Is Rockruff Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Rock-type. Evolves into Midday Lycanroc in Ultra Sun (day), Midnight in Ultra Moon (night), or the USUM-exclusive Dusk Form from a special Own Tempo Rockruff at dusk. All three forms are solid Rock-types with different stat profiles.
Rockruff trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Rockruff's weaknesses hard.
Lycanroc has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Rockruff trades roughly evenly with Kiawe's team.
Rockruff trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Lycanroc has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Lycanroc trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Lycanroc has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Lycanroc trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Lycanroc has the type edge here and should clean up Mina's team.
Hapu's team hits Lycanroc's weaknesses hard.
Molayne's team hits Lycanroc's weaknesses hard.
Lycanroc trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Lycanroc has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Lycanroc has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Lycanroc trades roughly evenly with Kukui's team.
Catch Rockruff on Route 1 (walking, Lv 11-14).
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Lana, at typical party pace.
How to Get Rockruff in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
A handful of locations for Rockruff with decent spawn rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Rockruff in USUM
To get Rockruff, start by catching Rockruff through walking encounters at Lv. 11-14. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Rockruff Weakness
Rockruff is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
What is Rockruff Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rockruff
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x118-140%KO Bubble 2x29-36% | ||
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Slowbro builds →Water Gun 2x73-87% Brick Break 2x76-89% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Vaporeon builds →Water Pulse 2x114-134%KO | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x114-134%KO Bubble Beam 2x43-52% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x117-140%KO Brick Break 2x64-76% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Vaporeon Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Vaporeon builds →Water Pulse 2x122-144%KO | ||
Machop Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Crabrawler builds →Brick Break 2x122-144%KO Bubble Beam 2x46-56% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Grovyle builds →Mega Drain 2x126-150%KO Brick Break 2x69-81% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x157-186%KO Energy Ball 2x56-67% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x162-190%KO Leaf Blade 2x125-149%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Mudbray Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Mudbray builds →High Horsepower 2x170-200%KO Double Kick 2x37-44% | ||
Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 2x141-167%KO Brick Break 2x63-76% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x165-194%KO Bulldoze 2x87-104%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x161-190%KO Bulldoze 2x86-101%KO Energy Ball 2x59-70% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Hariyama builds →Brick Break 2x161-190%KO Bulldoze 2x86-101%KO Brine 2x42-51% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Gallade builds →Brick Break 2x165-194%KO Leaf Blade 2x131-155%KO Bulldoze 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Poliwrath builds →Brick Break 2x132-156%KO Bubble Beam 2x93-110%KO Bulldoze 2x72-85% | ||
 Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x91-107%KO Sacred Sword 2x68-80% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x225-266%KO Bulldoze 2x91-108%KO Bullet Punch 2x62-74% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x225-266%KO Bulldoze 2x66-78% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x172-203%KO Bulldoze 2x91-108%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x167-197%KO Bulldoze 2x90-106%KO Energy Ball 2x59-69% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x257-303%KO Bulldoze 2x87-103%KO Energy Ball 2x57-67% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x238-280%KO Earthquake 2x197-233%KO | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Aegislash SteelGhost | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Aegislash builds →Iron Head 2x88-104%KO Sacred Sword 2x66-79% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Bewear builds →Hammer Arm 2x221-261%KO Bulldoze 2x90-107%KO | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x272-321%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x243-286%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x114-135%KO Bulldoze 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x387-456%KO Focus Blast 2x155-183%KO Bulldoze 2x66-78% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Venusaur builds →Solar Beam 2x369-435%KO Bulldoze 2x64-76% | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Chesnaught builds →Solar Beam 2x290-342%KO Hammer Arm 2x198-233%KO Bulldoze 2x80-95% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x208-245%KO Iron Head 2x140-165%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Solgaleo builds →Solar Beam 2x280-329%KO Sunsteel Strike 2x248-292%KO Earthquake 2x165-195%KO Wake-Up Slap 2x116-137%KO | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x393-463%KO Focus Blast 2x158-186%KO Earthquake 2x111-131%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Garchomp can KO Rockruff with Earthquake (288-339%). Machamp threatens a KO with Stone Edge (105-124%). Scizor's Bullet Punch also KOs at 191-225%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemRocky Helmet NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x288-339%KO Stone Edge96-113%KO | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Machamp builds →Stone Edge105-124%KO Bullet Punch 2x85-100%KO Knock Off68-81% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x191-225%KO U Turn166-195%KO Knock Off103-121%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Rockruff View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb77-90% Giga Drain 2x258-304%KO | ||
Rockruff Evolutions
What you see is what you get. Rockruff sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Rockruff easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Crush Claw, Fire Fang, Sucker Punch and 2 more to offspring.
USUM Rockruff Best Moveset
Rock at 65 Attack with AbilityVital Spirit preventing sleep and AbilitySteadfast raising Speed from flinches as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats does nothing. Lycanroc one evolution away adds 115 Attack and 112 Speed in Midday form.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Rockruff. Crush Claw and Fire Fang come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Stone Edge and Rock Slide and coverage across 7 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
As they develop, their disposition grows more violent and aggressive. Many Trainers find them too much to handle and abandon them.
When it rubs the rocks on its neck against you, that’s proof of its love for you. However, the rocks are sharp, so the gesture is quite painful!
Rockruff Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Rockruff does the job early-game if you need a Rock type on your team. Evolve it into lycanroc before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Rockruff has appeared in 4 games across 4 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves