>not used by any npc in gen 1>dies to any special attack>clearly designed as something unrelated to geodude/graveler until it was tacked on to their line laterwhat the fuck was the point of this guy?who even used it during their childhood playthroughs?
golem is my bro
>>58619106Me. I always went either it or Alakazam as my designated trade mon
>>58619118>>58619121>STILL liking golem
>>58619135>forgetting your goat
Yea it’s a shit design from a shit line. Thank god they made gigalith to make up for geodude
>>58619106>like Geodude>dislike Graveller>Never had a Golem because lol friendsProbably one of my biggest disappointments in all of Pokemon because Geodude is one of my favorite 1st stage mons in gen 1 but it has never been in my picks for favorites because I tend to only think about final stages.
Golem is cool as fuck
>>58619495I used to really dislike Graveler as a kid, but as an adult it's the best in the line desuI still like Golem though
golem being the only Pokemon that doesn't appear anywhere in gen 1 always annoyed me
>>58619106golem is cool, but I wish he wasnt a trade evo
>>58619106>clearly designed as something unrelatedCome on now even as a kid I figured this one out. Parts get swapped while trading.
>>58620066Do you also believe Ditto is a failed Mew clone?
Does anyone have the design some anon did almost a decade ago of what a Golem would look like without the change in features?
>>58619106I've always liked golem. :)
>>58620088You don't? The evidence is all there. You don't need obvious facts to be spoon-fed to you by the devs, do you?
>>58619345Geodude is better though
>>58620066i never noticed any of thiscool to know
>>58620197Are...are you blind or just retarded?
>>58620066>>58620161>>58620271https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia
>>58620279Anon...what are the odds that two sets of the only trade evos in Gen 1 swap characteristics? The tough ones (Graveler and Machoke) swap reptilian features and 4 arms, while the "magical" ones (Kadabra and Haunter) lose and gain body mass
>>58619106trade evos in gen 1 steal things from what they were traded with. machamp stole gravellers extra arms, golem stole machokes face
>>58620271i just didn't think about itwhy are you being mean?
Fix them GF!!!
>>58620300For one, trade evolution wasn't a thing when they were designed. Data from the leaks showed they used to evolve normally via level-up back when Gorochu was still in the game, so the idea that they swap characteristics upon trade was not a factor when they were made, even if it conveniently appears to make sense after the fact.
>>58620420why that bottom geodude got feet
>>58620449They're regionals
>>58620420wow these are so much worse it's not even funny
>>58620420These suck balls, even Game Freak does better than this shit.
>>58620420That baby Golem is cute.
>clearly designed as [HEADCANON]
>>58620650headcanon would be >>58620313
Alola Golem, I...
>>58619106lol. lmao, even. You clearly never used Golem a day in your life. Golem is godlike in older gens (especially gen 1 and 2) because of the overwhelming number of normal-type attacks in-game. He also shuts down any and all poison types, electric types, and most flying types. Any types other than water or grass? He basically walls them to oblivion. Rock and Ground also hit every mono type in the game for at least neutral damage. There's a reason why every gen 1 team either runs Golem or Rhydon in their PvP teams. He is also good in basically every single nuzlocke from the 2D games.Also, he's not "unrelated" to geodude/graveler. Look at his reptilian features and then look at the Machop and Machoke's faces. Then look at Graveler's 4 arms and how Golem lost a pair of arms after evolution, but Machamp gained a pair of arms. The game is hinting at something.
>>58621057>The game is hinting at something.That you’re a faggot? Spill the beans otherwise stfu.
>>58621057forgot to say that he doesn't appear anywhere in gen 1 because the devs were scared he would destroy the player's team and make them fart/piss/shit/cum/kick/scream/cry.>>58621061the game is spelling out that Golem is BASED as FUCK, RETARD
Someone should photoshop Machamp’s head onto Golem’s body on the picture of the 151 that has Butterfree and Venomoth swapped and keep posting that it
>>58619118FpbpHe's great
Is Golem a 360 spheric turtle?>plates have polygonal shape>can tuck arms and head inside of body
>>58620066Nobody actually thought this as a child. It only started appearing when Gen 5 came out because of those dumb bugs.
>>58619106>>dies to any special attackThis doesn't matter in gen 1, it's very physical-centricThere's only a few physical walls in the game and Rhydon/Golem are two of them
>>58619106>this rock ball with limbs and a face is clearly unrelated to the other 2 rock balls with limbs and a facewhat?
He's the coolest gen 1 trademon that isn't gengar
>>58621412Wrong. Remember talking about this on the playground. You probably weren't born yet.
>>58620066This is disproven by Gen I dev context, unfortunately>Graveler, Machoke and Golem were designed first>Graveler's sprites didn't have four arms, they were a misinterpretation of its rugged appearance by Sugimori>Machamp and Machop were designed at the same time much later and attached to Machoke the same way Abra and Alakazam were to Kadabra>Geodude was designed super late and probably tacked Graveler and Golem togetherThe fact Golem isn't used by a Gen I NPC is probably indicative of how late into development it was altered to be Graveler's evolution. Usually when a Pokemon is barely implemented into the game it's for game balance purposes (see: Misdreavus in Gen II)
>>58622730You are a larping zoomer.
>>58621457Graveller and Golem were designed fairly close to each other during a period of the game where evolution was barely a thing, but not close enough where it's an intentional decision like the Hitmons or Electabuzz/Magmar/a yeti that got cut and was kinda replaced with the similar Jynx.
Shitty failmon all aroundthe whole line sucks
