The rocklike shell is shed each year. The cast-off shell then crumbles, reverting to a mass of soil, which can be spread across fields to promote crop growth.
Golem is a Rock/Ground-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Ice, Fighting, Ground and Steel, quadruple damage from Water and Grass, resists five types, and is immune to Electric. Its base stats add up to 495: the highest is Defense (130) and the lowest is Speed (45).
It is the third stage of its evolution line, along with Geodude and Graveler. Its abilities are Rock Head and Sturdy, and its Hidden Ability is Sand Veil. It is in the Mineral egg group and can breed with 53 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 14 moves by level-up and 46 by TM. Its Alolan Golem form has its own page.