Rock Tomb (move)

Rock Tomb (Japanese: がんせきふうじ Rock Seal) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III.
It is:
* TM39 from Generation III to , as well as in .
* TM48 in .
* TM036 in Generation IX.
==Effect==
===Generation III to V===
Rock Tomb deals damage and lowers the opponent's Speed by one stage. It has a power of 50, 10 PP, and 80% accuracy.
Rock Tomb can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 3 bonus appeal points if was used in the previous turn.
===Generation VI onwards===
Rock Tomb's power changed to 60, its PP changed to 15, and its accuracy changed to 95%.
==Description==
Large boulders are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. It lowers the foe's Speed.
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By TM===
===By ===
===Special move===
====Generation IX====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Rock Tomb deals damage and lowers the target's Travel Speed (previously Movement Speed) by one stage. In the Explorers series, the description of the move was mistranslated and erroneously states that the move only has a chance to lower the Movement Speed.
===Pokémon Conquest===
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 25 → 30
* February 16, 2017
** Power: 30 → 70
** Energy cost: 25 → 50
** Duration: 3.4 → 3.2 seconds
** Damage window: 2.3 - 3.2 → 2.25 - 3 seconds
;Trainer Battles
* November 29, 2021
** Secondary effect added
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Rock Tomb 	2 	— 	39 	46 	95% 	An opponent 	— 	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank. 	/Aurorus (Tech role only) (Support role only) (Support/tech roles only)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ginormous Rock Tomb 	2 	2 	120 	144 	100% 	All opponents	— 	Activation Condition: When the user's Defense is raised to its maximum stat rank.
Deactivation Condition: When the user's Defense is not raised to its maximum stat rank.
Lowers the target's Speed by two stat ranks. Turns the field of play's zone into a Rock Zone. (A Rock Zone powers up Rock-type attacks.) Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect and Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank.	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Name 	 	State 	State 	Base	Max 	Target 	Target	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable	
Crazy Cool Rock Tomb	Default	Default 	200 	240 	An opponent	An opponent 	— 	This attack's power increases when the target is flinching.	 	 	
Notes:
* Rock Tomb:
** Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Lowers the target's Speed.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Rock Tomb is 's first move. It is obtained by evolving from at level 4 and upgrading into it instead of . The user emits a beam that deals 100% ability damage. Upon reaching its maximum distance, or hitting an enemy, a curved wall rises from the ground, dealing 50% ability damage to anyone on top of it. When the barrier de-spawns, 50% ability damage is dealt again to all enemies near it. Rock Tomb can critically hit, however, the user's base critical hit chance is 0%. At level 11, each hit also inflicts 2s of slow.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In All About Arceus VIII, told his , Sudobo, to use Rock Tomb, but the move was executed off-panel.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
* Rock Tomb is the only Clever move.
* In , Pokémon Colosseum and , the TM description erroneously indicates that using Rock Tomb will not always lower the target's Speed.
* In :
** The TM description erroneously states that using Rock Tomb can cause the target to flinch.
** When this move is used in a Double Battle, it appears to attack the Pokémon opposite of what the player has chosen. However, the damage is done to the Pokémon initially selected.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can lower the target's Speed
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Felsgrab
es:Tumba rocas
fr:Tomberoche
it:Rocciotomba
ja:がんせきふうじ
zh:岩石封锁（招式）