Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.
| National | #744 |
| Isle Of Armor | #157 |
| Kitakami | #70 |
| Original Alola | #103 |
| Original Melemele | #103 |
| Original Poni | #53 |
| Paldea | #89 |
| Updated Alola | #126 |
| Updated Melemele | #126 |
| Updated Poni | #65 |
Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.
x³No wild held item data available.
Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!
Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!
Damage multipliers from all 18 attacking types
Rockruff's Rock typing gives it 5 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against flying, bug, fire, ice types
Rockruff totals 280 across its base stats, profiling as a balanced Pokémon with a flexible stat spread. Lean on its Attack (65) when planning sets, and cover for its weaker Special Attack (30).
Defensively, the Rock combination gives Rockruff 4 resistances and 5 weaknesses to plan around. Notably, it carries no 4× weaknesses, which makes it harder to punish. Offensively it pressures 4 types with super-effective STAB coverage.
With a catch rate of 190, Rockruff is comparatively easy to catch in the wild. It levels on the Medium experience curve. Defeating it grants Attack +1 EVs, which is worth remembering when EV-training your own team.
0.5 m
9.2 kg
Prevents confusion.
3,825
Hatch Counter: 15
190
Higher values mean easier to catch
70
Initial friendship level
Medium Fast
Experience points needed to level up
Rockruff is a Rock type Pokémon.
Rockruff takes 2× damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass type moves.
Rockruff evolves into Lycanroc at level 25. Full evolution line: Rockruff → Lycanroc.
Rockruff has a base stat total of 280: HP 45, Attack 65, Defense 40, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 40, Speed 60. Its highest stat is Attack (65).
| English | Rockruff |
| Japanese | イワンコ |
| Japanese (Kanji) | イワンコ |
| Roomaji | Iwanko |
| Korean | 암멍이 |
| French | Rocabot |
| German | Wuffels |
| Spanish | Rockruff |
| Italian | Rockruff |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 岩狗狗 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 岩狗狗 |
Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.
High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.
Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.
Learned at Lv. 48
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Learned at Lv. 34
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to make the target flinch.
Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.
Learned at Lv. 45
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to confuse the target.
TM/TR Moves
Scarlet Violet
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Learned at Lv. 40
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.
Learned at Lv. 45
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Has a chance to confuse the target.
TM/TR Moves
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM/TR Moves
Scarlet Violet
Has a chance to paralyze the target.
Tutor Moves
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Takes the target’s item.
Rockruff can have the Own Tempo ability.
