No. 0074 · Generation I · Rock Pokémon
イシツブテIshitsubute · From ishi (stone, rock) and tsubute (a small stone for throwing)
The Rock Pokémon · Rock/Ground type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Geodude
Everything you need to know about the Rock Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Geodude is a boulder that got up and went – or rather, climbed. This Rock- and Ground-type is little more than a khaki-coloured rock with a craggy brow, a wide mouth and a pair of seriously muscular arms ending in five-fingered hands. It has no legs at all, so it hauls itself up steep mountain paths on arm power alone, cleverly hoisting itself over any raised step in its way.
Its real problem is that it looks exactly like what it is. A resting Geodude is easily mistaken for an ordinary stone, and hikers regularly trip over one or step on it – which sends it into a fist-swinging temper. When it sleeps deeply it buries itself halfway into the ground and won't wake even if walkers tread on it, and every morning it rolls downhill in search of breakfast.
“Its round form makes it easy to pick up. Some people have used them to hurl at each other in a snowball fight.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan) & FireRed · 1996
Geodude are proud of their sturdy bodies and settle the question of who is toughest by bashing into each other. Age wears them down: the longer one lives, the more its edges chip away, until very old Geodude are perfectly round and surprisingly calm – although the heart inside stays hard and craggy. That smooth shape makes them easy to pick up, and some people have even hurled them at each other in snowball fights, a risky game with a 20 kg rock.
Wherever there are mountains, caves or fields, there are Geodude – one scholar with too much free time once counted a hundred along a single route. That has made it a familiar face in Pokémon adventures ever since Red and Green, and a favourite of rock-loving Gym Leaders: Brock sends one out first at the Pewter Gym, and Roxanne in Hoenn and Roark in Sinnoh both lead with Geodude too.
For many players, Geodude is the friendly lump that keeps popping up in every cave on the way to the exit, and the anime made it a star early on as one of Brock's loyal partners. Alola then gave the species an electrifying twist: Alolan Geodude is made of magnetic rock, sports a bushy iron-sand brow and delivers a nasty shock to anyone who steps on it.
How big is Geodude?
At 0.4 m (1′04″) Geodude is about as tall as a bowling pin, but at 20 kg (44.1 lb) it weighs as much as a well-packed holiday suitcase – which is exactly why throwing one in a snowball fight is a terrible idea.
Alolan Geodude
Alola form · since Sun & Moon (2016) · Rock Pokémon
In Alola, Geodude is made of magnetic rock, with a more silvery sheen than its Kantonian cousin. Particularly magnetic patches of its body pull in iron sand, which clings on as a pair of thick black eyebrows and a fringe of short black hair. Its fingers have fused together, leaving just a thumb and an index finger free, and it has traded its Ground type for Electric – and it can have the Galvanize Ability.
Its temper is as short as ever, but now it bites back with electricity. Tread on a sleeping one and you'll hear a crunch and feel a shock ripple through your whole body, usually followed by an angry headbutt. Rivals settle their differences head first, and the iron sand ends up stuck to whichever has the stronger magnetism – while Alolan Golem has been known to fire Alolan Geodude from its back when it runs out of rocks. In Scarlet and Violet's Indigo Disk, they live in the Canyon Biome of Blueberry Academy's Terarium, which recreates island life in Alola.
Base stats
Abilities
- Magnet Pull
Its magnetism traps Steel-type foes so they can't flee or switch out. - Sturdy
Makes one-hit KO moves fail and lets it survive any single hit from full HP with 1 HP left. - GalvanizeHidden ability
Turns its Normal-type moves into Electric-type moves and gives them a power boost.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits Alolan Geodude (Rock/Electric).
Where to find itSun & Moon: wild on Route 12 and Blush Mountain on Ula'ula Island. Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon: not found in the wild – breed an Alolan Graveler or Alolan Golem. Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!: trade a Kantonian Geodude for one in Vermilion City. Scarlet & Violet (The Indigo Disk): the Terarium's Canyon Biome and Chargestone Cavern, plus 3★ Tera Raids at Blueberry Academy. Pokémon GO: available since 14 July 2018.
Alolan Geodude’s Pokédex entries
Its body is a magnetic stone. Iron sand attaches firmly to the portions of its body that are particularly magnetic.
If you accidentally step on a Geodude sleeping on the ground, you'll hear a crunching sound and feel a shock ripple through your entire body.
If you mistake it for a rock and step on it, it will headbutt you in anger. In addition to the pain, it will also zap you with a shock.
Geodude compete against each other with headbutts. The iron sand on their heads will stick to whichever one has stronger magnetism.
Its stone head is imbued with electricity and magnetism. If you carelessly step on one, you'll be in for a painful shock.
If you step on a Geodude sleeping on the ground, you’ll hear a zapping sound and feel a tingling shock throughout your entire body.
02In the Pokédex's words
Geodude's Pokédex entries
21 different entries across 42 games, from 1996 to 2022. Here is how the Pokédex has described Geodude over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Its round form makes it easy to pick up. Some people have used them to hurl at each other in a snowball fight.
Kanto Pokédex
Found in fields and mountains. Mistaking them for boulders, people often step or trip on them.
Kanto Pokédex
Commonly found near mountain trails, etc. If you step on one by accident, it gets angry.
Kanto Pokédex
When traveling uphill, if it encounters a raised step, it cleverly hoists itself up and over using its two arms.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
Most people may not notice, but a closer look should reveal that there are many Geodude around.
Johto Pokédex
It uses its arms to steadily climb steep mountain paths. It swings its fists around if angered.
Johto Pokédex
Proud of their sturdy bodies, they bash against each other in a contest to prove whose is harder.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
The longer a Geodude lives, the more its edges are chipped and worn away, making it more rounded in appearance. However, this Pokémon's heart will remain hard, craggy, and rough always.
Hoenn Pokédex
When Geodude sleeps deeply, it buries itself halfway into the ground. It will not awaken even if hikers step on it unwittingly. In the morning, this Pokémon rolls downhill in search of food.
Hoenn Pokédex
It climbs mountain paths using only the power of its arms. Because they look just like boulders lining paths, hikers may step on them without noticing.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
Many live on mountain trails and remain half buried while keeping an eye on climbers.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It is impossible to distinguish from rocks. It slams against others in contests of hardness.
Sinnoh Pokédex
At rest, it looks just like a rock. Carelessly stepping on it will make it swing its fists angrily.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation VII
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.
Rotom Pokédex
There are plenty of them to be found along any road. A scholar with too much free time once counted a hundred of them along a single route.
Rotom Pokédex
Geodude that have lived a long life have had all their edges smoothed out until they're totally round. They also have a calm, quiet disposition.
Rotom Pokédex
It uses both hands to climb precipitous cliffs. People who see it in action have been known to take up bouldering.
Rotom Pokédex
Commonly found near mountain trails and the like. If you step on one by accident, it gets angry.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation VIII
Many live on mountain trails and remain half-buried while keeping an eye on climbers.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It is impossible to distinguish from rocks. It slams against others in contests of toughness.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Makes its home in mountainous regions, using its arms to climb along harsh mountain roads. Can be troublesome—carelessly kicking one will cause it to fly into a rage and chase after you.
Hisui Pokédex
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Geodude in the video games
Base stat total 300 · 24 core-series games · 33 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Geodude's base stats have never changed: 40 HP, 80 Attack, 100 Defense, 30 Sp. Atk, 30 Sp. Def and 20 Speed, a total of 300. In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow it had a single Special stat of 30, and when Gold and Silver split Special in two, both halves stayed at 30. Defense is its standout stat and Speed its weakest, and Alolan Geodude shares exactly the same numbers. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and is 50 in today's games, and its base experience yield has fallen over the years from 86 in the early games to 60. It needs 1,059,860 Exp. to reach level 100 (Medium Slow), and its catch rate of 255 is the highest possible.
Abilities
- Rock Headsince Gen III
Protects Geodude from recoil damage, so moves such as Take Down and Double-Edge don't hurt it. - Sturdysince Gen III
Makes one-hit KO moves fail, and from Generation V it also lets Geodude survive any single hit from full HP with 1 HP to spare. - Sand VeilHidden abilitysince Gen V
Raises Geodude's evasiveness during a sandstorm.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Rock/Ground Pokémon.
