Rock Throw

Essentials

Rock Throw

physical

Generation 1

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 50; percentile 25.3
Accuracy: 90% ≈ 45.0 power
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

History

Before: Has 65% accuracy.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Drops rocks on the enemy.

: Throws small rocks to strike the foe.
: The foe is attacked with a shower of small, easily thrown rocks.

: The user picks up and throws a small rock at the foe to attack.

: The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to attack.

Foreign Names

German: Steinwurf
French: Jet-Pierres
Italian: Sassata
Czech: Hod kamenem
Spanish: Lanzarrocas
Japanese: いわおとし (iwaotoshi)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Use after

None

Use before

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Flavor text: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Rock Throw.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Pound	35	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Punch	20	80	85%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scratch	35	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
ViceGrip	30	55	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Cut	30	50	95%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wing Attack	35	60	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Slam	20	80	75%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vine Whip	15	35	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Kick	5	120	75%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Horn Attack	25	65	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tackle	35	50	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Water Gun	25	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Pump	5	120	80%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Peck	35	35	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Drill Peck	20	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Strength	15	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Egg Bomb	10	100	75%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Megahorn	10	120	85%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hyper Voice	10	90	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Claw	15	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Aqua Tail	10	90	90%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Seed Bomb	15	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
X-Scissor	15	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Pulse	10	90	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Gem	20	70	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Whip	10	120	85%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Blitz	—	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Break	—	75	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Rave	—	70	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Storm	—	95	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Wave	—	50	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Pokémon

Rock Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Rock Throw's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
16	11	11	11	11	11	Geodude		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
16	—	—	—	11	11	Graveler		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
16	—	—	—	11	11	Golem		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	80	110	130	55	65	45	485
19	14	13	12	9	9	Onix		Rock Head Sturdy Weak Armor		Mineral	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
	14	13	12	9	9	Steelix		Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force		Mineral	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
				14	14	Bonsly		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		No Eggs	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
	—	—	—	—	—	Sudowoodo		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Mineral	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
	15	15	15	11	10	Slugma		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Indeterminate	40	40	40	70	40	20	250
	—	—	—	—	—	Magcargo		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Indeterminate	50	50	120	80	80	30	410
		13	13	13	13	Nosepass		Sturdy Magnet Pull Sand Force		Mineral	30	45	135	45	90	30	375
		13	13	9	9	Lunatone		Levitate		Mineral	70	55	65	95	85	70	440
		13	13	9	9	Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
		9	9	9	9	Regirock		Clear Body Sturdy		No Eggs	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
					16	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
					16	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
					16	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
					5	Archen		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	55	112	45	74	45	70	401
					—	Archeops		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	75	140	65	112	65	110	567
					25	Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		No Eggs	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
						Tirtouga		Solid Rock Sturdy Swift Swim		Water 1 Water 3	54	78	103	53	45	22	355