Rock Throw (move)

Rock Throw いわおとし Rock Drop

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Rock Throw (Japanese: いわおとし Rock Drop) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Rock Throw has a base power of 50 and an accuracy of 65%.

Rock Throw deals damage and has no secondary effect.

Generation II and on

Same as before, but with a 90% accuracy.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 16 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 16 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground 16 0095 Onix Rock Ground 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.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 11 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 11 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground 11 0095 Onix Rock Ground 14 0185 Sudowoodo Rock -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 14 0218 Slugma Fire 15 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock -- 15 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 event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0127 Pinsir Bug New York City Pokémon Center 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 11 0075 Graveler Rock Ground -- 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 11 0076 Golem Rock Ground -- 0076 Golem Rock Ground 11 0095 Onix Rock Ground 13 0095 Onix Rock Ground 12 0185 Sudowoodo Rock -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 13 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 12 0218 Slugma Fire 15 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock -- 15 0299 Nosepass Rock 13 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 13 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 13 0377 Regirock Rock 9 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0074 Geodude Rock Ground 11 0075 Graveler Rock Ground 11 0076 Golem Rock Ground 11 0095 Onix Rock Ground 9 0185 Sudowoodo Rock -- 0185 Sudowoodo Rock 14 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 9 0218 Slugma Fire 11 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock -- 11 0299 Nosepass Rock 13 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 9 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 9 0377 Regirock Rock 9 0438 Bonsly Rock 14 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:Goron using Rock Throw.png Graveler File:Rock Smash Geodude.jpg Geodude
The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Golem jumps up and throws itself at the opponent.
Chopper's Golem	The Bridge Bike Gang		Debut
A wild Golem	Hour of the Houndour		None
	Onix slams its tail onto the opponent, or Onix yells out and rocks fall at the opponent, or if Onix is near a cliff or inside a cave, Onix slams its head against a wall and rocks fall from the ceiling, or Onix slams its tail into the ground and rocks fly out at the opponent.
Brock's Onix	Who Gets to Keep Togepi?		None
The Crystal Onix	The Crystal Onix		None
Multiple wild Onix	Tunnel Vision		None
	Steelix slams its tail into the ground, making rocks fly towards the opponent.
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		None
	Geodude punches the ground, making rocks fly at the opponent.
Roxanne's Geodude	A Winner by a Nosepass		None
	Graveler hurls rocks at the opponent.
A wild Graveler	Tears For Fears!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Onix opens its mouth and small rocks come flying out at the opponent.
Brock's Onix	Onix is On!		Debut
	Rhyhorn opens its mouth and small rocks come flying out at the opponent.
Koga's Rhyhorn	Raging Rhydon		None

Trivia

• Only two non-Rock-type Pokémon can learn Rock Throw; they are both related to Rock-types through evolution. Coincidentally, they were both released in Generation II.
• Regirock is the only legendary Pokémon capable of learning Rock Throw, who happens to be the only legendary Template:Type2 Pokémon. Thus, all legendary Rock-type Pokémon can learn Rock Throw.
• Cranidos and Rampardos are the only pure Rock-types incapable of learning Rock Throw.
• Rock Throw is the only physical Rock move with no secondary effect.
• If Secret Power is used on a rocky surface in Generation III, or in a cave or on a rocky surface in Generation IV, it will have the animation of Rock Throw.

In other languages

• French: Jet-pierres
• German: Steinwurf
• Italian: Sassata
• Spanish: Lanzarrocas
• Portuguese: Arremesso de Pedras
• Hindi : Pathar Phenkne wala hamla