Battle profile
#0768 · Generation 7
Golisopod
The Hard Scale Pokémon
It battles skillfully with its six arms, but spends most of its time peacefully meditating in caves deep beneath the sea.
Traits
Abilities
Emergency Exit
The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP drops to half or less.
Battle matchups
Type effectiveness
Damage matchups for Golisopod based on its Bug and Water typing. Abilities may change some matchups.
Weak against
Takes increased damage
Resists
Takes reduced damage
Immune to
Takes no damage
None
Evolution family
Evolution chain
Learnset
Level-up moves
Moves Golisopod learns by gaining levels in Pokemon Nova.
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution | First Impression Although this move has great power, it works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle. | Bug | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug The user attacks by struggling against opposing Pokémon. This also lowers the targets' Sp. Atk stats. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Sand is hurled in the target's face, lowering the target's accuracy. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Defense Curl The user curls up and raises its Defense stat. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Spite The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 4 | Rock Smash The user attacks with a punch that can shatter a rock. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 8 | Fury Cutter The user attacks by slashing the target with scythes, claws, or the like. This attack becomes more powerful if it hits in succession. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 12 | Mud Shot The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. | Ground | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
| 16 | Bug Bite The user attacks by biting the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Iron Defense The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 24 | Sucker Punch This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack. | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 28 | Slash The target is attacked with a slash of claws, scythes or the like. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Razor Shell The user cuts the target with sharp shells to inflict damage. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | Water | Physical | 75 | 95 | 10 |
| 36 | Pin Missile The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target in rapid succession. This move hits two to five times in a row. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 40 | Swords Dance A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply raises the user's Attack stat. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 44 | Liquidation The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
Breeding learnset
Egg moves
0 moves available
No egg moves are available for Golisopod.
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
77 moves available
Extended learnset
Compatible moves
77 moves available
- Aerial Ace PhysicalFlying
- Assurance PhysicalDark
- Attract StatusNormal
- Blizzard SpecialIce
- Brick Break PhysicalFighting
- Bug Bite PhysicalBug
- Bug Buzz SpecialBug
- Bulk Up StatusFighting
- Captivate StatusNormal
- Close Combat PhysicalFighting
- Confide StatusNormal
- Dark Pulse SpecialDark
- Dive PhysicalWater
- Double Team StatusNormal
- Drill Run PhysicalGround
- Dual Chop PhysicalDragon
- Endeavor PhysicalNormal
- Endure StatusNormal
- Facade PhysicalNormal
- False Swipe PhysicalNormal
- Fling PhysicalDark
- Focus Blast SpecialFighting
- Frost Breath SpecialIce
- Frustration PhysicalNormal
- Giga Impact PhysicalNormal
- Hail StatusIce
- Hidden Power SpecialNormal
- Hyper Beam SpecialNormal
- Ice Beam SpecialIce
- Icy Wind SpecialIce
- Iron Defense StatusSteel
- Iron Head PhysicalSteel
- Knock Off PhysicalDark
- Laser Focus StatusNormal
- Leech Life PhysicalBug
- Liquidation PhysicalWater
- Mimic StatusNormal
- Muddy Water SpecialWater
- Mud Shot SpecialGround
- Natural Gift PhysicalNormal
- Pain Split StatusNormal
- Payback PhysicalDark
- Pin Missile PhysicalBug
- Poison Jab PhysicalPoison
- Protect StatusNormal
- Psych Up StatusNormal
- Rain Dance StatusWater
- Razor Shell PhysicalWater
- Rest StatusPsychic
- Return PhysicalNormal
- Rock Slide PhysicalRock
- Rock Tomb PhysicalRock
- Round SpecialNormal
- Scald SpecialWater
- Screech StatusNormal
- Secret Power PhysicalNormal
- Shadow Claw PhysicalGhost
- Skitter Smack PhysicalBug
- Sleep Talk StatusNormal
- Sludge Bomb SpecialPoison
- Sludge Wave SpecialPoison
- Snarl SpecialDark
- Snore SpecialNormal
- Spikes StatusGround
- Spite StatusGhost
- Substitute StatusNormal
- Surf SpecialWater
- Swagger StatusNormal
- Swift SpecialNormal
- Swords Dance StatusNormal
- Taunt StatusDark
- Throat Chop PhysicalDark
- Toxic StatusPoison
- Venoshock SpecialPoison
- Waterfall PhysicalWater
- Water Pulse SpecialWater
- X-Scissor PhysicalBug
Species information
Training and breeding
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Gender ratio
- Female50Percent
- Egg groups
- Bug, Water3
- Hatch steps
- 5,120
- Base happiness
- 50
- Color
- Gray
- Shape
- Bipedal
- Habitat
- None
Alternate appearances
Golisopod forms
Choose a form to compare its appearance, typing, stats, and abilities.

Golisopod
Base stats
Total 530Abilities
The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP drops to half or less.

Mega Golisopod
Base stats
Total 630Abilities
The Pokémon, sensing danger, switches out when its HP drops to half or less.