Is Geodude Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Granite Cave and most Hoenn caves, native to RS. AbilityRock Head negates recoil from moves like MoveDouble-Edge. Rock/Ground handles Roxanne's gym defensively and Wattson offensively. The 4x Water weakness is still the constant risk.
Roxanne's typing presses Geodude's defenses.
Brawly's team hits Geodude's weaknesses hard.
Geodude trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Graveler has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Graveler trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Graveler trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Golem's weaknesses hard.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catchable
Catch Geodude in Granite Cave (walking, Lv 6-9, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- LV 21NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 41NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 46NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Geodude to Graveler
Geodude evolves into Graveler at Level 25. Your Geodude should hit Level 25 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 45GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 62NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Graveler to Golem
Graveler evolves into Golem when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Tate & Liza.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brawly
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- LV 45GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 62NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Geodude in Ruby & Sapphire
Geodude is the Rock Smash staple of Hoenn, cracked out of boulders on Route 111, Route 114, Victory Road, and the Safari Zone, plus a few walking spots in Granite Cave. Common almost everywhere you Smash.
Wild Geodude may be holding when caught:
Everstone (5% chance) A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.5 locations to catch Geodude
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Geodude in RS
Geodude is the chain's first catch. You'll find rock smash and walking encounters from Lv. 5-40 across 14 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Graveleror evolve from Geodude (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into GolemBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Geodude egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Ruby & Sapphire for Geodude.
How to Get Shiny Geodude in Ruby & Sapphire
Geodude turns up while walking through Granite Cave or by using Rock Smash on routes like Victory Road, so try both until a shiny surfaces. Compare Shiny Geodude odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Geodude Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
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 Ruby & Sapphire 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Geodude Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Geodude
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x186-220%KO Iron Tail 2x84-99% Mega Drain 4x129-152%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x173-205%KO Surf 4x151-177%KO Dig 2x47-56% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x151-178%KO Dig 2x43-51% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x100-119%KO Dig 2x65-76% Iron Tail 2x68-81% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Petalburg City Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Azumarill builds →Surf 4x290-342%KO Focus Punch 2x59-71% Ice Beam 2x96-114%KO Iron Tail 2x41-48% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Pelipper builds →Surf 4x413-486%KO Ice Beam 2x137-162%KO Steel Wing 2x29-35% | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Combusken builds →Focus Punch 2x132-156%KO Dig 2x35-43% | ||
 Marshtomp WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Marshtomp builds →Surf 4x290-342%KO Dig 2x54-65% Iron Tail 2x59-71% Ice Beam 2x96-114%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Skarmory builds →Steel Wing 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x14-18% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Cacturne builds →Focus Punch 2x111-132%KO Absorb 4x109-129%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Lombre WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Lombre builds →Surf 4x290-342%KO Ice Beam 2x96-114%KO Absorb 4x71-84% Rock Smash 2x10-13% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 4x277-327%KO | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Grovyle builds →Leaf Blade 4x284-334%KO Focus Punch 2x72-86% Iron Tail 2x49-58% Dig 2x29-35% | ||
Geodude Evolutions
Geodude kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Graveler all the way to Golem. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Geodude easily with 23 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Block, Mega Punch, Rock Slide to offspring.
RS Geodude Best Moveset
4x Water and Grass weaknesses on pre-evolution stats. AbilityRock Head eliminates recoil from MoveDouble-Edge but there's nothing competitive to build around. Golem is the destination two evolutions away.
Best Build
Geodude best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Hidden Power Bug
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Block and Mega Punch aren't available any other way for Geodude, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Dig for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- 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. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, 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, Egg, 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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
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.
Geodude Ruby & Sapphire Guide
- How do I catch Geodude in the Ruby & Sapphire Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Geodude in Ruby & Sapphire.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Geodude from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Geodude easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Geodude in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Everstone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Everstone.
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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