Forms
Golurk
Automaton Pokémon
There’s a theory that inside Golurk is a perpetual motion machine that produces limitless energy, but this belief hasn’t been proven.
Details
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Golurk
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Golurk can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Defense Curl Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | High Horsepower Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| 1 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Rollout Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Shadow Punch Never misses. | Ghost | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 16 | Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Stomping Tantrum Has double power if the user’s last move failed. | Ground | Physical | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Iron Defense Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 30 | Magnitude Power varies randomly from 10 to 150. | Ground | Physical | — | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Mega Punch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85 | 20 |
| 36 | Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120. | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 46 | Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect. | Ghost | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 52 | Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90 | 10 |
| 58 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 64 | Dynamic Punch Has a chance to confuse the target. | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Golurk can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Golurk.






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Cite this page
“Golurk”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/golurk.
Species data from PokéAPI.