#075 GravelerAll 251 Pokémon#077 Ponyta
Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#076 Golem
RockGround
- SpeciesMegaton Pokémon
- Japanese nameGolonya
- PronunciationGOAL-UM
- Height4′ 7″ 1.40 m
- Weight662.0 lb 297.90 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
GOLEM is the name of a mythological creature, essentially an artificial human.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without damage. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Once it sheds its skin, its body turns tender and whitish. Its hide hardens when exposed to air. |
| Stadium | Its body, which weights over 660 pounds, is as hard as stone. It grows bigger by shedding its skin once a year. |
| GoldStadium 2 | It sheds its skin once a year. The discarded shell immediately hardens and crumbles away. |
| Silver | It is capable of blowing itself up. It uses this explosive force to jump from mountain to mountain. |
| Crystal | Its rock-like body is so durable, even high-powered dynamite blasts fail to scratch its rugged hide. |
Where to find Golem
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Must Evolve from Graveler by trading with a link cable | NA | Evolve |
| Red | NA | Evolve | |
| Yellow | NA | Evolve | |
| Gold | Any | Evolve | |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0.5
- Fire×0.5
- Water×4
- Electric×0
- Grass×4
- Ice×2
- Fighting×2
- Poison×0.25
- Ground×2
- ×0.5
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×0.5
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×2
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 6 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 weaknesses and 6 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 5 : 6 (83%).
- This Pokémon has more weaknesses in GSC than RBY. So there is a better defense ratio in RBY.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Good 2nd: Good
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ice1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ground1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Good 2nd: No Effect
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 9 advantages and 6 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 3:2 (150%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 8 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 8:5 (160%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Defense Curl | Normal | Status |
| Start | Start | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical |
| — | Start | Magnitude | Ground | Physical |
| Start | Start | Self Destruct | Normal | Physical |
| 29 | 27 | Harden | Normal | Status |
| — | 34 | Rollout | Rock | Physical |
| 36 | 41 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical |
| 43 | 48 | Explosion | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM01Dynamicpunch
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Return
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM48Fire Punch
- TM49Fury Cutter
- HM04Strength
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM01Mega Punch
- TM05Mega Kick
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Submission
- TM18Counter
- TM19Seismic Toss
- TM20Rage
- TM26Earthquake
- TM27Fissure
- TM28Dig
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Bide
- TM35Metronome
- TM36Self Destruct
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM44Rest
- TM47Explosion
- TM48Rock Slide
- TM50Substitute
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Mineral Pokémon group 5 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Mega Punch | Teach RBY TM01 to a RBY Pokémon from Geodude Family. Then trade it to GSC and, if male, mate it with a female from Geodude Family. |
| Rock Slide | Mate with a male Sudowoodo. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 80 | 333-363 | 18/4565.54% | 15/4270.86% |
| Attack | 110 | 288-318 | 6/4992.62% | 6/4591.92% |
| Defense | 130 | 328-358 | 6/5597.72% | 3/4498.77% |
| Speed | 45 | 158-188 | 36/4721.19% | 33/4218.41% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4634.46% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 65 | 198-228 | 22/4144.05% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 55 | 178-208 | — | 20/2929.14% |
| Total | 485 G/S/C 420 R/B/Y |
1483-1663 1285-1435 |
17/8777.31% | 14/6581.59% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library