Rock Pokémon

Rock-type Pokémon

Rock-type Pokémon are affiliated with rocks and mountains and are one of the three different types that represents earth's minerals. Like Steel-types. Rock types are known for their high defense against Normal-type physical attacks and are also very durable.

Rock types are very effective against Fire, Flying, Ice and Bug-type Pokémon but have weaknesses to Ground, Steel, Water, Grass and Fighting-type attacks. It has the most type weaknesses along with the Grass-types, which it has the same amount as.

Rock-type Pokémon should not be confused with Ground-type Pokémon. Rock-types deal with throwing or breaking rocks, while Ground-types deal specifically with the ground itself, particularly soil. However, many Rock Pokémon are also Ground-type.

Weaknesses and resistances

Generation VI

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Abilities of Rock Pokémon

Natural

• Battle Armor
• Clear Body - Just Regirock; This is a Steel ability.
• Defeatist - Unique to the Archen family.
• Flame Body - Just Magcargo; This is a Fire ability.
• Gluttony - Just Shuckle; This is a Fire ability.
• Guts - Just Larvitar; This is a Fighting ability.
• Hustle - Just Corsola; This is a Flying/Normal ability.
• Justified - Just Terakion; This is a Fighting ability.
• Levitate - This is a Psychic ability.
• Lightningrod - Just the Rhydon family; This is a Ground ability.
• Magma Armor - Just Magcargo; This is a Fire ability.
• Magnet Pull - Just the Nosepass family; This is a Steel ability.
• Mold Breaker - Just the Cranidos family; This is a Dragon ability.
• Multitype - Unique to Arceus (Rock Arceus).
• Natural Cure - Just Corsola; This is a Grass ability.
• Pressure - Just Aerodactyl; This is a Flying ability.
• Rock Head
• Sand Stream - Just Tyranitar; This is a Ground ability.
• Shed Skin - Just Pupitar; This is a Bug ability.
• Shell Armor - Just the Omanyte family; This is a Water ability.
• Solid Rock
• Sturdy
• Suction Cups - Just the Lileep family
• Swift Swim - This is a Water ability

Dream World

• Contrary - Just Shuckle; This is a Grass ability.
• Heavy Metal - Just the Aron family; This is a Steel ability.
• Rattled - Just the Bonsly family; This is a Normal ability.
• Reckless - Just the Rhydon family; This is a Fighting ability.
• Regenerator - Just Corsola; This is a Psychic ability.
• Sand Force - This is a Ground ability.
• Sand Veil - This is a Ground ability.
• Sheer Force - Just the Cranidos family; This is a Fighting/Ground/Water ability.
• Soundproof - Just the Shieldon family; This is a Normal ability.
• Storm Drain - Just the Lileep family; This is a Water ability.
• Unnerve - This is a Bug ability.
• Weak Armor

Rock Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type
Geodude	Graveler	Golem	Ground
Onix	Steelix		Ground; Only Onix is Rock
Rhyhorn	Rhydon	Rhyperior	Ground
Omanyte	Omastar		Water
Kabuto	Kabutops		Water
Aerodactyl			Flying
Bonsly	Sudowoodo
Shuckle			Bug
Slugma	Magcargo		Fire; Only Magcargo is Rock
Corsola			Water
Larvitar	Pupitar	Tyranitar	Only Tyranitar is Dark instead of Ground
Nosepass	Probopass		Only Probopass is Steel
Aron	Lairon	Aggron	Steel
Lunatone			Psychic
Solrock			Psychic
Lileep	Cradily		Grass
Anorith	Armaldo		Bug
Relicanth			Water
Regirock			'
Cranidos	Rampardos
Shieldon	Bastiodon		Steel
Roggenrola	Boldore	Gigalith
Dwebble	Crustle		Bug
Tirtouga	Carracosta		Water
Archen	Archeops		Flying
Terrakion			Fighting