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No. 623 · National Pokédex

Golurk

ゴルーグ · Goloog · Golemastoc
⛰️ Ground 👻 Ghost
Height
2.8 m
Weight
330.0 kg
Category
Automaton Pokémon
Generation
Generation 5
Golurk
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Golurk

Types
Ground Ghost
Weaknesses
×2 Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances
×¼ Poison · ×½ Bug, Rock · immune: Normal, Electric, Fighting
Evolution
Golett → Golurk (Lv. 43)
Shiny
Shiny GolurkAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Special Forms
Mega Golurk (Golurkite) Details
Stats
Total 483 · top stat: Attack (124) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Golemastoc in French · ゴルーグ, Goloog in Japanese · Golgantes in German All Languages

📋Overview

Golurk is a Ground and Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 623 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 5. Category: Automaton Pokémon. Height: 2.8 m, weight: 330 kg.

Golurk evolves from Golett and does not evolve further.

Abilities: Iron Fist and Klutz. Hidden Ability: No Guard. Golurk is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Golurk takes no damage from Normal, Electric and Fighting-type moves.

Generation
Generation 5
Black / White
National No.
#623
National Pokédex
Category
Automaton Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
89
255
Attack
124
255
Defense
80
255
Special Attack
55
255
Special Defense
80
255
Speed
55
255
Total
483
Min HP (Lv. 100)
288
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
382
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ground / Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Ice
×2
Ghost
×2
Dark
×2
Normal (×1) — 7 types
Fire
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Dragon
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types
Bug
×½
Rock
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Poison
×¼
Immune (×0) — 3 types
Normal
×0
Electric
×0
Fighting
×0

✨Abilities

Ability 1
Powers up punching moves.
Ability 2
The Pokémon can't use any held items.
The Pokémon employs no-guard tactics to ensure incoming and outgoing attacks always land.

🌱Golurk Evolution

🔮Golurk Forms and Shiny

Golurk
Standard Form
Ground · Ghost
Golurk – Mega Golurk
Mega Golurk
Ground · Ghost
Mega Evolution
Shiny Availability
Shiny Golurk
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Golurk Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Defense Curl
Normal Stat
—
—
40
1
High Horsepower
Ground Phys.
95%
95
10
1
Mud-Slap
Ground Spec.
100%
20
10
1
Pound
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Astonish
Ghost Phys.
100%
30
15
1
Focus Punch
Fighting Phys.
100%
150
20
9
Rollout
Rock Phys.
90%
30
20
12
Shadow Punch
Ghost Phys.
—
60
20
16
Curse
Ghost Stat
—
—
10
20
Night Shade
Ghost Spec.
100%
—
15
24
Stomping Tantrum
Ground Phys.
100%
75
10
28
Iron Defense
Steel Stat
—
—
15
30
Magnitude
Ground Phys.
100%
—
30
32
Mega Punch
Normal Phys.
85%
80
20
36
Shadow Ball
Ghost Spec.
100%
80
15
40
Heavy Slam
Steel Phys.
100%
—
10
46
Phantom Force
Ghost Phys.
100%
90
10
52
Hammer Arm
Fighting Phys.
90%
100
10
58
Earthquake
Ground Phys.
100%
100
10
64
Dynamic Punch
Fighting Phys.
50%
100
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Mineral
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Golurk

Available in 8 games, 62 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Black 2 White 2 X Y Shield Sword Scarlet Violet

