#0075 · Kanto · Generation 1

Graveler

Rock Pokémon · Rock/Ground-type

Graveler is a Rock/Ground-type Pokémon, the Rock Pokémon, number 75 (#0075) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 105 kg.

Graveler is the Rock Pokémon whose rolling speed can top 96 km/h (60 mph), flattening anything in its way without noticing. It climbs mountains by crunching through rocks, then rolls all the way back down.

How to pronounce Graveler

Graveler is pronounced GRAV-uh-ler. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Graveler said out loud:

In Japanese it is ゴローン (Golone).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Graveler is 1.0 m tall and weighs 105 kg. It is a khaki boulder with a bumpy round body, a rocky crest above small eyes and mouth, and four arms with three-fingered hands, the second pair usually tucked against its chest.

Behaviour

Graveler is a slow walker, so it rolls to get about. It climbs mountains from the bottom to the top, then rolls back down, ignoring any object or hiker in the way. Bits chipping off as it tumbles do not bother it. If it falls into a river, the Pokédex says it explodes with its last gasp.

Habitat

It lives on mountain slopes and cliffs, in holes it gouges into sheer rock faces.

Diet

Rocks are its favourite food, especially moss-covered ones, and it eats about a ton a day.

Powers

Its Abilities are Rock Head and Sturdy, with Sand Veil hidden. It uses Rollout, Rock Throw and Explosion, and its base Defense is 115. Alolan Graveler is Rock and Electric, with yellow dravite crystals on its silvery body. It zaps obstacles aside as it rolls, and two colliding over food make a flash and boom that earn them the name 'the fireworks of the earth'. It has Magnet Pull or Sturdy, and the hidden Galvanize.

Name origin

Graveler may combine 'gravel' with 'traveler' or the suffix -er. The Japanese name is Golone (ゴローン), possibly from goron-goron, the sound of rolling rocks, and 'stone'.

Design inspiration

Graveler appears to be a living boulder, like an earth elemental, and its four arms may echo Hindu deities like Shiva or Vishnu. It could also be inspired by the tsuchikorobi, a Japanese 'tumbling monster' yōkai that rolls over travellers. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Graveler evolves from Geodude at level 25 and into Golem when traded, or with a Linking Cord.

In the games

A Generation I original, Graveler is found in Victory Road in Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan). In Scarlet and Violet it can be traded in, and The Teal Mask adds it to Kitakami. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A. In Pokémon Pokopia, a Graveler in Rocky Ridges teaches Ditto the move Rollout.

In the anime

Graveler debuted in 'The School of Hard Knocks', when Giselle used one to prove that Misty's win over her Pokémon was no fluke. Goh caught a Graveler on the Seafoam Islands in 'Battling in the Freezing Raid!'.

Fun facts

• Its Red and Blue sprite showed only four limbs, the wrong number, until Yellow fixed it.
• Pokémon Snap showed that Graveler can leave its legs out of sight and float.
• Boldore is its twin on paper: both are Rock types with a base stat total of 390 and Sturdy, evolve at level 25 and need a trade to finish.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Graveler (Pokémon) · Serebii: Graveler (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 55
• Attack: 95
• Defense: 115
• Sp. Atk: 45
• Sp. Def: 45
• Speed: 35

Graveler’s base stat total is 390. Its highest stat is Defense.

Type matchups

What is Graveler weak to?

Graveler takes extra damage from Water (4×), Grass (4×), Ice (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Steel (2×) moves.

It resists Poison (¼×), Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×).

It is immune to Electric moves.

Evolution

What does Graveler evolve from?

Graveler evolves from Geodude (Level 25; Alolan Geodude: Level 25).

How does Graveler evolve?

Graveler evolves into Golem (Trade; Alolan Graveler: Trade).

The whole family: Geodude, Graveler, Golem.

Forms

• Alolan Graveler (Alolan form): Rock/Electric-type, base stat total 390 (HP 55, Attack 95, Defense 115, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 45, Speed 35). Abilities: Magnet Pull, Sturdy, Galvanize (hidden).

Abilities

• Rock Head: Protects against recoil damage.
• Sturdy: Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
• Sand Veil (hidden ability): Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Moves

Moves Graveler learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (43)

Graveler can learn 43 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Facade, Bulldoze, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Sandstorm, Dig, Brick Break, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Rock Blast, Metronome, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Body Press, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Heavy Slam, Flamethrower, Earth Power, Fire Blast, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Focus Blast, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Gyro Ball, High Horsepower, Focus Punch, Double-Edge, Curse, Hard Press.

Egg moves (7):Block, Curse, Dynamic Punch, Flail, Hammer Arm, Mega Punch, Wide Guard.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
• Base experience yield: 137.

Pokédex entries

Dwells in holes dug into sheer walls of stone. It enjoys rolling down slopes as though it were a boulder during a rockfall, so keep an eye upward while traversing mountain roads. (Legends: Arceus)

Often seen rolling down mountain trails. Obstacles are just things to roll straight over, not avoid. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

It travels by rolling down cliffs. If it falls into a river, it will explode with its last gasp. (Ultra Moon)

It climbs up cliffs as it heads toward the peak of a mountain. As soon as it reaches the summit, it rolls back down the way it came. (Ultra Sun)

This slow-footed Pokémon moves by curling up and rolling instead of walking. With enough momentum, its speed can exceed 60 mph. (Moon)

Mossy rocks are its favorite food. It can devour a ton a day while crunching loudly. (Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 84% of all Pokémon (105 kg).
• Base stat total 390, ranked #646 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Defense, ranked #79 of 1,025.
• One of 9 Pokémon that are both Rock and Ground.
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 75 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 56 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 17 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Graveler (Pokémon), Serebii: Graveler (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (GRAV-uh-ler): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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