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Golem Megaton Pokémon ゴローニャ Golonya #076 Golem Alolan Golem Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Rock Ground Golem Rock Electric Alolan Golem Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Rock Head or Sturdy Golem Magnet Pull or Sturdy Alolan Golem Cacophony Sand Veil Golem Hidden Ability Galvanize Alolan Golem Hidden Ability Cacophony Alolan Golem Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 4'07" 1.4 m Golem 5'07" 1.7 m Alolan Golem 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 661.4 lbs. 300.0 kg Golem 696.7 lbs. 316.0 kg Alolan Golem 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 177 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 223 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Golem 0 HP 0 Atk 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Alolan Golem 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint Alolan Golem
Pokédex color   Brown Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Golem (Japanese: ゴローニャ Golonya) is a dual-type Rock/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Graveler when traded. It is the final form of Geodude.

In Alola, Golem has a Rock/Electric-type regional form. It evolves from Alolan Graveler when traded. It is the final form of Alolan Geodude.

Biology

Golem is a bipedal tortoise-like Pokémon with a spherical body covered by a shell of plated, green rocks. Its body is so hard that even dynamite cannot scratch it. Its head protrudes from the center of the shell. The head has a flat snout with two pointed teeth in the lower jaw and red eyes. It has short arms that have three claws and two legs with feet that have four claws in front and one in back. The head and limbs are light brown in color. Golem grows bigger by shedding its skin once a year. The discarded shell immediately hardens when exposed to air, crumbling away and returning to the soil. However, it stops shedding with age and moss grows over its shell. As shown in the Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards, Golem's shell is hollow.

The anime has shown that Golem is able to withdraw its head and limbs into its shell and roll at high speeds. It is dangerous when doing this, as it is unable to see and may crash into or run over anything in its path. To prevent it from rolling into the homes of people downhill, grooves are dug into the sides of the mountains to divert the rolling Golem's course. It is seldom seen in the wild. However, it can be found living in mountainous regions.

In the Alola region, Golem has much shorter forearms with two claws. The feet have only two claws as well. Its face attracts iron sand, creating the appearance of a mustache, eyebrows, and a large black beard. Jutting out of the top of its body are two large, black rocks with a smaller rock in-between, forming a shape of a cannon. On the inner edge of the larger rocks are three golden dots. The cannon prevents them from easily rolling into a ball like its Kantonian variant. Alolan Golem is capable of firing the small rock by using magnetism. The rock will be electrically charged, creating shocks across the whole area of impact. Numbness and fainting can occur with even a glancing blow. If rocks are not available, it will fire nearby Geodude instead.

• Golem withdrawn.png

  A Golem with its head and limbs withdrawn into its shell

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  An Alolan Golem preparing to fire an Alolan Geodude

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  An Alolan Golem without iron sand on its face

In the anime

Golem in the anime

Alolan Golem in the anime

Major appearances

In The Bridge Bike Gang, Chopper used a Golem in a battle against Ash. It defeated Bulbasaur before being covered in flames thanks to a combination of Charmander's Flamethrower and Fire Spin. As a result, it had to be returned to its Poké Ball, which wound up being so hot that it burned Chopper's fingers. Golem reappeared in a flashback in Charizard Chills.

In The Battle of the Badge, Giovanni used a Golem in his battle against Gary. It was easily defeated by Nidoking.

In The Wayward Wobbuffet, Goneff uses a Golem for his bank robberies. It battled Team Rocket and then Totodile, only to be defeated by Wobbuffet's Counter.

In Can't Beat the Heat!, Gary used a Golem in his battle against Ash. It battled Charizard, who was unable to use Seismic Toss on it due to its weight. However, despite that and Charizard being stunned by its Magnitude, Golem was defeated.

In A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, Flint used a Golem against Lola during a feud about what type the Pewter Gym should specialize in. In Grating Spaces!, Golem welcomed Brock home.

In Hooked on Onix, multiple Golem were the loyal subjects of an Onix called King Onix.

In An Elite Coverup!, Bertha's Golem took on Team Rocket and their armored Carnivine and Seviper.

In Bucking the Treasure Trend!, a Golem attacked Ash, his friends, and Buck as they searched for Dandelion Island's treasure. Gible defeated it easily and sent it rolling back into the cave it appeared from.

In Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!, a Team Rocket Grunt used a Golem alongside a Rhydon to capture Meloetta, but it was stopped from doing so by Ridley and his Golurk.

In A Young Royal Flame Ignites!, the Revengers own an Alolan Golem. It helped Mad Magmar during his Battle Royal by distracting Incineroar.

In Sparking Confusion!, an Alolan Golem, alongside a group of Alolan Geodude and Graveler, caused havoc at Wela Volcano Park after their feeding rituals were disrupted by a group of rock hunters. Ash, Kiawe, and Sophocles fought it, until Sophocles's Ride Metang proved to the more dominant one by getting Golem's iron sand to stick to its face. After its defeat, Metang returned the iron sand. In the end, one of the Hikers who frequent Wela Volcano caught the Golem, who had become fond of them.

