Competitive Information for Golurk [Sword/Shield]
Ground / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Golurk? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
XurkitreeBraviaryCorviknightRhyperiorCoalossalUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeRegielekiLaprasFroslassVanilluxe
Golurk is a stupendous Ground and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's normal to see Golurk show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Golurk is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Bright Powder
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Poltergeist
- Dynamic Punch
- Stone Edge
- Ice Punch
Physical Tank Golurk (Popular/Trending)
Golurk is a pretty decent Physical Tank for single battles. It's primary goal is to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With No Guard, every move used by or against Golurk will always hit. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Golurk's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves. With a Bright Powder equipped to it, the accuracy of attacks against Golurk is 0.9x.
◆ Dynamic Punch is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (100% chance to confuse the target).
◆ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Poltergeist
- Close Combat / Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Golurk (Iron Fist)
Golurk is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Golurk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Golurk's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. Sucker punch is not boosted. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Golurk's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golurk's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golurk's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Poltergeist / Shadow Punch
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Stone Edge
- Darkest Lariat / Mega Kick
Physical Sweeper Golurk (No Guard)
Golurk is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Golurk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Golurk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With No Guard, every move used by or against Golurk will always hit. Darkest Lariat was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Shadow Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ Mega Kick is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move that deals a notable amount of damage.
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 72 Hp / 252 Atk / 184 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Shadow Punch
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Golurk Physical Sweeper (Golem Of Fury)
Golurk is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Golurk last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Iron Fist, Golurk's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. Sucker punch is not boosted.
◆ Shadow Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Golurk? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
XurkitreeBraviaryCorviknightRhyperiorCoalossalUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeRegielekiLaprasFroslassVanilluxe
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Poltergeist
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat / Hammer Arm
Doubles Physical Sweeper Golurk (Iron Fist)
Golurk is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Golurk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Golurk's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. Sucker punch is not boosted. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Golurk's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golurk's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Golurk's speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: No Guard
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Poltergeist / Shadow Punch
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- Darkest Lariat / Mega Kick
Doubles Physical Sweeper Golurk (No Guard)
Golurk is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Golurk's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Golurk's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With No Guard, every move used by or against Golurk will always hit. Darkest Lariat was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Poltergeist is a physical STAB-boosted 110-base power Ghost-type move (fails if the target has no held item).
◆ Shadow Punch is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (this move does not check accuracy).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Darkest Lariat is a physical 85-base power Dark-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ Mega Kick is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move that deals a immense amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Golurk 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 Golurk can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Golurk
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Defense Curl
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Ability: Klutz + Move: Trick
- Ability: Iron fist + Item: Punching glove
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Shadow Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Drain Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Focus Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Power-Up Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Dynamic Punch
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Mega Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Hammer Arm
- Moves with Priority: Ally Switch, Endure, Helping Hand, Magic Coat, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Scorching Sands, Toxic
Moves that boost Golurk's stats
- Charge Beam
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Golurk
- Curse
- Dynamic Punch
- Earthquake
- High Horsepower
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Poltergeist
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Golurk in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0 )
- Optimize Golurk's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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