Gigalith • Generation VIII Pokédex

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Gigalith
Pokédex Page for Gigalith

This is the Marriland Pokédex page for Gigalith, showing its information and moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Gigalith is not available in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl and cannot be used in or sent to those versions.

Gigalith

Gigalith
Sprite of Gigalith in Pokémon HOME

Gigalith's Type

ROCK

Gigalith's Pokédex #s

National #
526
Galar #
170
Armor #
156
Crown #
--

Gigalith's Base Stats

HP:
85
Attack:
135
Defense:
130
Sp. Atk:
60
Sp. Def:
80
Speed:
25
Total:
515

Misc. Info

Height:
5'7" (1.7m)
Weight:
573.2 lbs. (260 kg)
Gender Ratio:
Egg Groups:
Mineral
EXP At Lv. 100:
1,059,680
EV Yield:
3 Attack
Base EXP:
232
Catch Rate:
45
Base Happiness:
70

Gigalith's Abilities

Here are what abilities Gigalith can possibly have, along with their effects.
Sturdy
If Gigalith has full HP and would be knocked out by a single hit, it survives with 1 HP. Also protects against OHKO moves.
Sand Stream
Changes the weather to sandstorm for five turns when Gigalith is sent out in battle.
Sand Force
Gigalith's Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves do 30% more damage in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Gigalith.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Gigalith's weakness and resistance is to various types.
WATER
GRASS
FIGHTING
GROUND
STEEL
½
NORMAL
FIRE
POISON
FLYING

Gigalith's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Gigalith evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.
Roggenrola
Roggenrola
starting form
Boldore
Boldore
at level 25
Gigalith
Gigalith
upon trading

Gigalith's Moves in Sword & Shield

Below is a list of all of the moves that Gigalith can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Gigalith learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.
Lv. Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
1
Power Gem
Damages the target.
ROCK
SPECIAL
80 100% 20 One Target
1
Sand Attack
Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.
GROUND
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
1
Tackle
Damages the target.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
40 100% 35 One Target
1
Harden
Raises Gigalith's Defense by one stage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 30 User
1
Stealth Rock
Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 20 Enemy Field
12
Mud-Slap
100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.
GROUND
SPECIAL
20 100% 10 One Target
16
Smack Down
The target can be hit by Ground-type moves after being hit by Smack Down.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
50 100% 15 One Target
20
Iron Defense
Raises Gigalith's Defense by two stages.
STEEL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
24
Headbutt
Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 15 One Target
30
Rock Slide
Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
75 90% 10 Nearby Enemies
36
Rock Blast
Hits the target two to five times in a row.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
25 90% 10 One Target
42
Sandstorm
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 10 Entire Field
48
Stone Edge
Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)
ROCK
PHYSICAL
100 80% 5 One Target
54
Explosion
Gigalith is knocked out after using Explosion.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
250 100% 5 All But Self

