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geodude
#074

Geodude

Rock Pokémon

RockGround

Its round body makes it easy to pick up, but it is hard and heavy. It’s dangerous to play with them as if they were snowballs.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 80
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 20
Total 300

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

graveler Graveler Lv. 25
golem Golem Trade

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Rock Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 20.0 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

geodude Front Front
geodude Back Back
geodude Front Shiny Front Shiny
geodude Back Shiny Back Shiny
geodude Official Art Official Art
geodude Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.3%
Stealth Rock
Moves
Sucker Punch / Explosion / Counter
Item
Berry Juice
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 36
Atk 196
Def 116
SpD 36
Spe 116

Strategy Overview

Geodude is a decent Stealth Rock user, as its Sturdy ability in conjunction with a Berry Juice usually guarantees that it will set up Stealth Rock. However, it is largely outclassed by Onix in this role, as its superior Speed stat, unpredictability in ability options, and access to more utility moves like Taunt and Roar make it function much better as an entry hazard lead. Geodude does boast a far greater Attack stat and a nice movepool, though, containing Sucker Punch as a priority option, a very powerful Explosion, Counter to smack physical attacking foes back, and great STAB moves to take advantage of Geodude's amazing offensive typing, all of which give it a good offensive presence and make it function as a better suicide lead for offense teams. Like Onix, Geodude suffers with a bad Special Defense stat and mediocre HP stat, which coupled by its terrible defensive typing that gives it a 4x weakness to Water and Grass as well as other weaknesses to common types like Fighting and Ground, makes it mediocre defensively, though Sturdy does mitigate this hindrance.

Most Used Moves

Explosion
46.3%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc