>>25225238Well, the best thing it was for in gen-1 was countering Zapdos, and golem is still a solid Zapdos counter since Zapdos can't do much to it without Hidden Power, and Golem can set up all over it with Rock Polish.
>>25225322Golem is and always has been slightly faster, and since they can kill each other with Earthquake, Golem is slightly better against people using Rhydon since it can hit first.