Golem is probably based on a tortoise. Tortoise are believed to hold the world on their backs in many myths, including the Hindu, Chinese and Native American mythologies. Its “shell” may represent the tectonic plates of Earth.
Alolan Golem, like its predecessors, seems to have taken on the attributes of magnetite, a subset of iron ore known for its black crystalline appearance in nature. The crystals on its back also may be derived from the railgun.
Golem is a reference to the golems of medieval and Hebrew legend.
Golonya may be a combination of golem and stone. Additionally, ゴロゴローン gorogorōn is the sound of rolling, a habit of Golem.
No: 076
English Name: Golem
Japanese Name: Goronya
Generation: 1
Type: Rock, Ground
Species: Megaton Pokémon
Abilities: Rock Head, Sturdy, Sand Veil (hidden ability)
Evolution: Geodude > Graveler > Golem
Golem is a bipedal tortoise-like Pokémon with plated, green rocks as its shell. Golem grows bigger by shedding its skin once a year. The discarded shell immediately hardens when exposed to air, crumbling away and returning to the soil. Golem has a head protruding out of the center of the shell, short arms that have three claws, and two legs with five-clawed feet that have four claws in front and one in back. It has red eyes and a flat snout with two pointed teeth in its lower jaw. As shown in the Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards, Golem’s shell is hollow.
The anime has shown that Golem is able to withdraw its head, arms, and legs into its shell and roll at high speeds. Golem is dangerous when doing this, as it is unable to see and may crash into or run over anything in its path. To prevent it from rolling into the homes of people downhill, grooves are dug into the sides of the mountains to divert the rolling Golem’s course. Golem’s body is so hard that even dynamite cannot scratch it. Golem is seldom seen in the wild. However, it can be found living in mountainous regions.
The Alolan Golem has shorter forearms with two claws and only two claws on its feet. The face has attracted more iron sand, creating the appearance of a mustache, eyebrows and a large black beard. Above its head are two large black rocks jutting out of its body. On the inner edge of these rocks are three golden dots. In-between the two large rocks is a shorter black rock. The Alolan Golem is capable of firing this rock for attacking; if it is not available, it will fire nearby Geodude instead.
POKEDEX ENTRIES
Pokemon Red: Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without damage.
Pokemon Blue: Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without damage.
Pokemon Yellow: Once it sheds its skin, its body turns tender and whitish. Its hide hardens when it’s exposed to air.
Pokemon Stadium: Its body, which weighs over 660 pounds, is as hard as stone. It grows bigger by shedding its skin once a year.
Pokemon Gold: It sheds its skin once a year. The discarded shell immediately hardens and crumbles away.
Pokemon Silver: It is capable of blowing itself up. It uses this explosive force to jump from mountain to mountain.
Pokemon Crystal: Its rock-like body is so durable, even high-powered dynamite blasts fail to scratch its rugged hide.
Pokemon Stadium 2: It sheds its skin once a year. the discarded shell immediately hardens and crumbles away.
Pokemon Ruby: Golem live up on mountains. If there is a large earthquake, these Pokémon will come rolling down off the mountains en masse to the foothills below.
Pokemon Sapphire: Golem is known for rolling down from mountains. To prevent them from rolling into the homes of people downhill, grooves have been dug into the sides of mountains to serve as guideways for diverting this Pokémon’s course.
Pokemon Emerald: It is said to live in volcanic craters on mountain peaks. Once a year, it sheds its hide and grows larger. The shed hide crumbles and returns to the soil.
Pokemon FireRed: It is enclosed in a hard shell that is as rugged as slabs of rock. It sheds skin once a year to grow larger.
Pokemon LeafGreen: Its boulder-like body is extremely hard. It can easily withstand dynamite blasts without taking damage.
Pokemon Diamond: It sheds its hide once a year. Its boulderlike body is so tough, even dynamite can’t harm it.
Pokemon Pearl: It tumbles down mountains, leaving grooves from peak to base. Stay clear of these grooves.
Pokemon Platinum: Even dynamite can’t harm its hard, boulderlike body. It sheds its hide just once a year.
Pokemon HeartGold: It sheds its skin once a year. The discarded shell immediately hardens and crumbles away.
Pokemon SoulSilver: It is capable of blowing itself up. It uses this explosive force to jump from mountain to mountain.
Pokemon Black: Even dynamite can’t harm its hard, boulderlike body. It sheds its hide just once a year.
Pokemon White: Even dynamite can’t harm its hard, boulderlike body. It sheds its hide just once a year.
Pokemon Black 2: Even dynamite can’t harm its hard, boulder-like body. It sheds its hide just once a year.
pokemon White 2: Even dynamite can’t harm its hard, boulder-like body. It sheds its hide just once a year.
Pokemon X: It tumbles down mountains, leaving grooves from peak to base. Stay clear of these grooves.
Pokemon Y: Even dynamite can’t harm its hard, boulder-like body. It sheds its hide just once a year.
Pokemon Omega Ruby: Golem live up on mountains. If there is a large earthquake, these Pokémon will come rolling down off the mountains en masse to the foothills below.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Golem is known for rolling down from mountains. To prevent them from rolling into the homes of people downhill, grooves have been dug into the sides of mountains to serve as guideways for diverting this Pokémon’s course.
Pokemon SUN: Its body can survive dynamite blasts without a single scratch, but it hates rain and humidity.
Pokemon MOON: Once a year, this Pokémon molts, and its shed shell returns to the soil. This process creates enriched soil, so farmers collect the shells.
