Rock Polish (move)

Rock Polish ロックカット Rock Cut

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM69 in Generation IV TM69 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Appeals first in the next turn

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Rock Polish (Japanese: ロックカット Rock Cut) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Rock Polish raises the user's Speed stat by two levels. Like all stat increasing moves, it will have no effect once the user has reached six Speed stat levels in battle.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 8 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 8 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 8 0095 Onix Rock Ground 30 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 30 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 20 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 20 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM69

#   Pokémon Type 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0232 Donphan Ground 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0299 Nosepass Rock 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0369 Relicanth Rock Water 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0383 Groudon Ground 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0438 Bonsly Rock 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0486 Regigigas Normal Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 8 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 8 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 8 0095 Onix Rock Ground 30 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 20 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 20 0557 Ishizumai Ishizumai Bug Rock 19 0558 Iwaparesu Iwaparesu Bug Rock 19 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM69

#   Pokémon Type 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0232 Donphan Ground 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0299 Nosepass Rock 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0369 Relicanth Rock Water 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0383 Groudon Ground 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0438 Bonsly Rock 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0486 Regigigas Normal 0524 Dangoro Dangoro Rock 0525 Gantoru Gantoru Rock 0526 Gigaiath Gigaiath Rock 0557 Ishizumai Ishizumai Bug Rock 0558 Iwaparesu Iwaparesu Bug Rock 0564 Purotoga Purotoga Water Rock 0565 Abagoura Abagoura Water Rock 0566 Aaken Aaken Rock Flying 0567 Archeos Archeos Rock Flying 0597 Tesshido Tesshido Grass Steel 0598 Nattorei Nattorei Grass Steel 0599 Giaru Giaru Steel 0600 Gigiaru Gigiaru Steel 0601 Gigigiaru Gigigiaru Steel 0622 Gobitto Gobitto Ground Ghost 0623 Goruugu Goruugu Ground ghost 0624 Komatana Komatana Dark Steel 0625 Kirikizan Kirikizan Dark Steel 0632 Aianto Aianto Bug Steel 0638 Cobalon Cobalon Steel Fighting 0639 Terrakion Rock Fighting 0645 Landlos Landlos Ground Flying 0649 Genesect Bug Steel Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:RockPolish.png Rhyperior
The user glows red, sharply raising its Speed.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Steelix's whole body glows white.
A Coordinator's Steelix	Team Shocker!		Debut
	Rhyperior slams its fists together and the orange plates all around its body glow red, making Rhyperior able to move faster.
Palmer's Rhyperior	Challenging a Towering Figure!		None

In other languages

• French: Poliroche
• German: Steinpolitur
• Greek: Λιθοστίλβωση
• Italian: Lucidatura
• Korean: 록커트 Rock Cut
• Spanish: Pulimento

Variations of the move Acid Armor
Acid Armor • Amnesia • Autotomize • Barrier • Iron Defense • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish • Swords Dance Formerly a variation Minimize