On the New "Groudon's Place in the Meta" Guide
After reading the Gamepress Guide "Groudon's Place in the Meta", what do you think? Is Groudon truly the #2 overall attacker? Here are some of my takeaways:
- Ground types are now somewhat viable in Groudon
- Groudon nears Lugia for absolute potion-efficient battling
- Groudon's other movesets have potential
Will you be maxing yours out?
Answers
Same here, I have more potions than I need and I prefer gym sweepers to have multi-bar moves.
And being the new best ground type doesn't really mean much when Jolteon and Raikou aren't available right now. Even if Jolteon does come back, it was only difficult / impossible because weather boosts and Groudon didn't exist yet.
If it comes back then there's no appeal to doing it anymore as it's no longer a challenge.
Pokebattler puts more emphasis on power over DPS, that's why Groudon is rated #2 in their overall rating. In terms of DPS, yes it is not comparable to its legendary peers like Moltres or Raikou, but it is better than Rhydon and many people use Rhydon.
Also, Sunny/Clear seems to be the majority weather around the world, therefore Groudon enjoys the weather bonus by a lot. Good DPS + very good bulk makes his performance admirable. We took weather into consideration when making the article.
As for potion efficient, nowadays with the potion nerf, it does become an issue for some players (me included). Groudon's high defense and neutrality to many of the common defenders' attacks make it stand out from the crowd.
In a word, I would max a Groudon.
Maybe they habe but my argument still stands that for high level player who have teams of 4-6 from each species that you probably gain more if you replace a Rhydon or ground golen in your lineup against lets say Raikou as opposed to replacing one Exeggutor or Venausaur in your “grass“ lineup. The diffenrence between Exeggutor with Stab BS/SoB against non Stab SoB on Groudon is not that big whereas Groudon outclasses Rhydon by a healthy margin. That's why I will go with EQ.
