Games - Graveler

	Games - Graveler

Graveler (ゴローン Goroon in Japanese, Georok in German and Gravalanch in French) is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise.

"Graveler" probably originates from the word gravel, which is a stone substance used in construction. It could also be a corruption of groveler, someone who bows at the feet of a superior.

Appearance

Graveler looks like a large boulder with lots of protrusions all over its surface, four arms and two legs.

Biology

A Graveler lives, and feeds on, rocky mountains. Its daily habits mainly consist of climbing the slope of a mountain, snacking on small rocks along the way, and rolling back down once it has reached the peak.

A Graveler grows larger the more rocks it feeds on. Although it partakes of a variety of rocks, it seems to prefer specimens which gather moss best of all. This is likely a pun on the saying "A rolling stone gathers no moss", since Graveler, a living rolling stone, eats the ones that gather moss, and hence do not roll.

When rolling down a mountain trail it ascended earlier, a Graveler is a very dangerous thing to encounter. A Graveler is by nature carefree; it is not essentially harmed rolling down the slope, even if the odd jutting piece on its body gets broken. Therefore, the Graveler does not care much which way it goes rolling down. It ignores most obstacles that may appear in its path, such as grass, trees, boulders or even hikers, since it can roll through or over them more often than not. The only time it bothers to change its direction is when it wishes to stop, when it will steer itself into an overlarge rock.

When not rolling down a steep slope, Graveler is far less dangerous. For one, its speed is greatly reduced, since it is not very fast just on its two legs.

The Machop species uses Gravelers as training weights. It is unknown what Gravelers think of being used as dumbbells, but taking their relaxed and carefree attitude into consideration, it is possible that they are not bothered.

In the video games

Besides being evolved from Geodude, Graveler is fairly commonly encountered in the wild. In Pokémon Red and Blue, Graveler is found in Victory Road. Pokémon Yellow also makes it available in the Unknown Dungeon.

In Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, Gravelers can be spotted in Victory Road, the Dark Cave, Mount Mortar and Mount Silver.

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Gravelers are encountered by smashing rocks in Victory Road. In Pokémon Emerald, they are also found in Team Magma's hideout.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Graveler can be found by smashing rocks in the Unknown Dungeon, Mount Ember, Rock Tunnel, Kindle Road and Sevault Canyon.

Graveler is powerful offensively and defensively, but its speed and special defense are terrible. A special attack against which it is weak may knock it out immediately. Its Rock Head ability, which shields it from recoil damage, gives it an advantage when using Double-Edge. If things look bad, one might as well use Selfdestruct or Explosion.

In the animé

Graveler's first appearance was as early as episode #9 (The School of Hard Knocks) where star student Gizelle deliberately used one against Misty's Starmie (a water Pokémon), to show off it's high level. Another one was used by invigilators at the Pokémon League Entrance Exam in episode #56 (The Ultimate Test). In episode #190 (Spring Fever) a man and his little daughter are using a Graveler's help when digging for hot springs.

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