Golurk

#623 (Unova)

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Pokémon type

Ground

Ghost

Golurk weaknesses

Golurk is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Golurk is resistant to Rock and Bug-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal, Fighting, Poison and Electric-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Golurk

The best moves for Golurk are Mud-Slap and Poltergeist when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Astonish and Poltergeist deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Mud-Slap

15.2DPS

Poltergeist

48DPS

Defending

Mud-Slap

15.2DPS

Earth Power

34.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Astonish

3.3EPT

Poltergeist

2.4DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Golett family. Golurk evolves from Golett for 50 Candy.

Golett

Golurk

Game images

Golurk, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Golurk is a Ground & Ghost Pokémon which evolves from Golett. It is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark moves. Golurk's best moveset is Mud-Slap & Poltergeist and it has a Max CP of 3,226.

About

"When the seal on its chest is removed, it rages indiscriminately, turning the whole town around it into a mountain of rubble."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Mud-Slap	19	8.7	15.2
Astonish	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earth Power	100	2	2.4
Dynamic Punch	85	2	1.7
Poltergeist	140	1	1.68
Shadow Punch	35	3	1.27
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud-Slap	11	3	4.4	3.3
Astonish	12	3	4.8	3.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Poltergeist	150	75	2.4
Earth Power ▼ def	90	50	2.16
Dynamic Punch	90	45	2
Shadow Punch	55	35	1.89
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	12	100%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	11.9	99%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	11.2	93%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	11.1	93%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	10.9	91%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.4	87%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	10.1	84%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	10	83%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	8.6	72%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.5	71%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8.2	69%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.9	41%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	5.8	100%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	5.4	93%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	5.1	88%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Earth Power 34.3 DPS	4.7	82%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	4.3	75%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Poltergeist 48 DPS	4.1	70%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.9	68%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Dynamic Punch 34 DPS	3.9	68%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Shadow Punch 28 DPS	3.1	54%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.9	50%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.5	44%
Astonish 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	27%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Poltergeist 2.4 DPE	24	12.8	100%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Poltergeist 2.4 DPE	24	12.4	97%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Earth Power 2.16 DPE	15	12	94%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Earth Power 2.16 DPE	15	11.6	91%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Dynamic Punch 2 DPE	15	11.5	90%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Shadow Punch 1.89 DPE	12	11.1	87%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Dynamic Punch 2 DPE	15	11.1	86%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	11	86%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Shadow Punch 1.89 DPE	12	10.7	84%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.6	83%
Astonish 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	5.3	41%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.9	38%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Golurk?

Golurk is weak to Ghost, Water, Grass, Ice and Dark moves.

The best counter to Golurk is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Mega Gengar, Primal Kyogre and Mega Chandelure.

The top Golurk counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Moongeist Beam	100%
Mega Gengar	Lick Shadow Ball	96%
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam	95%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	93%
Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Hex Shadow Ball	92%
Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch Shadow Ball	91%
Mega Chandelure	Hex Ominous Wind+	91%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	91%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	90%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		222
Defense		154
Stamina		205

Max HP

Level 40

173

Size

Height	2.8 m
Weight	330 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,223
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,630
Level 30 Max wild	2,446
Level 40	2,854
Level 50	3,226

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,038
Level 35 (wild)	2,650