Rock (type)

Attack pros & cons

Rock moves are super-effective against:

Fire Ice Flying Bug

Rock moves are not very effective against:

Fighting Ground Steel

Defense pros & cons

These types are not very effective against Rock Pokémon:

Normal Fire Poison Flying

These types are super-effective against Rock Pokémon:

Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel

Rock effects

• Rock type Pokémon do not take damage during a sandstorm.
• The Special Defense of Rock type Pokémon is increased by 50% during a sandstorm.
• The Sand Force ability increases the power of Rock type moves by 30% during a sandstorm.
• The Delta Stream ability makes Rock type moves neutral against Flying type Pokémon.
• The items Stone Plate, Hard Stone and Rock Incense increase the power of Rock type moves by 20% when held.
• The Charti Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Rock type move.

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Rock type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Rock type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.