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Pokémon GO: Proto-Groudon Counters – 20 Best Attackers in the Raid Guide

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The best counters against Proto-Groudon in Pokémon GO in the guide. We show you the best attackers and movesets. With this, you can defeat and catch Groudon in its Primal form in raids.

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What kind of Pokémon is Proto-Groudon? It is the stronger version of Groudon, which was first released in Pokémon GO during the Hoenn Tour 2023. It belongs to the types Ground and Fire. You can also find Proto-Kyogre in the game.

When does Proto-Groudon come? You can find the boss in the worldwide Nature Zone event in Proto-Raids. The event takes place on November 23rd and 24th, 2024. Here, we show you the best counters against Proto-Groudon and which types it is weak against (type effectiveness).

Defeating and catching Proto-Groudon in raids – With these counters

  1. Proto-Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf
  2. Mega Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
  3. Shadow Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf
  4. Mega Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
  5. Mega Gyarados with Waterfall and Aqua Tail
  6. Shadow Gyarados with Waterfall and Aqua Tail
  7. Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf
  8. Tectass with Waterfall and Water Cutter
  9. Shadow Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
  10. Shadow Feraligatr with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
  11. Primarina with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
  12. Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
  13. Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
  14. Shadow Crawdaunt with Waterfall and Water Cutter
  15. Kingler with Bubble and Water Cutter
  16. Inteleon with Water Gun and Surf

Weaknesses of Proto-Groudon: The Pokémon belongs to the types Ground and Fire and has weaknesses against Water and Ground. Especially against Water. So focus on attacks and Pokémon of these types in raids to defeat Proto-Groudon.

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Is there a Shiny Proto-Groudon? Yes, you can also catch Groudon in its Proto form as Shiny.

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Here you see Shiny Proto Groudon together with Shiny Proto Kyogre

How many trainers are needed? If you have the top counter Pokémon at a high level, you can defeat the Proto form of Groudon with at least 3 trainers. With lower levels but strong counters, you should rely on more trainers.

If you don’t want to recreate your team in every single raid, you can do it beforehand. This way, you can quickly access your team in every raid lobby and save some time: This is how you keep track of your raid teams and save a lot of time.

This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.