Generation V

⚫
Black 2 28 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (28)
Victory Road Lv. 48 10%
Victory Road Lv. 48 10%
Victory Road Lv. 49 10%
Victory Road Lv. 49 10%
Victory Road Lv. 50 4%
Victory Road Lv. 50 5%
Victory Road Lv. 50 1%
Victory Road Lv. 50 1%
Victory Road Lv. 50 4%
Victory Road Lv. 50 5%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 55 20%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 55 20%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 55 20%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 56 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 56 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 56 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 57 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 57 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 57 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 1%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 58 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 5%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 58 5%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 1%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 58 1%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 5%
⬜
White 2 28 encounters
Available ▼
Tall grass (28)
Victory Road Lv. 48 10%
Victory Road Lv. 48 10%
Victory Road Lv. 49 10%
Victory Road Lv. 49 10%
Victory Road Lv. 50 4%
Victory Road Lv. 50 5%
Victory Road Lv. 50 1%
Victory Road Lv. 50 5%
Victory Road Lv. 50 1%
Victory Road Lv. 50 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 55 20%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 55 20%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 55 20%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 56 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 56 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 56 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 57 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 57 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 57 10%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 5%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 1%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 58 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 5%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 4%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 58 5%
Dragonspiral Tower 2F Lv. 58 1%
Dragonspiral Tower 1F Lv. 58 1%

Generation VI

❎
X 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%
🟥
Y 1 encounter
Available ▼
Tall grass (1)
Friend Safari Lv. 30 33%

Generation VIII

🛡️
Shield 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar
⚔️
Sword 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Wild Area / Galar

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Black 2
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
White 2
→ Pokémon Bank To Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
X
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Y
→ Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank
→ Pokémon HOME Bank → HOME
Sword
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Shield
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

PU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
PartiallyUsed
Usage rate: 6.0% · Position #31

📱Golurk in Pokémon GO

Golurk in Pokémon GO
  • 2,854Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,630Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Golurk →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Black
“It flies across the sky at Mach speeds. Removing the seal on its chest makes its internal energy go out of control.”
White
“It is said that Golurk were ordered to protect people and Pokémon by the ancient people who made them.”
Black 2
“Golurk were created to protect people and Pokémon. They run on a mysterious energy.”
White 2
“Golurk were created to protect people and Pokémon. They run on a mysterious energy.”
X
“It is said that Golurk were ordered to protect people and Pokémon by the ancient people who made them.”
Y
“It flies across the sky at Mach speeds. Removing the seal on its chest makes its internal energy go out of control.”
Omega Ruby
“It is said that Golurk were ordered to protect people and Pokémon by the ancient people who made them.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It flies across the sky at Mach speeds. Removing the seal on its chest makes its internal energy go out of control.”
Ultra Sun
“Some say that ancient people invented Golurk to serve as a laborer. It follows its master’s orders faithfully.”
Ultra Moon
“When the seal on its chest is removed, it rages indiscriminately, turning the whole town around it into a mountain of rubble.”
Sword
“Artillery platforms built into the walls of ancient castles served as perches from which Golurk could fire energy beams.”
Shield
“There’s a theory that inside Golurk is a perpetual motion machine that produces limitless energy, but this belief hasn’t been proven.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Golemastoc
🇬🇧 English
Golurk
🇯🇵 漢字
ゴルーグ
🇯🇵 Kana
ゴルーグ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Goloog
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Golgantes
🇪🇸 Español
Golurk
🇮🇹 Italiano
Golurk
🇰🇷 한국어
골루그
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
泥偶巨人
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
泥偶巨人
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Golem Ancien
🇬🇧 EN
Automaton Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ゴーレムポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Urgolem-Pokémon

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Golurk

What type is Golurk?

Golurk is a Ground and Ghost-type Pokémon.

Can Golurk still evolve?

Golurk is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Golett, it does not evolve further.

What are Golurk's weaknesses?

Golurk is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Golurk takes no damage from Normal, Electric and Fighting-type moves.

What is Golurk's Hidden Ability?

Golurk's Hidden Ability is No Guard. Its regular Abilities are Iron Fist and Klutz.

How to Mega Evolve Golurk?

Golurk can Mega Evolve in battle if it holds the matching Mega Stone. For Mega Golurk, the required Mega Stone is Golurkite. In Pokémon Champions: in the shop for 2,000 VP.

Is Golurk available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Golurk is playable in Pokémon Champions, as is Mega Golurk.

Can you get a Shiny Golurk in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Golurk is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry