King's Rock
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The King's Rock (Japanese: おうじゃのしるし King's Symbol) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II.
In the core series games
Effect
Held item
Grants moves a chance of causing the target Pokémon to flinch when using one of several moves. This chance is affected by Serene Grace and the rainbow created by Fire Pledge and Water Pledge. Before Generation V, King's Rock worked on moves according to the list below. As of Generation V, it affects any attacking move that doesn't already flinch the target.
Causes Poliwhirl to evolve into Politoed when traded while holding it; causes Slowpoke to evolve into Slowking when traded while holding it.
Generation II
Grants moves a ~12% (30/256) chance of causing the target Pokémon to flinch when using one of the following moves from the list below. Unlike normal flinching in this generation, King's Rock will flinch asleep and frozen targets as well.
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Generation III
Grants moves a 10% chance of causing the target Pokémon to flinch when using a move without an added effect.
Generation IV
Grants moves a 10% chance of causing the target Pokémon to flinch when using one of the following moves.
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Generation V onward
Grants moves a 10% chance of causing the target Pokémon to flinch when using a move that deals damage and does not already have a chance to flinch.
Description
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Acquisition
Games | Finite methods | Repeatable methods |
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GSC | Slowpoke Well | Held by wild Slowpoke and wild Poliwhirl |
RSE | Mossdeep City | Pickup, held by wild Hariyama |
FRLG | Sevault Canyon | Trainer Tower prize |
Colo | Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons) | |
XD | Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons) | |
DPPt | Celestic TownPt | Pickup, held by wild Poliwhirl |
HGSS | Slowpoke Well | Pickup, Pokéathlon DomeSuMoTh, held by wild Slowbro and wild Poliwhirl |
PBR | 7200 Poké Coupons | |
BW | Icirrus City, Route 13 | Pickup; held by wild Slowbro, wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, and wild Slowking |
B2W2 | Nuvema Town | Join Avenue (Antique Shop); White Forest (Store 4)W2; Pickup; held by wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, and wild Hariyama, Pokémon Dream Radar (Simulator β) |
XY | Lumiose City (Lysandre Cafe) | Held by wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, wild Hariyama, and wild Hawlucha |
ORAS | Mossdeep City | Held by wild Hariyama |
PMC | Balloon Popping (Lv. 2) | |
SM | Trainers' School | Battle Tree; held by wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, wild Slowbro, and wild Hariyama |
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In spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Effect
If thrown, it will deal 1 damage (2 if sticky). Using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, if the player offers both a Link Cable and King's Rock from the Team Toolbox when attempting to evolve in Luminous Cave, Slowpoke or Poliwhirl can be evolved into Slowking or Politoed, respectively. It can be sold for 1 Poké.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, if the player offers both a Link Cable and King's Rock at Luminous Spring Slowpoke or Poliwhirl can be evolved into Slowking or Politoed, respectively. It costs 1000 Poké and can be sold for 1 Poké.
Description
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Acquisition
Games | Finite methods | Repeatable methods |
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MDRB | Wish Cave (Kecleon Shop) | |
MDTDS | Treasure boxes, Job requests (★3-★9) Mystifying Forest (Kecleon Shop: 5F, 7F, 9F, 11F, 13F), Midnight Forest (Kecleon Shop: B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F, B21F, B23F) |
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Pokémon GO
The King's Rock was added to Pokémon GO on Feb. 16, 2017.
The King's Rock is required to evolve certain Pokémon:
- Poliwhirl requires 50 Poliwag Candy and a King's Rock to evolve into Politoed.
- Slowpoke requires 25 Slowpoke Candy and a King's Rock to evolve into Slowking.
Level 10 and higher players can obtain the King's Rock by searching PokéStops. While normally rare, players have reported finding the King's Rock and other evolution items more frequently when obtaining the bonus for searching a PokéStop for the 7th day in a row, or when obtaining the bonus for searching 10 different PokéStops in a row.
In the anime
A King's Rock appeared in Ring Masters, as a prize that Ash won in the Sumo Conference. In Outrageous Fortunes, Misty's Poliwhirl used it to evolve into a Politoed.
Another King's Rock appeared in A Crowning Achievement, which was found on a rock after the water level in the local river dropped dramatically; Alice's Slowpoke used it to evolve into a Slowking.
A King's Rock appeared in Showdown At Linoone as one of the items Tokin picked up.
In other languages
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External links
- On Smogon's Itemdex:
- On Eevee's Itemdex
This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items. |