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gigalith can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.
TM Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TM08
Hyper Beam
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
SPECIAL
150 90% 5 One Target
TM09
Giga Impact
Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
150 90% 5 One Target
TM11
Solar Beam
Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.
GRASS
SPECIAL
120 100% 10 One Target
TM20
Self-Destruct
Gigalith is knocked out after using Self-Destruct.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
200 100% 5 All But Self
TM21
Rest
Gigalith restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM22
Rock Slide
Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
75 90% 10 Nearby Enemies
TM24
Snore
Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
50 100% 15 One Target
TM25
Protect
Protects Gigalith from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TM31
Attract
Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- 100% 15 One Target
TM32
Sandstorm
Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 10 Entire Field
TM39
Facade
Does double damage if Gigalith is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
70 100% 20 One Target
TM46
Weather Ball
Doubles its power and changes its type based on the weather condition.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
50 100% 10 One Target
TM48
Rock Tomb
100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
60 95% 15 One Target
TM49
Sand Tomb
Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
35 85% 15 One Target
TM54
Rock Blast
Hits the target two to five times in a row.
ROCK
PHYSICAL
25 90% 10 One Target
TM76
Round
Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.
NORMAL
SPECIAL
60 100% 15 One Target
TM81
Bulldoze
100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
60 100% 20 All But Self
TM98
Stomping Tantrum
Power is doubled if Gigalith missed the target last turn.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
75 100% 10 One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gigalith can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.
TR Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TR10
Earthquake
Does double damage against targets using Dig.
GROUND
PHYSICAL
100 100% 10 All But Self
TR20
Substitute
Costs 25% of Gigalith's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TR26
Endure
Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TR27
Sleep Talk
Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Gigalith's moves at random.
NORMAL
STATUS
-- -- 10 User
TR39
Superpower
Lowers Gigalith's Attack and Defense by one stage.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
120 100% 5 One Target
TR46
Iron Defense
Raises Gigalith's Defense by two stages.
STEEL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
TR63
Power Gem
Damages the target.
ROCK
SPECIAL
80 100% 20 One Target
TR67
Earth Power
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
GROUND
SPECIAL
90 100% 10 One Target
TR70
Flash Cannon
10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.
STEEL
SPECIAL
80 100% 10 One Target
TR74
Iron Head
Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
80 100% 15 One Target
TR75
Stone Edge
Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)
ROCK
PHYSICAL
100 80% 5 One Target
TR76
Stealth Rock
Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 20 Enemy Field
TR79
Heavy Slam
Power ranges from 40–120 based on Gigalith's weight vs. the target's weight.
STEEL
PHYSICAL
varies 100% 10 One Target
TR95
Throat Chop
Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.
DARK
PHYSICAL
80 100% 15 One Target
TR99
Body Press
Does more damage based on how high Gigalith's Defense stat is.
FIGHTING
PHYSICAL
80 100% 10 One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gigalith can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Gigalith.
Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
EGG
Curse
Raises Gigalith's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.
GHOST
STATUS
-- -- 10 Counter
EGG
Autotomize
Raises Gigalith's Speed by two stages and reduces its weight by half.
STEEL
STATUS
-- -- 15 User
EGG
Take Down
Gigalith takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.
NORMAL
PHYSICAL
90 85% 20 One Target
EGG
Gravity
Lowers all Pokémon's base evasion by 30% and grounds all Pokémon for the next 5 turns.
PSYCHIC
STATUS
-- -- 5 Entire Field
EGG
Wide Guard
Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.
ROCK
STATUS
-- -- 10 User's Field

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Gigalith can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.
Move Type Category Power Acc.% PP Target Info
TUTOR
Meteor Beam
Raises Gigalith's Sp. Atk by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.
ROCK
SPECIAL
120 90% 10 One Target

Gigalith's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Gigalith's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Gigalith's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Gigalith is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.
Stats at
level 100
0 EVs 252+ EVs Base Stat
Min Max Min Max
HP
280 311 343 374 85
Attack
275 306 338 369 135
Defense
265 296 328 359 130
Sp. Atk
125 156 188 219 60
Sp. Def
165 196 228 259 80
Speed
55 86 118 149 25
Total
515

Where to Find Gigalith in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Gigalith, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Gigalith in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Gigalith

Can be found as a wandering Pokémon in the Dusty Bowl in the Wild Area and the Brawlers' Cave in the Isle of Armor (DLC).

Getting Gigalith By Evolution

Evolves from Boldore when traded.

Pokédex Entries for Gigalith

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword
This hardy Pokémon can often be found on construction sites and in mines, working alongside people and Copperajah.
Shield
Although its energy blasts can blow away a dump truck, they have a limitation— they can only be fired when the sun is out.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun
The blasts of energy it makes from sunbeams have terrifying power. However, it's not able to fire its blasts at night or on rainy days.
Moon
Known for its hefty horsepower, this Pokémon is a popular partner for construction workers.
Ultra Sun
When it fires off energy with all its might, the power creates countless fissures on its body.
Ultra Moon
It absorbs rays of sunlight and shoots out energy. It's usually lurking deep beneath the surface.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby
The solar rays it absorbs are processed in its energy core and fired as a ball of light.
Y Alpha Sapphire
Compressing the energy from its internal core lets it fire off an attack capable of blowing away a mountain.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black
Compressing the energy from its internal core lets it fire off an attack capable of blowing away a mountain.
White
The solar energy absorbed by its body's orange crystals is magnified internally and fired from its mouth.
Black 2 White 2
The solar rays it absorbs are processed in its energy core and fired as a ball of light.
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