Rock Tomb (move)
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| Rock Tomb がんせきふうじ Rock Trap | ||||||||||||
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Rock Tomb (Japanese: がんせきふうじ Rock Trap) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM39 since Generation III.
Effect
Generations III to V
Rock Tomb has 50 power, 10 PP, and 80% accuracy. It lowers the opponent's Speed one stage.
Generation VI
Rock Tomb's power changed from 50 to 60, its PP changed from 10 to 15, and its accuracy changed from 80% to 95%.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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| III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
| 095 | 
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Onix | Rock | Ground | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 185 | 
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Sudowoodo | Rock | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| 208 | 
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Steelix | Steel | Ground | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| 343 | 
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Baltoy | Ground | Psychic | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 344 | 
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Claydol | Ground | Psychic | 15 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 369 | 
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Relicanth | Water | Rock | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 438 | 
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Bonsly | Rock | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | |||||
| 645 | 
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Landorus | Ground | Flying | -- | ' | ||||||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||||||||
By TM
In other games
Pokémon Conquest
Rock Tomb is the only move of Onix and Larvitar.
In the anime
 Nosepass  Trapping  Magmortar  Conkeldurr | |||
| The target is surrounded by rocks which emerge from the ground and trap it, or the user forms a giant rock a hurls it at the target. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Nosepass jumps into the air and lands on the ground. When it lands, giant rocks protrude from the ground and surrounds the opponent, making it unable to move. | ||
| Roxanne's Nosepass | A Winner by a Nosepass | Debut | |
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Trapinch calls out and giant rocks shoot out of the ground and surround the opponent. | ||
| A Trapinch Solana captured using her Capture Styler | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None | |
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Magmortar sticks out its arm and fires a purple circle from its arm cannon at the ground. When the purple circle hits the ground, it turns into a large gray stone. | ||
| Paul's Magmortar | Evolving Strategies! | None | |
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Pansage puts its hands together in front of it and silver sparkles form in between its hands. It then raises its hands up in the air and the sparkles expand, forming into a silver orb of energy. The orb then grows larger until it is much bigger than Pansage's body. Finally, the glow fades out the orb, forming into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow. The orb rests in Pansage's arms, and it throws the boulder at the opponent. | ||
| Cilan's Pansage | A Call for Brotherly Love! | None | |
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Conkeldurr puts its hands together above itself and silver sparkles form in between its hands. The sparkles then expand, forming into a silver orb of energy. The orb then grows larger until it is much bigger than Conkeldurr's body. Finally, the glow fades out the orb, forming into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow. The orb rests in Conkeldurr's arms, and it throws the boulder at the opponent. The boulder then splits into multiple smaller boulders that surround the opponent. | ||
| Trip's Conkeldurr | Search for the Clubultimate! | None | |
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Silver sparkles form in between Scolipede's horns. The sparkles then expand, forming into a silver orb of energy. Finally, the glow fades out the orb, forming into a large gray boulder with a transparent silver glow. The orb rests in Scolipede's horns, and it throws the boulder at the opponent. | ||
| Roxie's Scolipede | Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2 | None | |
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Onix becomes outlined in white energy and rises its head. Multiple gray rocks outlined in white energy then form around its head in the shape of a ring. The glow around Onix then fades, causing the rocks to fall down on the opponent. | ||
| Grant's Onix | Breaking Titles at the Chateau! | None | |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
 Meditite  Fraxure | |||
| The user points at the opponent and a large number of pointed rocks jut out of the ground under the opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Donphan raises its front two feet in the air and a large pillar of rocks rise out of the ground underneath the opponent and hit it. | ||
| Sapphire's Phado | Master Class with Masquerain | Debut | |
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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 | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon V | None | |
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Nidoking slams its arm onto the ground and a geyser of rocks shoot up from the ground. | ||
| Giovanni's Nidoking | PS375 | None | |
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Metagross raises its front two legs and a large rock pillar comes out of the ground right underneath the opponent, hitting it from below. | ||
| Crys's Metagross | VS Charizard | None | |
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Meditite points at the ground, causing a large pile of stones to shoot up from the ground at the opponent. | ||
| Maylene's Meditite | Tackling Tangrowth | None | |
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Fraxure slams the opponent into the ground, causing large rocks to shoot into the air and bury the opponent as they fall on top of them. | ||
| Iris's Fraxure | PS514 | None | |
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
 Onix
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| A barrage of rocks are sliding down at the opponent, lowering the speed stat. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Onix controls the movements of the rocks and sends them to the opponent. | ||
| Hareta's Onix | The Legendary Pokémon, Captured | Debut | |
In other generations
Trivia
- Rock Tomb is the only Rock-type Smart move.
- In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD, the TM description erroneously indicates that using Rock Tomb will not always lower the target's Speed.
- In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the TM description erroneously states that using Rock Tomb can cause the target to flinch.
- In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, when this move is used in a double battle, it appears to attack the Pokémon opposite of what you have chose. The damage however is done to the Pokémon you selected.
In other languages
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| Generation III 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 III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| 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 | |
| Generation VI 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 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VI HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS | |
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