Rock Throw (move)

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.

In the anime

• Goron using Rock Throw.png

  Graveler using Rock Throw

Pokémon

Golem. Golem jumps up and throws itself at the opponent.

• Used by Chopper's Golem in The Bridge Bike Gang. Debut.

Onix. Onix slams its tail at its opponent, or it yells and rocks (crystal ones for Crystal onix) fall at the opponent.

• Used by Brock's Onix from Who Gets to Keep Togepi to ???.
• Used by the Crystal Onix in The Crystal Onix.

Graveler. It throws rocks at the opponent.

• Used by an unknown trainer's Graveler in Tears for Fears!.

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.

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.

Trivia

• The only two Pokémon that learn Rock Throw yet are not Template:Type2 are related to Rock-types through evolution (with the obvious exception of Smeargle).
  • Coincidentially, both of them were introduced in Generation II.
• All Pokémon that can learn Rock Throw in the generation in which they are introduced are able to learn the move in any subsequent generations to date. Likewise, no Pokémon has gained the ability to learn Rock Throw that they have lacked in previous generations.
• Generation IV is the first (and only, to date) generation to introduce an odd number of Pokémon that can learn Rock Throw- one.
• 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.

In other languages

• French: Jet-pierres
• German: Steinwurf
• Italian: Sassata
• Spanish: Lanzarrocas
• Portuguese: Arremesso de Pedras

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