Groudon

Groudon (グラードン Groudon) is a -type Pokémon and a Legendary Pokémon. Groudon is a Version Mascot, as it appears on the box art for the game Pokémon Ruby.

In the Anime
Groudon had a fight with Kyogre at the place where Kyogre slept. Ground type Pokémon appeared in the Pokémon Anime in Gaining Groudon!, and The Scuffle Of Legends!, debuting with Kyogre as well. Team Magma and Team Aqua were competing to gain both legendaries. Team Aqua, as it turned out, tricked Magma leader Maxie by taking Kyogre even after they had Groudon. Ash's Pikachu then shocked Groudon's cargo container and released it to fight against a rampaging Kyogre.

A false one also appeared in the 6th Pokemon Movie, Jirachi: Wish Maker which a Team Magma scientist tried to create, but the experiment failed ending in a massive Groudon-like monster.

Game Info
Even in Pokémon Diamond Pearl and Platinum, Groudon is the heaviest Pokémon in the game at over one ton.





Apperence
Groudon is a red and white pokemon. It has white spikes on it's tail and neck. It has white sharp claws and it also has white toes .It has a grayish and blackish underbelly. It has a large tail with three sharp white spikes appearing on the left hand side and right hand side of its tail.

Trivia

 * Groudon and Torterra are the same species. They are both known as the Continent Pokémon
 * Groudon is the only pure and type Legendary Pokémon.
 * Groudon is the only non- type Pokémon to learn Eruption and Fire Blast via level up.
 * In Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, the player doesn't actually fight Groudon. Uxie  created a hologram of Groudon that can fight.
 * People often mistaken Groudon as a Fire type.
 * Groudon is the heaviest Pokemon so far.
 * It is the only pokemon to have the abbility Drought.
 * Despite being Kyogre's ultimate rival, its typing puts it at a massive disadvantage. The only move Groudon learns against Kyogre is SolarBeam, but Groudon is physical based pokemon, so this is another disadvantage.

Name Origin
Groudon's name originated from the words "Ground" and "Geddon". Geddon's meaning being to crack the ground.