Rockruff (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Rockruff (disambiguation).

Rockruff Puppy Pokémon イワンコ Iwanko #744 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Unknown Unknown Unknown Special Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Keen Eye or Vital Spirit Rockruff Own Tempo Special Cacophony Steadfast Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Special Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'08" 0.5 m Rockruff 0'0" 0 m Special 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 20.3 lbs. 9.2 kg Rockruff 0 lbs. 0 kg Special 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 56	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Rockruff 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Special 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F744.png Special
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Rockruff (Japanese: イワンコ Iwanko) is a Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves into Lycanroc starting at level 25. The form it evolves into depends on the time.

• Rockruff evolves into Midday Form Lycanroc when leveled up during the day. In Generation VII, Rockruff only evolves into this form in Pokémon Sun and Ultra Sun.
• Rockruff evolves into Midnight Form Lycanroc when leveled up at night. In Generation VII, Rockruff only evolves into this form in Pokémon Moon and Ultra Moon.
• A Rockruff with Own Tempo evolves into Dusk Form Lycanroc when leveled up from 7 PM to 7:59 PM in real-time^VIII or 5 PM to 5:59 PM in in-game time^USUM (equating to 5 PM to 5:59 PM in real-time for Ultra Sun and 5 AM to 5:59 AM in real-time for Ultra Moon).

Biology

Rockruff is a quadrupedal, canine Pokémon. It is primarily light brown with a darker brown muzzle, paws, and ear tips. It has large blue eyes, button ears, a short muzzle with a triangular pink nose, and a short tuft of fur on each cheek. Around its neck is a ruff of grayish-white fur stubbed with dark brown pebbles. The dark brown markings on its paws extend to a thin point on each wrist and ankle. It has a grayish-white tail that curls tightly over its back and is covered in fluffy fur.

Rockruff has an excellent sense of smell and will never forget an odor after smelling it once. There are tales of it reuniting with its Trainer after becoming lost by following the faintest traces of scent. It has lived with humans since ancient times. Rockruff is often recommended as a good beginner due to its friendly nature. It can bond with Trainers easily. However, Rockruff is said to be a challenging Pokémon to raise, to the point where some Trainers abandon it due to being unable to handle it. This Pokémon is very sociable and will greet others by rubbing them with the rocks around its neck. As it ages, Rockruff becomes wilder and more independent. Once it is close to evolving, it will begin to howl when the sun goes down. It has been said to leave its Trainer's side and return once it has evolved. A persistent Pokémon, it will keep going until it outlasts foes that are even more powerful.^[1] Rockruff intimidates opponents by using the rocks on its neck to hit the ground. As mentioned in the anime, Rockruff trains itself by running around. It attacks foes the moment they flinch. It has been known to fight with Growlithe over territory.

In the anime

Main series

Rockruff in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Rockruff

Rockruff debuted in The Guardian's Challenge!, under the care of Professor Kukui. In Rocking Clawmark Hill!, Ash officially caught Rockruff. It evolved into a Dusk Form Lycanroc in Rising from the Ruins!.

Minor appearances

A Trainer's Rockruff appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.

Two Trainers' Rockruff appeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!.

Two Trainers' Rockruff appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where they were among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

A Trainer's Rockruff appeared in Turning the Other Mask!.

A Trainer's Rockruff appeared in a flashback in Battling the Beast Within! as a resident of what is now the Ultra Ruin.

A Trainer's Rockruff appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

Rockruff with Paulo in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer

A Rockruff briefly appeared in the Pokémon Masters Animated Trailer, under the ownership of Paulo.

In the manga

Rockruff in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Professor Kukui's Rockruff

Rockruff debuted in The Decision and the Tournament of Six with its Trainer in Iki Town.

A Rockruff first appeared in The Decision and the Tournament of Six, under the ownership of Professor Kukui. It was used to battle Sun at an Iki Town festival tournament.

A Rockruff appeared in a video in Homecoming and the Brilliant Professional Golfer.

