Rock Type Weakness

Best counters to Rock — what beats Rock-type Pokémon

These Pokémon resist Rock’s attacks and hit it super-effectively with Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel moves. Tap one to scout it, or assemble them into a team below.

CobalionSteelFightingGreat TuskGroundFightingIron TreadsGroundSteelLucarioFightingSteelSteelixSteelGroundExcadrillGroundSteelDialgaSteelDragonSolgaleoPsychicSteel

Build a team that beats Rock

The team below is pre-loaded with the top counters to Rock. Swap any slot and the weakness chart updates live — a balanced team wants no attacking type hitting three or more of your six. Prefer a blank slate? Open the full team builder.

Cobalion

SteelFighting

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Great Tusk

GroundFighting

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel

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Lucario

FightingSteel

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Steelix

SteelGround

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Excadrill

GroundSteel

Edit set

55

out of 100

Structurally exposed

Provisional rating

Pokémon team rating

Several shared weaknesses or coverage gaps need attention. Based on typing, switch-ins and selected attacks. This is not a prediction of match results.

1

5 members are weak to Fire

5 Pokémon are weak to Fire, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Fire

2

5 members are weak to Fighting

5 Pokémon are weak to Fighting, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Fighting

3

5 members are weak to Ground

5 Pokémon are weak to Ground, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ground

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Rayquaza

+8 points

Adds an answer to Fire, Fighting, & Ground.

Replace with Dragonite

+8 points

Adds an answer to Fire, Fighting, & Ground.

Replace with Salamence

+8 points

Adds an answer to Fire, Fighting, & Ground.

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55

out of 100

Structurally exposed

Provisional rating

Pokémon team rating

Several shared weaknesses or coverage gaps need attention. Based on typing, switch-ins and selected attacks. This is not a prediction of match results.

1

5 members are weak to Fire

5 Pokémon are weak to Fire, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Fire

2

5 members are weak to Fighting

5 Pokémon are weak to Fighting, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Fighting

3

5 members are weak to Ground

5 Pokémon are weak to Ground, with no resistance or immunity to switch into.

Ground

Best one-click upgrades

Replace with Rayquaza

+8 points

Adds an answer to Fire, Fighting, & Ground.

Replace with Dragonite

+8 points

Adds an answer to Fire, Fighting, & Ground.

Replace with Salamence

+8 points

Adds an answer to Fire, Fighting, & Ground.

Team weakness analysis

Each row shows damage from one attacking type. Several red cells in a row indicate a shared weakness.

⚠ Unresolved weaknesses — no member resists these types:

FireWaterFightingGround

Type							Weak
Normal	½		½	½	½	½	·
Fire	2×		2×	2×	2×	2×	5
Water		2×	2×		2×	2×	4
Electric		0	0		0	0	·
Grass	½	2×		½			1
Ice	½	2×		½			1
Fighting	2×		2×	2×	2×	2×	5
Poison	0	½	0	0	0	0	·
Ground	2×		2×	2×	2×	2×	5
Flying		2×	½		½	½	1
Psychic		2×	½		½	½	1
Bug	¼	½	½	¼	½	½	·
Rock	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	·
Ghost							·
Dragon	½		½	½	½	½	·
Dark	½	½		½			·
Steel	½		½	½	½	½	·
Fairy		2×	½		½	½	1

Offensive coverage

Types hit super-effectively by your team’s own types and selected damaging moves.

No super-effective attack against:

WaterGrassFightingGroundFlyingPsychicBugGhostDragon

Frequently asked questions

All Rock-type Pokémon (99)

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