Is Gigalith Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Boldore. 135 Attack and 130 Defense make it one of the hardest-hitting Rock options. AbilitySand Stream sets sandstorm on entry. Trade requirement is the barrier, but the payoff is a physical tank.
Roxanne's typing presses Roggenrola's defenses.
Brawly's team hits Roggenrola's weaknesses hard.
Wattson's team hits Roggenrola's weaknesses hard.
Roggenrola trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Boldore trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Boldore trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Gigalith's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Gigalith's weaknesses hard.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Gigalith has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Roggenrola on Fiery Path (walking, Lv 15, common). DexNav.
Your Roggenrola should hit Level 25 before you reach Norman, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Tate & Liza.
How to Get Gigalith in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
A trade step sits in Gigalith's 3-stage chain from Roggenrola. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Roggenrola shows up at solid rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.
How to Obtain Gigalith in ORAS
The path to Gigalith starts with Roggenrola at Lv. 15-37 via rock smash and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch RoggenrolaFiery PathLv.15CaveRate 60%DexNav chain
Step 2Catch or Evolve BoldoreMirage Spots - Area 25Lv.37Smashing rocksRate 5%Mirage Spots - Area 26Lv.37Smashing rocksRate 5%Mirage Spots - Area 29Lv.37Smashing rocksRate 5%Mirage Spots - Area 31Lv.37Smashing rocksRate 5%or evolve from Roggenrola (Step 1)
Step 3Gigalith ✓
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 |
What is Gigalith Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Gigalith
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x71-84% Mega Drain 2x34-40% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Prinplup builds →Surf 2x68-80% Metal Claw 2x16-20% | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Aron builds →Iron Head 2x37-44% Mud-Slap 2x7-10% | ||
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x87-102%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x46-56% Dig 2x36-43% Surf 2x28-33% | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Throh builds →Vital Throw 2x41-49% Dig 2x31-37% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x46-56% Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x53-62% Dig 2x38-45% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x88-105%KO Bulldoze 2x27-33% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x50-58% Dig 2x36-43% Surf 2x27-33% | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Throh builds →Vital Throw 2x42-50% Dig 2x31-37% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x47-55% Rock Smash 2x17-19% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x54-64% Dig 2x38-45% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x77-91% Earthquake 2x62-74% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x88-105%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x49-58% Dig 2x37-44% Surf 2x28-33% | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Throh builds →Vital Throw 2x41-50% Dig 2x32-39% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x49-58% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x75-89% Earthquake 2x63-74% Rock Smash 2x17-21% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Rhydon builds →Dig 2x59-70% Hammer Arm 2x49-58% Surf 2x29-34% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x68-81% Hammer Arm 2x50-59% Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x84-99% Dig 2x39-46% Bullet Seed 2x12-15% | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Aggron builds →Iron Head 2x50-60% Dig 2x34-40% Solar Beam 2x47-55% Surf 2x35-41% | ||
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% Hammer Arm 2x48-57% Surf 2x28-34% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x79-93% Earthquake 2x45-53% Surf 2x26-31% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x74-87% Earthquake 2x61-73% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x67-79% Earthquake 2x49-58% Hammer Arm 2x49-58% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x46-54% Bullet Seed 2x12-15% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x62-73% Iron Head 2x42-49% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x84-100%KO Earthquake 2x47-55% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x88-103%KO Dig 2x32-38% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x73-86% Brick Break 2x36-43% Metal Claw 2x38-44% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x79-94% Earthquake 2x44-52% Surf 2x26-30% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Gigalith for 72-85%. Starmie's Scald hits Gigalith for 70-83%. Conkeldurr deals 61-72% with Drain Punch.
Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x72-85% Rapid Spin6-7% | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin3-3% Scald 2x70-83% Ice Beam26-31% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x61-72% Mach Punch 2x33-39% Knock Off18-21% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x53-62% Bullet Punch 2x32-38% | ||
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 515 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gigalith to get Roggenrola eggs easily using 56 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Curse, Gravity and 6 more.
ORAS Gigalith Best Moveset
135 Attack and 130 Defense behind Rock TermStab. AbilitySand Stream sets sandstorm boosting all Rock Sp. Def by 50%%. AbilitySand Force as a hidden ability boosts Ground/Rock/Steel in sand. The moveset has raw physical stats but 25 Speed goes last against everything.
Best Build
Gigalith best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Protect
- Stone Edge
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.
Compressing the energy from its internal core lets it fire off an attack capable of blowing away a mountain.
Gigalith Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Sand Stream changes the entire equation for Gigalith. The 515 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a wallbreaker. Earthquake with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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