Is Gigalith Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Available through an in-game NPC trade in BW2 without needing a second system. Rock with AbilitySturdy. One of the best physical walls in the game. Handles Skyla through Rock and contributes against Iris's Archeops. The trade access makes Gigalith much more available than in BW.
Roggenrola has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Roggenrola has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Roggenrola has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Roggenrola trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's Pokemon outpace and outclass Roggenrola here.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Gigalith's weaknesses hard.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Gigalith's weaknesses hard.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Marshal's Pokemon outpace and outclass Gigalith here.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Boldore on Relic Passage (walking, Lv 27-30, common).
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Skyla.
How to Get Gigalith in Black 2 & White 2
Gigalith's 3-stage chain starts with Roggenrola, which appears at solid rates in the locations below. Level through 3 stages while you find a trade partner. Everything except the trade step is solo.
How to Obtain Gigalith in B2W2
Roggenrola is your first catch on the way to Gigalith. You'll find walking and trade encounters from Lv. 16-58 across 74 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch RoggenrolaRelic Passage - Room 3Lv.16-18CaveRate 34%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve BoldoreRelic Passage - Room 1Lv.27-30CaveRate 39%AnyRelic Passage - Room 2Lv.27-30CaveRate 39%AnyMistralton Cave - 1FLv.27-28CaveRate 30%AnyMistralton Cave - 2FLv.27-28CaveRate 30%AnyMistralton Cave - 3FLv.27-28CaveRate 30%AnyChargestone Cave - 1FLv.25CaveRate 5%AnyChargestone Cave - B1FLv.28CaveRate 5%AnyChargestone Cave - B2FLv.28CaveRate 5%AnyVictory Road - 2FLv.41-44CaveRate 80%AnySeaside Cave - 1FLv.35-37CaveRate 35%AnySeaside Cave - B1FLv.39-42CaveRate 35%AnyReversal Mountain - B1F/R5Lv.32-35CaveRate 25%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 1Lv.32-35CaveRate 25%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 2Lv.32-35CaveRate 25%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 3Lv.32-35CaveRate 25%AnyReversal Mountain - Room 4Lv.32-35CaveRate 25%AnyVictory Road - 4FLv.47-50CaveRate 80%AnyUnderground Ruins - All areasLv.54-56FloorRate 80%AnyWellspring Cave - 1FLv.55-58CaveRate 50%AnyWellspring Cave - B1FLv.55-58CaveRate 50%AnyTwist Mountain - 1FLv.54-55CaveRate 40%Spring/autumnTwist Mountain - 2FLv.54-55CaveRate 40%Spring/autumnTwist Mountain - 3FLv.54-55CaveRate 40%Spring/autumnTwist Mountain - B1FLv.54-55CaveRate 40%Spring/autumnClay Tunnel - Room 1Lv.54-56CaveRate 35%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 2Lv.54-56CaveRate 35%AnyClay Tunnel - Room 3Lv.54-56CaveRate 35%AnyTwist Mountain - 1FLv.54CaveRate 20%SummerTwist Mountain - 2FLv.54CaveRate 20%SummerTwist Mountain - 3FLv.54CaveRate 20%SummerTwist Mountain - B1FLv.54CaveRate 20%SummerTwist Mountain - 1FLv.55CaveRate 20%WinterTwist Mountain - 2FLv.55CaveRate 20%WinterTwist Mountain - 3FLv.55CaveRate 20%WinterTwist Mountain - B1FLv.55CaveRate 20%Winteror evolve from Roggenrola (Step 1)
Step 3Gigalith ✓Route 7Lv.35In-game tradeLimitedAnyTrade for (give Emolga)or evolve from Boldore (Step 2)
Gigalith Weakness
Type-wise, Gigalith takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Gigalith's physical bulk (base 130 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Gigalith Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Gigalith
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Jellicent builds →Bubble Beam 2x59-70% Energy Ball 2x47-56% | ||
 Alomomola Water | B | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Psyduck Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Psyduck builds →Water Pulse 2x47-56% Rock Smash 2x13-16% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x37-44% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Jellicent builds →Bubble Beam 2x55-66% Energy Ball 2x45-54% | ||
Alomomola Water | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x51-60% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x122-144%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Leafeon builds →Dig 2x35-42% Razor Leaf 2x38-45% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x81-96% Dig 2x38-45% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x47-56% Brick Break 2x30-36% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x116-137%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x74-87% Brick Break 2x37-44% Metal Claw 2x38-45% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x82-97% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x94-111%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x74-88% Brick Break 2x37-44% Metal Claw 2x38-45% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x82-97% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x47-56% Iron Head 2x43-51% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x122-144%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x73-87% Brick Break 2x37-44% Metal Claw 2x37-44% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x83-98% Dig 2x37-44% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x47-55% Iron Head 2x42-50% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x121-144%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x64-75% Bulldoze 2x29-34% | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x84-98% Earthquake 2x46-55% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x87-102%KO Dig 2x31-37% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% Brick Break 2x36-43% Metal Claw 2x37-43% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x61-72% Iron Head 2x42-49% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x81-95% Earthquake 2x45-53% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Starmie can KO Gigalith with Hydro Pump (112-132%). Conkeldurr's Drain Punch hits Gigalith for 64-75%. Excadrill deals 75-88% with Earthquake.
 Starmie WaterPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin3-3% Ice Beam31-36% Hydro Pump 2x112-132%KO Thunderbolt31-36% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x64-75% Mach Punch 2x34-41% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x75-88% Rapid Spin6-8% Rock Slide19-22% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x55-64% Bullet Punch 2x33-39% | ||
Gigalith Evolutions
Getting Gigalith requires a trade, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Roggenrola. Breed this form to get Roggenrola eggs (quick to hatch). Attack grew the most through evolution (+60 over Roggenrola), and Gigalith peaks at 505 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gigalith to get Roggenrola eggs easily using 49 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Curse, Gravity and 5 more.
B2W2 Gigalith Best Moveset
AbilitySand Stream as a hidden ability sets permanent sandstorm on entry, providing a third sand setter alongside Tyranitar and Hippowdon. 135 Attack fires Rock TermStab at devastating power. 130 Defense absorbs physical hits. The moveset answers Fire and Flying types while setting sand. 25 Speed goes last.
Best Build
Gigalith best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Rock Blast
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Autotomize and Curse give Gigalith options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ground coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Stone Edge and Power Gem. The egg moves push it further.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The solar rays it absorbs are processed in its energy core and fired as a ball of light.
Gigalith Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Sand Stream changes the entire equation for Gigalith. The 505 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Earthquake with Custapberry is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, Gigalith's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Roserade (Grass), and Lucario (Fighting), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Ground and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 25 Speed, Gigalith won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Gigalith is obtained by trade-evolving Boldore. Catch or evolve a Boldore first, then trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Boldore to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required.
Sand Stream is what you want on Gigalith. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Sturdy, Sand Force) work on paper but Sand Stream is what makes Gigalith worth using. On wall sets, Sand Stream pairs with Gigalith's base 130 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.
Base 25 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Gigalith is a physical attacker with base 135 Attack. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a wallbreaker.
Game Availability
Gigalith joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 7 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
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 5BWDebut
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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