Is Geodude Good in Yellow Playthrough?
The start of the Golem line. Geodude is tough physically but one Water or Grass move ends it. Graveler is usable without trading, though Golem needs a trade partner to reach.
Brock's typing presses Geodude's defenses.
Misty's team hits Geodude's weaknesses hard.
Graveler has the type edge here and should clean up 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 resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
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 Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Geodude in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 10, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- LV 21NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 31GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 36NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Evolve Geodude to Graveler
Geodude evolves into Graveler at Level 25. Your Geodude should hit Level 25 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Evolve Graveler to Golem
Graveler evolves into Golem when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Koga.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Lt. Surge
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
How to Get Geodude in Yellow
Caves and mountain routes are thick with Geodude across 8 spots. The level spread is enormous, anywhere from 10 to 46 depending where you dig. It's common at every one, so finding a Geodude is never the hard part.
3 locations to catch Geodude
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Where To Catch Geodude in Y
Geodude is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 10-46. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into GravelerVictory Road - 3FLv.41-47CaveRate 15%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.45CaveRate 15%Victory Road - 2FLv.44CaveRate 10%Victory Road - 1FLv.41-47CaveRate 5%or evolve from Geodude (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Golem
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Yellow for Geodude.
Geodude Weakness
Type-wise, Geodude takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, and Ground. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Geodude Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Geodude
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Vaporeon builds →Bubble Beam 4x319-376%KO Ice Beam 2x153-181%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x101-120%KO Submission 2x53-64% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Gyarados builds →Bubble Beam 4x204-240%KO Ice Beam 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Marowak builds →Dig 2x84-100%KO Bubble Beam 4x117-139%KO Submission 2x45-53% Ice Beam 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Vermilion City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Wartortle builds →Bubble Beam 4x211-248%KO Dig 2x47-56% Ice Beam 2x101-120%KO Submission 2x37-45% | ||
Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Graveler builds →Dig 2x95-112%KO Submission 2x52-61% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Machoke builds →Dig 2x68-80% Submission 2x81-96% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Primeape builds →Dig 2x69-83% Submission 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Nidoqueen builds →Bubble Beam 4x159-187%KO Ice Beam 2x115-136%KO Submission 2x49-59% | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Geodude View Nidoking builds →Bubble Beam 4x172-203%KO Ice Beam 2x127-149%KO Submission 2x53-64% | ||
Geodude Evolutions
Geodude starts a line toward Golem. Can't breed this Rock/Ground type (300 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Geodude Best Moveset
High Attack for a pre-evolution but 4x weaknesses to Water and Grass end it before the moves matter. MoveEarthquake and Rock attacks exist at stat levels too low for any format. Golem is the destination, with the same fatal weaknesses at higher power.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Defense Curl
- Seismic Toss
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Most of Geodude's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Earthquake and Dig, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
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
All 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Commonly found near mountain trails, etc. If you step on one by accident, it gets angry.
Geodude Yellow Guide
In Yellow, 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.
Yes. Alolan Geodude is a regional variant with different typing and a reworked stat spread. Introduced in Gen 7. Plays completely differently from the original.
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
Winds & Waves
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