For Yellow, we rate Golem B-Tier: a solid option in Yellow for the right team. At 485 BST, it fits the tank role. Earthquake anchors the moveset.

What is Golem weak to?

In Yellow, Golem's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gyarados is the most dangerous since Water moves deal 4x damage. Fighting and Ground-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What role does Golem play in battle?

Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Golem is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a tank.

What are the best moves for Golem?

For Yellow, the core moveset is Earthquake, Explosion, Rock Slide, and Body Slam. Earthquake leads at 25% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.

In Yellow, the best way to handle Golem: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Golem - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Tank

BTier

45Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Defense leads and Speed gets almost nothing. That's Golem's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Tough to catch and yields 3 Defense stat exp.

Base Stats

Above

HP80

Attack110

Defense130

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def65

Speed45

Total485

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight300.0 kg

Base XP223

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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+3SpASpDSpe

Strong Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Once it sheds its skin, its body turns tender and whitish. Its hide hardens when it’s exposed to air.

Yellow

Golem Weakness

Golem is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, and Ground. Watch out for Water and Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Golem's physical bulk (base 130 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Golem Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Water, Grass
2x (Weak)	Ice, Fighting, Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock
0.25x (Resist)	Poison
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-5

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

Water Grass

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Ground

½xResist

Normal Fire Flying Rock

¼xResist

Poison

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (7)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Electric Poison Rock

How to Beat Golem in Yellow (Best Counters)

In Yellow, Rhydon's Earthquake hits Golem for 73-86%. Gengar deals 44-51% with Psychic.

ZapdosImmune to Ground, sets up Agility, outspeeds ElectricFlying	S
Recommended Build Moves Drill Peck ThunderboltSTAB Thunder Wave AgilitySetup Damage vs Golem Drill Peck 11-13% View Zapdos builds →
RhydonResists Rock, threatens with Earthquake, walls physical sets GroundRock	S
Recommended Build Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide Body Slam SubstituteUtility Damage vs Golem Earthquake 2x 73-86% Rock Slide 14-16% Body Slam 10-12% View Rhydon builds →
GengarPuts to sleep with Hypnosis, outspeeds GhostPoison	S
Recommended Build Moves HypnosisUtility Explosion Thunderbolt Psychic Damage vs Golem Explosion 17-20% Psychic 44-51% View Gengar builds →
AlakazamRecovers with Recover, threatens with Seismic Toss, outspeeds Psychic	S
Recommended Build Moves PsychicSTAB RecoverRecovery Thunder Wave Seismic Toss Damage vs Golem Psychic 68-80% View Alakazam builds →
JolteonThreatens with Double Kick, outspeeds Electric	A
Recommended Build Moves ThunderboltSTAB Thunder Wave Double Kick Pin Missile Damage vs Golem Pin Missile 4-4% View Jolteon builds →

Yellow Evolution

Golem is the evolved form of Geodude, reached by trading. A Rock/Ground type at 485 stats that still can't breed. HP grew the most through evolution (+40 over Geodude), and Golem peaks at 485 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#074Geodude

Level 25

#075Graveler

Trade

#076Golem

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Geodude

RockGround

Graveler

RockGround

Golem

RockGround

55+15

80+25

ATK

95+15

120+25

DEF

100

115+15

130+15

SP.ATK

45+15

55+10

SP.DEF

45+15

65+20

SPE

35+15

45+10

BST

300C-Tier

390C-Tier+90

495C-Tier+105

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Golem Best Moveset

Best Build

Solid pick

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
ExplosionCoverage
Rock SlideSTAB
Body Slam

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

TaurosGood

ChanseyDecent

Moves

TMs carry this one. Golem learns Earthquake and Dig naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Normal and Fighting and beyond give it real matchup play.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D3510035Normal

Lv 11

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Lv 16

Rock Throw

—506515Rock

Lv 21

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 29

Harden

D——30Normal

Lv 36

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

Lv 43

Explosion

S2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

A8510015Normal

TM18

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

TM28

Dig

—10010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM47

Explosion

S2501005Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM27

Fissure

——305Ground

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM05

Mega Kick

C120755Normal

TM01

Mega Punch

C808520Normal

TM35

Metronome

D——10Normal

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM48

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

TM19

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

TM36

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM17

Submission

C808025Fighting

TM50

Substitute

A——10Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Golem doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Golem can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Golem in Yellow

A trade step sits in Golem's 3-stage chain from Geodude. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Geodude shows up at solid rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.

Trade Evolution Required — Requires trading with another player

How to Obtain Golem in Yellow

The path to Golem starts with Geodude at Lv. 10-55 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Geodude
Mt. Moon - 1F
Grass Lv.10 Cave
20%Early
Mt. Moon - B1F
Grass Lv.10-11 Cave
20%Early
Mt. Moon - B2F
Grass Lv.11 Cave
15%Early
Victory Road - 1F
Grass Lv.26-41 Cave
65%Mid
Rock Tunnel - 1F
Grass Lv.16-20 Cave
35%Mid
Rock Tunnel - B1F
Grass Lv.17-21 Cave
25%Mid
Victory Road - 2F
Grass Lv.31-41 Cave
55%Late
Victory Road - 3F
Grass Lv.36-46 Cave
45%Late
Train until Level 25
Step 2Catch or Evolve Graveler
Victory Road - 3F
Grass Lv.41-47 Cave
15%Late
Cerulean Cave - 1F
Grass Lv.45 Cave
15%Late
Victory Road - 2F
Grass Lv.44 Cave
10%Late
Victory Road - 1F
Grass Lv.41-47 Cave
5%Late
Cerulean Cave - 2F
Grass Lv.50 Cave
15%Post
Cerulean Cave - B1F
Grass Lv.55 Cave
15%Post
or evolve from Geodude (Step 1)
Trade
Step 3Golem ✓

Golem Guide

For Yellow, we rate Golem B-Tier: a solid option in Yellow for the right team. At 485 BST, it fits the tank role. Earthquake anchors the moveset.
In Yellow, Golem's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gyarados is the most dangerous since Water moves deal 4x damage. Fighting and Ground-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Golem is a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a tank.
For Yellow, the core moveset is Earthquake, Explosion, Rock Slide, and Body Slam. Earthquake leads at 25% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.
In Yellow, the best way to handle Golem: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Game Availability

Since debuting in Red & Blue, Golem has appeared in 20 titles over 10 generations. Along the way, it received an Alolan form in Generation 7, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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