The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire, and more particularly, to a pneumatic tire having an improved decoupling groove in a shoulder. The pneumatic tire including a tread (100), a sidewall (200), and a bead (300) includes one or more side ring decoupling grooves (400) formed along the circumference of the tire at an upper portion of the sidewall (200), and the side ring decoupling grooves (400) are formed in a direction parallel with the ground coming into contact with the tire while the tire runs.