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Team Magma's Groudon

Team Magma vs Team Aqua / #9/95

Team Magma's Groudon

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Team Magma vs Team Aqua
Rarity (source)
Holo Rare
Illustrator
Kazuo Yazawa
Source reference
ex4-9

CARDEX BACKGROUND

About the species

Groudon is said to have slept in underground magma after an ancient struggle with Kyogre. It is regarded as the embodiment of continents: the heat it releases is said to have driven back water and expanded the land. Other accounts relate that the two rivals fought over nature’s energy. In the Pokédex, its sleep therefore does not erase its power. It marks a pause in a story where land and sea continually answer each other.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire describes Groudon’s Primal Reversion as a return to an original appearance through natural energy. Pokémon X attributes the evaporation of water that is said to have expanded the continents to its heat. These are accounts of its power, not geological measurements.

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Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Fighting · Darkness
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
383
Retreat cost
3 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Power Saver

Poke-BODY

As long as the number of Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) that has Team Magma in its name is 3 or less, Team Magma's Groudon can't attack.

Attacks

Linear Attack

Cost: Fighting · Colorless

Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pulverize

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Colorless

Damage: 50+

If the Defending Pokémon already has at least 2 damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Holographic
  • holo · standard
  • reverse · standard
  • holo · standard · tsuguyoshi-yamato
  • normal · standard

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