Rock (type)
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Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable trainers that specialize in the Rock-type include Brock of Pewter City, Roxanne of Rustboro City and Roark of Oreburgh City. They are, notably, all the first Gym Leader encountered in their respective regions.
Statistical averages
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 63
|
123 - 170 | 236 - 330 | |
81
|
77 - 146 | 150 - 287 | |
112
|
105 - 180 | 206 - 355 | |
57
|
55 - 119 | 107 - 234 | |
71
|
68 - 135 | 132 - 265 | |
48
|
47 - 110 | 90 - 214 | |
Total: 432
|
Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Battle properties
Rock-type moves:
- Are super-effective against: Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug
- Are not very effective against: Fighting, Ground, Steel
- Have no effect against: None
Rock-type Pokémon:
- Resist: Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying
- Are weak to: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
- Have immunity to: None
Characteristics
Defensively, the Rock-type is outstanding. However, they are weak to five types, two of which are Special-based (until Generation IV), an area Rock-types are not particularly strong in. On the other hand, they are also strong against four types.
Pokémon
Pure Rock-type Pokémon
| # | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 185 | File:185MS.gif | Sudowoodo |
| 299 | File:299MS.gif | Nosepass |
| 377 | File:377MS.gif | Regirock |
| 408 | 
|
Cranidos |
| 409 | 
|
Rampardos |
| 438 | 
|
Bonsly |
Half Rock-type Pokémon
Primary Rock-type Pokémon
Secondary Rock-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AncientPower | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 60 | 100% | 5 | One foe | May raise all the user's stats at once |
| Head Smash | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 150 | 80% | 5 | One foe | User takes 50% recoil damage |
| Power Gem | File:SpecialIC.gif | File:BeautyIC.gif | 70 | 100% | 20 | One foe | |
| Rock Blast | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 25 | 80% | 10 | One foe | Hits 2 to 5 times |
| Rock Slide | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 75 | 90% | 10 | Both foes | Chance of making the target flinch |
| Rock Throw | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 50 | 90% | 15 | One foe | |
| Rock Tomb | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:SmartIC.gif | 50 | 80% | 10 | One foe | Lowers opponent's speed |
| Rock Wrecker | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 150 | 90% | 5 | One foe | Attack on first turn, then must rest next turn |
| Rollout | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 30 | 90% | 20 | One foe | Attack up to 5 turns in a row; power doubles with each successive hit |
| Stone Edge | File:PhysicalIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | 100 | 80% | 5 | One foe | Has a high critical-hit ratio |
Non-damaging moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Polish | File:StatusIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | — | —% | 20 | User | Raises user's speed 2 levels |
| Sandstorm | File:StatusIC.gif | File:ToughIC.gif | — | —% | 40 | One Foe | A five-turn sand-storm is summoned to hurt all combatant types except Rock, Ground, and Steel. |
| Stealth Rock | File:StatusIC.gif | File:CoolIC.gif | — | —% | 20 | One Foe | The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the foe. The trap hurts foes that switch into battle. |
Trivia
- If there were a hypothetical Pokémon of all 17 types, it would only be weak to Rock-type moves. However it's possible to create more weakness by using moves like Foresight.
- No physical Rock-type move is 100% accurate.
In other languages
- French: Roche
- German: Gestein
- Italian: Roccia
- Spanish: Roca
- Korean: 바위 bawi
