Rock Throw

Essentials

Rock Throw

physical

Generation 1

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 50; percentile 20.6
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
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: 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.

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

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

Foreign Names

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

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.
Vice Grip	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	25	45	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	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Water Gun	25	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Pump	5	110	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	85	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Gem	20	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Whip	10	120	85%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Fairy Wind	30	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dazzling Gleam	10	80	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Land’s Wrath	10	90	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Origin Pulse	10	110	85%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Precipice Blades	10	120	85%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle	1	*	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Catastropika	1	210	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
High Horsepower	10	95	95%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Leafage	40	40	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Hammer	15	90	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sinister Arrow Raid	1	180	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Malicious Moonsault	1	180	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Oceanic Operetta	1	195	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike	1	195	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Pulverizing Pancake	1	210	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt	1	195	—	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Plasma Fists	15	100	100%	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Photon Geyser	5	100	100%	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	11	18	16	16	16	Geodude		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
									16	16	Alolan Geodude		Magnet Pull Sturdy Galvanize		Mineral	40	80	100	30	30	20	300
16	—	—	—	11	11	11	18	16	16	16	Graveler		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
									16	16	Alolan Graveler		Magnet Pull Sturdy Galvanize		Mineral	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
16	—	—	—	11	11	11	18	16	16	16	Golem		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	80	120	130	55	65	45	495
									16	16	Alolan Golem		Magnet Pull Sturdy Galvanize		Mineral	80	120	130	55	65	45	495
19	14	13	12	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	Onix		Rock Head Sturdy Weak Armor		Mineral	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
	14	13	12	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	Steelix		Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force		Mineral	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
								7	7	7	Mega Steelix		Sand Force		Mineral	75	125	230	55	95	30	610
				14	14	12	12	12	12	12	Bonsly		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Undiscovered	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sudowoodo		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Mineral	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
						23	23	23	23	23	Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
	15	15	15	11	10	10	10	8	8	8	Slugma		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	40	40	40	70	40	20	250
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Magcargo		Magma Armor Flame Body Weak Armor		Amorphous	60	50	120	90	80	30	430
								25	25	25	Mudkip		Torrent Damp		Monster Water 1	50	70	50	50	50	40	310
		13	13	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	Nosepass		Sturdy Magnet Pull Sand Force		Mineral	30	45	135	45	90	30	375
		13	13	9	9	5	—	—	—	—	Lunatone		Levitate		Mineral	90	55	65	95	85	70	460
		13	13	9	9	5	—	—	—	—	Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	90	95	85	55	65	70	460
		9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—	—	Regirock		Clear Body Sturdy		Undiscovered	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
					16	16	16	16	16	16	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
					16	16	16	16	16	16	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
					16	16	16	16	16	16	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Human-Like	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
					5	5	5	5	5	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	25	25	25	19	19	Incarnate Landorus		Sand Force Sheer Force		Undiscovered	89	125	90	115	80	101	600
						25	25	25	19	19	Therian Landorus		Intimidate		Undiscovered	89	145	90	105	80	91	600
							10	10	10	10	Amaura		Refrigerate Snow Warning		Monster	77	59	50	67	63	46	362
							10	10	—	—	Aurorus		Refrigerate Snow Warning		Monster	123	77	72	99	92	58	521
							5	5	5	5	Carbink		Clear Body Sturdy		Fairy Mineral	50	50	150	50	150	50	500
							5	5	—	—	Diancie		Clear Body		Undiscovered	50	100	150	100	150	50	600
								5	—	—	Mega Diancie		Magic Bounce		Undiscovered	50	160	110	160	110	110	700
									15	15	Rockruff		Keen Eye Vital Spirit Steadfast		Field	45	65	40	30	40	60	280
										15	Own Tempo Rockruff		Own Tempo		Field	45	65	40	30	40	60	280
									15	15	Midday Lycanroc		Keen Eye Sand Rush Steadfast		Field	75	115	65	55	65	112	487
									15	15	Midnight Lycanroc		Keen Eye Vital Spirit No Guard		Field	85	115	75	55	75	82	487
										15	Dusk Lycanroc		Tough Claws		Field	75	117	65	55	65	110	487
										23	Stakataka		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	61	131	211	53	101	13	570
											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

38 Pokémon