What is a good competitive moveset for Geodude? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Geodude is a decent Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Geodude is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Geodude can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Geodude is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Geodude Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry Ability: Rock Head Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 64 Hp / 252 Atk / 192 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake - Superpower / Hammer Arm - Thunder Punch / Double-Edge - Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Geodude (Rock Head)
Geodude is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Geodude does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. Thunder Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Geodude's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Geodude's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Geodude? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Species: Geodude Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry Ability: Rock Head Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 64 Hp / 252 Atk / 192 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake - Rock Slide - Superpower / Hammer Arm - Thunder Punch / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Geodude (Rock Head)
Geodude is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Geodude does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. Thunder Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig). ♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Geodude's attack and defense by 1 stage). ♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Geodude's speed by 1 stage). ♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Geodude learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Geodude can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Geodude
Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Geodude's stats
Ancient Power
Curse
Defense Curl
Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Geodude
Earthquake
Protect
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Geodude in Diamond and Pearl
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