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526Gigalith

Gigalith, an example of a Rock type Pokémon.

The Rock type is one of the eighteen official types from the Pokémon franchise. The Rock type is known to be a defensive type, but due to it's weaknesses to the commonly used Fighting and Ground moves, it is rather risky to use, despite having an overall high Defense. With its mediocre Special Defense, its biggest weaknesses are the common Water and Grass types. It is also weak to the very defensive Steel type.

Because of these five weaknesses, ×4 weaknesses with Dual Rock-typed Pokémon are very common. Tied with Grass, Rock has the most weaknesses, but at least Rock is resisted by much less types, and Rock can defeat at least four types.

Rock-type moves can be used well against Fire, Ice, Bug and Flying. And while Rock-type Pokémon aren't resistant to Ice or Bug, it does resist Poison and is among the few types that can resist a Normal-type move.

As of Generation 6, there are 55 Rock types in total, making it just across the rare side of type rarity. The least common Rock-type Pokémon are the pure Rock-types, with only 9 in existence. Out of all the dual Rock-typed Pokémon, the most of them seem to be primarily Rock, as opposed to secondarily.

As expected, most Rock Pokémon tend to be rocks and stones (e.g. Geodude), or have something related to rock in or on their body (e.g. Dwebble). Some of these Pokémon appear to have an armor made of stone.

All Fossilized Pokémon are at least a Rock type, due to being revived with the help of a fossil. With the exception of Cranidos, all of these Pokémon have a secondary type, and with the exception of Tirtouga, each of these Pokémon appear to be primarily Rock.

While not much at all, quite a few Rock Pokémon are found in the Mineral egg group.

Type matchups[]

Official[]

Offensive
Rock
Defensive
Power Types   Power Types
Bug
Fire
Flying
Ice
½×
Fire
Flying
Normal
Poison
½×
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Fighting
Grass
Ground
Steel
Water
None None


Specialists[]

Notable[]

Pokémon Types
Official Types
Normal
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Water
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
???
Fanon Types
Arcane
Bunny
Blast
Clean
Cosmic
Cyber
Demon
Dream
Food
Gas
Holy
Hunter
Light
Love
Lunar
Magic
Music
Monster
Neon
Plasma
Quartz
Robot
Shade
Shadow
Sound
Star
Wind
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