Rock Tomb (move)
| Rock Tomb がんせきふうじ Rock Trap | ||||||||||||
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Rock Tomb (Japanese: がんせきふうじ Rock Trap) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM39 since Generation III.
Effect
Generations III to V
Rock Tomb deals damage and lowers the opponent's Speed by one stage. It has a power of 50, 10 PP, and 80% accuracy.
Generation VI
Rock Tomb's power changed to 60, its PP changed to 15, and its accuracy changed to 95%.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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| III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
| 095 | 
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Onix | Rock | Ground | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 185 | 
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Sudowoodo | Rock | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| 208 | 
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Steelix | Steel | Ground | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 304 | 
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Aron | Steel | Rock | 13 | |||||||
| 305 | 
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Lairon | Steel | Rock | 13 | |||||||
| 306 | 
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Aggron | Steel | Rock | 13 | |||||||
| 343 | 
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Baltoy | Ground | Psychic | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 13 | |||
| 344 | 
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Claydol | Ground | Psychic | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 13 | |||
| 369 | 
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Relicanth | Water | Rock | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 438 | 
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Bonsly | Rock | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| 645 | 
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Landorus | Ground | Flying | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
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| V | VI | |||||||||
| 524 | 
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Roggenrola | Rock |
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| 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 TM
In other games
Pokémon Conquest
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 80%
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| Effect: Lowers the target's range by one tile. |
Users:  
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Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Pokémon GO
Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Rock Tomb had a power of 25.
Description
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In the anime
 Nosepass  Trapping  Magmortar  Conkeldurr | |||
| The target is surrounded by rocks which emerge from the ground and trap it, or the user forms a giant rock a hurls it at the target. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Nosepass jumps into the air and lands on the ground. When it lands, giant rocks protrude from the ground and surrounds the opponent, making it unable to move. | ||
| Roxanne's Nosepass | A Winner by a Nosepass | Debut | |
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Trapinch calls out and giant rocks shoot out of the ground and surround the opponent. | ||
| A Trapinch Solana captured using her Capture Styler | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None | |
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Magmortar sticks out its arm and fires a purple circle from its arm cannon at the ground. When the purple circle hits the ground, it turns into a large gray stone. | ||
| Paul's Magmortar | Evolving Strategies! | None | |
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Pansage puts its hands together in front of it and silver sparkles form in between its hands. It then raises its hands up in the air and the sparkles expand, forming into a silver orb of energy. The orb then grows larger until it is much bigger than Pansage's body. Finally, the glow fades out the orb, forming into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow. The orb rests in Pansage's arms, and it throws the boulder at the opponent. | ||
| Cilan's Pansage | A Call for Brotherly Love! | None | |
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Conkeldurr puts its hands together above itself and silver sparkles form in between its hands. The sparkles then expand, forming into a silver orb of energy. The orb then grows larger until it is much bigger than Conkeldurr's body. Finally, the glow fades out the orb, forming into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow. The orb rests in Conkeldurr's arms, and it throws the boulder at the opponent. The boulder then splits into multiple smaller boulders that surround the opponent. | ||
| Trip's Conkeldurr | Search for the Clubultimate! | None | |
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Silver sparkles form in between Scolipede's horns. The sparkles then expand, forming into a silver orb of energy. Finally, the glow fades out the orb, forming into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow. The orb rests in Scolipede's horns, and it throws the boulder at the opponent. | ||
| Roxie's Scolipede | Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2 | None | |
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Onix becomes outlined in white energy and rises its head. Multiple gray rocks outlined in white energy then form around its head in the shape of a ring. The glow around Onix then fades, causing the rocks to fall down on the opponent. | ||
| Grant's Onix | Breaking Titles at the Chateau! | None | |
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Tyrunt becomes outlined in white energy and rises its head. Multiple gray rocks outlined in white energy then form around its head in the shape of a ring. Then, the rocks fall down on the opponent. | ||
| Grant's Tyrunt | Climbing the Walls! | None | |
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Multiple gray rocks outlined in white energy form around Teddiursa. | ||
| Performer's Teddiursa | A Dancing Debut! | None | |
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
 Nosepass
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| A barrage of rocks come falling down. | |||
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Nosepass waves its arms in the air and a barrage of rocks come falling down. | ||
| Roxanne's Nosepass | Trust In Each Other!! | Debut | |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Fraxure  Meditite  Nidoking  Groudon | |||
| The user points at the opponent and a large number of pointed rocks jut out of the ground under the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Donphan raises its front two feet in the air and a large pillar of rocks rise out of the ground underneath the opponent and hit it. | ||
| Sapphire's Phado | Master Class with Masquerain | Debut | |
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Groudon swings one of its arms and smashes a nearby rock structure. The rocks then fall down onto the opponent, or Groudon waves one of its arms and a barrage of large boulders comes out of it and onto the opponent. | ||
| Groudon (Adventures) | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon V | None | |
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Nidoking slams its arm onto the ground and a geyser of rocks shoot up from the ground. | ||
| Giovanni's Nidoking | A Vicious Cycle of Possibilities | None | |
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Metagross raises its front two legs and a large rock pillar comes out of the ground right underneath the opponent, hitting it from below. | ||
| Crystal's Metagross | A Cheeky Charizard Change-Up I | None | |
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Meditite points at the ground, causing a large pile of stones to shoot up from the ground at the opponent. | ||
| Maylene's Meditite | Tackling Tangrowth | None | |
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Fraxure slams the opponent into the ground, causing large rocks to shoot into the air and bury the opponent as they fall on top of them. | ||
| Iris's Fraxure | The Tournament Continues | None | |
- Gold told Sudobo to use Rock Tomb in All About Arceus VIII, but the move was executed off-panel.
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
 Onix
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| A barrage of rocks are sliding down at the opponent, lowering the speed stat. | |||
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Onix controls the movements of the rocks and sends them to the opponent. | ||
| Hareta's Onix | The Legendary Pokémon, Captured | Debut | |
In other generations
Trivia
- Rock Tomb is the only Rock-type Clever move.
- In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, the TM description erroneously indicates that using Rock Tomb will not always lower the target's Speed.
- In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the TM description erroneously states that using Rock Tomb can cause the target to flinch.
- In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, when this move is used in a Double Battle, it appears to attack the Pokémon opposite of what the player has chosen. However, the damage is done to the Pokémon initially selected.
In other languages
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| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
| Generation VI TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VI HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS | |
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