Rock Slide (move)
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| Rock Slide いわなだれ Rock Slide | ||||||||||||
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Rock Slide (Japanese: いわなだれ Rock Slide) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Rock Slide inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
Rock Slide hits both opposing Pokémon in a double battle. In a triple battle, Rock Slide will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.
Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||
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| I | II | III | IV | V | ||||||||||
| 142 | 
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Aerodactyl | Rock | Flying | no | no | no | 65 | 73 | |||||
| 185 | 
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Sudowoodo | Rock | no | 28 | 25 | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| 218 | 
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Slugma | Fire | no | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | ||||||
| 219 | 
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Magcargo | Fire | Rock | no | 48 | 48 | 45 | 44 | |||||
| 246 | 
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Larvitar | Rock | Ground | no | 22 | 22 | 14 | 19E | |||||
| 247 | 
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Pupitar | Rock | Ground | no | 22 | 22 | 14 | 19 | |||||
| 248 | 
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Tyranitar | Rock | Dark | no | 22 | 22 | 14 | 19 | |||||
| 299 | 
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Nosepass | Rock | no | no | 28 | 31 | 31 | ||||||
| 323 | 
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Camerupt | Fire | Ground | no | no | 33 | 33 | 39 | |||||
| 338 | 
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Solrock | Rock | Psychic | no | no | 37 | 45 | 45 | |||||
| 438 | 
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Bonsly | Rock | no | no | no | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| 476 | 
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Probopass | Rock | Steel | no | no | no | 31 | 31 | |||||
| 524 | 
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Roggenrola | Rock | no | no | no | no | 27 | ||||||
| 525 | 
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Boldore | Rock | no | no | no | no | 30 | ||||||
| 526 | 
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Gigalith | Rock | no | no | no | no | 30 | ||||||
| 529 | 
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Drilbur | Ground | no | no | no | no | 29 | ||||||
| 530 | 
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Excadrill | Ground | Steel | no | no | no | no | 29 | |||||
| 532 | 
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Timburr | Fighting | no | no | no | no | 31 | ||||||
| 533 | 
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Gurdurr | Fighting | no | no | no | no | 33 | ||||||
| 534 | 
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Conkeldurr | Fighting | no | no | no | no | 33 | ||||||
| 557 | 
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Dwebble | Bug | Rock | no | no | no | no | 29 | |||||
| 558 | 
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Crustle | Bug | Rock | no | no | no | no | 29 | |||||
| 564 | 
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Tirtouga | Water | Rock | no | no | no | no | 45 | |||||
| 565 | 
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Carracosta | Water | Rock | no | no | no | no | 51 | |||||
| 566 | 
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Archen | Rock | Flying | no | no | no | no | 45 | |||||
| 567 | 
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Archeops | Rock | Flying | no | no | no | no | 51 | |||||
| 639 | 
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Terrakion | Rock | Fighting | no | no | no | no | 37 | |||||
| 645 | 
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Landorus | Ground | Flying | no | no | no | no | 49 | |||||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||||||||
By TM
By breeding
| # | Pokémon | Type | Father | |||||||||
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| II | III | IV | V | |||||||||
| 004 | 
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Charmander | Fire |
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no | ||||||
| 027 | 
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Sandshrew | Ground | no |
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no | ||||||
| 050 | 
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Diglett | Ground | no |
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no | ||||||
| 056 | 
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Mankey* | Fighting | 
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no | ||||||
| 066 | 
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Machop* | Fighting | no | 
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no | ||||||
| 074 | 
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Geodude | Rock | Ground |
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no | |||||
| 095 | 
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Onix | Rock | Ground |
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no | |||||
| 104 | 
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Cubone | Ground |
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no | ||||||
| 111 |
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Rhyhorn | Ground | Rock |
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no | |||||
| 138 | 
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Omanyte* | Rock | Water | no | 
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no | |||||
| 158 |
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Totodile | Water |
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no | ||||||
| 206 | 
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Dunsparce* | Normal |
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no | ||||||
| 220 | 
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Swinub* | Ice | Ground |
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no | |||||
| 222 | 
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Corsola* | Water | Rock | no |
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no | |||||
| 226 | 
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Mantine* | Water | Flying | no |
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no | |||||
| 255 | 
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Torchic | Fire | no |
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no | ||||||
| 327 |
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Spinda | Normal | no |
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no | ||||||
| 345 | 
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Lileep* | Rock | Grass | no |
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no | |||||
| 347 | 
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Anorith* | Rock | Bug | no |
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no | |||||
| 363 | 
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Spheal | Ice | Water | no |
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no | |||||
| 369 | 
