Rock Climb (move)
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Rock Climb ロッククライム Rock Climb | ||||||||||||
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Rock Climb (Japanese: ロッククライム Rock Climb) is a damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV as HM08. It lost this status in Generation V.
Effect
In Battle
Rock Climb inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of confusing the opponent.
Outside of battle
A Pokémon using Rock Climb can scale rocky surfaces.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | ||||||||
543 | Venipede | Bug | Poison | 40 | ' | |||||
544 | Whirlipede | Bug | Poison | 46 | ' | |||||
545 | Scolipede | Bug | Poison | 50 | ' | |||||
559 | Scraggy | Dark | Fighting | 45 | ' | |||||
560 | Scrafty | Dark | Fighting | 51 | ' | |||||
598 | Ferrothorn | Grass | Steel | -- | ' | |||||
621 | Druddigon | Dragon | 49 | ' | ||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By HM
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||
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IV | V | VI | ||||||||
027 | Sandshrew | Ground | no | |||||||
074 | Geodude | Rock | Ground | no | ||||||
095 | Onix | Rock | Ground | no | ||||||
111 | Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock | no | ||||||
207 | Gligar | Ground | Flying | no | ||||||
263 | Zigzagoon | Normal | no | |||||||
399 | Bidoof | Normal | no | |||||||
443 | Gible | Dragon | Ground | no | ||||||
529 | Drilbur | Ground | no | |||||||
543 | Venipede | Bug | Poison | no | ||||||
551 | Sandile | Ground | Dark | no | ||||||
595 | Joltik | Bug | Electric | no | ||||||
597 | Ferroseed | Grass | Steel | no | ||||||
626 | Bouffalant | Normal | no | |||||||
632 | Durant | Bug | Steel | no | ||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By event
Generation V
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In the anime
The user's claws glow white and grow, enabling the user to climb cliffs with agility. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Grotle's claws glow white, then grow longer. It then runs quickly at the opponent and hits it with one of its claws, or slams into it with great force. It can also jump extremely high when using the attack, or Grotle's claws glow white and extend, and it gets on its hind legs and slams its front ones into the ground. A giant mountain then protrudes from the ground under the opponent. Grotle runs up the side of the mountain and slams into the opponent with great force. | |||
Ash's Grotle | The Lonely Snover! | Debut | |
Torterra's claws glow white and then grow longer. It then gets onto its hind legs and slams its front ones into the ground. The ground separates and protrudes from the ground under the opponent. Torterra then runs up the side of the protruded ground and slams into the opponent. When Torterra is defeated, the ground forms back to the way it was. | |||
Ash's Torterra | Keeping in Top Forme! | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user climbs up a rocky wall with great speed. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Abomasnow leans on the side of a cliff and waits for its Trainer and other passengers to climb onto it. It then shoots up the side of the cliff, leaving behind a white trail of energy as it does. | |||
Candice's Abomasnow | VS. Sableye | Debut |
In other generations
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Trivia
- In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Rock Climb can be obtained and used as an HM, after Viridian City Gym Leader Blue has been defeated, despite the fact it did not appear in the Generation II version of the games. This makes Rock Climb the first HM that requires a Gym Badge outside of the starting region in order to be used.
- In Pokémon Platinum, Maylene tells the player that Rock- and Fighting-types can learn Rock Climb. Yet, there are many non-Rock and non-Fighting types that can learn it, and several Rock- or Fighting-types that cannot.
- Despite being Normal-type no Normal-type Pokémon can learn Rock Climb by level up in Generation V.
- Only Generation V Pokémon can learn this move by level up.
- Charizard is the only fully evolved starter Pokemon that cannot learn Rock Climb via the HM in Generation IV.
In other languages
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Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
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