Water- and Grass-type moves hit Geodude four times as hard, while its Ground typing makes it completely immune to Electric-type moves. Generation I had no Steel type, so the Steel weakness only arrived with Gold and Silver.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 255
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 60
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 1 Defense
- Egg groups
- Mineral
- Egg cycles
- 15
- Colour
- Brown
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- head and arms
Where to find Geodude
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Wild in Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel and Victory RoadBrock's first Pokémon at the Pewter City Gym is a level 12 Geodude, backed up by a level 14 Onix. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Wild in Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel and Victory Road |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Wild in Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel and Victory RoadBrock leads with a level 12 Geodude before his level 14 Onix. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Wild in Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel and Victory RoadBrock's team is a little gentler here: a level 10 Geodude and a level 12 Onix. |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Wild on Routes 45 and 46 and in Union Cave, Dark Cave and Mt. Mortar in Johto, and in Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel in Kanto; also one of the trap Pokémon in Team Rocket's hideoutBrock has swapped Geodude for a level 41 Graveler by now. In the USA, the Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! handed out a level 5 Geodude that knew Rapid Spin in December 2002 and early 2003. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Wild on Routes 33, 45 and 46 and in Union Cave, Dark Cave and Mt. Mortar in Johto, and in Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel in Kanto; also one of the trap Pokémon in Team Rocket's hideout |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | By smashing rocks on Routes 111 and 114, in Victory Road and in the Safari Zone, and in Granite Cave both in the wild and with Rock SmashRoxanne, Hoenn's first Gym Leader, opens with a level 14 Geodude before her level 15 Nosepass. |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Wild in Mt. Moon and Victory Road, and in Rock Tunnel, Cerulean Cave, Kindle Road, Mt. Ember and Sevault Canyon (in the wild or with Rock Smash)Brock is back with his level 12 Geodude and level 14 Onix. |
| Emerald | 2004 | By smashing rocks on Routes 111 and 114, in Victory Road and in the Safari Zone; in Granite Cave both in the wild and with Rock Smash; and in the wild on Jagged Pass and in the Magma HideoutRoxanne now fields two level 12 Geodude ahead of her Nosepass; in her rematches, Golem takes their place. |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Wild on Routes 206, 207, 210, 211, 214 and 215 and in Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Ruin Maniac Cave, Maniac Tunnel, Iron Island, Mt. Coronet, Wayward Cave, Ravaged Path, Stark Mountain and Valor LakefrontRoark's first Pokémon at the Oreburgh Gym is a level 12 Geodude, followed by Onix and Cranidos. Geodude also lives in the Mountain area of Pal Park. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Wild on Routes 206, 207, 210 and 214 and in Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Ruin Maniac Cave, Maniac Tunnel, Iron Island, Mt. Coronet and Wayward CaveRoark still leads with a level 12 Geodude. |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Wild on Routes 45 and 46 and in Union Cave, Dark Cave, the Ruins of Alph, Mt. Mortar, Cliff Cave and the Safari Zone in Johto, and in Victory Road, Rock Tunnel, Mt. Moon and Cerulean Cave in Kanto; also a trap Pokémon in Team Rocket's hideoutThe Pokéwalker's Rugged Road, Volcano Path and Night Sky's Edge routes have it too. Brock uses a level 51 Graveler, and Golem in his rematch. |
| Black & White | 2010 | Not found in the wild – breed a Graveler or GolemPokémon Dream World also offered it in the Icy Cave. |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Not found in the game – trade only |
| X & Y | 2013 | On Route 18, in Terminus Cave and in Horde Encounters in Victory Road |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Wild in Granite Cave, and by smashing rocks on Routes 111 and 114 and in Rusturf TunnelRoxanne opens with a level 12 Geodude before her level 14 Nosepass. |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Kantonian Geodude: Pokémon Bank only. Alolan Geodude: wild on Route 12 and Blush Mountain |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Kantonian Geodude: Pokémon Bank only. Alolan Geodude: not wild – breed an Alolan Graveler or Alolan Golem |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild in Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Victory Road and Cerulean CaveBrock leads with a level 11 Geodude before his level 12 Onix, and in Vermilion City you can trade a Geodude for an Alolan Geodude. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Unobtainable |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Wild in the same Sinnoh routes and caves as Diamond and Pearl, plus the Grand Underground's Rocky Cave, Spacious Cave, Volcanic Cave, Big Bluff Cavern and Typhlo CavernRoark leads with a level 12 Geodude once more. Alolan Geodude is unobtainable here. |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Widespread in the Obsidian Fieldlands, Crimson Mirelands, Cobalt Coastlands and Coronet Highlands, including mass outbreaks – and it can burst out of shaking ore depositsAlolan Geodude does not appear. |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Trade only in the base game; in The Teal Mask it lives all over Kitakami – Kitakami Road, Apple Hills, Reveler's Road, Oni Mountain, Oni's Maw, Infernal Pass, Chilling Waterhead, Wistful Fields, Paradise Barrens and Kitakami Wilds – and in 1★ Tera RaidsIn The Indigo Disk, Alolan Geodude lives in the Terarium's Canyon Biome and Chargestone Cavern, and in 3★ Tera Raids at Blueberry Academy. |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Unobtainable |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Geodude's big Super Smash Bros. moment comes on Melee's Poké Floats stage. It is the last of the giant floats in the parade, gliding across the bottom of the screen with its arms stretched out wide to give fighters a solid place to stand while Unown drift around the top half. Once it has passed, the sky stays empty for a few seconds before Squirtle pops up to start the cycle all over again. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Geodude returns as a spirit: win it by beating four grey Kirbys who love their down special – Kirby's Stone, naturally – on the Ground terrain of Pokémon Stadium 2.
Pokémon GO
Geodude has been rolling around Pokémon GO since launch day, 6 July 2016, and its Alolan cousin joined it on 14 July 2018, arriving alongside Alolan Diglett. Both forms need 25 Candy to become Graveler, and Graveler takes 100 Candy – or nothing at all if it was obtained in a trade – to evolve into Golem. Shiny Geodude arrived on 13 September 2018 and shiny Alolan Geodude on 28 June 2019, for the game's third anniversary. Geodude had its own Spotlight Hour on 25 August 2020 and is a regular 1-star raid boss, while Alolan Geodude headlined Community Day on 21 May 2022 – Alolan Graveler evolved during the event or up to two hours afterwards became an Alolan Golem knowing the exclusive move Rollout – and was back for another Community Day on 17 December 2022. Team GO Rocket got in on the act too: Shadow Geodude could be rescued from Grunts from 9 July 2022, and Sierra began using Shadow Alolan Geodude on 21 June 2023.
Its Fossil card, Stone Barrage and all, can be collected in the Game Boy adaptation of the card game.
Catch it at Mt. Moon on the Blue Field, or at Rock Mountain and Indigo Plateau on both tables.
Ready to battle in 3D, with a Pokédex entry that admires how cleverly it hoists itself over raised steps using its two arms. Brock's Gym Leader Castle teams use Graveler and Golem instead.
Its Pokédex entry switches between the Gold and Silver texts depending on which Game Boy game is plugged in.
The same Geodude card returns in the Japan-only sequel.
The last of the giant floats on the Poké Floats stage, drifting along the bottom of the screen with its arms spread wide to give fighters somewhere solid to stand.
A common piece in Phobos Drill, Endless Level 24, Forever Level 24 and Mr. Who's Den.
Recruit it in Mt. Steel, Buried Relic, Wish Cave or Southern Cavern and it moves into Mt. Deepgreen, boasting: 'My control's great for picking up and pitching rocks!'
Lives in Krokka Tunnel and helps out with its Crush field move. Its Browser entry: 'It has the power to crush small rocks.'
Found on the first nine floors of Mt. Bristle.
Found in Marine Cave and on Peril Cliffs; its Browser entry warns that 'it hurls stones to attack.'
Back on Mt. Bristle for the expanded Explorers adventure.
Hangs out in the Cavern Zone, where it loves taking a turn on Blaziken's Boulder Bash.
Found in Rasp Cavern and the Fire Temple; its Browser entry says 'it triggers rockfalls to attack.'
Lives in the Crag Area, where the Geodude count themselves as Rhyperior's friends even though he treats them more like underlings.
Turns up in the Variety Battle fittingly called Pokémon on a Roll.
Waits on Stage 2 of the Safari Jungle, which opens on Thursdays.
Kantonian Geodude, found in the Blau Salon, brings the Quake skill, which can boost damage and briefly paralyse the opponent; Alolan Geodude, from a Pokémon Safari event, uses Rockify, which can turn two non-Support Pokémon on the board into rocks.