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Relicanth* | Water | Rock | no |
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no | |||||
| 458 | 
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Mantyke* | Water | Flying | no | no |
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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. | ||||||||||||
By move tutor
In the anime
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| Nosepass | Nosepass fetching a rock | Nosepass hurling the rock | Dwebble |
| Large boulders are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| Magcargo
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Magcargo slams its head into walls, causing boulders to fall on the opponent. | ||
| Egan's Magcargo | Some Like it Hot | Debut | |
| Nosepass
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Nosepass's body becomes outlined in blue and a nearby rock also becomes surrounded in blue and it floats into the air above the opponent. The rock then splits apart and the pieces come falling down on the opponent. | ||
| Alan's Nosepass | Nosing 'Round the Mountain! | None | |
| Dwebble
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Dwebble jumps high into the air and raises both of its claws straight up into the air. Multiple white rings of energy then appear above and around Dwebble's body and large grey boulders come out of the ripples of energy. The boulders then fall down and rain over the opponent. | ||
| Cilan's Dwebble | Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! | None | |
| Crustle
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Crustle raises both of its claws straight up into the air. Multiple white rings of energy then appear above Crustle's body and large grey boulders come out of the ripples of energy. The boulders then fall down and rain over the opponent. | ||
| Cilan's Crustle | BW063 | None | |
In the manga
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
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| Rampardos | |||
| The user makes stones fall from the ceiling. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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 Rampardos
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Rampardos glows brightly and rocks fall from the ceiling and onto the opponent. | ||
| Team Galactic's Rampardos | Breaking Into An Enemy's Lair! | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
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| Arbok | Magnezone and Probopass | ||
| The user slams its head against a cave wall and rocks rain down onto the battlefield. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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 Arbok
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Arbok slams its head into the ceiling of a cave and a barrage of rocks rain down onto the opponent. | ||
| Agatha's Arbok | Muk Raking | Debut | |
| Nosepass
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Nosepass lifts its arms into the air and several rocks around it float into the air around it. The rocks then explode and form a mixture of sand and boulders. The mixture then rains down on the opponent. | ||
| Roxanne's Nosepass | VS. Nosepass II | None | |
 Lunatone
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Lunatone looks into the air and a mixture of large rocks and mud fall down onto the opponent. | ||
| Liza's Lunatone | VS. Lunatone & Solrock | None | |
 Groudon
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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. | ||
| Maxie's Groudon | VS. Kyogre & Groudon V | None | |
| Rhyhorn
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Rhyhorn raises its two front legs into the air and a barrage of rocks falls onto the opponent. | ||
| The Battle Factory's Rhyhorn | VS. Illumise | None | |
 Golem
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Golem raises one of its arms into the air and swings it down, causing a barrage of rocks to fall onto the oppoent. | ||
| The Battle Factory's Golem | VS. Pinsir | None | |
| Sudowoodo
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Sudowoodo raises one of its hands in the air and waves them down, causing a barrage of rocks to fall onto the opponent. | ||
| Emerald's Sudowoodo | VS. Shedinja | None | |
| Probopass
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Probopass faces a nearby cliff and it releases a wave of energy from its body at the cliff. The cliff breaks apart and a barrage of rocks falls onto the opponent. | ||
| Cyrus's Probopass | VS. Probopass and Magnezone | None | |
 Magnezone
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Magnezone faces a nearby cliff and it releases a wave of energy from its body at the cliff. The cliff then breaks apart and a barrage of rocks falls onto the opponent. | ||
| Cyrus's Magnezone | VS. Probopass and Magnezone | Magnezone cannot legally learn Rock Slide | |
| Diglett
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Diglett faces the opponent and raises its head slightly, causing a barrage of rocks to fall onto the opponent, or Diglett faces the opponent and fires a releases a beam of energy with multiple boulders in it at the opponent. | ||
| Pearl's Dighiko | VS. Dialga and Palkia III | None | |
| Roggenrola
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Roggenrola jumps into the air and looks towards the sky. A barrage of rocks then rains down over the opponent from the sky. | ||
| Andy's Roggenrola | Black's First Trainer Battle | None | |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure
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| The user hits the walls hard and a large amounts of rocks fall causing a rock slide. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| Onix
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Onix hits the walls hard and a large amounts of rocks fall causing a rock slide. | ||
| Byron's Onix | Challenge! The Fortress Of Steel!! | Debut | |
 Graveler
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Graveler hits the walls hard and a large amounts of rocks fall causing a rock slide. | ||
| B-2's Graveler | Serious Training On Iron Island | None | |
In other generations
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Trivia
- In Generation I and II games, Elite Four Lance's Aerodactyl knows Rock Slide, despite being incapable of learning the move.
- However, Aerodactyl is able to know this move since Generation III through move tutor, as well as by leveling up and with TM80 beginning in Generation IV.
- All Rock-type Pokémon from Generation V are able to learn Rock Slide naturally.
- In Generation IV, Mantyke is unable to learn this move by TM80, but it is able through breeding. This is no longer the case in Generation V.
- In Generation I, Rock Slide was the only Rock-type move that could be taught by TM.
In other languages
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| Generation I 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 I HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | |
| 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 | |
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