King's Rock

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. It allows Poliwhirl and Slowpoke to evolve into Politoed and Slowking, respectively, and also allows the holder's moves to cause Pokémon to flinch.

King's Rock おうじゃのしるし King's Symbol

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30 Effect Causes target to flinch

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BW XYORAS BDSP N/A $50 B2W2 $6,000 $50 SMUSUM SwSh N/A $2,500 SV $10,000 $2,500

Effect

In battle

Grants certain moves used by the holder a chance of causing targets to flinch.

Generation II

Grants the moves listed below a 11.71875% (30/256) chance of causing targets to flinch. Unlike flinching caused by other means in this generation, King's Rock can cause sleeping and frozen Pokémon to flinch as well.

Only the final strike of a multi-strike move has a chance of causing the target to flinch.

Generations III and IV

Grants the moves listed below a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. This chance is not affected by Serene Grace.

Each strike of a multi-strike move has an independent chance of causing the target to flinch. Flinching caused this way is no longer different to flinching caused by other means.

Generation V onward

Grants all attacking moves that do not already have a chance to flinch a 10% chance of causing each target to flinch. This chance is affected by Serene Grace and the rainbow created by Fire Pledge and Water Pledge. King's Rock does not activate Sheer Force, but Sheer Force removes the chance to flinch if the move already has an additional effect.

Moves affected before Generation V

Move Type Category Generations II III IV Absorb  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Aerial Ace  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Aeroblast  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Air Cutter  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Air Slash  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Aqua Jet  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Aqua Tail  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Arm Thrust  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Assurance  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Attack Order  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Aura Sphere  Fighting  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Avalanche  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Barrage  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Beat Up  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Bide  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Bind  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Blast Burn  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Bone Rush  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Bonemerang  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Bounce  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Brave Bird  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Brick Break  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Brine  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Bug Bite  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Bullet Punch  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Bullet Seed  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Charge Beam  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Clamp  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Close Combat  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Comet Punch  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Counter  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Crabhammer  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Cross Chop  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Cross Poison  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Crush Grip  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Cut  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Dark Pulse  Dark  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dig  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Discharge  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dive  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Double Hit  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Double Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Double Slap  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Double-Edge  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Draco Meteor  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Breath  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Dragon Claw  Dragon  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Dragon Pulse  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Dragon Rage  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✘ Dragon Rush  Dragon  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Drain Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Drill Peck  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Earth Power  Ground  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Earthquake  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Egg Bomb  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Endeavor  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Eruption  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Explosion  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Extreme Speed  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ False Swipe  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Feint Attack  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Fire Fang  Fire  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fire Spin  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Flail  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Flash Cannon  Steel  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Fly  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Force Palm  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Frenzy Plant  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Frustration  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Fury Attack  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Fury Cutter  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Fury Swipes  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Giga Drain  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Giga Impact  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Grass Knot  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Gust  Flying  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✘ Gyro Ball  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hammer Arm  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Head Smash  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Hidden Power  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ High Jump Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Horn Attack  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Hydro Cannon  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Hydro Pump  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Hyper Beam  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Ice Ball  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Ice Fang  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Ice Shard  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Icicle Spear  Ice  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Iron Head  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Judgment  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Jump Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Karate Chop  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Last Resort  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Lava Plume  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Leaf Blade  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Leaf Storm  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Leech Life  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Low Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mach Punch  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Magical Leaf  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Magma Storm  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Magnet Bomb  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Magnitude  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Mega Drain  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Mega Kick  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Mega Punch  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Megahorn  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Meteor Mash  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Mirror Coat  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Mirror Shot  Steel  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mud Bomb  Ground  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Mud Shot  Ground  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Muddy Water  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Night Shade  Ghost  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Night Slash  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Ominous Wind  Ghost  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Outrage  Dragon  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Overheat  Fire  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pay Day  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Payback  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Peck  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Petal Dance  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Pin Missile  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Pluck  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Poison Jab  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Poison Tail  Poison  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Pound  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✘ Power Gem  Rock  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Power Whip  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Present  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Psycho Boost  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Psycho Cut  Psychic  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Psywave  Psychic  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Punishment  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Pursuit  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Quick Attack  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Rage  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Rapid Spin  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Razor Leaf  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Razor Wind  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Return  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Revenge  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Reversal  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Roar of Time  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rock Blast  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Rock Climb  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rock Throw  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Rock Wrecker  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Rolling Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Rollout  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Sand Tomb  Ground  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Scratch  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Seed Flare  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Seismic Toss  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Self-Destruct  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Shadow Blast  Shadow  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Blitz  Shadow  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Bolt  Shadow  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Break  Shadow  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Chill  Shadow  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Claw  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow End  Shadow  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Fire  Shadow  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Force  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Punch  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Shadow Rush  Shadow  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shadow Sneak  Ghost  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Shock Wave  Electric  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Signal Beam  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Silver Wind  Bug  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Skull Bash  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Sky Attack  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Sky Uppercut  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Slam  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Slash  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Snore  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Solar Beam  Grass  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Sonic Boom  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Spacial Rend  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Spike Cannon  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Spit Up  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Steel Wing  Steel  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Stone Edge  Rock  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Strength  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Struggle  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Submission  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Sucker Punch  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Super Fang  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Surf  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Swift  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Tackle  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Take Down  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Thief  Dark  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Thrash  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Thunder Fang  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Triple Kick  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Trump Card  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Twineedle  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✘ ✘ Twister  Dragon  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ U-turn  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Uproar  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Vacuum Wave  Fighting  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Vice Grip  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Vine Whip  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Vital Throw  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Volt Tackle  Electric  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Wake-Up Slap  Fighting  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Water Gun  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Water Pulse  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Waterfall  Water  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Weather Ball  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ Whirlpool  Water  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Wing Attack  Flying  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ ✔ ✔ Wood Hammer  Grass  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ Wrap  Normal  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✘ ✔ ✔ Wring Out  Normal  Special {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔ X-Scissor  Bug  Physical {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} ✔