Found in Booming Grotto in the Sapphire Sea and Guardian's Peak in Fairy Land.
Hand it an Apple when you meet it in a dungeon and it will join your team.
On the map since launch day, joined by Alolan Geodude in 2018 – which went on to headline two Community Days in 2022.
Appears as a spirit, won by beating four grey Kirbys who favour their down special on the Ground terrain of Pokémon Stadium 2.
Found in the Pinsir, Gengar, Castform, Bulbasaur, Arceus and Charizard Seas, with Alolan Geodude in the Buzzwole Sea.
Geodude can hatch from an Egg and team up with your own player character as a sync pair.
Found in Mt. Steel, Buried Relic, Wish Cave, Southern Cavern and Purity Forest.
Lives in Outaway Cave, and its Photodex entry remarks on how much a sleeping Geodude looks like an ordinary rock.
A Slumbering-type ingredients specialist that gathers Sitrus Berries, Greengrass Soybeans, Soft Potatoes and Tasty Mushrooms – and one of its sleep styles is, of course, Buried.
Number 159 of the 300 Pokémon in Pokopia's Pokédex, with an entry that repeats the classic warning about stepping on a resting rock.
Moves
Geodude's moveset has always been built like its body: solid, simple and ready to go off with a bang. Red and Green gave it a tiny seven-move list of Tackle, Defense Curl, Rock Throw, Harden and Earthquake, plus Selfdestruct and Explosion, making the humble rock an explosive surprise in Kanto's caves. Gold and Silver added the wobbly power of Magnitude and the rolling charge of Rollout, Ruby and Sapphire brought Rock Blast and Mud Sport, and Diamond and Pearl topped it off with Rock Polish and Stone Edge.
Later games kept polishing the formula. Black and White brought Smack Down and Bulldoze and made Stealth Rock a level-up move, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire settled the level order that still holds today, and Legends: Arceus even turned Stealth Rock into an attack. Then Alola struck sparks: Alolan Geodude swaps its ground moves for Charge, Spark, Thunder Punch and Discharge, and Scarlet and Violet hand it Wild Charge and Supercell Slam by TM. Whichever form you meet, the plan stays gloriously simple: hit hard, toughen up and, if all else fails, explode.
Signature moves
Geodude's first real rock attack. It arrives at level 16 in Red and Blue, where it has only 65% accuracy, at 11 from Gold and Silver to Black 2 and White 2, at 18 in X and Y and at 16 from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire onwards (9 in Let's Go), and it has been on every list since, Legends: Arceus aside.
The Geodude trademark. Red and Blue taught Selfdestruct at 21 and Explosion at 36, and both have stayed on its level-up list in every core game since, with Explosion at a mighty 250 power from Gold and Silver onwards. Legends: Arceus keeps Self-Destruct as its level-47 finale.
Geodude's favourite way to travel. Gold and Silver added it at level 31 and as TM04, and it has crept ever earlier since, down to level 10 from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire onwards and level 1 in Legends: Arceus (Let's Go leaves it out). In regular battles it hits twice as hard after Defense Curl, which Geodude knows from level 1 in every game from Ruby and Sapphire onwards, Legends: Arceus aside.
Gold and Silver's brand-new quake of random strength, learned at level 16 there and a Kantonian Geodude staple all the way to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (level 12 from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire on). Let's Go, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Legends: Arceus, Scarlet and Violet all leave it out, and Alolan Geodude learns Spark in its place.
Diamond and Pearl's pointy trap arrived as TM76, became a level-up move at 36 in Black and White and at 28 from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire onwards, and is a level-12 move in Let's Go. In Legends: Arceus it even turns into a 40-power attack.
The big one. Geodude learns it at level 31 back in Red and Blue and on every Kantonian level-up list since (Legends: Arceus aside), from as early as 27 in Let's Go to 39 in Black, White, X and Y, and it has been a TM in every game that has TMs.
Where Kantonian Geodude learns Magnitude, Bulldoze and Earthquake in Sun and Moon, the Alolan form learns Spark at 12, Thunder Punch at 22 and Discharge at 34, a pattern it keeps in Scarlet and Violet, and it opens by charging up with Charge at level 4. In Let's Go it zaps with Thunder Shock at 3 and Thunder Punch at 27.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow7 level-up · 23 TM/HM
Geodude is a familiar face in Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel and Victory Road in Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, and its seven-move level-up list is the same in all of them. It starts with Tackle, curls up with Defense Curl at 11 and hurls its first Rock Throw at 16, although the move has only 65% accuracy in these games. Then comes the famous finale: Selfdestruct at 21, Harden at 26, Earthquake at 31 and a 170-power Explosion at 36. The TM case is packed, from Mega Punch, Submission and Seismic Toss to Earthquake, Fissure, a 100-power Dig and Rock Slide, plus Fire Blast and Metronome, with HM04 Strength on top. There is no physical/special split yet, so every attack's category simply follows its type. Three more moves can be taught in Gold, Silver or Crystal and brought back through the Time Capsule: Fire Punch and Headbutt by TM, and Flamethrower from Crystal's tutor.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 11 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 65 | 15 |
| 21 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 5 |
| 26 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 31 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 170 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM17 | Submission | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 80 | 25 |
| TM18 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM19 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM35 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM36 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 5 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM47 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 170 | 100 | 5 |
| TM48 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Fire Punch | Gen II (TM) |
| Flamethrower | Gen II (Crystal tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal9 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 2 egg · 1 tutor · 1 event
Gold, Silver and Crystal scatter Geodude through Johto's caves, from Union Cave and Dark Cave to Mt. Mortar, with Routes 45 and 46 outside and Kanto's Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel later on. Its list grows to nine moves: Defense Curl now comes at 6 and Rock Throw at 11, the brand-new Magnitude shakes things up at 16, and Rollout arrives at 31, between Harden at 26 and Earthquake at 36. Selfdestruct now hits for 200 power and the level-41 Explosion for 250. New TMs include DynamicPunch, Fire Punch, Rollout, Sandstorm, Mud-Slap and Rock Smash, while Dig drops to 60 power. Breeding brings two Egg Moves: Rock Slide from Sudowoodo, and Mega Punch, which only a Geodude, Graveler or Golem father that learned it from a Red, Blue or Yellow TM can pass on. Crystal's tutor teaches Flamethrower, and a special Geodude handed out at Pokémon Center New York in December 2002 and early 2003 knew Rapid Spin. Twelve TM moves from Red, Blue and Yellow, from Body Slam and Counter to Fissure and Submission, can be brought forward through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 6 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 11 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 16 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 21 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 26 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 31 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 36 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM04 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Fire Punch | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Rapid Spin | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! at Pokémon Center New York (13 to 19 December 2002 and 31 January to 5 February 2003) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM) |
| Counter | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Fissure | Gen I (TM) |
| Metronome | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)11 level-up · 21 TM/HM · 3 egg · 20 tutor
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald put Geodude in Granite Cave, on Routes 111 and 114 and in Victory Road, with Emerald adding Jagged Pass and the Magma Hideout, while FireRed and LeafGreen bring back Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel and Victory Road and add Sevii Islands spots such as Kindle Road and Mt. Ember. All five games share one 11-move list: Defense Curl joins Tackle at the start, the new Mud Sport comes at 6, Rollout moves up to 26, the new Rock Blast arrives at 31 and Double-Edge becomes the level-46 finale after Explosion at 41. Block joins Mega Punch and Rock Slide as an Egg Move, from Sudowoodo or Nosepass. Tutors are everywhere: FireRed and LeafGreen teach ten moves, including Mega Punch, Rock Slide and Explosion, Emerald nineteen, from DynamicPunch and Fire Punch to Rollout and Mud-Slap, and a Geodude traded into Pokémon XD can pick up seven there, Selfdestruct among them. Focus Punch, Brick Break, Flamethrower and Rock Tomb join the TMs, Rock Smash becomes HM06, and categories still follow type.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 6 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 11 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 16 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 21 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 26 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 31 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 80 | 10 |
| 36 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 46 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | Emerald |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | Emerald |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | FRLG, Emerald |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 | Emerald |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 | XD |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver13 level-up · 35 TM/HM · 6 egg · 11 tutor
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum make Geodude a common sight in Sinnoh, in Oreburgh Gate, Oreburgh Mine, Mt. Coronet, Iron Island and on several routes. HeartGold and SoulSilver bring back Johto's caves and add the Safari Zone, and older Geodude can join through Pal Park's Mountain area. The level-up list gains the new Rock Polish at 8 and Stone Edge as a level-39 finale, while Earthquake now comes as early as 29 and Explosion at 32. Every move now has its own category, so the tutor moves Earth Power, Mud-Slap and AncientPower are special, while Rock Throw, Rollout and Earthquake stay physical. Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Rock Polish and Gyro Ball join the TMs, HM06 Rock Smash rises to 40 power and HM08 Rock Climb is new. Flail and Hammer Arm from Sudowoodo join the Egg Moves, with Curse from Onix or Steelix in HeartGold and SoulSilver only. Platinum's tutors teach nine moves, including Earth Power, Sucker Punch, Superpower and ThunderPunch, and HeartGold and SoulSilver add Block and Headbutt for eleven. Six old tutor moves from Generation III, such as Body Slam, Counter and DynamicPunch, can only be brought over.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 15 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 18 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 22 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 25 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 80 | 10 |
| 29 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 36 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 39 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM64 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| TM69 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM08 | Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
| Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 | Onix, Steelix |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo |
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | HGSS |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Counter | Gen III (tutor) |
| DynamicPunch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Metronome | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 216 level-up · 31 TM/HM · 9 egg · 9 tutor · 2 event
