What does Geodude evolve into?

Geodude has 2 evolution paths: Graveler at level 25 and Alolan Graveler at level 25. Different conditions, different results.

At what level does Geodude evolve?

Geodude has 2 evolution paths: Graveler at level 25 and Alolan Graveler at level 25. Different method for each one.

Should I use Geodude?

In X & Y, For a casual playthrough, Geodude works as a placeholder. Rock/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Graveler . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Geodude?

Geodude is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Geodude - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

The stat bars tell the story: Defense carries everything and Speed's dead weight. But this Rock Pokemon still yields 1 Defense EV per fight on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP40

Attack80

Defense100

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed20

Total300

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight20.0 kg

Base XP60

Abilities

Rock Head

Protects against recoil damage.

Sturdy

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Sand VeilHA

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Found in fields and mountains. Mistaking them for boulders, people often step or trip on them.

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.

Geodude Weakness and Resistance Chart
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

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-7

4xCritical

Water Grass

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Flying Rock

¼xResist

Poison

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (8)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Geodude in X & Y (Best Counters)

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Iron HeadLv. 43 Mirror ShotLv. 30 Metal ClawLv. 14 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Geodude Iron Head 2x 49-57% Mirror Shot 2x 59-70% Metal Claw 2x 30-37% Rock Smash 2x 17-21% View Ferroseed builds →
Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Focus BlastTM52 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Geodude Wood Hammer 4x 226-266%KO Focus Blast 2x 177-209%KO Blizzard 2x 243-287%KO Ice Beam 2x 199-235%KO View Abomasnow builds →
Trevenant GhostGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 49 Focus BlastTM52 DigTM28 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Geodude Wood Hammer 4x 261-308%KO Focus Blast 2x 134-158%KO Dig 2x 59-70% Bulldoze 2x 44-52% View Trevenant builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Power WhipLv. 50 Leaf TornadoLv. 31 Vine WhipLv. 11 Damage vs Geodude Power Whip 4x 239-282%KO Leaf Tornado 4x 283-334%KO Vine Whip 4x 93-110%KO View Carnivine builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodAmbrette Town Gift Available Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Damage vs Geodude Energy Ball 4x 292-344%KO View Lileep builds →

X & Y Evolution

Geodude kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Graveler all the way to Golem. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#074Geodude

Level 25

#075Graveler

Trade

#076Golem

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Geodude

RockGround

Graveler

RockGround

Golem

RockGround

55+15

80+25

ATK

95+15

120+25

DEF

100

115+15

130+15

SP.ATK

45+15

55+10

SP.DEF

45+15

65+20

SPE

35+15

45+10

BST

300C-Tier

390C-Tier+90

495C-Tier+105

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Geodude easily with 56 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Autotomize, Block, Curse and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

X & Y Geodude Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The egg pool carries weight here. Autotomize and Block aren't available any other way for Geodude, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Stone Edge for solid options.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Mud Sport

D——15Ground

Lv 8

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

Lv 11

Rollout

D309020Rock

Lv 15

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Lv 18

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 22

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 25

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

Lv 29

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 32

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

Lv 36

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Lv 39

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 43

Explosion

B2501005Normal

Lv 46

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Lv 50

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM56

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM74

Gyro Ball

D—1005Steel

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM98

Power-Up Punch

D4010020Fighting

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM23

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Autotomize

D——15Steel

Egg

Block

D——5Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

Egg

Hammer Arm

C1009010Fighting

Egg

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Egg

Rock Climb

C908520Normal

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Geodude can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Metronome

———10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

Gen 4

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

X & Y Geodude Locations

20 encounter spots for Geodude at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Geodude in X & Y

20 spots to find Geodude at Lv. 23-28 via walking. Not all of them exist in both X and Y versions, so filter by your copy below.

