyarados lacking Sucker Punch, two common revenge killers to Primal Groudon. Offensive Wonder Guard users, like Xerneas, Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Lucario, are also quite good at forcing out most revenge killers that otherwise take full advantage of unboosted Primal Groudon. As Giratina is Primal Groudon's greatest obstacle, Huge Power Mega Gyarados is a great partner; it can also potentially force out a chipped Imposter user. Physically defensive Wonder Guard Primal Kyogre, as well as Wonder Guard Mega Swampert, are good partners as well due to their ability to check unboosted Imposter users; the latter can also run a Substitute + Baton Pass set to allow offensive teammates to set up more easily. Lastly, Shadow Tag Mega Mewtwo X is a good partner, as with bulk investment it can survive Lum Berry Huge Power Mega Gyarados's Sucker Punch and OHKO back with a Fighting-type attack.