There are no Geodude to catch in Unova; instead, the Dream World's Icy Cave offers one that can know Rock Climb or Stealth Rock. The level-up list is reshuffled into 16 moves: Rock Throw stays at 11, Rollout comes at 18 and Rock Blast at 22, the new Smack Down arrives at 25, Selfdestruct moves back to 29, the new Bulldoze rumbles in at 32 and Stealth Rock joins at 36, ahead of Earthquake at 39, Explosion at 43, Double-Edge at 46 and a level-50 Stone Edge. Smack Down, Round, Incinerate and Bulldoze join the TMs, and Rock Smash becomes TM94. Breeding grows to nine Egg Moves, adding Autotomize from Steelix, Endure (by chain breeding), Focus Punch and Rock Climb from Ferrothorn, while Curse, now a Ghost-type move, is no longer limited to two games. Black and White have no tutor moves for Geodude; the tutors of Black 2 and White 2 teach nine, including Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Earth Power and Superpower. Thirteen older moves, from AncientPower to Sucker Punch, can only come from Generations III and IV.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 15 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 18 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 22 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 25 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Selfdestruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 32 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 39 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 46 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 120 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| TM64 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| TM69 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Steelix |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Onix, Steelix, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Dwebble, Yamask (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo, Dwebble, Crustle |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Ferrothorn |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | B2W2 |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | B2W2 |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | B2W2 |
| ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Rock Climb | Dream World: Icy Cave |
| Stealth Rock | Dream World: Icy Cave |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| AncientPower | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Counter | Gen III (tutor) |
| DynamicPunch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Metronome | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire16 level-up · 37 TM/HM · 10 egg · 9 tutor
X and Y hide Geodude on Route 18, in Terminus Cave and in Victory Road, where it can turn up in hordes, while Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire return it to Granite Cave, Routes 111 and 114 and Rusturf Tunnel. X and Y keep the Black and White list, except that Rollout (11) and Rock Throw (18) swap places. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire tighten it into the order used ever since: Rock Polish at 6, Rollout at 10, Magnitude at 12, Rock Throw at 16, Smack Down at 18, Bulldoze at 22, Self-Destruct (now spelled with a hyphen) at 24, Stealth Rock at 28, Rock Blast at 30 and Earthquake at 34, up to Stone Edge at 42. Power-Up Punch, Nature Power and Confide join the TMs; TM94 is Rock Smash in X and Y but Secret Power in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where Rock Smash returns as HM06. Wide Guard from Probopass becomes a tenth Egg Move, and Honedge and its evolutions can now pass on Autotomize. Only Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have tutors for Geodude, nine of them, now including Focus Punch.
By level-up
| XY | ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | 4 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | 6 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | 10 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 15 | 12 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 18 | 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 25 | 18 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | 22 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | 24 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 36 | 28 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 22 | 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | 34 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 46 | 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | 42 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM23 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | |
| TM59 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM64 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 | |
| TM69 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | XY |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM98 | Power-Up Punch | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Steelix, Honedge, Doublade, Aegislash |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Onix, Steelix, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Dwebble, Yamask (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo, Dwebble, Crustle |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Ferrothorn |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | ORAS |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | ORAS |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Counter | Gen III (tutor) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen III (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Metronome | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen III (tutor) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen IV (tutor) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon16 level-up · 30 TM/HM · 10 egg · 9 tutor · + Alolan Geodude
Alola has a Geodude of its own. The Rock/Electric Alolan Geodude rolls around Route 12 and Blush Mountain in Sun and Moon, while the original Kantonian Geodude can only arrive through Pokémon Bank. Both forms follow the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire level order, but Alolan Geodude swaps four moves for electric ones: Charge at 4 instead of Mud Sport, Spark at 12 instead of Magnitude, Thunder Punch at 22 instead of Bulldoze and Discharge at 34 instead of Earthquake. Dig is no longer a TM, leaving 30 TMs for Kantonian Geodude, while Alolan Geodude adds Thunderbolt, Thunder, Charge Beam, Volt Switch and Brutal Swing for 35. Both forms have ten Egg Moves, but Alolan Geodude trades Focus Punch, Hammer Arm and Mega Punch for Counter, Magnet Rise and Screech. Sun and Moon have no tutors; in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Kantonian Geodude can learn nine tutor moves and Alolan Geodude eleven, adding Electroweb and Magnet Rise. Twenty-two older moves, from Rage and Submission to Power-Up Punch, can only be brought in by Kantonian Geodude.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Mud Sport | Ground | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 6 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Magnitude | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 18 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM64 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| TM69 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Steelix, Honedge, Doublade, Aegislash |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Onix, Steelix, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Alolan Geodude, Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Dwebble, Yamask (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo, Dwebble, Crustle |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Sudowoodo (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Ferrothorn |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | USUM |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Ancient Power | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Counter | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Dig | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Dynamic Punch | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Fissure | Gen I (TM) |
| Harden | Gen I (level-up), Gen II (level-up) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Incinerate | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Metronome | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Power-Up Punch | Gen VI (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (XY TM, ORAS HM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (ORAS TM) |
| Seismic Toss | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Strength | Gen I (HM), Gen II (HM), Gen V (HM), Gen VI (HM) |
| Submission | Gen I (TM) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen IV (tutor) |
Alolan GeodudeRockElectric
New in these games, so it has no moves to bring in from earlier generations. Its electric level-up moves are Charge, Spark, Thunder Punch and Discharge.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 6 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 18 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM23 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM57 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM59 | Brutal Swing | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM64 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| TM69 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM72 | Volt Switch | Electric | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM78 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Steelix, Honedge, Doublade, Aegislash |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Sudowoodo |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Onix, Steelix, Yamask, Cofagrigus, Ferroseed, Ferrothorn |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Kantonian Geodude, Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Dwebble, Yamask (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an Egg Move) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo, Dwebble, Crustle |
| Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass |
| Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Ferrothorn |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Onix, Steelix |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Electroweb | Electric | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | USUM |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM |
| Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 | USUM |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 | USUM |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!12 level-up · 18 TM/HM · + Alolan Geodude
Kantonian Geodude rolls back into Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Victory Road and Cerulean Cave, and an in-game trade in Vermilion City swaps a Kantonian Geodude for an Alolan one. Both forms learn a brisk 12 moves: Tackle and Defense Curl, then Sand Attack at 3, Bide at 6, Rock Throw at 9, Stealth Rock at 12, Take Down at 15, Self-Destruct at 19, Rock Slide at 23, Earthquake at 27, Double-Edge at 31 and Explosion at 35, with Alolan Geodude crackling with Thunder Shock instead of Sand Attack and Thunder Punch instead of Earthquake. Kantonian Geodude can use 18 TMs, from Dig and Rock Slide to Superpower and Stealth Rock; Alolan Geodude has the same 18 plus Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt and Thunder. There is no breeding in these games, and Geodude has no tutor moves.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 3 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 6 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 9 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 12 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 19 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 23 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 27 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM23 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM31 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM41 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| TM46 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM49 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| TM56 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
Alolan GeodudeRockElectric
Obtained through the in-game trade in Vermilion City. Thunder Shock and Thunder Punch replace Sand Attack and Earthquake.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 3 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 9 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 12 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 19 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 23 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 27 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 31 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM10 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM15 | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM16 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM22 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM23 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM31 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM36 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM41 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| TM46 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM49 | Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| TM56 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
Generation VIII · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Geodude is not in Sword & Shield)16 level-up · 29 TM/HM · 7 egg
Neither form of Geodude can be obtained in Sword and Shield, so this generation's moves come from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where Kantonian Geodude lives in Sinnoh's caves and routes and in the Grand Underground; Alolan Geodude cannot be obtained there. Magnitude and Mud Sport have vanished from its list, with Sandstorm taking level 4 and Harden returning at 12; otherwise the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire order holds, up to Stone Edge at 42. The TM list goes back to a Sinnoh-style 29 moves, with Strength, Rock Smash and Rock Climb now ordinary TMs (TM96, TM98 and TM100). Seven Egg Moves remain: Autotomize, Block, Curse (no longer limited to HeartGold and SoulSilver), Flail, Hammer Arm, Wide Guard and Mega Punch, which needs a parent that already knows it, such as a wild one from the Grand Underground. There are no tutor moves.
