Is Graveler Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Plenty of players finish Yellow with Graveler and never bother trading for Golem. The physical bulk holds up through the late game, and MoveEarthquake handles Blaine and most of Agatha's team. Just keep it away from Water.
Brock's typing presses Geodude's defenses.
Misty's team hits Geodude's weaknesses hard.
Graveler has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Graveler's weaknesses hard.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Koga'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 Giovanni's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Golem has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Golem trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Geodude
Catch Geodude in Mt. Moon (walking, Lv 10, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- LV 21NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 31GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 36NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Evolve Geodude to Graveler
Geodude evolves into Graveler at Level 25. Your Geodude should hit Level 25 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 25)
- LV 25NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
Evolve Graveler to Golem
Graveler evolves into Golem when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Koga.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 32)
- LV 32NormalSelf-DestructPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Lt. Surge
- TM48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 43NormalExplosionPower 170Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Blaine
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Prize for defeating Cinnabar Gym Leader Blaine
How to Get Graveler in Yellow
Late caves hold wild Graveler in the 40s and 50s, rare-to-uncommon. A Geodude evolves into one at 25, but the line stops there without a partner: Golem only comes from a player trade.
2 locations to catch Graveler3 locations to catch Geodude
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Geodude at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 25 — it evolves into Graveler.
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Badge 5
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Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Graveler in Y
Available earlier: catch Geodude (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 25. Wild Graveler first appears at Victory Road (after Badge 8).
- Step 3Evolve into Golem
To plan your throws, open the Yellow catch rate calculator with Graveler preloaded.
Graveler Weakness
Graveler's Rock/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, and Ground. 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Graveler Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Graveler
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x333-392%KO Blizzard 2x128-151%KO | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 12 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Slowbro builds →Surf 4x309-365%KO Blizzard 2x118-140%KO Earthquake 2x42-49% Submission 2x34-40% | ||
 Blastoise Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Vermilion City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Blastoise builds →Surf 4x270-318%KO Blizzard 2x105-123%KO Earthquake 2x45-54% Submission 2x36-43% | ||
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Omastar builds →Hydro Pump 4x435-512%KO Blizzard 2x133-157%KO Submission 2x28-34% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Parasect builds →Solar Beam 4x258-305%KO Dig 2x51-60% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Sandslash builds →Earthquake 2x80-95% Submission 2x43-51% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Lapras builds →Hydro Pump 4x341-402%KO Solar Beam 4x227-268%KO Blizzard 2x157-185%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Gyarados builds →Hydro Pump 4x258-305%KO Blizzard 2x79-94% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Graveler View Dewgong builds →Surf 4x231-272%KO Blizzard 2x135-159%KO | ||
Graveler Evolutions
Graveler connects Geodude to Golem as a Rock/Ground type. Can't breed at 390 stats, just keep evolving. 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
Y Graveler Best Moveset
MoveEarthquake and MoveExplosion from passable Attack, held back by the same 4x Water and Grass weaknesses that plague every Rock/Ground type. MoveExplosion at least deals heavy physical damage on the way out. Golem does it all harder, if equally fragile to special attacks.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Explosion
- Rock Slide
- Defense Curl
- Earthquake
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.
- 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 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 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 23 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Often seen rolling down mountain trails. Obstacles are just things to roll straight over, not avoid.
Graveler Yellow Guide
No. Graveler only evolves into Golem through a real trade. There is no in-game alternative in Yellow.
In Yellow, 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 Yellow, 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
Winds & Waves
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