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POKÉDEX No. #074

Geodude

Rock Pokémon

Generation 1

Found in fields and mountains. Mistaking them for boulders, people often step or trip on them.

Height0.4 m

Weight20.0 kg

AbilitiesRock Head

Forms2

Defensive Fingerprint

4×2×1×½×¼×0×

NORNormal ½×

FIRFire ½×

WATWater 4×

ELEElectric 0×

GRAGrass 4×

ICEIce 2×

FIGFighting 2×

POIPoison ¼×

GRDGround 2×

FLYFlying ½×

PSYPsychic 1×

BUGBug 1×

ROCRock ½×

GHOGhost 1×

DRADragon 1×

DRKDark 1×

STESteel 2×

FAIFairy 1×

Base Stats

Lv.100 Range

HP40
190–284
Attack80
148–284
Defense100
184–328
Sp. Atk30
58–174
Sp. Def30
58–174
Speed20
40–152

Total300

/ 720

BST300

14 percentile (1025)-108 vs Gen 1 avg (408)

Stat Radar

This PokémonAverage

Weak to

Water

Grass

Fighting

Ground

Steel

Ice

Resists

Poison

Normal

Flying

Rock

Fire

Immune

Electric

Full Type Defense Chart ↓

Species Identity

Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.

Generation

Generation 1

Habitat

Mountain

Color

Brown

Shape

Arms

Gender Difference

Forms Switchable

Regional Pokédex Numbers

National	#74
Blueberry	#96
Extended Sinnoh	#31
Hisui	#46
Hoenn	#57
Kalos Mountain	#9
Kanto	#74
Kitakami	#80
Letsgo Kanto	#74
Original Alola	#229
Original Johto	#34
Original Sinnoh	#31
Original Ulaula	#101
Updated Alola	#298
Updated Hoenn	#58
Updated Johto	#34
Updated Ulaula	#119

Varieties

Training Profile

Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.

Base Experience

EV Yield

+1 Defense

Growth Curve

Medium Slow

(6x³) / (5) - 15x² + 100x - 140

Exp at Lv. 50

117,360

Exp at Lv. 100

1,059,860

Wild Held Items

Everstone

Max rarity: 5%

Versions: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond

Evolution Chain

#074

Geodude

→

Level 25, Level 25

#075

Graveler

→

Trade, Trade

#076

Golem

Encounter Guide

Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.

Gold

1 spots

700% max

Team Rocket HQ

700%

Method: Static encounter, only one chance
Level Range: Lv. 21
Conditions: Any

Silver

1 spots

700% max

Team Rocket HQ

700%

Method: Static encounter, only one chance
Level Range: Lv. 21
Conditions: Any

Crystal

1 spots

700% max

Team Rocket HQ

700%

Method: Static encounter, only one chance
Level Range: Lv. 21
Conditions: Any

Platinum

1 spots

500% max

Team Rocket HQ

500%

Method: Static encounter, only one chance
Level Range: Lv. 21
Conditions: Any

HeartGold

1 spots

500% max

Team Rocket HQ

500%

Method: Static encounter, only one chance
Level Range: Lv. 21
Conditions: Any

Let’s Go, Pikachu!

4 spots

100% max

Cerulean Cave (1F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 51-56
Conditions: Any

Cerulean Cave (2F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 51-56
Conditions: Any

Cerulean Cave (B1F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 51-56
Conditions: Any

Victory Road 1 (1F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 41-46
Conditions: Any

Let’s Go, Eevee!

3 spots

100% max

Cerulean Cave (1F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 51-56
Conditions: Any

Cerulean Cave (2F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 51-56
Conditions: Any

Cerulean Cave (B1F)

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 51-56
Conditions: Any

Type Matchups

Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!

Weaknesses

4× Weakness

4×

Takes 4× damage from these types - extremely vulnerable!

Water

4×

Grass

4×

2× Weakness

2×

Takes double damage from these types - watch out!

Resistances

¼× Resistance

¼×

Takes quarter damage from these types - excellent defense!

Poison

0.25×

½× Resistance

½×

Takes half damage from these types - good defense!

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Immunities

0×

Completely immune to these types - no damage taken!

Electric

Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!