By level-up
| BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 6 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 18 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM26 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM35 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM38 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM56 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM64 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| TM69 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM71 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM74 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM76 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM80 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM100 | Rock Climb | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autotomize | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 | Steelix |
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Onix, Steelix |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo |
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | Geodude, Graveler, Golem (the parent must already know it, as some wild Pokémon in the Grand Underground do) |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass |
Pokémon Legends: Arceus9 level-up · 10 tutor
Kantonian Geodude rolls around four of Hisui's areas in Legends: Arceus, the Obsidian Fieldlands, Crimson Mirelands, Cobalt Coastlands and Coronet Highlands, and turns up in mass outbreaks too; Alolan Geodude does not appear. Moves work differently here: each one is learned at one level and mastered at a higher one, which unlocks its strong and agile styles. Geodude learns nine moves, opening with Rollout rather than Tackle and picking up Mud-Slap, Iron Defense, Rock Slide and Bulldoze before Stealth Rock at 29, which is a 40-power attack here rather than a trap. The grand finale is a level-47 Self-Destruct. The move tutor offers ten more, including Earth Power, Stone Edge, Fire Punch and Thunder Punch. There are no TMs and no breeding. Power is listed for normal, strong and agile style, and accuracy for normal and strong style.
By level-up
| Learn | Master | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. normal / strong / agile |
Acc. normal / strong |
PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 90 / 100 | 20 |
| 5 | 14 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | 18 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 30 / 40 / 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | 25 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 31 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 / 90 / 60 | 90 / 100 | 10 |
| 26 | 35 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 / 75 / 45 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | 40 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 20 |
| 37 | 48 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 / 120 / 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 47 | 59 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 150 / 200 / 120 | 100 | 5 |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. normal / strong / agile |
Acc. normal / strong |
PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 / 75 / 45 | 100 | 20 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 80 / 100 / 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 / 90 / 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 80 / 100 / 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 / 90 / 60 | 90 / 100 | 10 | |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 20 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Physical | 40 / 50 / 30 | 100 | 20 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 / 120 / 80 | 80 / 90 | 5 | |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 / 90 / 60 | 100 | 10 |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet (plus The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)14 level-up · 38 TM/HM · 7 egg · 1 event · + Alolan Geodude
Geodude doesn't live in Paldea itself (from version 2.0.1 it can be traded into Scarlet and Violet), but The Teal Mask fills Kitakami with Kantonian Geodude, from Kitakami Road and Apple Hills to Oni Mountain and Oni's Maw, and The Indigo Disk puts Alolan Geodude in the Terarium's Canyon Biome and Chargestone Cavern; both forms appear in Tera Raid Battles too. A wild Tera Geodude waiting in Oni's Maw knows Dynamic Punch. Kantonian Geodude's list loses Mud Sport and Magnitude and slots Bulldoze in at 12, leaving 14 moves, while Alolan Geodude keeps all 16 of its Sun and Moon moves. The TM list grows to 38 moves for Kantonian Geodude, from Mud Shot, Stomping Tantrum and High Horsepower to Body Slam, Metronome and Tera Blast, and to 44 for Alolan Geodude, which adds electric moves such as Wild Charge, Supercell Slam and Electroweb but misses out on Scary Face, Metronome and Stomping Tantrum. Dynamic Punch joins the Egg Moves, Mega Punch can only be copied with a Mirror Herb, and Alolan Geodude gains Zap Cannon from Nosepass or Probopass. There are no tutor moves.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 6 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 18 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM005 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM006 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM028 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM035 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM036 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM043 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM051 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM055 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM058 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM067 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM068 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM076 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| TM080 | Metronome | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM084 | Stomping Tantrum | Ground | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM086 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM104 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM116 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM133 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM149 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM150 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM179 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM180 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM186 | High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| TM192 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM224 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass, Stonjourner, Garganacl |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Bergmite, Avalugg, Hisuian Avalugg |
| Dynamic Punch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 | Geodude (a wild Tera Geodude in Oni's Maw already knows it) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo |
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 | Sudowoodo, Garganacl |
| Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 | No parent passes it on: Geodude has to copy it from another Pokémon that knows it while holding a Mirror Herb |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass, Avalugg, Hisuian Avalugg, Stonjourner, Garganacl |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Dynamic Punch | Wild Tera Geodude in Oni's Maw (Kitakami) |
Alolan GeodudeRockElectric
Lives in the Terarium's Canyon Biome and Chargestone Cavern in The Indigo Disk. Unlike Kantonian Geodude, it keeps its full 16-move level-up list from Sun and Moon.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 4 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 6 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 | 90 | 15 |
| 18 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 22 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Self-Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 34 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Explosion | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
| 40 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 42 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM001 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM005 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM023 | Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM028 | Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM035 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM036 | Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 |
| TM043 | Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM048 | Volt Switch | Electric | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM051 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM055 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM058 | Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM067 | Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM068 | Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM076 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| TM082 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM086 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM104 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM116 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM125 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM126 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM133 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM141 | Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 |
| TM147 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM149 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| TM150 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 |
| TM166 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM173 | Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM179 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| TM180 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM186 | High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| TM192 | Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| TM204 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| TM210 | Supercell Slam | Electric | Physical | 100 | 95 | 15 |
| TM211 | Electroweb | Electric | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| TM224 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 | Sudowoodo, Nosepass, Probopass, Stonjourner, Garganacl |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Sudowoodo |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Bergmite, Avalugg, Hisuian Avalugg |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | No Egg Group partner learns it by levelling up, but a parent taught TM047 can pass it on, or it can be copied with a Mirror Herb |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Sudowoodo |
| Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 | Varoom, Revavroom |
| Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 | Probopass, Avalugg, Hisuian Avalugg, Stonjourner, Garganacl |
| Zap Cannon | Electric | Special | 120 | 50 | 5 | Nosepass, Probopass |
04On screen
Geodude in the anime
Debut EP005Showdown in Pewter City · Its appearances on screen, and 5 other trainers who raised one.
Geodude's anime career began with a punch-up at the Pewter Gym. In Showdown in Pewter City (EP005) Brock sent it out to open his rematch with Ash, and it went on to travel with him through Kanto, the Orange Islands and Johto as the team's boulder-of-all-trades: digging tunnels, smothering fires, smashing down doors and throwing Team Rocket's Pokémon around with Seismic Toss. It stayed home with Forrest when Brock headed to Hoenn, then returned in Sun & Moon to meet its Alolan cousin and hold off two of Ash's classmates at once.
Gym Leaders trust it as an opener, too: Roxanne's Geodude knocked out Ash's Treecko in Rustboro (AG016) and Roark's beat Paul's Azumarill in Oreburgh (DP015), though both fell in the end. In Alola, a wild Alolan Geodude Thunder Punched Ash's Poké Ball back into his face (SM032) and a whole crowd of them stormed Wela Volcano Park (SM095), while in Pokémon Journeys Goh caught one of each form. Away from the main series, Brock's Geodude is also the first Pokémon Red battles at a Gym in Pokémon Origins.
