Pokédex · I (Kanto)

Golem#076

Its strongest point is Defense — higher than 95% of species. On the other hand, Speed — lower than 77% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 6 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Watch out for the Water, Grass types — damage from them is quadrupled.

Golem
Shiny version
Rock Ground
Height: 1.4 m (4′07″) Weight: 300.0 kg (661.4 lbs)

Base stats

HP
80
68%
Atk
120
88%
Def
130
95%
SpA
55
34%
SpD
65
44%
Spe
45
23%
TOTAL
495
68%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Defense; weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (120) is 65 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
  • Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 11

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kanto #076 Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee
Johto #036 Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver
Hoenn #059 Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald
Hoenn #060 Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Sinnoh #033 Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Kalos #011 X / Y
Alola #231 Sun / Moon
Alola #300 Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Hisui #048 Legends: Arceus
Kitakami #082 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask
Blueberry Academy #098 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk

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 Veil Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 283 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.02% of teams.

Abilities Sturdy 100%
Tera Type Water 34.3% Normal 25% Fairy 21.7% Rock 13.4% Ghost 4.2%
EV spreads Lonely · 252 Atk / 252 Spe 34.3% Lonely · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 21.9% Adamant · 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD 17.6% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 10.3% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 SpD 5%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without damage.

Habitat: Mountain Egg Group: Mineral Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 223

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Golem takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Water ×4 Grass ×4 Ice ×2 Fighting ×2 Ground ×2 Steel ×2
Resistant to Poison ×¼ Normal ×½ Fire ×½ Flying ×½ Rock ×½
Immune to Electric ×0

How it was drawn

1996–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Golem appeared — one from each release.

Gen 1 1996
Golem in Red / Blue
Red / Blue
Golem in Yellow
Yellow
Gen 2 1999
Golem in Gold
Gold
Golem in Silver
Silver
Golem in Crystal
Crystal
Gen 3 2002
Golem in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Golem in Emerald
Emerald
Golem in FireRed / LeafGreen
FireRed / LeafGreen
Gen 4 2006
Golem in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Golem in Platinum
Platinum
Golem in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Golem in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Golem in X / Y
X / Y
Golem in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Golem in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Golem in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Golem — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Golem — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Golem — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (18)

All Golem cards →

Golem has 18 cards in 14 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 51 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (1)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Johto

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (83 via TM/TR, 7 via Egg, 35 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Bide Normal Physical — — 10
1 Defense Curl Normal Status — — 40
1 Heavy Slam Steel Physical — 100% 10
1 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20
1 Mud Sport Ground Status — — 15
1 Rock Polish Rock Status — — 20
1 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20
1 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
4 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10
9 Mud Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10
10 Steamroller Bug Physical 65 100% 20
12 Harden Normal Status — — 30
12 Magnitude Ground Physical — 100% 30
15 Iron Defense Steel Status — — 15
15 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20
16 Rock Throw Rock Physical 50 90% 15
18 Smack Down Rock Physical 50 100% 15
21 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10
22 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20
24 Self Destruct Normal Physical 200 100% 5
30 Stealth Rock Rock Status — — 20
34 Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90% 10
40 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10
44 Explosion Normal Physical 250 100% 5
50 Double Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15
54 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5