Is Groudon-Primal viable in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Groudon-Primal is ranked #6 in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons with 34.05% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

What beats Groudon-Primal in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

The best counter for Groudon-Primal in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons is Rayquaza-Mega with a 71.8% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Groudon-Primal include Rayquaza-Mega, Lopunny-Mega, Chansey, Gyarados-Mega, Slaking.

What is the best counter for Groudon-Primal in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons?

Rayquaza-Mega is the best counter for Groudon-Primal in Gen 6 Pure Hackmons, KOing or forcing it out in 71.8% of their encounters.

Groudon-Primal counters

Gen 6 Pure Hackmons · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0383 Groudon-Primal

GroundFire

USAGE 34.1% #6

ABILITYMold Breaker

BASE STATS

HP 100

ATK 180

DEF 160

SPA 150

SPD 90

SPE 90

BST770

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Water

2×

Ground

½×

FirePoisonBugSteelFairy

0×

Electric

Moves

Thousand Arrows 70.9% V-create 46.8% Extreme Speed 30.0% Shell Smash 28.7% Pursuit 19.9% Close Combat 16.0% Sacred Fire 12.4% King's Shield 12.3%

Items

Choice Scarf 31.9% Choice Band 16.1% Safety Goggles 11.3% Leftovers 9.1% Lum Berry 7.4% Focus Sash 6.5% Mental Herb 6.3% Shed Shell 5.5%

Abilities

Mold Breaker57.0%Wonder Guard16.2%Shadow Tag8.8%Turboblaze5.6%Huge Power5.0%Teravolt2.3%Prankster1.2%Magic Bounce1.1%

Common Teammates

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Rayquaza-Mega

DragonFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK

101.697

71.8% dies 6.21%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Rayquaza-Mega Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 214-252 (52.9 - 62.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Rayquaza-Mega counters → Teams with Rayquaza-Mega →

Lopunny-Mega

NormalFighting OFFENSIVE CHECK

25.38

70.4% dies 9.06%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Lopunny-Mega Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 80-95 (19.8 - 23.5%) -- possible 5HKO

View Lopunny-Mega counters → Teams with Lopunny-Mega →

Chansey

Normal DEFENSIVE COUNTER

34.978

65.1% dies 8.06%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal V-create vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 547-645 (77.6 - 91.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Chansey counters → Teams with Chansey →

Gyarados-Mega

WaterDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

83.589

64.2% dies 6.89%

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Huge Power Gyarados-Mega Water Shuriken (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 360-432 (89.1 - 106.9%) -- 14.4% chance to OHKO

View Gyarados-Mega counters → Teams with Gyarados-Mega →

Slaking

Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK

24.965

63.4% dies 9.64%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Slaking Extreme Speed vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 111-132 (27.4 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Slaking counters → Teams with Slaking →

Giratina

GhostDragon DEFENSIVE COUNTER

184.975

57.9% dies 6.16%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Giratina: 132-156 (26.1 - 30.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Giratina counters → Teams with Giratina →

Mewtwo-Mega-X

PsychicFighting SOFT CHECK

213.531

54.7% dies 5.68%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Huge Power Mewtwo-Mega-X Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 382-450 (94.5 - 111.3%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO

View Mewtwo-Mega-X counters → Teams with Mewtwo-Mega-X →

Regigigas

Normal SOFT CHECK

49.25

52.8% dies 7.11%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Regigigas Extreme Speed vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 111-132 (27.4 - 32.6%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Regigigas counters → Teams with Regigigas →

Kyogre-Primal

Water SOFT CHECK

58.679

52.2% dies 6.52%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Kyogre-Primal Scald vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 568-672 (140.5 - 166.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Kyogre-Primal counters → Teams with Kyogre-Primal →

Deoxys-Speed

Psychic SOFT CHECK

74.473

47.6% dies 9.85%

Groudon-Primal

GroundFire SOFT CHECK

75.728

47.1% dies 5.74%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Groudon-Primal: 276-326 (68.3 - 80.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Groudon-Primal counters → Teams with Groudon-Primal →

Sableye-Mega

DarkGhost SOFT CHECK

21.698

35.3% dies 10.26%

Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

28.129

29.9% dies 8.63%

Audino-Mega

NormalFairy SOFT CHECK

22.966

27.4% dies 9.31%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Audino-Mega Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 48-57 (11.8 - 14.1%) -- possible 8HKO

View Audino-Mega counters → Teams with Audino-Mega →

Gengar-Mega

GhostPoison SOFT CHECK

28.145

25.4% dies 8.21%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Spooky Plate Gengar-Mega Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 204-240 (50.4 - 59.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

View Gengar-Mega counters → Teams with Gengar-Mega →

Xerneas

Fairy SOFT CHECK

63.245

21.2% dies 7.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Xerneas Judgment vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Groudon-Primal: 93-110 (23 - 27.2%) -- 55.8% chance to 4HKO

View Xerneas counters → Teams with Xerneas →

Ranked #6 with 34.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.