Competitive Information for Golem [Sun/Moon]
Rock / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Golem? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Golem is a sensational Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Golem are common Pokemon to see in the SM metagame. Golem is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Custap Berry / Weakness Policy
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Stealth Rock / Stone Edge
Physical Sweeper Golem (Popular/Trending)
Golem is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Weakness Policy activates if Golem is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Sturdy, if Golem is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Groundium Z / Rindo Berry
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Iron Head / Thunder Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Golem (Rock Head)
Golem is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Golem does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. Iron Head or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Golem's last move failed).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golem's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golem's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 6 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Autotomize
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch / Thunder Punch
Golem Physical Sweeper (Quick Rolling Boulder)
Golem is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Golem last longer regaining it's stamina every turn. With Sturdy, if Golem is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko. Sturdy makes him able to have a guarantee to set up with Autotomize which gives him a 414 speed and has the benefit of giving him a chance of surviving low kick but I make no promises about grass knot. Leftovers can heal him after he survives with Sturdy which may allow him to survive another him depending on how many turns it is before he gets hit again and Priority will kill him. Stone edge and E-quake provide STAB.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Iron Head
- Brick Break
- Fire Punch
Golem Physical Tank (Fat Golem)
Golem is a sensational Physical Tank. It is primarily designed to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Golem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sturdy, if Golem is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Lonely (+Atk, -Def)
EVs: 13 Hp / 252 Atk / 242 Spe
Moveset:
- Hammer Arm / Fire Punch
- Rock Blast
- Substitute
- Rock Slide
Golem Physical Sweeper (Hebrewers Yeast)
Golem is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Golem's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Sturdy, if Golem is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Rock Blast is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Rock-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Golem takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ 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 Golem? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Groundium Z / Rindo Berry
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Thunder Punch
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Golem (Rock Head)
Golem is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Rock Head, Golem does not take recoil damage besides struggle/life orb/crash damage. Iron Head or Thunder Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golem's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golem's speed by 1 stage).
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Golem
- 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: Bide, Endure, Protect, Wide Guard, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Golem's stats
- Ancient Power
- Autotomize
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Golem
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Fire Punch
- Gyro Ball
- Hidden Power
- Nothing
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Blast
- Rock Polish
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Golem in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Golem's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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