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Rock Throw (move)

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Rock Throw
いわおとし Rock Drop
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Type  Rock
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  50
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite the appealing move.

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 deals damage and has no secondary effect. It has an accuracy of 65%.

Generation II onward

Rock Throw now has an accuracy of 90%.

Rock Throw can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Rock Slide and Rock Tomb to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Rock-type attack. As the name implies, a huge boulder is dropped on the target.
GSC 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.
ColoXD Throws small rocks to strike the target.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM 		The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to attack.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0074    
  		Mineral Mineral 16 11 11 11 11 18XY
16ORAS 		16
074A  
Geodude
Alola Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral 16
0075    
  		Mineral Mineral 16 1, 11 1, 11 11 11 18XY
16ORAS 		16
075A  
Graveler
Alola Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral 16
0076    
  		Mineral Mineral 16 1, 11 1, 11 11 11 18XY
16ORAS 		16
076A  
Golem
Alola Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral 16
0095    
  		Mineral Mineral 19 14 13RSE
12FRLG 		9 9BW
7B2W2 		7 7
0185     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1, 14 1, 14BW
1,12B2W2 		1, 12 1, 12
0208    
  		Mineral Mineral 14 13RSE
12FRLG 		9 9BW
7B2W2 		7 7
0213    
  		Bug Bug 23B2W2 23 23
0218     Amorphous Amorphous 15 15 11 10 10XY
8ORAS 		8
0219    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 1, 15 1, 15 1, 11 1, 10 1, 10XY
1, 8ORAS 		1, 8
0258     Monster Water 1 25ORAS 25
0299     Mineral Mineral 13 13 13BW
11B2W2 		11XY
10ORAS 		10
0337    
  		Mineral Mineral 13 9 9BW
5B2W2 		1, 5XY
1ORAS 		1
0338    
  		Mineral Mineral 13 9 9BW
5B2W2 		1, 5XY
1ORAS 		1
0377     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 9 9 9 9XY
1, 7ORAS 		1, 7
0438     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 14 14BW
12B2W2 		12 12
0532     Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 16
0533     Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 16
0534     Human-Like Human-Like 16 16 16
0566    
  		Flying Water 3 5 5 5
0567    
  		Flying Water 3 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5
0645    
  		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 25 25 19
0698    
  		Monster Monster 10 10
0699    
  		Monster Monster 10 1, 10
0703    
  		Fairy Mineral 5 5
0719    
  		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 5 1
0744     Field Field 15
0745  
Lycanroc
Midday Form
   Field Field 15
745Mn  
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
   Field Field 15
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0564    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0127     Bug Bug New York Pokémon Center
0138    
  		Water 1 Water 3 New York Pokémon Center
0140    
  		Water 1 Water 3 New York Pokémon Center
0142    
  		Flying Flying New York Pokémon Center
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.


In other games

Super Smash Bros. series

Onix uses Rock Throw in Super Smash Bros. when released from a Poké Ball. It will leap into the air and drop several rocks.

Pokémon GO

  Rock Throw
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 12
Energy boost 7
Duration 0.9 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
   
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Rock Throw had an energy gain of 7%.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Rock Throw had an energy gain of 15% and a duration of 1.36 seconds.

Omastar may only know this move if it was obtained before August 20, 2016.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Golem
 
Rockruff
 
Geodude
 
Onix
The user multiple hurls rocks at the opponent.
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
  Lycanroc releases circular multi-colored waves from its body, white orbs of aura appear in front of itself, before rocks form inside the orbs, leaving a white glow around the rocks. It then shoots the rocks towards the opponents.
A wild Lycanroc SM015 None
  The rocks around Rockruff's neck glow white and a multi-colored orb appears on its tail. The orb dissolves into multiple sparkles that turn into rocks with a white glow around them, which Rockruff then fires at the opponent.
Ash's Rockruff SM015 None


In the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

 
Nosepass


The user hurls severs rocks at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Nosepass hurls multiple boulders from around its body at the opponent.
Roxanne's Nosepass Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

         
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V

Spin-off series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution
 
MD: Red and Blue
 
Battrio

Trivia

  • Rock Throw is the only physical Rock-type move with no secondary effects.
  • In Generation III, Secret Power has the animation of Rock Throw if used on a rocky surface. From Generation IV onwards, Secret Power additionally has the animation of Rock Throw if used in a cave.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 落石 Lohksehk *
滾石滾動 Gwánsehk Gwánduhng *
滾石 Gwánsehk *
Mandarin 落石 Luòshí *
滾石 Gǔnshí *
  Danish Stenkast
  Dutch Steenworp
  Finnish Kivisota (original series)
Kivenheitto (Advanced Generation)
  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 Arremesso de Pedras (anime)
Lançamento de Rocha (TCG, manga)
Atirar Rocha (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Arremesso de Pedras
  Russian Каменный бросок Kamennyy brosok
  Serbian Bacanje Kamenja
  Spanish Lanzarrocas
  Swedish Stenkast
  Vietnamese Ném Đá


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