Outside battles

Causes Poliwhirl to evolve into Politoed when traded while holding it; causes Slowpoke to evolve into Slowking when traded while holding it.

Description

Games Description GSC May make the foe flinch. (HOLD) RSE A hold item that may cause flinching when a foe is hit. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. It may cause the foe to flinch upon taking damage. ColoXD A hold item that may cause flinching when the foe is hit. DPPtHGSS An item to be held by a Pokémon. It may cause the foe to flinch when the holder inflicts damage. BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder inflicts damage, the target may flinch. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. When the holder successfully inflicts damage, the target may also flinch. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It may cause the target to flinch whenever the holder successfully inflicts damage on them with an attack.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Slowpoke Well Route 26 (held by Cooltrainer Gaven's Kingler from the second rematch onward)C Held by wild Slowpoke and wild Poliwhirl (2% chance each) RSE Mossdeep City Pickup (Lv. 11-30E) Battle Tower (35+ win streak)RS, Battle Frontier (64 BP)E Held by wild Hariyama (5% chance) FRLG Sevault Canyon, Trainer Tower (prize for defeating Mixed Mode) Colo Mt. Battle (10,000 Poké Coupons) Pickup (any level) XD Mt. Battle (8,000 Poké Coupons) Pickup (Lv. 11-30) DPPt Celestic TownPt Pickup (Lv. 11-30) Held by wild Poliwhirl (5% chance) HGSS Slowpoke Well Pickup (Lv. 11-30) Pokéathlon Dome (3000 Pts.)SuMoTh Held by wild Slowbro and wild Poliwhirl (5% chance each) PBR Shop (7200 Poké Coupons) BW Icirrus City Route 13 (treasure hunter) Pickup (Lv. 11-30) Held by wild Slowbro, wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, and wild Slowking (5% chance each) B2W2 Nuvema Town, Icirrus City Join Avenue (Antique Shop); White Forest (Store 4) Pickup (Lv. 11-30) Held by wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, and wild Hariyama (5% chance each) Transfer from Dream Radar DW* Pokémon Café Forest PDR Dream Clouds (Simulator β) XY Lumiose City (Lysandre Café) Pickup (Lv. 11-30) Held by wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, wild Hariyama, and wild Hawlucha (5% chance each) ORAS Mossdeep City Pickup (Lv. 11-30) Held by wild Hariyama (5% chance) PMC* Balloon Popping (Lv. 2) SMUSUM Route 1 (Trainers' School) Battle Tree (32 BP) Fishing at Ula'ula Island (Malie Garden, Route 13, Route 14, Route 15)USUM Held by wild Poliwhirl, wild Poliwrath, wild Politoed, wild Slowbro, wild Hariyama, and wild HawluchaUSUM (5% chance each) SwSh Route 8 Held by wild Hawlucha (5% chance) SwShIA Fields of Honor (held by gift Slowpoke) Cram-o-matic (Dragon: 102-110 points) SwShCT Crown Shrine Snowslide Slope Watt Trader (Highlight Item, 2,980 W) BDSP Held by wild Poliwhirl (5% chance) SV Naranja AcademyS/Uva AcademyV (from Geeta after completing all Gym Leader rematches) Delibird Presents (Mesagoza Branch, after earning 4 Gym Badges), Porto Marinada auction SVID Item Printer

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period SwSh Korean Invitational King's Rock All September 5 to 6, 2020

As a held item

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period DP World Hobby Fair Manaphy Japanese December 22, 2006 to March 1, 2007 Nintendo of Korea Manaphy Korean March 29 to 30, 2008 BW Trade for Evolution! Slowpoke Japanese October 10 to November 28, 2010 Pokémon Smash! Mewtwo Japanese September 26 to October 31, 2011 February 2012 Mewtwo English February 12 to 26, 2012 Strongest Return Mewtwo Korean March 3, 2012 XYORAS Pokémon 20th Anniversary Mythical Pokémon American, PAL June 1 to 24, 2016

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The King's Rock appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky.

