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Geodude is a brownish-gray boulderPokémon. It has bulging, rocky eyebrows, trapezoidal eyes with brown pupils, and a wide mouth. Its arms are muscular with five-fingered hands. Geodude uses its arms to climb steadily up steep mountain paths. As a result of their physical appearance, Rhyperior sometimes mistake this Pokémon for actual boulders and fire them through their hands.
Geodude is proud of its sturdy body and will bash against others of its kind in a contest of sorts to prove whose body is harder. It will even go as far as to compare itself with other species such as Roggenrola and Carbink. The longer it lives, the more chipped and worn its body becomes. Long-lived Geodude are completely smooth and round and they have a calm demeanor. However, Geodude's heart remains rugged and tough, no matter what. Geodude can be most often found on mountain trails and fields, with a scholar counting about 100 of them on just one route. It will sit still in these areas, which is why it is often mistaken for a rock. It is often stepped on and will sometimes swing its arms in anger when this occurs. When Geodude sleeps deeply, it buries itself halfway into the ground. Once buried, it will not awaken even if someone steps on it. In the morning, Geodude rolls downhill in search of food.
In the Alola region, Geodude is made from a magnetic rock with a more silvery appearance. There are areas on Alolan Geodude's body that are especially magnetic and attract iron sand, creating the appearance of black eyebrows and strands of short black hair. Its fingers are fused together, leaving only the thumb and index finger free. Stepping on Alolan Geodude results in an electrical shock and sometimes an angry headbutt. Like regular Geodude, it competes with others by bashing their bodies together. The iron sand sticks to the one with stronger magnetism. The Alolan Golem will fire these Geodude from its back if real rocks are absent. They can also be found in the Canyon Biome of Blueberry Academy's Terarium, where Alola's island life is simulated.
Most people may not notice, but a closer look should reveal that there are many Geodude around. (Pokémon Red, Silver, or Crystal inserted) It uses its arms to steadily climb steep mountain paths. It swings its fists around if angered. (Pokémon Blue, Gold, or Yellow inserted)
The longer a Geodude lives, the more its edges are chipped and worn away, making it more rounded in appearance. However, this Pokémon's heart will remain hard, craggy, and rough always.
When Geodude sleeps deeply, it buries itself halfway into the ground. It will not awaken even if hikers step on it unwittingly. In the morning, this Pokémon rolls downhill in search of food.
It climbs mountain paths using only the power of its arms. Because they look just like boulders lining paths, hikers may step on them without noticing.
The longer a Geodude lives, the more its edges are chipped and worn away, making it more rounded in appearance. However, this Pokémon's heart will remain hard, craggy, and rough always.
When Geodude sleeps deeply, it buries itself halfway into the ground. It will not awaken even if hikers step on it unwittingly. In the morning, this Pokémon rolls downhill in search of food.
Makes its home in mountainous regions, using its arms to climb along harsh mountain roads. Can be troublesome—carelessly kicking one will cause it to fly into a rage and chase after you.
When they’re sleeping, Geodude look so much like rocks that it’s hard to even notice them! Apparently, they’re proud of their hard bodies and compete with each other to see who’s the toughest.
Two Geodude appeared in I Choose You!, with one being wild and the other under the ownership of a Trainer. The wild Geodude fell under the control of Marshadow.
Multiple Geodude appeared in Alola, Kanto!, with two each belonging to Trainers, and one of them being an Alolan Geodude. The Alolan Geodude was compared to Brock's Geodude.
In A Snow Day for Searching!, three Geodude threw a snowball at Goh's Scyther while it was searching for a group of Mankey, hitting it in the face. This caused Scyther to become angry and start chasing them around.
Geodude, Alola Form. The Rock Pokémon. A Rock and Electric type. If you step on a sleeping Geodude, you'll hear a snap, and your body will go numb from its electrical discharge.
Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. A Rock and Ground type. Geodude's habitat is mostly made up of mountain paths. It gets angry if stepped on, so it's good to be careful in those areas.
In Onix is On!, a Geodude appeared floating next to Brock. He was later seen with six Geodude forming a belt around his jacket in the Yellow arc. The Geodude sextet was later seen in The Last Battle III, where they were attempting to halt the Magnet Train with a combined Magnitude. Each of them have nicknames, ranging from Geoone to Geosix.
Geodude is the final Poké Float to appear. As the Unown float around the top half of the screen, Geodude floats across the bottom with its arms outstretched, providing a solid base for fighting. After it leaves the screen, there will be no Poké Floats on the screen for a few seconds, before Squirtle pops up and restarts the cycle.
In the Japanese game Pokémon Blue, Geodude weighs 2.0 kg instead of 20.0 kg (as it does in all other games). This has no mechanical significance, as no game mechanics use weight in the handheld Generation I games.
Geodude is based on a living rock or boulder, and thus it may be based on a earth elemental creature like golem.
Alolan Geodude seems to have dark structures made of piezoelectric crystals or magnetite, a subset of iron ore known for its black crystalline appearance and magnetic properties. This iron ore takes shape of Geodude's eyebrows. Its Electric type may also be a pun on thundereggs.
Name origin
Geodude is a combination of geo- (prefix for earth) and dude (slang word for a male person).[2] It may also involve geode (hollow rock with crystals lined inside).
Isitsubute is a combination of 石 ishi (stone) and 礫 tsubute (throwing stones).[3]
↑ポケQポン (PokéQuiz in Japanese): 正解はGEODUDE!ジオドゥードです!GEOは地理に関すること DUDEは奴って意味なんですよ
↑PokéQuiz: The correct answer’s Ishitsubute! I-shee-tsu-bu-te! “Ishi” means rock, and “tsubute” is like a throwing stone. Don’t try to throw a Geodude, though, because you will probably get hurt!
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