Is Gigalith Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Rock-type trade evolution with massive Attack and AbilitySand Stream. Olivia uses Gigalith on her E4 team. Handles Kahili and Kiawe. Slow, but AbilitySturdy guarantees at least one hit. Trade requirement limits access.
Roggenrola trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's Pokemon outpace and outclass Roggenrola here.
Roggenrola trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Roggenrola trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Mallow's team hits Roggenrola's weaknesses hard.
Roggenrola trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's team hits Boldore's weaknesses hard.
Boldore trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Nanu's team hits Gigalith's weaknesses hard.
Gigalith has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's Pokemon outpace and outclass Gigalith here.
Molayne's team hits Gigalith's weaknesses hard.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Gigalith has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Gigalith trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Roggenrola on Ten Carat Hill (walking, Lv 11-14).
Your Roggenrola should hit Level 25 before you reach Sophocles, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Nanu.
How to Get Gigalith in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
The chain to Gigalith requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Roggenrola at decent rates and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
How to Obtain Gigalith in USUM
To get Gigalith, start by catching Roggenrola through walking encounters at Lv. 11-46. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch RoggenrolaTen Carat Hill - InsideLv.11-14GrassRate 20%Ten Carat Hill - Farthest HollowLv.11-14GrassRate 10%
Step 2Catch or Evolve BoldoreVast Poni Canyon - InsideLv.42-45GrassRate 30%Vast Poni Canyon - Northwest (Hidden Area)Lv.42-45GrassRate 30%Vast Poni Canyon - OutsideLv.43-46GrassRate 10%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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x43-52% Bubble 2x17-21% | ||
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x38-47% Brick Break 2x26-31% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x39-47% Bubble Beam 2x22-26% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x43-51% Bubble Beam 2x24-29% | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x61-73% Brick Break 2x24-29% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x52-62% Energy Ball 2x28-34% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x55-66% Leaf Blade 2x43-51% | ||
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x55-66% Double Kick 2x13-17% | ||
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x54-64% Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x54-64% Bulldoze 2x29-34% Energy Ball 2x29-34% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x54-64% Bulldoze 2x29-34% Brine 2x21-26% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x54-64% Leaf Blade 2x43-51% Bulldoze 2x30-36% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x43-51% Bubble Beam 2x46-54% Bulldoze 2x23-28% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x30-37% Sacred Sword 2x22-26% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x30-35% Bullet Punch 2x20-24% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x55-65% Bulldoze 2x30-35% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x103-123%KO Bulldoze 2x22-26% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x53-63% Bulldoze 2x28-33% Energy Ball 2x28-33% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x79-93% Bulldoze 2x27-32% Energy Ball 2x26-31% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x73-87% Earthquake 2x61-72% | ||
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x28-34% Sacred Sword 2x20-24% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x68-80% Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x122-143%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x72-85% Wake-Up Slap 2x34-41% Bulldoze 2x30-35% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 2x130-153%KO Hammer Arm 2x59-70% Bulldoze 2x24-29% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x173-204%KO Focus Blast 2x70-83% Bulldoze 2x20-24% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x165-194%KO Bulldoze 2x20-23% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x63-75% Iron Head 2x42-50% | ||
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x125-147%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x75-88% Earthquake 2x50-59% Wake-Up Slap 2x36-42% | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x175-206%KO Focus Blast 2x70-83% Earthquake 2x33-39% | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Starmie deals 70-83% with Scald.
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Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Kartana builds →Knock Off20-23% | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAssault Vest NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin3-3% Ice Beam26-31% Scald 2x70-83% Psyshock35-41% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemFlame Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Gigalith View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x61-72% Mach Punch 2x33-39% Knock Off18-21% | ||
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 58 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Autotomize, Curse, Gravity and 6 more.
USUM Gigalith Best Moveset
AbilitySand Stream sets sandstorm on entry, boosting Rock-type Sp. Def by 50%%. 135 Attack with Rock TermStab hits at enormous power. MoveStealth Rock sets hazards. But 25 Speed acts dead last. The moveset holds B-tier through sand setting and physical Rock power that forces trades despite being the slowest attacker on the field.
Best Build
Gigalith best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Heavy Slam
- 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
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
When it fires off energy with all its might, the power creates countless fissures on its body.
It absorbs rays of sunlight and shoots out energy. It’s usually lurking deep beneath the surface.
Gigalith Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Smoothrock is the standard set.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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