Rock Throw (move)

Rock Throw いわおとし Rock Drop

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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 Rock-type 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.

Description

Games Description A Rock-type attack. As the name implies, a huge boulder is dropped on the target. Drops rocks on the enemy. RSE Throws small rocks to strike the foe. FRLG The foe is attacked with a shower of small, easily thrown rocks. Throws small rocks to strike the target. The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack. The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to attack.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	16			11			11			11				11			''''
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	--, 16			--, 11			--, 11			11				11			''''
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	--, 16			--, 11			--, 11			11				11			''''
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	19			14			13	12	9				9	7	''''
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock				--			--			--, 14				--, 14	--,12	''''
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground				14			13	12	9				9	7	'
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock															23	''''
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire				15			15			11				10			'''
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock				--, 15			--, 15			--, 11				--, 10			''''
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock							13			13				13	11	''''
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic							13			9				9	5	''''
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic							13			9				9	5	''''
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock							9			9				9			''''
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock										14				14	12	''''
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting														16			'
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting														16			'
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting														16			'
566		Archen	Rock	Flying														5			''''
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying														--, 5			''''
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying														--, 5			'
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0127 Pinsir Bug New York Pokémon Center 0138 Omanyte Rock Water New York Pokémon Center 0140 Kabuto Rock Water New York Pokémon Center 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying New York 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.

In the anime

Golem Graveler Geodude Onix
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 releases multiple rocks from its body at the opponent.
A wild Graveler	Tears For Fears!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Onix Rhyhorn
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
	Golem's shell comes apart and the boulders rise into the air. They then fall on top of the opponent.
Giovanni's Golem	Golly, Golem!		None
	Nosepass lifts its arms and a whole bunch of rocks float into the air. The rocks then rain down over the opponent.
Roxanne's Nosepass	Blowing Past Nosepass II		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Rock Throw is the only physical Rock-type move with no secondary effects.
• 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

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 滾石 Gǔnshí Dutch Steenworp Finnish Kivisota (original series) French Jet-Pierres German Steinwurf Greek Ρίψη Βράχων Hindi पत्थर फेंकने वाला हमला Pathar Phenkne wala hamla Indonesian Lempar Batu Italian Sassata Korean 돌떨구기 Dol Tteolgugi Polish Rzut skałą Portuguese Brazil Lançamento de Pedras Portugal Arremesso de Pedras Serbian Bacanje Kamenja Spanish Lanzarrocas

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