A Rockruff appeared in Unleashing the Incredible Z-Move, where it starred in a commercial for the Aether Foundation.

Pokémon Horizon

Akira, the protagonist of Pokémon Horizon, has a Rockruff. It has the unique ability to evolve into Lycanroc and then devolve into Rockruff again, thanks to the strange red stone on its neck. It also has the ability to change in between its Midday and Midnight Forms while being evolved.

In the TCG

Main article: Rockruff (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Events*		Focus Band (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM008 TM008 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rockruff Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Rockruff Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 40 - 115 15 #729 Rockify Sometimes turns two non-Support Pokémon into rocks. Swappable Skill(s): Unity Power

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.55 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 67 Base Defense: 45 Base Speed: 60

New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #226 Rockruff is really good at making friends, which we saw when it was playing happily with some other Pokémon. But it’s also brave enough to protect its friends if something were to threaten them.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 117 Base Defense: 78 Egg Distance: 10 km Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 50 + → 50 + → Fast Attacks: Tackle, Rock Throw Charged Attacks: Stone Edge, Rock Tomb, Crunch

Evolution

Generation VII

Unevolved Rockruff  Rock	Level 25 during the day in Pokémon Sun or Ultra Sun →	First evolution Lycanroc Midday Form  Rock
	Level 25 at night in Pokémon Moon or Ultra Moon →	First evolution Lycanroc Midnight Form  Rock

Own Tempo Rockruff

Unevolved Rockruff  Rock

+ Level 25 between 5:00 and 5:59 PM in-game if its Ability is Own Tempo →

First evolution Lycanroc  Rock

Generation VIII-present

Unevolved Rockruff  Rock	Level 25 during the day →	First evolution Lycanroc Midday Form  Rock
	Level 25 at night →	First evolution Lycanroc Midnight Form  Rock

Own Tempo Rockruff

Unevolved Rockruff  Rock

+ Level 25 between 7:00 and 7:59 PM real-time if its Ability is Own Tempo →

First evolution Lycanroc  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield File:Spr 8s 744.png File:Spr 8s 744 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Rockruff images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Rockruff shares its category with Growlithe, Lillipup, Yamper, and Fidough. They are all known as the Puppy Pokémon.
• Rockruff is tied with Cranidos for the lowest base Defense stat of all Rock-type Pokémon.
• Until Generation IX, Rockruff was the only Rock-type Pokémon that cannot learn Sandstorm.
• Rockruff with the Own Tempo Ability cannot be traded on Wonder Trade.
• Despite no visual differences, Rockruff with Own Tempo are internally treated as their own form, rather than having an additional ability slot.
  • Due to being a separate form, Own Tempo Rockruff behave according to form inheritance rules when breeding, rather than ability inheritance rules.

Origin

Rockruff appears to be based on the spitz breed of dogs. It may also be based on the Japanese wolf, which is often associated with rocks and mountains.

Name origin

Rockruff may be a combination of rock, ruff (onomatopoetic word for barking, or the fur around its neck), and rough.

Iwanko may be a combination of 岩 iwa (rock), ワン wan (onomatopoetic word for barking), わんこ wanko (doggy), and 子 ko (young animal).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese イワンコ Iwanko From 岩 iwa, ワン wan, わんこ wanko, and 子 ko French Rocabot From roc and cabot Spanish Rockruff Same as English name German Wuffels From wuff and Fels Italian Rockruff Same as English name Korean 암멍이 Ammeong-i From 암 (岩) am, 멍멍 meong-meong, and 이 i Mandarin Chinese 岩狗狗 Yángǒugǒu From 岩 yán and 狗狗 gǒugǒu Cantonese Chinese 岩狗狗 Ngàahmgáugáu From 岩 ngàahm and 狗狗 gáugáu

More languages Russian Рокрафф Rokraff Transcription of English name Thai อิวังโค Iwangkho Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Rockruff
• Olivia's Rockruff

References

External links

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