Other trainers’ Geodude
First seen: EP005Showdown in Pewter City
Now: At the Pewter Gym, where it welcomed Brock home in Grating Spaces! (AG177) and battled under his command again during the Sun & Moon visit to Kanto (SM042–SM043)
Geodude's anime career began on the Pewter Gym battlefield. Ash had already lost once to Brock's Onix, and when he came back for a rematch, Brock led off with Geodude (EP005). Pidgeotto's Normal- and Flying-type attacks couldn't hurt it, and Geodude won that round with ease. Then Pikachu stepped in and knocked it out with a powerful Thunderbolt, an Electric move that a part-Ground type should, by the games' rules, have ignored. Onix came out next, the Gym's sprinklers went off, and Ash refused to win that way, but Brock handed him the Boulder Badge anyway.
When Brock set off with Ash, Geodude came too, and it soon became the team's boulder-of-all-trades, sent out whenever Onix was too big for the job. Aboard the St. Anne it piled into the ballroom brawl against Team Rocket's grunts alongside a crowd of other passengers' Geodude (EP015), and at the burning Celadon Gym it dropped dirt on the flames while Misty's Staryu and Starmie and Ash's Squirtle sprayed water (EP026). At Salon Roquet it showed off its first move, lifting Jessie's Ekans with Seismic Toss, until James's Koffing blinded it and Pikachu with Sludge and Vulpix sent Team Rocket flying with Fire Spin (EP028).
A rough night out followed at the P1 Grand Prix (EP029). Brock entered it even though it isn't a Fighting type, and in the first round it met a Hitmonlee that Team Rocket had stolen. Hitmonlee sent Geodude crashing into Brock's head, and when Brock sent it back in, Hitmonlee kicked it mercilessly. Rebecca's father, Anthony, told Brock that a real man knows when to admit defeat, so Brock threw in the towel and apologised to Geodude for making it fight.
Back on the road it dug through the rubble that had trapped Ash and Team Rocket underground, although the newly revived Aerodactyl used the gap to escape to the surface (EP046). It helped break into Team Rocket's hideout to win back the Egg that would hatch into Togepi, revealing that it knew Tackle (EP050), and on Cinnabar Island it helped dam the erupting volcano alongside Onix, Ash's Charizard and Blaine's Magmar, while Squirtle and Staryu kept the Rock types cool with water (EP059). On the way to the Orange Islands it hurled James's Weezing straight through a blimp, which tore apart and came down on Valencia Island (EP082). When Brock decided to stay behind with Professor Ivy, Geodude stayed too (EP083), and the pair were waiting in Pallet Town when Ash got home (EP115).
In Johto it was a reliable pair of hands. It carried boxes with Pineco while Brock told Dr. Anna about his plan to use Pokémon to help human medicine (EP165), and broke down a door at the Pokémon Beauty Contest so the contestants could see Team Rocket making off with their Pokémon (EP169). In Mewtwo Returns it was among the Pokémon Brock sent out to hold off Giovanni's Team Rocket forces.
When Brock fell ill, Misty took over its polishing with the help of his notebook, only for Team Rocket's balloon to snatch Geodude, Onix, Pikachu and Misty's Pokémon in its claws, until Golbat's Wing Attack brought it crashing down (EP193). Soon afterwards it used Dig to tunnel into a buried temple, but Jessie's mask and staff turned it, Onix and Golbat against their friends, and she ordered Geodude to attack Golbat until Golbat shook off the spell and repelled the staff's power with Supersonic (EP196).
Master Quest brought a painful defeat and a heroic rescue. In The Ice Cave! (EP250), an episode never broadcast in the United States, its Tackle had no effect on Jessie's Arbok, which knocked it back into Brock with Headbutt and slammed them both into the ground with Wrap. Soon afterwards it helped rescue Pokémon trapped by a wildfire in the Dragon Holy Land and set the Prayer Flame back in the Dragon Shrine (EP253). At a hot spring it then gave Larvitar its unceremonious lesson in enjoying warm sand (EP259).
Before setting off for Hoenn, Brock left Geodude, Onix and Crobat with his eldest brother, Forrest, so he could train with them at the Pewter Gym (HS01), a scene cut from the English dub. When Brock passed through Pewter City during the Battle Frontier journey, Geodude came charging into the arena to greet him (AG177). Then Team Rocket struck, and under Forrest's orders it knocked Meowth off course with Tackle as he fled with a bag of Poké Balls, battered the trio with Sandstorm and teamed up with Steelix against Charizard and Aggron with Mega Punch, before everyone's combined attacks blasted Team Rocket off.
Years later, when Ash's Pokémon School class visited Kanto, Geodude was back under Brock's command. In Alola, Kanto! (SM042) it was sent out alongside an Alolan Geodude so the class could compare the two forms. At the Cerulean Gym, where Misty set up battles so every student could take part, it took on Sophocles's Togedemaru and Lillie's Alolan Vulpix, Snowy, at the same time (SM043). Zing Zap had no effect on a Rock/Ground type, and when Snowy fired Powder Snow, Geodude spun its Gyro Ball into a Counter Shield, a trick Brock had picked up from Ash, before the battle was called off.
Personality
Brock's Geodude is a no-nonsense veteran: steady, tough and happiest with a job to do. It has no time for coddling. At a hot spring it dropped in behind the young Larvitar in Ash's care and shoved it headfirst into the warm sand, which turned out to be exactly what Larvitar needed (EP259). It is devoted to Brock, who has trained it for years and gives it a regular polish to keep it in shape (EP193).
Moves usedSeismic TossTackleDigSandstormMega PunchGyro Ball
Key battles
- EP005Showdown in Pewter City · vs Pidgeotto Won
- EP005Showdown in Pewter City · vs Pikachu Lost
- EP028Pokémon Fashion Flash · vs Jessie's Ekans and James's Koffing Won
- EP029The Punchy Pokémon · vs Hitmonlee Lost
- EP250The Ice Cave! · vs Arbok Lost
- AG177Grating Spaces! · vs Charizard and Aggron Won
- SM043When Regions Collide! · vs Togedemaru and Snowy (Alolan Vulpix) Interrupted
First seen: AG015Gonna Rule The School!
Roxanne's Geodude made its entrance at her Pokémon Trainers' School in Rustboro City, where its Rollout sent Team Rocket blasting off and left Brock full of praise (AG015). It then opened her Gym battle with Ash (AG016), knocking out Treecko, which knew no Grass-type moves yet, with a Mega Punch, a Rollout and a second Mega Punch. Against Pikachu it threw rocks and landed a Mega Punch, but Pikachu's Thunder shattered the rocky battlefield, and when Geodude's Rollout bogged down in the softened ground, Pikachu closed in with Quick Attack and finished it with Thunder. Pikachu went on to beat Nosepass and win Ash the Stone Badge.
- AG015Gonna Rule The School! · vs Team Rocket's Wurmple robot Won
- AG016The Winner by a Nosepass · vs Treecko Won
- AG016The Winner by a Nosepass · vs Pikachu Lost
First seen: DP015Shapes of Things to Come!
Roark's Geodude led off his Gym battle with Paul (DP015). Facing a big type disadvantage against Azumarill, it deflected a Hydro Pump with Hidden Power, sending Azumarill flying, then finished it with Rollout. Paul's Elekid then knocked it out with a single super-effective Brick Break, and Paul went on to win the Coal Badge. In Ash's rematch it was Roark's second Pokémon (DP018): it chased Aipom with Rollout, slammed it down with Seismic Toss and even caught its first Focus Punch in its hand, but Aipom's Double Team sent it crashing into a boulder and a second Focus Punch knocked it out. Ash's Turtwig then beat Rampardos to win his first Sinnoh Badge.
- DP015Shapes of Things to Come! · vs Azumarill Won
- DP015Shapes of Things to Come! · vs Elekid Lost
- DP018O'er the Rampardos We Watched! · vs Aipom Lost
First seen: JN051Trials of a Budding Master!
Goh raced to Rock Tunnel when he heard about a mass outbreak of Geodude, dreaming of raising one all the way to Golem, but the area seemed deserted until Ash's Farfetch'd smashed a rock with its leek and a Geodude popped out, and Goh swiftly caught it (JN051). He added an Alolan Geodude during the Pokémon Catch Adventure Race, where it was the target at the first checkpoint: Grookey found one, Goh's Poké Ball did the rest, and he and Ash went on to win the race (JN076). Both are among Goh's Pokémon in This Could be the Start of Something Big! (JN136), but neither has been seen using a move.
