Men's Basics

Geodude, Graveler, and Golem, known in Japan as Ishitsubute (イシツブテ?), Golone (ゴローン Gorōn?), and Golonya (ゴローニャ Gorōnya?) are three Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Geodude and its evolutions first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spin off titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

The three Pokémon are known as Rock Pokémon. Geodude is a levitating boulder; Graveler a larger version of Geodude made out of gravel and with four arms; and Golem is a reptile-like Pokémon composed of rocks that has a rock shell around much of its body. Players may only evolve Graveler into Golem by trading it to another player first. Geodude is a common Pokémon in the Pokémon anime where it appears as one of the main character's Pokémon. Contents

   1 Concept and characteristics
       1.1 Geodude
       1.2 Graveler
       1.3 Golem
   2 Appearances
       2.1 In the video games
       2.2 In other media
   3 Reception
   4 References
   5 External links

Concept and characteristics

Geodude, Graveler, and Golem were three of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.[1][2] Originally called "Ishitsubute", "Golone", and "Golonya" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children.[3] As a result, their names were changed to Geodude, Graveler, and Golem respectively. IGN wrote that Geodude's name comes from a combination of the Greek word "geo" meaning "earth" and "dude",[4] that Graveler's is derived from the word "gravel",[5] and Golem's is based on the Jewish mythological creature of the same name.[6] Geodude

Geodude, known as the Rock Pokémon, is a gray levitating boulder with bulging rocky eyebrows, brown (or black) irises, and muscular five-fingered arms. Geodude are very common Pokémon, usually found on mountain trails, fields, or in caves.[7][8] Geodude usually sit still, and are often mistaken for rocks, as people often step or trip on them,[8] which angers the Geodude.[9] When angered, Geodude uses its arms to swing its fists around.[10] Geodude uses its arms to steadily climb steep mountain paths, hoisting itself over.[10] Geodude are proud of their sturdy bodies and bash against each other in a contest of sorts to prove whose body is harder.[11] When Geodude sleeps deeply, it buries itself halfway into the ground, and will not awaken even if it is stepped upon.[12] In the morning Geodude rolls downhill in search of food.[12] The longer a Geodude lives, the more its edges are chipped and worn away, making it more rounded in appearance.[13] However, this Pokémon's heart will remain hard, craggy, and rough always.[13] Because of its round shape, it is easy to pick up, and are often thrown by people.[14] Graveler

Graveler resembles a large boulder with four arms and two legs. It lives and feeds on rocky mountains. It will climb the slope of a mountain daily, snacking on small rocks along the way, and roll back down once it has reached the peak. Though it is not very fast when walking, a Graveler rolling down a mountain trail is a very dangerous thing to encounter. Carefree by nature, Graveler ignores most obstacles that may appear in its path, such as grass, trees, boulders or even people, since it can roll through or over them more often than not. It is not essentially harmed rolling down the slope, even if the odd jutting piece of its body gets broken off. Machop are known to use Graveler as training weights. It evolves into Golem when traded. Golem

Golem is a megaton Pokémon made from living stone, and one of the heaviest of all Pokémon species. Golem inhabits rocky mountains and volcanoes, often disguising itself as an inanimate boulder. It will annually shed its skin like a reptile, with its new shell often being bigger than the one before. Its body is almost impenetrable, able to withstand dynamite blasts; it can even detonate its own body, launching itself great distances in order to travel from mountain to mountain. When earthquakes occur near where Golem live, they will tumble down mountains, rolling at an incredible speed.