Is Graveler Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Geodude evolves at level 25. AbilityRock Head prevents recoil damage. Trade for Golem if possible, but Graveler handles Jasmine through Ground and contributes across the Kanto gyms without needing the evolution.
Geodude has the type edge here and should clean up 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 trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Graveler's weaknesses hard.
Graveler has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Graveler trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Golem resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
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 Sabrina'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 in the Ruins of Alph (Rock Smash, Lv 3-14, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 18NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 29GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 32NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 36NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 39RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
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 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 33GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 38NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 44NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%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 34)
- LV 34GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 34NormalSelf-DestructPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- LV 38NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 44NormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 49RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Graveler in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Graveler rolls through the deeper caves wild, common to rare and climbing into the low 40s, often dug out with Rock Smash. Catch it there or evolve a Geodude at level 25, the start of a trade-locked rock line.
Wild Graveler may be holding when caught:
Everstone (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. The Pokemon holding this peculiar stone is prevented from evolving.8 locations to catch Graveler13 locations to catch Geodude
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Geodude at any of the 13 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 HGSS
Available earlier: catch Geodude (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 25. Wild Graveler first appears at Mt. Mortar (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch GeodudeRuins of Alph - OutsideLv.3-14Smashing rocksRate 100%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.12-21Smashing rocksRate 100%Dark Cave - WestLv.2-4CaveRate 60%Mt. Mortar - 1F BackLv.13-15CaveRate 50%Route 46Lv.2-3GrassRate 45%NightRoute 46Lv.2-3GrassRate 40%Morning/daySafari Zone - PeakLv.15-17FloorRate 40%Mt. Moon - 1FLv.8-10CaveSoulSilverRate 35%Mt. Moon - 2FLv.8-10CaveSoulSilverRate 35%Union Cave - 1FLv.6CaveRate 30%Union Cave - B1FLv.8CaveRate 30%Mt. Moon - 1FLv.8CaveHeartGoldRate 30%Mt. Moon - 2FLv.8CaveHeartGoldRate 30%Rock Tunnel - 1FLv.10CaveRate 30%Rock Tunnel - B1FLv.12CaveRate 30%Dark Cave - WestLv.8-14Smashing rocksRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.14CaveRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.22-24Smashing rocksRate 90%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.22-24Smashing rocksRate 90%Victory Road - 3FLv.24-32Smashing rocksRate 90%Dark Cave - EastLv.23CaveRate 30%Route 45Lv.23GrassRate 30%Cliff Cave - 1FLv.19CaveRate 20%Union Cave - B2FLv.21CaveRate 10%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.16CaveRate 5%Team Rocket HQ - B1FLv.21Interact with PokemonLimitedMt. Mortar - 2FLv.31CaveRate 20%
- Step 2Graveler ✓Route 45Lv.23-25GrassSoulSilverRate 55%Route 45Lv.23-27GrassHeartGoldRate 40%Safari Zone - PeakLv.16-17FloorRate 20%Morning/dayDark Cave - EastLv.25CaveRate 20%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.26-30Smashing rocksRate 10%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.26-30Smashing rocksRate 10%Victory Road - 3FLv.30-33Smashing rocksRate 10%Cliff Cave - 1FLv.20CaveRate 4%Morning/dayMt. Mortar - 2FLv.31CaveRate 30%Victory Road - 1FLv.32CaveRate 30%Victory Road - 2FLv.32CaveRate 30%Victory Road - 3FLv.32CaveRate 30%Mt. Silver - 1FLv.41-43CaveRate 20%or evolve from Geodude (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Golem
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Graveler preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Graveler in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Graveler rolls through Victory Road and Dark Cave, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker path to a shiny. Compare Shiny Graveler odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Graveler Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Graveler Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Graveler
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x410-483%KO Focus Blast 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x430-506%KO Focus Punch 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 4x410-483%KO Drain Punch 2x28-33% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 4x331-389%KO Iron Tail 2x45-54% Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x349-411%KO Surf 4x278-328%KO Focus Punch 2x59-70% Ice Beam 2x93-109%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 4x349-411%KO Dig 2x42-50% Focus Blast 2x116-137%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Feraligatr builds →Waterfall 4x131-156%KO Focus Punch 2x80-94% Dig 2x44-52% Iron Tail 2x55-65% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x134-158%KO Dig 2x48-57% Surf 4x104-122%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Bronzong builds →Solar Beam 4x210-248%KO Flash Cannon 2x106-125%KO Rock Smash 2x20-24% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Slowbro builds →Surf 4x302-356%KO Focus Punch 2x63-74% Ice Beam 2x100-119%KO Dig 2x34-41% | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Suicune builds →Surf 4x278-328%KO Ice Beam 2x93-109%KO Dig 2x34-41% Iron Tail 2x42-50% | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Leafeon builds →Solar Beam 4x255-300%KO Dig 2x45-54% Iron Tail 2x56-67% Rock Smash 2x23-28% | ||
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 29 partners from the Mineral egg group. Notable egg moves include Block, Curse, Flail and 3 more.
HGSS Graveler Best Moveset
Physical power grows to 95 Attack behind 115 Defense, and AbilitySturdy still guarantees one hit survived from full HP. The moveset has MoveEarthquake and Rock attacks for coverage. 4x Water and Grass weaknesses define the bad matchups. Trade to reach Golem.
Best Build
Graveler best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Fling
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Block and Curse on Graveler. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Stone Edge, they expand what Graveler can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 21 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Graveler?
See the Locations section above for where to find Graveler in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Graveler from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Graveler easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
No. Graveler only evolves into Golem through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Yes. Wild Graveler in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Everstone (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Everstone.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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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