Physical
Trick Room
DTier
20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and Speed's dead weight. But this Rock Pokemon still yields 1 Defense EV per fight on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP40
D
Attack80
C
Defense100
B
Sp. Atk30
F
Sp. Def30
F
Speed20
F
Total300
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight20.0 kg
44.1 lbsFeather
Base XP60
Low Yield
Abilities
Rock Head
Protects against recoil damage.
Sturdy
Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
Sand VeilHA
Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Defense training source
Pokedex Entries

At rest, it looks just like a rock. Carelessly stepping on it will make it swing its fists angrily.

Geodude Weakness

Type-wise, Geodude takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Watch out for Water and Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Rock/Ground typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Geodude's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Geodude Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Water, Grass
2x (Weak)Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock
0.25x (Resist)Poison
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartFragile
6Weak
5Resist
1Immune
Score-7
Gen V Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
WaterGrass
2xWeak
IceFightingGroundSteel
½xResist
NormalFireFlyingRock
¼xResist
Poison
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (8)
FireIceFlyingBugElectricPoisonRockSteel
How to Beat Geodude in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill can KO Geodude with Earthquake (153-181%). Politoed's Scald also KOs at 353-415%.

Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilitySandforce
ItemChoice Scarf
NatureJolly
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Rapid Spin
  • Iron Head
  • Rock Slide
Damage vs Geodude
Earthquake 2x
153-181%KO
Rapid Spin
13-15%
Rock Slide
19-23%
View Excadrill builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Geodude kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Graveler all the way to Golem. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Geodude
#074Geodude
25
Level 25
Graveler
#075Graveler
Trade
Golem
#076Golem
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Geodude
RockGround
Graveler
RockGround
Golem
RockGround
HP
40
55+15
80+25
ATK
80
95+15
120+25
DEF
100
115+15
130+15
SP.ATK
30
45+15
55+10
SP.DEF
30
45+15
65+20
SPE
20
35+15
45+10
BST
300C-Tier
390C-Tier+90
495C-Tier+105
ROLE
Trick Room
Trick Room
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Geodude easily with 49 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Autotomize, Block, Curse and 6 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
9moves
Breed With (best first)
glaliefroslasscrustleferrothorndwebblesnoruntferroseedcofagrigusyamaskporygon2claydolbronzong
12 of 49·

Black 2 & White 2 Geodude Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Autotomize and Block aren't available any other way for Geodude, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Stone Edge for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Defense Curl
———40Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D5010035Normal
Lv 4
Mud Sport
———15Ground
Lv 8
Rock Polish
D——20Rock
Lv 11
Rock Throw
—509015Rock
Lv 15
Magnitude
——10030Ground
Lv 18
Rollout
—309020Rock
Lv 22
Rock Blast
D259010Rock
Lv 25
Smack Down
—5010015Rock
Lv 29
Self-Destruct
—2001005Normal
Lv 32
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
Lv 36
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
Lv 39
Earthquake
B10010010Ground
Lv 43
Explosion
B2501005Normal
Lv 46
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Lv 50
Stone Edge
C100805Rock

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM31
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM78
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
B10010010Ground
TM64
Explosion
B2501005Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
D120855Fire
TM35
Flamethrower
D9510015Fire
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM74
Gyro Ball
D—1005Steel
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM59
Incinerate
—3010015Fire
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM69
Rock Polish
D——20Rock
TM80
Rock Slide
C759010Rock
TM94
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
—609510Rock
TM48
Round
—6010015Normal
TM37
Sandstorm
D——10Rock
TM23
Smack Down
—5010015Rock
TM71
Stone Edge
C100805Rock
HM04
Strength
C8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Autotomize
D——15Steel
Egg
Block
———5Normal
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Endure+4
D——10Normal
Egg
Flail
——10015Normal
Egg
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
Egg
Hammer Arm
C1009010Fighting
Egg
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Egg
Rock Climb
C908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Block
———5Normal
Tutor
Earth Power
D9010010Ground
Tutor
Fire Punch
C7510015Fire
Tutor
Iron Defense
D——15Steel
Tutor
Sleep Talk
D——10Normal
Tutor
Snore
—4010015Normal
Tutor
Stealth Rock
C——20Rock
Tutor
Superpower
C1201005Fighting
Tutor
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 4
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Gen 3
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 3
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Gen 3
Dynamic Punch
D100505Fighting
Gen 4
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Gen 3
Metronome
———10Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 4
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
Gen 3
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
Gen 4
Sucker Punch+1
D801005Dark

How to Get Geodude in Black 2 & White 2

No wild encounters for Geodude in Black 2 & White 2. It's available in Red, Yellow, or Gold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Geodude is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

RedYellowGold

Geodude Guide

  • Geodude has 2 evolution paths: Graveler at level 25 and Alolan Graveler at level 25. Different conditions, different results.

  • Geodude has 2 evolution paths: Graveler at level 25 and Alolan Graveler at level 25. Different method for each one.

  • In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Geodude works as a placeholder. Rock/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Graveler. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • Geodude is catchable in Black 2 & White 2. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Geodude appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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