First seen: EP093Navel Maneuvers
Danny's Geodude was part of his crew for the last of the three Navel Island challenges, a sled race down the mountain, where it rode in Danny's sled with Electrode while Scyther steered (EP093). When Team Rocket's pit trap swallowed both teams, the Pokémon made snowballs for Geodude to launch, before Electrode's Explosion destroyed Team Rocket's balloon. Ash won the restarted race and took the Sea Ruby Badge two challenges to one. Geodude even features on the pattern of Danny's Hawaiian-style shirt, and it turns up again in flashbacks in A Way Off Day Off (EP098) and Hello, Pummelo! (EP111).
Ash & Geodude
Ash has never caught a Geodude, but the species has turned up at big moments of his journey. Brock's Geodude opened the rematch at the Pewter Gym, where Ash earned his first Badge (EP005); Roxanne's knocked out his Treecko in Rustboro (AG016), and in Oreburgh his Aipom out-punched Roark's (DP018). His one attempt to catch one went badly: a wild Alolan Geodude Thunder Punched his Poké Ball straight back into his face and ran off (SM032).
Featured episodes
- AG137Hooked On OnixA gang of wild Geodude chase off Pikachu, Corphish and Munchlax and report to their clan of Graveler and Golem, led by an Onix. Team Rocket convince the Onix that Ash's group are villains, so the Geodude trap Brock under a cage and chase the Pokémon with Rollout, until the Onix changes sides and the Rock types turn to protecting Ash and his friends.
- SM032Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!On a treasure hunt, Ash's Stoutland leads him to a boulder that turns out to be a wild Alolan Geodude. Pikachu's Electro Ball barely troubles the Rock/Electric type and Iron Tail lands, but when Ash throws a Poké Ball, Geodude Thunder Punches it straight back into his face and escapes.
- SM095Sparking Confusion!Rock hunters digging for Spark Stones, the favourite food of Alolan Geodude and Graveler, drive the Pokémon up to the surface of Wela Volcano Park. Led by an Alolan Golem that hurls Geodude like cannonballs, they rampage until Sophocles's Metang wins them over by growing eyebrows and a moustache of iron sand, which their kind treat as a sign of strength and leadership.
More appearances
- EP015Battle Aboard the St. Anne Several passengers' Geodude join Brock's in the fight against the Team Rocket grunts trying to steal everyone's Pokémon on board the St. Anne.
- EP065Showdown at the Po-ké Corral Climbing the rocks to Professor Oak's Laboratory, Jessie grabs a Geodude's hand by mistake; it blushes, she flings it away, and her hand lands on an angry Sandshrew instead.
- EP088In the Pink A pink Geodude appears in Team Rocket's daydream.
- EP092The Joy of Pokémon Nurse Joy treats a Trainer's Geodude on an island in the Orange Archipelago.
- EP140Wired for Battle! A Trainer's Geodude appears as an image on Shingo's laptop.
- EP162Type Casting A Geodude appears in a daydream.
- EP164Carrying On! A sick Geodude is being cared for at the Pokémon Center on Way Away Island.
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder A Geodude features in a daydream about the Pokémon Beauty Contest.
- HS12Training Daze Two Team Rocket trainees are partnered with a Geodude.
- AG096Training Wrecks A Trainer has a team of three Geodude.
- AG121Hi Ho Silver Wind! A Coordinator's Geodude appears.
- DP005Gettin' Twiggy With It! A Geodude appears.
- DP110Steeling Peace of Mind! Several Geodude appear, and they are back in Saving the World From Ruins! (DP111).
- DP182An Old Family Blend! A Trainer's Geodude competes in the Lily of the Valley Conference.
- SM129Battle Royal 151! A Trainer's Alolan Geodude is eliminated in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference.
- JN038Restore and Renew! A Geodude appears.
- JN069Errand Endurance! A Trainer's Geodude appears.
- JN070Take My Thief! Please! A Trainer's Geodude appears.
- JN102Battling in the Freezing Raid! Several Geodude appear.
- HZ039Tinkatink's Ideal Hammer A Trainer's Geodude appears.
- HZ130Hamber's Moonlight Battle A Trainer's Geodude appears.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Pikachu has knocked out Geodude with electricity even though a Ground type should be immune: a Thunderbolt finished Brock's in Showdown in Pewter City (EP005), and a Thunder finished Roxanne's in The Winner by a Nosepass (AG016).
- The Alolan form turns the joke around. Pikachu's Electro Ball barely troubled the wild Alolan Geodude Ash tried to catch (SM032), while Togedemaru's Zing Zap had no effect at all on Brock's Rock/Ground Geodude (SM043).
“Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Geodude has incredibly high defensive power, making it virtually resistant to any physical attacks.”
May's Pokédex · AG016
05On the big screen
Geodude in the movies
1 film, 4 Pikachu shorts and 1 special featuring Geodude.
Geodude has spent most of its film career as part of the scenery, a rock among rocks in the crowds and opening sequences of a string of films. In I Choose You! (2017) it gets something to do: a wild Geodude is one of the Pokémon Marshadow turns against Ash.
The best screen moments belong to Brock's Geodude in the Pikachu's Winter Vacation shorts. It rides Onix like a sledge, rings icicles like chimes, stops a sliding Squirtle dead, bangs a present out of a tree for Delibird and bounces an ice boat to pieces. It is also part of the team that protects Mewtwo from Team Rocket in the TV special Mewtwo Returns.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
A wild Geodude under Marshadow's control; a Trainer's Geodude
A wild Geodude is one of the Pokémon making the trip to Mount Tensei to receive Ho-Oh's power. Once the tainted Rainbow Wing corrupts Marshadow, it seizes control of the Pokémon on the mountain, Geodude included, and turns them into a small army that unleashes a simultaneous attack on Ash and Pikachu. They are only freed when Pikachu lets loose a huge blast of electricity, fuelled by grief at Ash's sacrifice. A Trainer's Geodude also appears in the film.
Pikachu shorts
- PK03Kanga Games (1998) · Brock's Geodude
On a snowy morning, a snowball flies out of nowhere and Geodude shuffles behind a tree, looking very much like the guilty party. Later Onix lowers itself to the ground to become a sledge, and Geodude piles on with Vulpix and Psyduck for the ride. By the end of the day it is chasing Vulpix over the back of a friendly mother Kangaskhan. - PK05Winter Games (1999) · Brock's Geodude
Geodude trundles out of the back room with the other Pokémon, then joins Psyduck and Poliwag in tapping icicles, each of which rings out a different note. When Chikorita breaks up the music with Razor Leaf, one of the leaves bounces harmlessly off Geodude's rocky head. Out on the ice it becomes the rink's immovable object: Squirtle's shell-slide comes to a sudden, dizzy stop against it, and a spinning Meowth pings off it like a pinball off a bumper. - PK08Delibird's Dilemma (2000) · Brock's Geodude
On the day before Christmas, a stray snowball knocks Delibird out of the sky and scatters the presents from its sack, so Pikachu and friends set out to find them all before midnight. When Noctowl spots one stuck up a tree, Geodude has the simplest solution of all: it bangs into the trunk until the present comes down. - PK09Snorlax Snowman (2000) · Brock's Geodude
Stranded out at sea, the Pokémon get a lifeline when Bulbasaur and Chikorita carve a block of ice into a boat with Razor Leaf. Geodude can't keep still, though, and its bouncing about breaks the boat apart. Everyone sinks, until two Lapras come to the rescue and carry them off to an island full of snow Snorlax.
TV specials
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
Brock's Geodude joins the battle on Mount Quena. When Giovanni and Team Rocket come to recapture Mewtwo, Brock and Misty send out every Pokémon they have, Geodude included, and the diversion buys Ash time to get Mewtwo to the top of the mountain to be healed.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Geodude in the Pokémon TCG
35 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Geodude rolled into the card game in Japan's Mystery of the Fossils set in 1997 and reached English players in Fossil two years later: a 50 HP Fighting-type Basic whose Stone Barrage keeps hurling rocks until you flip tails. It has stayed a humble Basic ever since, picking up plenty of character along the way. Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge gave Brock his own Geodude, three cards in all, one of which can call the rest of his team out of your deck. There is a glossy Japanese vending-machine card, an Intro Pack exclusive, an e-Reader card with sound data hidden in its dot code and a Pokémon League season named after it, while its moves range from Rollout and Flail to a bench-rattling Selfdestruct. Neo Revelation's Geodude carries Knuckle Punch, an attack many later cards share.
