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Golisopod's Type

BUG

WATER

Golisopod's Pokédex #s

National #: 768

Galar #: 233

Armor #: 125

Crown #: --

Golisopod's Base Stats

HP:: 75

Attack:: 125

Defense:: 140

Sp. Atk:: 60

Sp. Def:: 90

Speed:: 40

Total:: 530

Misc. Info

Height:: 6'7" (2m)

Weight:: 238.1 lbs. (108 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug / Water 3

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 Defense

Base EXP:: 186

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Golisopod's Abilities

Here is what ability Golisopod has, along with its effect.

Emergency Exit: Golisopod is forced to switch out immediately when its HP drops below 50%.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Golisopod's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

FLYING

ROCK

½: WATER

ICE

FIGHTING

GROUND

STEEL

Golisopod's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Golisopod evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Wimpod: starting form

Golisopod: at level 30

Golisopod's Moves in Sword & Shield

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Golisopod 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 Golisopod 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	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	First Impression +2 priority. Fails unless used on the first turn Golisopod is sent out.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
1	First Impression +2 priority. Fails unless used on the first turn Golisopod is sent out.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Struggle Bug 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	50	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
1	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Defense Curl Raises Golisopod's Defense by one stage. Rollout and Ice Ball do double damage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
1	Spite Lowers the target's PP of its last used move.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
4	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
8	Fury Cutter Each consecutive hit increases Fury Cutter's power by 40.	BUG	40	95%	20	One Target
12	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
16	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Golisopod consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
20	Iron Defense Raises Golisopod's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
24	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
28	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
32	Razor Shell 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	75	95%	10	One Target
36	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
40	Swords Dance Raises Golisopod's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
44	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golisopod can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM07	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Golisopod restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Golisopod from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Golisopod is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Golisopod attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Golisopod's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	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	60	100%	15	One Target
TM83	Razor Shell 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	75	95%	10	One Target
TM85	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM94	False Swipe Cannot knock out a Pokémon.	NORMAL	40	100%	40	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golisopod 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	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Golisopod's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR18	Leech Life Heals Golisopod by half the damage dealt.	BUG	80	100%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Golisopod's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR23	Spikes Sets a layer of spikes to do damage upon switching in. Up to three layers can be set.	GROUND	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Golisopod's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR46	Iron Defense Raises Golisopod's Defense by two stages.	STEEL	--	--	15	User
TR48	Bulk Up Raises Golisopod's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	--	--	20	User
TR53	Close Combat Lowers Golisopod's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR60	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TR61	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR74	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target
TR78	Sludge Wave Has a 10% chance to poison all nearby Pokémon.	POISON	95	100%	10	All But Self
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR87	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golisopod 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 Golisopod.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Metal Claw Has a 10% chance of raising Golisopod's Attack by one stage.	STEEL	50	95%	35	One Target
EGG	Wide Guard Protects your team from moves that hit multiple targets for the turn.	ROCK	--	--	10	User's Field
EGG	Harden Raises Golisopod's Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
EGG	Aqua Jet Has higher priority.	WATER	40	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Rollout Lose control for up to 5 turns, with each hit doing 2× as much. Doubles damage if Defense Curl was used beforehand.	ROCK	30	90%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golisopod 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	Skitter Smack 100% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG		70	90%	10	One Target

Golisopod's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Golisopod'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 Golisopod's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Golisopod 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
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	260	291	323	354	75
Attack	255	286	318	349	125
Defense	285	316	348	379	140
Sp. Atk	125	156	188	219	60
Sp. Def	185	216	248	279	90
Speed	85	116	148	179	40
Total					530

Where to Find Golisopod in Sword & Shield

If you're looking for where to find Golisopod, 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 Golisopod in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Golisopod in the Wild

Lake of Outrage

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	12%	--	--	--	--	--	--
		Lv. 55-58

Getting Golisopod By Evolution

Evolves from Wimpod at level 30.

Pokédex Entries for Golisopod

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It will do anything to win, taking advantage of every opening and finishing opponents off with the small claws on its front legs.

Shield

They live in sunken ships or in holes in the seabed. When Golisopod and Grapploct battle, the loser becomes the winner's meal.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

With a flashing slash of its giant sharp claws, it cleaves seawater—or even air—right in two.

Moon

It battles skillfully with its six arms, but spends most of its time peacefully meditating in caves deep beneath the sea.

Ultra Sun

The shell covering its body is as hard as diamond. This Pokémon will do anything it takes to win.

Ultra Moon

Its claws, which it can extend and retract at will, are its greatest weapons. Golisopod is sometimes accompanied by Wimpod.