Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Groudon
Paradox Rift · #199 · Illustration Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$118.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 199 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Nurikabe
- Pokédex #
- 383
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Groudon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Groudon
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Nurikabe
This card was illustrated by Nurikabe.
Building around Groudon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This legendary Pokémon is said to represent the land. It went to sleep after dueling Kyogre."
CSwelling Power
Attach a Basic Fighting Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.
FFCMagma Purge — 60×
Discard up to 4 Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Groudon or Paradox Rift.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Groudon was legal.
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Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $100.99 | $135.35 | $898.44 | $118.00 | $125.25 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €40.00 |
| 7-day average | €77.82 |
| 30-day average | €85.79 |
| Low | €40.00 |
| Trend price | €78.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €50.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €83.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Groudon is real?
Groudon is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Groudon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Groudon is $118.00; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Groudon from?
Groudon is from the Pokémon set "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Groudon?
Groudon is a Illustration Rare card in the Paradox Rift set.
Groudon in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Groudon.
Other Groudon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