The art has moved with the times. Ken Sugimori has drawn Geodude four times, from Brock's cards to Hidden Fates, and Guardians Rising introduced Alolan Geodude in 2017, a Lightning-type rock with a magnetic body, drawn by Hitoshi Ariga; Mitsuhiro Arita, Yukiko Baba, Yuka Morii and svlt have added more Alolan cards since. In 151, Uta's Geodude has card number 074, and its night-time mountain scene carries on in the Graveler card next to it. Pokémon TCG Pocket has brought back Kouki Saitou's and Hitoshi Ariga's pictures, added a new one by GOSSAN and given Geodude a Shiny card.
Cards to know
- Fossil 47/62 — Kagemaru Himeno's original Geodude, whose Stone Barrage keeps throwing rocks until you flip tails. Japan's first print even had it weighing 2.0 kg.
- Gym Heroes 66/132 (Brock's Geodude) — Call for Friend fetches any of Brock's Basic Pokémon straight from your deck: the Pewter City Gym Leader's rock crew in one card.
- Expedition Base Set 110/165 — An e-Reader card whose long dot-code strip carries sound data for the Construction: Melody Box application.
- Guardians Rising 40/145 — Alolan Geodude's debut card: a Lightning-type rock with a magnetic body, drawn by Hitoshi Ariga.
- 151 074/165 — Uta's Geodude carries card number 074, matching its Pokédex number.
- TCG Pocket Mega Rising 307/226 — Souichirou Gunjima's Shiny Rare, with a Shiny Geodude.
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Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Geodude (Fossil 47 art, Kagemaru Himeno), card B29, in the Evolution booster pack. Computer opponents' Rock Crusher, Boom Boom Selfdestruct and Hard Pokémon decks run four, Invincible Ronald and Bone Attack three, and All Fighting Pokémon two, while the Squirtle & Friends starter deck has two.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Geodude (Fossil 47 art, Kagemaru Himeno), card F32, in the Sky Flying Pokémon pack; the Rock Blast! and Even 3 Years on a Rock decks have four each.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Geodude (vending Expansion Sheet 1 art, Ai Kurihara), card B34, Common, in the Legendary Power pack; the Sweat! Anti-GR1 deck has four, Rolling Stone three, Great Rocket 2 and Battle Water two each and Rock Festival one.
- Pokémon TCG Online: the Pokémon League's 2014–15 'Geodude Rustboro Gym – Season 1' online code gave four Flashfire Geodude, two Graveler, a Golem, two Professor's Letter and eight Metal Energy.
The artists behind the cards
- Ken Sugimori — 4 artworks (Brock's Geodude in Gym Heroes 66 and Gym Challenge 68, Mysterious Treasures 84, Hidden Fates 33)
- Kagemaru Himeno — 2 (Fossil 47, reprinted in Legendary Collection; Japan's Intro Pack Neo Chikorita Side Deck)
- Kouki Saitou, Hitoshi Ariga and MAHOU — 1 artwork each on several cards (Supreme Victors 105 and TCG Pocket Genetic Apex 147; Guardians Rising 40 Alolan Geodude, TCG Pocket Celestial Guardians 59 and the French McDonald's 2018 reprint; Flashfire 45, reprinted in Generations)
- One artwork each: Ai Kurihara (Japanese vending card), Atsuko Nishida, Masako Yamashita, Aya Kusube, Hisao Nakamura, Midori Harada, Miki Tanaka, Motofumi Fujiwara, Mitsuhiro Arita, Yukiko Baba, Yuka Morii, Sumiyoshi Kizuki, OKACHEKE, Uta and svlt
- TCG Pocket only: GOSSAN (Mythical Island 43) and Souichirou Gunjima (Shiny Geodude, Mega Rising 307)
07On the page & beyond
Geodude in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
In print, Geodude is the dependable muscle in Brock's corner. The Electric Tale of Pikachu gives him two to throw at Ash, and Pokémon Adventures goes further still: its Brock wears six Geodude, Geoone to Geosix, like a belt, and sends them up against Bruno's Machop army and a runaway Magnet Train. Elsewhere, Roxanne's Geodude knocks out Treecko in Ash & Pikachu, Roark's comforts him as a boy in Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, and Hareta's helps bring down Team Galactic's Saturn.
On the bookshelf, Geodude grumbles as Onix bulldozes through its tunnels in the 1997 picture book Onix Underground, and Brock's Geodude turns up all over Scholastic's chapter books, from the St. Anne to a talent show where it plays the drums. In 2019 it became Iwate Prefecture's official Pokémon, a role that came with its own rock song, a stamp rally and Pokémon manhole covers.
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08Did you know?
Geodude trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Geodude such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Geodude's English name is as laid-back as the Pokémon looks: geo-, the prefix meaning 'earth', plus dude, slang for a guy. It may also nod to geodes, the plain-looking rocks that hide sparkling crystals inside. Its Japanese name, Ishitsubute, joins ishi (stone or rock) and tsubute (a pebble, or a small stone for throwing). Explaining the name on Japanese television, a Pokémon Quiz segment added a sensible warning: don't try throwing a Geodude, because you will probably get hurt.
Design origins
Geodude is a rock or boulder that has come to life, and it may draw on the earth elementals of folklore and fantasy – living stone creatures such as the golem, a name its final evolution takes outright. Its English name also nods to geodes, ordinary-looking rocks with crystals hidden inside. Alolan Geodude and its evolutions were designed by manga artist Hitoshi Ariga, who shared the news on Twitter in December 2016. Its black brows look like magnetite – a black, crystalline iron ore famous for being magnetic – or piezoelectric crystals, and its Electric typing may be a play on 'thunderegg', a type of rock nodule.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イシツブテ Ishitsubute | From ishi (stone) and tsubute (a small stone for throwing) |
| French | Racaillou | From racaille (rabble, riff-raff) and caillou (pebble, stone) |
| Spanish | Geodude | Same as the English name |
| German | Kleinstein | From klein (small) and Stein (stone), with a pun on Einstein |
| Italian | Geodude | Same as the English name |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Geodude | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 꼬마돌 Kkomadol | From kkoma (little kid) and dol (stone, rock) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 小拳石 Xiǎoquánshí | From characters meaning small, fist and stone |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 小拳石 Síukyùhnsehk | From characters meaning small, fist and stone |
| Hindi | जियोडूड Geodude | Transcription of the English name |
| Russian | Геодуд Geodud | Transcription of the English name |
| Thai | อิชิซึบูเตะ Ichisuebute | Transcription of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- In the Japanese Blue version, Geodude weighs just 2.0 kg instead of 20.0 kg. It makes no difference to battles, because no Game Boy-era mechanic uses weight – and the same 2.0 kg slip appears on its Japanese Fossil card.
- Geodude and Roggenrola have a lot in common: both are Rock types, both can have Sturdy, both evolve at level 25 and both reach their final forms by trading.
- Brock sends out Geodude first in Red, Green and Blue, and Roxanne in Hoenn and Roark in Sinnoh also lead their Gym teams with Geodude.
- In Emerald, Roxanne brings two Geodude to her Gym battle instead of one.
- Rhyperior sometimes mistakes Geodude for real boulders and fires them from its hands, while Alolan Golem launches Alolan Geodude from its back when it has run out of rocks.
- Moon's Pokédex reports that a scholar with too much free time once counted a hundred Geodude along a single route.
- Snowball fights come up twice in Geodude's Pokédex entries: FireRed says some people have hurled Geodude at each other, and Sun warns that playing with them like snowballs is dangerous.
- Ultra Moon's Pokédex says people who watch Geodude scale cliffs have been known to take up bouldering themselves.
- In the USA, the Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! gave Gold, Silver and Crystal players a level 5 Geodude that knew Rapid Spin, in December 2002 and again in early 2003.
- In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a Trainer in Vermilion City will swap your Kantonian Geodude for an Alolan one.
- In Pokémon Sleep, one of Geodude's sleep styles is Buried – just like the Sapphire entry that says it sleeps half-buried in the ground.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Geodude
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Horizons Anime: BeginnerAll aboard for a brand-new adventure! See how well you know Liko, Roy and the crew of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.Take the quiz →
Pokémon Movies: IntermediateFrom a mysterious island showdown to a city where people and Pokémon live side by side, how well do you know Pokémon on the big screen?Take the quiz →Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: IntermediateYou've got your badges, but does Professor Oak think you're ready for the Indigo Plateau? Dig deeper into Red, Blue, FireRed, LeafGreen and Let's Go.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Geodude entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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