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Golem

Arceus / #19/99

Golem

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Arceus
Rarity (source)
Rare
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Source reference
pl4-19

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Golem lives in mountains and may roll down them, sometimes with others after an earthquake. Residents have dug trenches to divert these descents away from houses. Its rocky armor withstands violent impacts, but moisture causes problems. Once a year it molts: its new casing hardens in the air while the old one becomes humus. The mountain landscape thus bears traces of both its movements and its growth.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire reports trenches dug to channel Golem rolling toward villages. Pokémon Moon adds that farmers appreciate the humus produced by their molts. Humans must therefore both protect themselves from the species and use what it leaves behind.

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Card details

HP
140
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Stage2
Evolves from (printed name)
Graveler
Pokédex number
76
Retreat cost
4 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass +30
Resistance (source)
Lightning -20

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Lunge Out

Cost: Fighting · Colorless

Damage: 50

Tumble Down

Cost: Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 30×

Discard as many Fighting Energy cards as you like from your hand. The attack does 30 damage times the number of Fighting Energy cards you discarded.

Rock Tumble

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 80

This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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