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gigalith
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Gigalith

Compressed Pokémon

Rock

This hardy Pokémon can often be found on construction sites and in mines, working alongside people and Copperajah.

Base Stats

HP 85
Attack 135
Defense 130
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 80
Speed 25
Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

boldore Boldore Lv. 25
gigalith Gigalith Trade

Moves

Details

Category Compressed Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 260.0 kg
Base Exp 232
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Mineral

Sprites

gigalith Front Front
gigalith Back Back
gigalith Front Shiny Front Shiny
gigalith Back Shiny Back Shiny
gigalith Official Art Official Art
gigalith Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 2.1%
Specially Defensive
Item
Leftovers / Smooth Rock
Ability
Sand Stream
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Gigalith is the sole viable sand setter, enabling Sand Rush users like Sandslash and Lycanroc and racking up chip damage against defensive staples like Xatu, Sylveon, and Talonflame, as well as the opponent's team in general. Gigalith's great all-around defensive stats allow it multiple opportunities to set up sand. Furthermore, it can check Salazzle and Talonflame while having utility with moves like Stealth Rock and Toxic. However, its abysmal Speed usually means it must take a hit before moving. When combined with damage on the switch, status, and no reliable recovery, Gigalith can be worn down deceptively quickly, especially since it's weak to STAB or coverage moves from Pokemon such as Toxicroak, Exploud, and Diancie. Gigalith is also difficult to teambuild around due to almost exclusively fitting on dedicated sand teams, and these teams demand extensive support to execute a successful sweep.

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Explosion
64.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
15.1%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc