Is Graveler Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Graveler holds up through Johto on physical bulk alone. Handles Jasmine's Steelix and most of the Team Rocket fights. Water is everywhere though, so keep it away from Surf users. Plenty of players finish with Graveler and never trade for Golem.
Geodude trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Geodude has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Geodude trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Graveler resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Chuck's team hits Graveler's weaknesses hard.
Graveler has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Graveler has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Golem resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Golem resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Golem resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Geodude
Catch Geodude on Route 46 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 21NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 41NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
Evolve Geodude to Graveler
Geodude evolves into Graveler at Level 25. Your Geodude should hit Level 25 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- TM02NormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a man in Ilex Forest
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- LV 41GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 48NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Graveler to Golem
Graveler evolves into Golem when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Clair.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 31)
- LV 31NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM48FireFire PunchPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- LV 41GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
- LV 48NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Graveler in Gold & Silver
Graveler takes over the deeper rock, five spots reaching into the 40s, or you evolve a Geodude at level 25. Golem past it needs a trade, so the wild Graveler is as far as you go solo.
Wild Graveler may be holding when caught:
Everstone (2% chance) Stops evolution. (HOLD)5 locations to catch Graveler8 locations to catch Geodude
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Geodude at any of the 8 locations below, then level it up to 25 — it evolves into Graveler.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Graveler in GS
Available earlier: catch Geodude at the very start and evolve it at Lv 25. Wild Graveler first appears at Mt. Mortar (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch GeodudeDark Cave - WestLv.2-4CaveRate 60%Mt. Mortar - 1F BackLv.13-15CaveRate 50%Route 46Lv.2-4GrassRate 45%NightDark Cave - WestLv.2-3CaveRate 40%the Dunsparce swarm on Dark Cave that HikerRoute 46Lv.2-3GrassRate 40%Morning/dayMt. Moon - 1FLv.8-10CaveSilverRate 35%Union Cave - 1FLv.6CaveRate 30%Union Cave - B1FLv.8CaveRate 30%Mt. Moon - 1FLv.8CaveGoldRate 30%Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.10CaveRate 30%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.12CaveRate 30%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.14CaveRate 5%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.14CaveRate 5%the Marill swarm on Mt. Mortar that Hiker ParryDark Cave - EastLv.23CaveRate 30%Route 45Lv.23GrassRate 30%Union Cave - B2FLv.21CaveRate 10%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.16CaveRate 5%Team Rocket HQ - B1FLv.21Interact with PokemonLimitedMt. Mortar - 2FLv.31CaveRate 20%
- Step 3Evolve into GolemBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Goldenrod Pokemon Day Care to receive a Geodude egg.
To plan your throws, open the Gold & Silver catch rate calculator with Graveler preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Graveler in Gold & Silver
Graveler yields a shiny only through grinding wild ones in Mt. Mortar, Dark Cave, and Mt. Silver, so settle in for a long haul across those caverns. Compare Shiny Graveler odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Graveler Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Gold & Silver shiny odds calculator with Graveler already selected.
Graveler Weakness
Graveler's Rock/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Water and Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Graveler's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water, Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Graveler Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Graveler
 Suicune Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Suicune builds →Surf 4x283-334%KO Blizzard 2x118-140%KO Iron Tail 2x42-51% Dig 2x26-32% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Slowbro builds →Surf 4x308-362%KO Blizzard 2x129-153%KO Iron Tail 2x42-51% Dig 2x26-32% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Feraligatr builds →Surf 4x255-300%KO Iron Tail 2x56-66% Blizzard 2x107-126%KO Dig 2x35-42% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Lapras builds →Surf 4x269-317%KO Ice Beam 2x134-158%KO Iron Tail 2x48-57% Rock Smash 2x10-13% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Bellossom builds →Petal Dance 4x211-249%KO | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Quagsire builds →Surf 4x221-260%KO Earthquake 2x72-85% Iron Tail 2x48-57% Ice Punch 2x58-70% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 4x241-283%KO | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Dewgong builds →Surf 4x235-277%KO Blizzard 2x146-173%KO | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Meganium builds →Razor Leaf 4x158-187%KO Iron Tail 2x46-55% Mud-Slap 2x10-13% Rock Smash 2x10-13% | ||
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Mt Mortar Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Azumarill builds →Surf 4x207-243%KO Blizzard 2x86-102%KO Iron Tail 2x32-38% Dynamic Punch 2x32-38% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 14 Super Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Kingler builds →Surf 4x182-215%KO Blizzard 2x76-91% Mud-Slap 2x14-17% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Gyarados builds →Hydro Pump 4x259-306%KO Blizzard 2x86-102%KO Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x50-59% Iron Tail 2x54-64% Dynamic Punch 2x54-64% | ||
Graveler Evolutions
Graveler is partway through a three-stage line between Geodude and Golem. The chain involves a trade, so it's not a straightforward grind. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+15 from Geodude). The final form adds another 105 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Graveler to get Geodude eggs easily using 12 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Mega Punch, Rock Slide.
GS Graveler Best Moveset
Decent Attack behind MoveEarthquake and Rock TermStab, and MoveExplosion trades HP for massive physical damage. 4x Water and Grass weaknesses persist. Held ItemLeftovers helps sustain between attacks. Golem improves the numbers, but Graveler functions as a budget option with the same nuclear fallback.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Rest
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Graveler's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Fighting coverage on top of Earthquake and Dig for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
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.
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
22 of 26 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
With a free and uncaring nature, it doesn't mind if pieces break off while it rolls down mountains.
A slow walker, it rolls to move. It pays no attention to any object that happens to be in its path.
Graveler Gold & Silver Guide
No. Graveler only evolves into Golem through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Gold & Silver.
Yes. Wild Graveler in Gold & Silver can hold Everstone (2%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Everstone.
In Gold & Silver, Graveler does the job early-game if you need a Rock/Ground type on your team. Evolve it into Golem before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
In Gold & Silver, use Graveler as a trick room. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. Earthquake is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Graveler first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 20 games across 9 generations. It later gained an Alolan form in Generation 7, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
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
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