Is Golurk Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Ground/Ghost at level 43 with AbilityIron Fist. Wild in BW2. Strong Attack and three immunities to Normal, Fighting, and Electric. Can learn Fly. Handles Shauntal through Ghost and Elesa through Ground. A fun late-game option.
Golett has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Golett trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Golett trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Golett has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Golett trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Golett trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Golett's weaknesses hard.
Golett trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Golurk has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Golurk trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Golurk has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Golurk trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Golurk trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Golurk on Victory Road (walking, Lv 48-50, common).
How to Get Golurk in Black 2 & White 2
high spawn rates for Golurk across 8 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Golurk in B2W2
The path to Golurk starts with Golett at Lv. 48-58 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Obtain Golett- Step 2Golurk ✓Dragonspiral Tower - 1FLv.55-58FloorRate 50%AnyDragonspiral Tower - 2FLv.55-58FloorRate 50%AnyVictory Road - 1FLv.48-50CaveRate 30%AnyVictory Road - 3FLv.48-50CaveRate 30%Anyor evolve from Golett (Step 1)
Golurk Weakness
Golurk's Ground/Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, and Dark. It shrugs off Normal, Electric, and Fighting-type attacks completely.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Normal, Electric, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Golurk Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Golurk
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Glaceon builds →Icy Wind 2x57-68% Bite 2x24-29% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Whimsicott builds →Energy Ball 2x57-68% Thief 2x18-21% | ||
 Alomomola Water | B | |
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Sawsbuck NormalGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Sawsbuck builds →Horn Leech 2x62-74% Feint Attack 2x34-40% | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Leavanny builds →Leaf Blade 2x76-90% Shadow Claw 2x40-48% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Samurott builds →Surf 2x85-101%KO Blizzard 2x71-84% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 2x72-85% Thief 2x23-28% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x100-118%KO Shadow Ball 2x45-53% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Samurott builds →Surf 2x84-99% Blizzard 2x70-83% | ||
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 2x71-84% Thief 2x23-28% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x99-117%KO Shadow Ball 2x44-53% | ||
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x106-125%KO Payback 2x28-33% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x97-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Payback 2x34-41% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x119-140%KO Shadow Ball 2x53-63% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Glaceon builds →Ice Beam 2x97-115%KO Shadow Ball 2x55-65% Bite 2x22-26% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Latios threatens a KO with Surf (92-109%). Tyranitar deals 55-65% with Crunch.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityIron Barbs ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Ferrothorn builds →
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S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Latios builds →Draco Meteor67-79% Surf 2x92-109%KO Dragon Pulse43-51% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit 2x28-33% Crunch 2x55-65% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityAnalytic ItemAir Balloon NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Golurk View Starmie builds →Ice Beam 2x52-61% Hydro Pump 2x63-74% | ||
Golurk Evolutions
Golurk is what Golett becomes. Breed it for Golett eggs (average hatch time). No compatible partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Golett pushed Golurk to 483 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Golurk is genderless — breed with Ditto to produce Golett eggs. Part of the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyB2W2 Golurk Best Moveset
124 Attack with AbilityNo Guard making every attack land from both sides. Ground/Ghost TermStab fires at targets that can't dodge through guaranteed accuracy. AbilityIron Fist boosts punching moves by 20%% as an alternative. The moveset hits hard physically but 55 Speed goes second against most threats.
Best Build
Golurk best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Stealth Rock
- Drain Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Golurk won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Earthquake and Earth Power anchor the STAB core.
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
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Golurk Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Golurk works as a wallbreaker with 483 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
Iron Fist strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power. That's the one you want on Golurk. No Guard is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Klutz works too if your team needs something different.
Golurk is a physical attacker with base 124 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. Fits the wallbreaker role.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Earthquake, Icepunch, Stealth Rock, and Drain Punch on Golurk. Earthquake is the most common pick at 0% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.
Game Availability
Since Black & White, Golurk has been obtainable in 9 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Golurk has appeared steadily across every generation since.
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