Pokémon · XY
Groudon
XY Black Star Promos · #XY52 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$16.84
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY52 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 383
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 25 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Break Ground) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Groudon
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
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."
FCRock Smash — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
FFFCBreak Ground — 100
This attack does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Groudon was legal.
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 2026/07/21| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $40.00 | $49.22 | $69.99 | $16.84 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €9.95 |
| 7-day average | €10.99 |
| 30-day average | €9.84 |
| Low | €1.75 |
| Trend price | €12.91 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €10.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.43 |
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 $16.84; 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 "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Groudon?
Groudon is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos 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.
