Rock Throw (move)

Rock Throw いわおとし Rock Drop

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Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

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

Rock Throw (Japanese: いわおとし Rock Drop) is a damage-dealing Rock-type 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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	16			11			11			11				11
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	--, 16			--, 11			--, 11			11				11
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	--, 16			--, 11			--, 11			11				11
095		Onix	Rock	Ground	19			14			13	12	9				9
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	no			--			--			--, 14				--, 14
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground	no			14			13	12	9				9
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	no			15			15			11				10
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock	no			--, 15			--, 15			--, 11				--, 10
299		Nosepass	Rock		Rock	no			no			13			13				13
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic	no			no			13			9				9
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic	no			no			13			9				9
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	no			no			9			9				9
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock	no			no			no			14				14
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				16
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				16
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting	no			no			no			no				16
566		Archen	Rock	Flying	no			no			no			no				5
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying	no			no			no			no				--, 5
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying	no			no			no			no				--, 5
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 127 Pinsir Bug New York Pokémon Center 138 Omanyte Rock Water New York Pokémon Center 140 Kabuto Rock Water New York Pokémon Center 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying New York Pokémon Center 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

Golem	Graveler	Geodude	Onix
The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Golem	Golem jumps up and throws itself at the opponent.
Chopper's Golem	The Bridge Bike Gang		Debut
A wild Golem	Hour of the Houndour		None
Onix	Onix slams its tail onto the opponent, or Onix yells out and rocks fall at the opponent, or if Onix is near a cliff or inside a cave, Onix slams its head against a wall and rocks fall from the ceiling, or Onix slams its tail into the ground and rocks fly out at the opponent.
Brock's Onix	Who Gets to Keep Togepi?		None
The Crystal Onix	The Crystal Onix		None
Multiple wild Onix	Tunnel Vision		None
Steelix	Steelix slams its tail into the ground, making rocks fly towards the opponent.
Hun's Steelix	The Legend of Thunder!		None
Geodude	Geodude punches the ground, making rocks fly at the opponent.
Roxanne's Geodude	A Winner by a Nosepass		None
Graveler	Graveler releases multiple rocks from its body at the opponent.
A wild Graveler	Tears For Fears!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Onix	Rhyhorn
The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Onix	Onix opens its mouth and small rocks come flying out at the opponent.
Brock's Onix	Onix is On!		Debut
Rhyhorn	Rhyhorn opens its mouth and small rocks come flying out at the opponent.
Koga's Rhyhorn	Raging Rhydon		None
Golem	Golem's shell comes apart and the boulders rise into the air. They then fall on top of the opponent.
Giovanni's Golem	Golly, Golem!		None
Nosepass	Nosepass lifts its arms and a whole bunch of rocks float into the air. The rocks then rain down over the opponent.
Roxanne's Nosepass	VS. Nosepass II		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Up until Generation V, only two non-Rock-type Pokémon could learn Rock Throw, but they are both related to Rock-types through evolution. Coincidentally, they were both released in Generation II.
• Rock Throw is the only physical Rock move with no secondary effect.
• If Secret Power is used on a rocky surface in Generation III, or in a cave or on a rocky surface in Generation IV, it will have the animation of Rock Throw.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 滾石 Gǔnshí Dutch Steenworp French Jet-Pierres German Steinwurf Greek Ρίψη Βράχων Hindi पत्थर फेंकने वाला हमला Pathar Phenkne wala hamla Indonesian Lempar Batu Italian Sassata Korean 돌떨구기 Dol Tteolgugi Portuguese Arremesso de Pedras Serbian Bacanje Kamenja Spanish Lanzarrocas

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