Is Geodude Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Geodude from Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel provides Rock/Ground coverage early. Evolve through to Golem for the full payoff, though that requires trading.
Brock's typing presses Geodude's defenses.
Misty's team hits Geodude's weaknesses hard.
Geodude trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Graveler's weaknesses hard.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Geodude in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 5-10).
Evolve Geodude to Graveler
Geodude evolves into Graveler at Level 25. Your Geodude should hit Level 25 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Evolve Graveler to Golem
Graveler evolves into Golem when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Koga.
How to Get Geodude in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Geodude's 3-stage chain starts with Geodude, which appears in the wild in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
4 locations to catch Geodude
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 5
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Badge 8Where To Catch Geodude in Let's Go
Geodude is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5+ across 28 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Geodude ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Golem
How to Get Shiny Geodude in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Geodude is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Geodude odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Geodude Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Geodude.
Geodude Weakness
Type-wise, Geodude takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Watch out for Water and Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Rock/Ground typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Geodude's physical bulk (base 100 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water, Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Geodude Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Geodude
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
 Exeggcute GrassPsychic | C | |
 Kingler Water | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x563-663%KO Aurora Beam 2x112-132%KO Double Kick 2x16-19% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 20 Surfing | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Lapras builds →Surf 4x377-443%KO Ice Beam 2x188-222%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Blastoise Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Blastoise builds →Bubble Beam 4x275-323%KO Flash Cannon 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x150-177%KO | ||
Geodude Evolutions
Geodude kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Graveler all the way to Golem. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Geodude Best Moveset
Rock/Ground at 100 Defense but 30 Sp. Def and 20 Speed. The moveset can't function when everything hits it on the special side and it goes after all of them. Evolve through to Golem for the stat totals that make Rock/Ground TermStab usable.
Best Build
Geodude Candy
Tough Candy+DEFRelaxed raises Defense and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Geodude
- Geodude Candy
- Tough Candy
Tough Candy L
Tough Candy XL
Geodude Candy raises every stat, but only Geodude, Graveler and Golem can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Geodude is Tough Candy (Defense), and any Pokemon can eat it; Tough Candy L needs level 30 and Tough Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Alolan Form
- Alolan Geodude
Alolan Geodude (Rock/Electric type) has 40 HP, 80 Attack, 100 Defense, 30 Sp. Atk, 30 Sp. Def and 20 Speed, 300 in total. Weak to Ground (4x), Water, Grass and Fighting. Resists Flying (1/4), Normal, Fire, Electric and Poison. Alolan Geodude is not found in the wild in Let's Go. Give a Geodude to a person in Vermilion City to get a level 16 Alolan Geodude. Best nature for Alolan Geodude: Relaxed (Madam Celadon: Yellow, then Pink). Stat candy: Tough Candy (Defense). Pokedex: Its stone head is imbued with electricity and magnetism. If you carelessly step on one, you'll be in for a painful shock.
Alolan Geodude learns by level up: Defense Curl and Tackle (Lv 1); Thunder Shock (Lv 3); Bide (Lv 6); Rock Throw (Lv 9); Stealth Rock (Lv 12); Take Down (Lv 15); Self-Destruct (Lv 19); Rock Slide (Lv 23); Thunder Punch (Lv 27); Double-Edge (Lv 31); Explosion (Lv 35). TM moves: Brick Break, Dig, Earthquake, Facade, Fire Blast, Fire Punch, Flamethrower, Headbutt, Protect, Rest, Rock Slide, Seismic Toss, Self-Destruct, Stealth Rock, Substitute, Superpower, Thunder, Thunder Punch, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt and Toxic.
Master Trainer
Irwin battles with one level 65 Geodude that knows Bide and Brick Break. It takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground and Steel moves. Win to earn the Geodude Master title. Find Irwin in Rock Tunnel.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Geodude learns Take Down and Self-Destruct naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Normal and Fighting coverage and more extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Commonly found near mountain trails and the like. If you step on one by accident, it gets angry.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Geodude appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMAlolan
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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