Minor appearances

A Golem appeared in Showdown at Dark City, under the ownership of one of the Trainers at the Kaz Gym.

In an image in Who Gets To Keep Togepi, Ash, Misty, and Brock were discussing which Pokémon they believed would hatch out of the Egg, with Brock mentioning that he wished it would be a Golem.

In the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back, Raymond owns a Golem. Alongside his Venomoth and Pinsir, it fought Ash's Pikachu, only for all of them to be defeated with Thunderbolt.

In The Fourth Round Rumble, Melissa's Golem was her final Pokémon in her battle against Gary. It emerged victorious after using Seismic Toss on Gary's Nidoking.

In Misty Meets Her Match, Rudy's Golem was at the Trovita Gym.

In The Power of One, a Golem sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

A Golem appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.

In Wired for Battle!, a Golem was in Muramasa's dojo.

In Tricks of the Trade, a Golem was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.

In Hour of the Houndour, a Golem attacked a wounded Houndour before being driven off by Ash's Chikorita.

A Golem appeared in a fantasy in Type Casting.

In Ring Masters, a Golem competed in Rikishii Town's Sumo Conference.

In a flashback in As Cold as Pryce, Pryce remembered a Trainer's Golem that fought his Piloswine.

A Golem appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

A Golem appeared in Destiny Deoxys.

A Golem appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.

Multiple Golem appeared in A Maze-ing Race!.

A Golem appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2, under the ownership of one of J's client's henchmen. In the latter episode, it was used to attack Dawn, Brock, Officer Jenny, and Solana.

A Golem made a brief cameo in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Two Golem made a cameo in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.

In Challenging a Towering Figure!, a Trainer's Golem battled a Snorlax during the Festival Battle Challenge.

In Genesect and the Legend Awakened, two Golem lived at Pokémon Hills. They participated in the battle against the Genesect Army.

A Trainer's Golem appeared in a flashback in Alola to New Adventure!.

A Trainer's Alolan Golem appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

A Trainer's Alolan Golem appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.

In a flashback in Battling the Beast Within!, the Ultra Rangers own a Golem. It and its fellow Pokémon attempted to battle a Guzzlord that was wreaking havoc at the Ultra Ruin, but lost.

An Alolan Golem appeared in a flashback in A Timeless Encounter!, where it was seen in a picture.

In JN051, Goh's fantasy featured a Golem.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Golem in Pokémon Adventures

Alolan Golem in Pokémon Adventures

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Brock used a Golem to try to impress Professor Oak, but it was never shown to him because of Brock's nervousness paralyzing him.

Rudy used his Golem in the dance battle against Ash.

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS manga

A Golem appeared in PMHGSS04.

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

A Golem appeared in PBK2.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Golem debuted in Drat That Dratini!, where a horde of them tried to attack Red and Yellow, but they escaped using Red's Aerodactyl. They later appeared again in Long Live the Nidoqueen!? when the people of Viridian City were trying to calm them down. In Sea Sea Seadra, several of the wild Golem in Viridian Forest appeared in a flashback of Bill's about how the ecology of the forest hasn't changed in two years.

In Golly, Golem, Giovanni was seen with a Golem as the second Pokémon he sent out against Red. His best attacks involved his body shattering, allowing him to use Rock Throw.

In The Might of... Metapod?!, Yellow's Graveler evolves into Golem during the final battle on Cerise Island. Blaine acknowledges his evolution, as Graveler normally evolve into Golem by trade.

A Golem appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Golem was the second Pokémon that Noland used in the Battle Factory in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming. He managed to defeat Emerald's Pinsir and Linoone, but was defeated by Emerald's Sceptile.

The Battle Factory rented a Golem, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.

Alolan Golem debuted in PASM33, under the ownership of Samson Oak.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

A Golem appeared in GDZ56, where it was seen in a game at a game center.

A Golem appeared in GDZ65.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Golem appeared in Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!.

A Golem appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.

Blaine sent out a Golem during the battle portion of the Pokémon Quiz Battle in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Quiz Battle!!.

Giovanni sent out a Golem to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo in Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!. It reappeared in Get The Last Badge!! and Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon.

A Golem appeared in Clefairy's Christmas Present?!.

A Golem is one of Bruno's Pokémon in the Pokémon League, as seen in Clefairy's Under Training!!.

A Golem appeared in I Want to Become Popular!!, under the ownership of a boy.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga

A Golem appeared in Serious Bicycle Match!, under the ownership of Rydel's rival.

