TypeWeakness

Rock Type Weaknesses & Strengths

Rock is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel, and resists Normal, Fire, Poison and Flying. Rock attacks are super effective against Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug.

Defending: Rock takes…

2× weak to
Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel
½× resists
Normal Fire Poison Flying
0× immune
None

Attacking: Rock moves deal…

2× super effective
Fire Ice Flying Bug
½× not very effective
Fighting Ground Steel
0× no effect
None

Rock Type Explained

Rock is the classic answer to Fire and Flying Pokémon: it hits Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug for 2×, so Fire/Flying types like Charizard take 4×. Defensively Rock is fragile, with five weaknesses — tied with Grass for the most.

Against a pure Rock Pokémon, lead with Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel moves and avoid Normal, Fire, Poison and Flying. Against a Rock dual type the answer changes, because the second type can cancel a weakness or stack it into a 4× hit — use the Pokémon type calculator to check any exact combination.

Rock Dual-Type Pairing Ranking

Every Rock dual type, ranked first by fewer 2×/4× weaknesses, then by more ½×/¼× resistances and immunities, and finally by fewer 4× weaknesses. This is a type-chart comparison, not an overall competitive ranking; it does not include stats, movepools, abilities, items or team role.

TypingWeaknesses4× weak toResists / immune
Rock Steel3Fighting Ground8 + immune to Poison
Rock Bug3None2
Rock Fire4Water Ground7
Rock Poison4Ground6
Rock Fairy4Steel5 + immune to Dragon
Rock Water4Grass5
Rock Electric4Ground5
Rock Grass4None2
Rock Flying5None5 + immune to Ground
Rock Normal5Fighting4 + immune to Ghost
Rock Ghost6None4 + immune to Normal, Fighting
Rock Ground6Water Grass5 + immune to Electric
Rock Dragon6None5
Rock Ice6Fighting Steel4
Rock Dark7Fighting6 + immune to Psychic
Rock Fighting7None6
Rock Psychic7None5

Under that ranking, the first three partners for Rock are Steel (3 weaknesses), Bug (3 weaknesses) and Fire (4 weaknesses). Watch out for Rock/Steel (4× Fighting, Ground), Rock/Fire (4× Water, Ground) and Rock/Poison (4× Ground).

Rock Type Pokémon

Among the 1025 default species entries in this dataset, 74 have Rock as one of their types; here are the first 48 by Pokédex number. Alternate forms are available in the calculator but are not included in this species count.

Rock Type FAQ

What is Rock type weak to?

Rock type Pokémon are weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel. These attacking types deal 2× damage.

What does Rock resist?

Rock resists Normal, Fire, Poison and Flying, taking only half damage from them.

Is Rock immune to anything?

No — Rock has no type immunities.

What is Rock super effective against?

Rock moves are super effective against Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug.

What type ranks first with Rock on this page?

Under this page's type-only ranking, Rock/Steel comes first, with 3 weaknesses and 9 resistances or immunities. This ranking does not include stats, moves, abilities, items or team role.

Other Types

Normal Fire Water Electric Grass Ice Fighting Poison Ground Flying Psychic Bug Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy