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Groudon

Celestial Storm / #81/168

Groudon

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Celestial Storm
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference
sm7-81

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

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.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

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
130
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
383
Retreat cost
4 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.

Description from the source

This legendary Pokémon is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling Kyogre.

Attacks

Wreck

Cost: Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 50+

If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 50 more damage. Then, discard that Stadium card.

Ground Slash

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 130

Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.

Documented variants

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

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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