Price

Games Cost Sell price MDRB 3000 1 MDTDS 1000 1

Effect

If the player offers both a Link Cable and King's Rock at Luminous Cave or Luminous Spring, Slowpoke or Poliwhirl can be evolved into Slowking or Politoed, respectively. This consumes the Link Cable and King's Rock.

If thrown, it will deal 1 damage (2 if sticky). Using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.

Description

Games Description MDRB It enables a certain kind of Pokémon to evolve. Give it to the Pokémon when it's ready to evolve. MDTDS An impressive icon that conveys a kingly nobility. It allows certain kinds of Pokémon to evolve.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods MDRB Wish Cave (Kecleon Shop: 13, 26, 33, 41, 49, 59, 65, 71, 78, 83, 88, 93F) MDTDS Treasure Boxes, Job requests (★3-★9) Mystifying Forest (Kecleon Shop: 5F, 7F, 9F, 11F, 13F), Lake Afar (Kecleon Shop: B3F, B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F, B21F, B23F), Midnight Forest (Kecleon Shop: B5F, B7F, B9F, B11F, B13F, B15F, B17F, B19F, B21F, B23F)

Appearance

Sprite from Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team	Sprite from Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky

Pokémon GO

King's Rock in Pokémon GO

The King's Rock was added to Pokémon GO on February 16, 2017.

Effect

The King's Rock is required to evolve certain Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It is consumed upon use.

• Poliwhirl requires 100 Poliwag Candy and a King's Rock to evolve into Politoed.
• Slowpoke requires 50 Slowpoke Candy and a King's Rock to evolve into Slowking.

Description

Games Description GO A rock that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It looks like a crown.

Acquisition

Starting at level 10, King's Rocks can be rarely obtained from

• Spinning PokéStops or Gyms
• Opening a Gift

While normally rare, from March 21, 2017, onward, the player is guaranteed to find an Evolution item when obtaining the bonus for spinning a Photo Disc for the seventh day in a row.

Additionally, the player receives a King's Rock when completing part 3 of the Special Research "A Ripple in Time".

Pokémon Sleep

King's Rock in Pokémon Sleep

The King's Rock is available in Pokémon Sleep.

Price

Games Cost Sell price Sleep 1,400 N/A

Effect

The King's Rock is required to evolve certain Pokémon in Pokémon Sleep. It is consumed upon use.

• Slowpoke requires 80 Slowpoke Candy, a King's Rock, and a Linking Cord to evolve into Slowking.

Description

Games Description Sleep A peculiar stone that can make certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is shaped like a crown.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods Sleep Achievement reward Sleep Point Exchange (Regular)

In the anime

A King's Rock in the anime

A King's Rock first appeared in Ring Masters, where Ash received it as a prize for winning the Sumo Conference. In Outrageous Fortunes, Misty's Poliwhirl used it to evolve itself into a Politoed by holding it while being transferred between Pokémon Centers.

Another King's Rock appeared in A Crowning Achievement, where it 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 as a Shellder bit onto it while it was on Slowpoke's head.

In Showdown At Linoone, a King's Rock was one of the items Tokin had picked up.

In the manga

A King's Rock in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Quilava Quandary, Gold was given a King's Rock by the Day-Care Couple after training with them, giving it to his Poliwag, Polibo, to hold. In Ampharos Amore, Polibo, who had just evolved into a Poliwhirl, was able to use the King's Rock to evolve into a Politoed when he was temporarily traded to Silver.

Diamond & Pearl arc

In Yikes, Yanmega! II, Roseanne revealed that she researched Evolution items while studying Pokémon Evolution, including the King's Rock.

In the TCG

Call of Legends Slowking

A King's Rock is featured in the artwork of the Unleashed Politoed card and the HeartGold & SoulSilver Slowking card, as well as the Call of Legends reprint of the same Slowking.

Merchandise

WAKKA de IKKA's key art

A King's Rock made an appearance in the key art for the WAKKA de IKKA line of merchandise, drawn by Megumi Mizutani.

Trivia

• Only three moves changed whether they were affected by the King's Rock between Generation III and IV: Pound, Gust, and Dragon Rage are affected in Generation III but not in Generation IV.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 王者之證 Wòhngjé-jī Jing * 王者的信物 Wòhngjé-dīk Seunmaht * Mandarin 王者之證 / 王者之证 Wángzhě-zhī Zhèng * 王者的信物 Wángzhě-de Xìnwù * 王者象徵 Wángzhě Xiàngzhēng * Danish Kongens sten* French Roche Royale German King-Stein Indonesian Simbol Penguasa Italian Roccia Di Re Korean 왕의징표석 Wangui Jingpyoseok Polish Kamienny Król* Królewski Diadem* Królewski Kamień/King's Rock * Brazilian Portuguese Pedra do Rei (games, EP260, manga) Pedra Rei (EP247) Rocha Real (EP194) Spanish Roca del Rey Thai สัญลักษณ์แห่งราชา Sanyalak Haengracha Vietnamese Con dấu Hoàng Gia

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.