Full Type Defense Chart

Damage multipliers from all 18 attacking types

½×

2×

½×

¼×

2×

½×

1×

1×

2×

½×

4×

4×

0×

1×

2×

1×

1×

1×

Battle Profile

Offensive Coverage

Super effective against these types with STAB moves

Strategic Insight

Geodude's rock/ground typing gives it 6 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against flying, bug, fire, ice, poison, rock, steel, electric types

Battle Strategy

Offensive Coverage

Flying

Bug

Fire

Ice

Poison

Rock

Steel

Electric

Geodude's Rock / Ground typing gives it 6 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against flying, bug, fire, ice, poison, rock, steel, electric types

Recommended NaturesBased on stat distribution

Adamant

+Attack−Sp. Atk

Brave

+Attack−Speed

Move Insights

High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.

Best STAB Options

Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.

Earthquake

Learned at Lv. 39

X Y

Ground

Power: 100Accuracy: 100PP: 10Physical

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.

Stone Edge

Learned at Lv. 50

X Y

Rock

Power: 100Accuracy: 80PP: 5Physical

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Ancient Power

Tutor Moves

Platinum

Rock

Power: 60Accuracy: 100PP: 5Special

Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.

Coverage Picks

Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.

Explosion

Learned at Lv. 43

X Y

Normal

Power: 250Accuracy: 100PP: 5Physical

User faints.

Self-Destruct

Learned at Lv. 47

Legends Arceus

Normal

Power: 200Accuracy: 100PP: 5Physical

User faints.

Double-Edge

Learned at Lv. 46

Normal

Power: 120Accuracy: 100PP: 15Physical

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

Utility & Status

Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.

Attract

TM/TR Moves

Normal

Accuracy: 100PP: 15StatusInfatuation

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Body Slam

TM/TR Moves

Yellow

Normal

Power: 85Accuracy: 100PP: 15PhysicalParalysis

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

Stealth Rock

Learned at Lv. 36

X Y

Rock

PP: 20Status

Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.

Bulldoze

Learned at Lv. 32

X Y

Ground

Power: 60Accuracy: 100PP: 20Physical

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Related Guides & News

Guide

Evolution Strategies →

Guide

Stats & IVs Guide →

Related Pokémon

TCG Cards

View all Geodude trading cards and their competitive usage.

View Geodude TCG Cards →

Reference Data

Names in Other Languages

English	Geodude
Japanese	イシツブテ
Japanese (Kanji)	イシツブテ
Roomaji	Isitsubute
Korean	꼬마돌
French	Racaillou
German	Kleinstein
Spanish	Geodude
Italian	Geodude
Chinese (Traditional)	小拳石
Chinese (Simplified)	小拳石

Sprite Gallery

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Pokédex Data

Height

0.4 m

Weight

20.0 kg

Type

Rock

Ground

Abilities

Protects against recoil damage.

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Breeding Information

🥚

Egg Groups

Mineral

⚧

Gender Ratio

♂

50%

♀

50%

🐣

Hatch Steps

3,825

Hatch Counter: 15

⚪

Capture Rate

255

Higher values mean easier to catch

❤️

Base Happiness

Initial friendship level

📈

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Experience points needed to level up

Move Name

Defense Curl

defense-curl

Lv. 11

Rollout

rollout

Lv. 31

Tackle

tackle

Lv. 5

Sand Attack

sand-attack

Lv. 3

Mud Sport

mud-sport

Lv. 6

Sandstorm

sandstorm

Lv. 4

Bide

bide

Lv. 6

Rock Polish

rock-polish

Lv. 8

Mud Slap

mud-slap

Lv. 9

Rock Throw

rock-throw

Lv. 18

Bulldoze

bulldoze

Lv. 32

Harden

harden

Lv. 26

Magnitude

magnitude

Lv. 16

Stealth Rock

stealth-rock

Lv. 36

Iron Defense

iron-defense

Lv. 15

Take Down

take-down

Lv. 15

Self Destruct

self-destruct

Lv. 47

Smack Down

smack-down

Lv. 25

Rock Slide

rock-slide

Lv. 23

Rock Blast

rock-blast

Lv. 31

Earthquake

earthquake

Lv. 39

Double Edge

double-edge

Lv. 46

Explosion

explosion

Lv. 43

Stone Edge

stone-edge

Lv. 50

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