In the TFG

One Golem figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Golem

In the TCG

Main article: Golem (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Golem is the leader of Team Rumblerock, a Normal Rank Rescue Team. It joins a new team designed to travel through Magma Cavern but is defeated.
• Pokémon: Magikarp Jump: Golem may appear during training. As part of the "Golem Push" training session, the player's Magikarp pushes it to earn JP.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Emerald*		Everstone (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Golem

Generations I-V

Generation VI onward

Alolan Golem

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Golem

Alolan Golem

Learnset

Side game data

Golem

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -30% Friend Area: Mt. Deepgreen Phrases 51%-100% HP Even dynamite can't shatter my armor! 26%-50% HP Better be careful. My HP's half gone. 1%-25% HP I'm about done... I have no energy left... Level up Hm! I leveled up! My armor's grown harder, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group: Ground Poké Assist: Rock Field move: (Crush ×3) Loops: 16 Min. exp.: 95 Max. exp.: 145 Browser entry R-066 Golem can destroy even big Boulders using its extraordinary strength.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Rock Poké Assist: Rock Field move: (Crush ×4) Browser entry R-043 It hurls stones to attack. It also opens fissures in the ground.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Rock Poké Assist: (present) Rock Field move: (present) (Crush ×3) Poké Assist: (past) Rock Field move: (past) (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-049/N-069 It triggers rockfalls to attack
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 80 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Golem sometimes lends a hand with Blaziken's Boulder Bash in the Lava Zone. He likes to collect shiny things.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 70 - 125 10 #590 Cross Attack Increases damage when making a + shaped match. Swappable Skill(s): Non Stop+
Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 211 Base Defense: 198 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Rock Throw, Mud-Slap*, Mud Shot× Charged Attacks: Stone Edge, Rock Blast*, Earthquake, Ancient Power*

Alolan Golem

Pokémon Shuffle Electric Attack Power: 70 - 110 5 #590 Non Stop+ Deals even more damage the more times in a row it is triggered.

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.42 seconds Base HP: 55 Base Attack: 80 Base Defense: 59 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon GO Base HP: 190 Base Attack: 211 Base Defense: 198 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Rock Throw, Volt Switch Charged Attacks: Stone Edge, Rock Blast, Wild Charge

Evolution

Golem

Unevolved Geodude  Rock  Ground

Level 25 →

First evolution Graveler  Rock  Ground

Trade →

Second evolution Golem  Rock  Ground

Alolan Golem

Unevolved Geodude  Rock  Electric

Level 25 →

First evolution Graveler  Rock  Electric

Trade →

Second evolution Golem  Rock  Electric

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Golem images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Alolan Golem and its Alolan evolutionary relatives.
• Alolan Golem, along with its Alolan evolutionary relatives, were designed by Hitoshi Ariga.
• Between Red, Blue, and Yellow Versions in Generation I, Golem is the only Pokémon that cannot ever be seen without trading; however, its existence is implied by a non-player character who had just received his friend's Graveler.
• Alolan Golem has the highest base Defense stat of all Electric-type Pokémon.
• Golem's evolutionary family shares similarities with Gigalith's evolutionary family. Both of them are Rock-type, learn Stealth Rock, Smack Down, Explosion, Stone Edge, and Rock Blast by level-up, first evolve at level 25, and then reach the final evolutionary stage by trading.

Origin

Golem, as the name suggests, is based on a golem, more specifically on representations in modern role-playing games, which usually are ogre-like creatures whose bodies are covered in, or made of, stones. It could also have been inspired by the tsuchikorobi, a Japanese yōkai known as the 'tumbling monster', for its habit of rolling over travelers and crushing them, as Golem does.

It might also based on tortoises, which are believed to hold the world on their backs in many myths, including the Hindu, Chinese, and Native American mythologies. Its "shell" may represent the tectonic plates of Earth. It also resembles septarian nodules.

Alolan Golem, like its predecessors, seems to have structures made of piezoelectric crystals or magnetite, a subset of iron ore known for its black crystalline appearance and magnetic properties. The black structure on its back may be derived from a electroshock weapon or a railgun.

Name origin

Golem is a reference to the golems of medieval and Hebrew legend.

Golonya may be a combination of golem and stone. Additionally, ゴロゴローン gorogorōn is the sound of rolling, a habit of Golem.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ゴローニャ Golonya From golem and stone, and possibly ゴロゴローン gorogorōn French Grolem Corruption of gros and Golem Spanish Golem Same as English name German Geowaz From geo or Geode and Walze Italian Golem Same as English name Korean 딱구리 Ttakguri From 딱딱하다 ddakddakhada and 구르다 gureuda; possibly literally "hard roller" Mandarin Chinese 隆隆岩 Lónglóngyán Literally "Rumbling boulder" Cantonese Chinese 滾動岩 Gwánduhngngàahm Literally "Rolling boulder"

More languages Hindi गोलएम Golem Transcription of English name Russian Голем Golem Transcription of English name Thai โกโลเนีย Golonya Transcription of trademarked Japanese name

Related articles

• Regional form

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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