Route 18

XGrass Lv.23 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Route 18

YGrass Lv.23 Route

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - 1F

XGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - 1F

YGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - 2F Left

XGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - 2F Left

YGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - 2F Right

XGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - 2F Right

YGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - B1F

XGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - B1F

YGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - B2F

XGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Terminus Cave - B2F

YGrass Lv.23 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 1

XGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 1

YGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 2

XGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 2

YGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 3

XGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 3

YGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 4

XGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Victory Road - Cave 4

YGrass Lv.28 Cave

UncommonMid

Horde battle

Geodude Guide

Geodude has 2 evolution paths: Graveler at level 25 and Alolan Graveler at level 25. Different conditions, different results.
Geodude has 2 evolution paths: Graveler at level 25 and Alolan Graveler at level 25. Different method for each one.
In X & Y, For a casual playthrough, Geodude works as a placeholder. Rock/Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Graveler. That's where the stats start mattering.
Geodude is catchable in X & Y. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Geodude appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained an Alolan form in Generation 7.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Chespin Grass	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 5 Damage vs Geodude Vine Whip 4x 96-115%KO View Chespin builds →
Froakie Water	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 5 Damage vs Geodude Bubble 4x 135-162%KO View Froakie builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Absorb 4x 77-92% View Budew builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Learns Vine Whip at Level 10 View Pansage builds →
Panpour Water	D
Upcoming Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Learns Water Gun at Level 10 View Panpour builds →

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Metal ClawLv. 14 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Geodude Metal Claw 2x 38-46% Rock Smash 2x 19-23% View Ferroseed builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Geodude Vine Whip 4x 67-81% Rock Smash 2x 21-27% View Pansage builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Bubble Beam 4x 165-196%KO Water Pulse 4x 156-185%KO Water Gun 4x 108-127%KO View Ducklett builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 17 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Water Pulse 4x 185-219%KO Water Gun 4x 127-150%KO View Wingull builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Bullet SeedLv. 19 Damage vs Geodude Bullet Seed 4x 38-46% View Hoppip builds →

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 30 Metal ClawLv. 14 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Geodude Mirror Shot 2x 58-70% Metal Claw 2x 32-39% Rock Smash 2x 17-21% View Ferroseed builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 22 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Geodude Seed Bomb 4x 99-117%KO Dig 2x 32-39% Low Sweep 2x 29-34% Vine Whip 4x 58-70% View Pansage builds →
Chespin Grass	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 32 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Geodude Seed Bomb 4x 112-132%KO Dig 2x 36-44% Low Sweep 2x 30-36% Bulldoze 2x 29-34% View Chespin builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Surf 4x 218-257%KO Bubble Beam 4x 165-195%KO Water Pulse 4x 152-179%KO Water Gun 4x 105-125%KO View Ducklett builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 17 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Water Pulse 4x 171-203%KO Water Gun 4x 118-140%KO View Wingull builds →

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 30 Metal ClawLv. 14 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Geodude Mirror Shot 2x 58-70% Metal Claw 2x 32-39% Rock Smash 2x 17-21% View Ferroseed builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Bullet SeedLv. 17 Damage vs Geodude Bullet Seed 4x 32-39% View Exeggcute builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 22 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Geodude Seed Bomb 4x 99-117%KO Dig 2x 32-39% Low Sweep 2x 29-34% Vine Whip 4x 58-70% View Pansage builds →
Chespin Grass	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 32 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Geodude Seed Bomb 4x 112-132%KO Dig 2x 36-44% Low Sweep 2x 30-36% Bulldoze 2x 29-34% View Chespin builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Surf 4x 218-257%KO Bubble Beam 4x 165-195%KO Water Pulse 4x 152-179%KO Water Gun 4x 105-125%KO View Ducklett builds →

Ferroseed GrassSteel	C
Available Moves Moves Mirror ShotLv. 30 Metal ClawLv. 14 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Geodude Mirror Shot 2x 58-70% Metal Claw 2x 32-39% Rock Smash 2x 17-21% View Ferroseed builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Move Moves Bullet SeedLv. 17 Damage vs Geodude Bullet Seed 4x 32-39% View Exeggcute builds →
Pansage Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 22 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Geodude Seed Bomb 4x 99-117%KO Dig 2x 32-39% Low Sweep 2x 29-34% Vine Whip 4x 58-70% View Pansage builds →
Chespin Grass	D
Obtain MethodAquacorde Town Gift Available Moves Moves Seed BombLv. 32 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Geodude Seed Bomb 4x 112-132%KO Dig 2x 36-44% Low Sweep 2x 30-36% Bulldoze 2x 29-34% View Chespin builds →
Ducklett WaterFlying	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Bubble BeamLv. 19 Water PulseLv. 13 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Geodude Surf 4x 218-257%KO Bubble Beam 4x 165-195%KO Water Pulse 4x 152-179%KO Water Gun 4x 105-125%KO View Ducklett builds →