Alolan Geodude
RockElectric
Best attacking moveset: Rock Throw and Thunderbolt, worth 7.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Alolan Geodude can learn 6 combinations. Rock Throw with Thunderbolt does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +8 |
| Volt Switch | Electric | 13 | 1.5s | +20 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Geodude as a species, on the Geodude page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,462 at level 50, 1,293 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 739 CP at level 20, or 923 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 688 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 132 attack · 132 defense · 120 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 0.4 m and 20 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Alolan Geodude does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Bug, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 12.1 | |
| Bug | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 11.8 |
| Fire | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 11.8 |
| Ice | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 11.8 |
| Water | Volt Switch + Thunderbolt | 11.6 |
| Normal | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Poison | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Rock | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Ghost | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Psychic | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Dark | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Fairy | Rock Throw + Thunderbolt | 7.8 |
| Grass | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 7.7 |
| Electric | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 7.7 |
| Dragon | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 7.7 |
| Fighting | Volt Switch + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Steel | Volt Switch + Thunderbolt | 7.4 |
| Ground | Rock Throw + Rock Slide | 5.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Alolan Geodude is actually for.
Counters: what beats Alolan Geodude
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 56.5 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 53.7 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 52.7 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 50.9 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 50.4 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 50.2 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 48.5 |
 Golurk | GroundGhost | Mud Slap + Earth Power | 46.2 |
 Golem | RockGround | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 44.9 |
 Torterra | GrassGround | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 43.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Alolan Geodude's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.