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Rockruffin Pokémon Ghost Grey

rockghost

Pokédex Entry

Pup Pokémon

Unsafe in the very caves it was born to, a glance at the sun leaves it permanently blind. It howls, but no one will come.

Rockruff in Pokémon Ghost Grey

Rockruff is #744 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Ghost Grey. This page covers its rock/ghost typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 8 encounter locations.

Type
RockGhost
Dex
#021 Regional Dex · #744 National
Abilities
Vital Spirit(Primary)

Prevents sleep.

Hustle(Secondary)

Trades accuracy for power.

Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
flying
Hatch Rate
Fast (15 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
pokeball
Poké Ball19.4%
greatball
Great Ball26.7%
ultraball
Ultra Ball33.0%
Base Exp
75
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ground ×2ghost ×2dark ×2steel ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5poison ×0.25flying ×0.5bug ×0.5
Immune To
normalfighting

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Rockruff to Lv. 25

How to Obtain

Rockruff can be found in Diglett‘s Cave (uncommon), in Forest Meadow (uncommon), and in Hall Of Fame (uncommon), among two other areas. Wild ones range from level three to 44.

Wild Encounters (5)

Level Up Moves (14)

StartleLevel: 1ghost
409535
A physical attack in which the user scares the foe and charges into them.
LeerLevel: 1normal
010030
The foe is given an intimidating look that lowers its Defense stat.
Sand-AttackLevel: 5ground
010015
A lot of sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
Double TeamLevel: 8normal
0015
The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Rock ThrowLevel: 12rock
509015
The foe is attacked with a shower of small, easily thrown rocks.
HowlLevel: 16normal
0040
The user howls to raise its spirit and boost its Attack stat.
BiteLevel: 20dark
4010010
The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
Rock TombLevel: 24rock
609515
Boulders are hurled at the foe. It also lowers the foe's Speed if it hits.
RoarLevel: 28normal
010020
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Rock SlideLevel: 32rock
759010
Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
CrunchLevel: 36dark
701005
The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Defense.
Scary FaceLevel: 40normal
09010
Frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed.
Stealth RockLevel: 44rock
0020
Levitating rocks are laid around the foe's party to hurt foes switching in.
Stone EdgeLevel: 48rock
100805
The foe is stabbed by sharpened stones. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

TM/HM Moves (28)

Play Roughfairy
909010TM01
The foe is roughed up by the user. This may lower the foe's Attack.
Night Shadeghost
110015TM02
An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user's level.
Metronomenormal
0010TM03
Waggles a finger and stimulates the brain into using any move at random.
Roarnormal
010020TM05
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Toxicpoison
09010TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Bulk Upfighting
0020TM08
The user bulks up its body to boost both its Attack and Defense stats.
Protectnormal
0010TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Rock Sliderock
759010TM20
Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Swords Dancenormal
0020TM22
A frenetic dance of fighting. It sharply raises the Attack stat.
Iron Headsteel
8010015TM23
The foe is slammed with its hard head. It may also make the foe flinch.
Earthquakeground
10010010TM26
An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
Shadow Ballghost
8010010TM30
A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Shadow Clawghost
7010010TM31
Claws made of shadows rake the foe. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Hone Clawsdark
0015TM32
The user sharpens its claws to raise its Attack and Accuracy.
Mud Shotground
559515TM34
The user attacks by hurling mud. It also reduces the foe's Speed.
Rock Tombrock
609515TM39
Boulders are hurled at the foe. It also lowers the foe's Speed if it hits.
Dream Eaterpsychic
10010015TM41
Absorbs half the damage it inflicted on a sleeping foe to restore HP.
Sleep Talknormal
0010TM42
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Poison Jabpoison
12010020TM43
The foe is stabbed by an arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the foe.
Restpsychic
0010TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Will-O-Wispfire
08515TM45
A sinister, bluish white flame is shot at the foe to inflict a burn.
Thiefdark
4010010TM46
An attack that may take the foe's held item if the user isn't holding one.
Hypnosispsychic
06020TM48
Hypnotic suggestion is used to make the foe fall into a deep sleep.
Agilitypsychic
0030TM49
The user relaxes and lightens its body to sharply boost its Speed.
Cutsteel
509530HM01
A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass.
Soul Shiftpsychic
1010035HM02
Swaps the user with another Ally. Use it to warp to any known town.
Strengthnormal
10010015HM04
The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders.
Flashnormal
07020HM05
A blast of light that cuts the foe's accuracy. It also illuminates caves.

Move Tutor Moves (15)

Refreshnormal
010020Tutor
A self-healing move that cures the user of a poisoning, burn, or paralysis.
Foresightnormal
010040Tutor
Completely negates the foe's efforts to heighten its ability to evade.
Mercyghost
4010040Tutor
A restrained attack that always leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
Double-Edgenormal
12010015Tutor
A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
Mirror Coatpsychic
110020Tutor
A retaliation move that pays back the foe's special attack double.
Substitutenormal
0010Tutor
The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP.
Sandstormrock
0010Tutor
A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.
Sunny Dayfire
005Tutor
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Rain Dancewater
005Tutor
A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up Water- type moves.
Weather Ballnormal
5010010Tutor
An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
Grudgeghost
01005Tutor
If the user faints, this move deletes the PP of the move that finished it.
Cursetypeless
0010Tutor
A move that works differently for the Ghost-type and all the other types.
Fire Fangfire
659515Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it burned.
Ice Fangice
659515Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it frozen.
Earth Powerground
9010010Tutor
The ground under the foe erupts with power. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def.

Type Summary

6
Weaknesses
5
Resistances
0
Immunities
7
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Rockruff. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Rockruff resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Base Stats

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