Rockruff - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Rockruff can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Rockruff artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Rockruff learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
8	Double Team	Normal	—	—
12	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
16	Howl	Normal	—	—
20	Bite	Dark	60	100
24	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
28	Roar	Normal	—	—
32	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
36	Crunch	Dark	80	100
40	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
44	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
48	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80

Egg moves

Rockruff learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100

Moves learnt by TM

Rockruff is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
02	Charm	Fairy	—	100
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
30	Snarl	Dark	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	85	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
117	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Rockruff egg move parents

In other generations
7
8
9

Rockruff Own Tempo Rockruff

Rockruff's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Rockruff are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Rockruff with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Rockruff with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Endeavor

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Litleo Pyroar Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
TM	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Flareon Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Spoink Grumpig Zangoose Seviper Chimchar Monferno Infernape Pachirisu Ambipom Skuntank Rhyperior Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Blitzle Zebstrika Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Dedenne Litten Torracat Incineroar Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Oranguru Komala Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Skwovet Greedent Sandaconda Perrserker Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Cufant Copperajah Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Fidough Dachsbun Maschiff Mabosstiff Shroodle Grafaiai Palafin (Zero Form) Cyclizar Greavard Houndstone Annihilape Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Phanpy Donphan Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Maschiff Mabosstiff
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Endeavor

Last Resort

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Aipom Espeon Umbreon Snubbull Granbull Phanpy Pachirisu Ambipom Leafeon Glaceon Minccino Sylveon Fidough Dachsbun
Breeding	Meowth Persian Sentret Dunsparce Torchic Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Oranguru Skwovet Greedent Silicobra Sandaconda Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce (Three-Segment Form)
Reminder	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Last Resort

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Sentret Furret Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Slaking Stunky Skuntank Hisuian Samurott Meowstic (Male) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Komala Sobble Drizzile Inteleon
Breeding	Ekans Houndour Houndoom Tepig Zorua Zoroark Rockruff Scorbunny Raboot Cinderace Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada
Evolution	Lycanroc (Midday Form)
Reminder	Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Sucker Punch

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Teddiursa Ursaring Piloswine Mamoswine Blitzle Zebstrika Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Cubchoo Beartic Litten Torracat Incineroar Yungoos Gumshoos Passimian Komala Perrserker Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Ursaluna Annihilape
Breeding	Alolan Diglett Alolan Dugtrio Growlithe Hisuian Growlithe Arcanine Hisuian Arcanine Stantler Tepig Rockruff Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Wyrdeer
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Thrash