Competitive Information for Golem [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Golem? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Golem is a phenomenal Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Golem show up as a Red/Blue opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Golem is weak to Fighting, Ground, Ice, Normal, and Water-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Explosion / Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Counter
Physical Sweeper Golem (Popular/Trending)
Golem is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The original meta-game back in the RBY days was ridiculous. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move that deals a vast amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Seismic Toss / Counter
Physical Sweeper Golem (Retro)
Golem is a spectacular Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move that deals damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Golem's level. Can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Golem 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Golem can perform in Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Golem
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Golem's stats
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Golem
- Body Slam
- Counter
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Other
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Golem in Red and Blue
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