Rock Climb (move)

Rock Climb ロッククライム Rock Climb

A charging attack that may also leave the foe confused. It can also be used to scale rocky walls.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  90 Accuracy  85% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV HM08 in Generation IV

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 +2 points if last to appeal.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Rock Climb on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Rock Climb on Eevee's Movedex

Rock Climb (Japanese: ロッククライム Rock Climb) is a damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has a 20% chance of confusing the target.

Effect

In Battle

Rock Climb inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of confusing the opponent.

Outside of battle

A Pokémon using Rock Climb can scale rocky surfaces.

Learnset

Generation IV

By HM08

#		Pokémon	Type
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison
009		Blastoise	Water
027		Sandshrew	Ground
028		Sandslash	Ground
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground
055		Golduck	Water
056		Mankey	Fighting
057		Primeape	Fighting
059		Arcanine	Fire
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting
066		Machop	Fighting
067		Machoke	Fighting
068		Machamp	Fighting
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground
076		Golem	Rock	Ground
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
104		Cubone	Ground
105		Marowak	Ground
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting
108		Lickitung	Normal
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock
113		Chansey	Normal
115		Kangaskhan	Normal
125		Electabuzz	Electric
126		Magmar	Fire
127		Pinsir	Bug
128		Tauros	Normal
139		Omastar	Rock	Water
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water
143		Snorlax	Normal
150		Mewtwo	Psychic
151		Mew	Psychic
154		Meganium	Grass
157		Typhlosion	Fire
160		Feraligatr	Water
181		Ampharos	Electric
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground
210		Granbull	Normal
217		Ursaring	Normal
242		Blissey	Normal
243		Raikou	Electric
244		Entei	Fire
245		Suicune	Water
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark
254		Sceptile	Grass
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting
260		Swampert	Water	Ground
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass
288		Vigoroth	Normal
289		Slaking	Normal
295		Exploud	Normal
296		Makuhita	Fighting
297		Hariyama	Fighting
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock
335		Zangoose	Normal
377		Regirock	Rock
378		Regice	Ice
379		Registeel	Steel
383		Groudon	Ground
387		Turtwig	Grass
388		Grotle	Grass
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground
390		Chimchar	Fire
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water
408		Cranidos	Rock
409		Rampardos	Rock
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground
446		Munchlax	Normal
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice
463		Lickilicky	Normal
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock
466		Electivire	Electric
467		Magmortar	Fire
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel
486		Regigigas	Normal
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon
491		Darkrai	Dark
493		Arceus	Ghost
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

Grotle	Moving along the wall	Jumps high
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Grotle	Grotle's claws glow white and then grow. It then moves along wherever it's going to climb and jumps high.
Ash's Grotle	DP121		Debut

Trivia

• All fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn Rock Climb except for Charizard.

In other languages

• Spanish: Treparrocas
• French: Escalade
• Italian: Scalaroccia
• Korean: 락클라임 rokkulaimu
• Portuguese: Escalar
• German: Kraxler

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.