Biology
Rockruff is a quadruped, canine Pokémon. It is primarily light brown with a darker brown muzzle, paws, and ear tips. It has large blue eyes, button ears, a short muzzle with a triangular pink nose, and a short tuft of fur on each cheek. Around its neck is a ruff of grayish-white fur stubbed with dark brown pebbles. The dark brown markings on its paws extend to a thin point on each wrist and ankle. It has a grayish-white tail that curls tightly over its back and is covered in fluffy fur.
Rockruff has an excellent sense of smell and will never forget an odor after smelling it once. There are tales of it reuniting with its Trainer after becoming lost by following the faintest traces of scent. This Pokémon is very sociable and will greet others by rubbing them with the rocks around its neck. As it ages, Rockruff becomes wilder. Once it is close to evolving, it will begin to howl when the sun goes down. It has been said to leave its Trainer's side and return once it has evolved. A persistent Pokémon, it will keep going until it outlasts foes that are even more powerful.[1] It has been known to fight with Growlithe over territory.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #103
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Alola USUM: #126
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Kanto #—
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Sun
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It's considered to be a good Pokémon for beginners because of its friendliness, but its disposition grows rougher as it grows up.
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Moon
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This Pokémon has lived with people since times long ago. It can sense when its Trainer is in the dumps and will stick close by its Trainer's side.
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Ultra Sun
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As they develop, their disposition grows more violent and aggressive. Many Trainers find them too much to handle and abandon them.
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Ultra Moon
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When it rubs the rocks on its neck against you, that's proof of its love for you. However, the rocks are sharp, so the gesture is quite painful!
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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65
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63 - 128
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121 - 251
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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Total: 280
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rockruff
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rockruff
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rockruff
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rockruff
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Rockruff in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Rockruff in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rockruff
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rockruff
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Rockruff can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Rockruff cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rockruff
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rockruff
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- A superscript level indicates that Rockruff can learn this move normally in Generation VII
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rockruff
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rockruff
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Side game data
Evolution
Own Tempo Rockruff
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
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Trivia
Origin
Rockruff appears to be based on the spitz breed of dogs. It may also be based on the Japanese wolf, which is often associated with rocks and mountains.
Name origin
Rockruff may be a combination of rock, ruff (onomatopoetic word for barking, or the fur around its neck), and rough.
Iwanko may be a combination of 岩 iwa (rock), ワン wan (onomatopoetic word for barking), わんこ wanko (doggy), and 子 ko (young animal).
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