Rock Slide in Pokemon Survivor

Rock Slide at a glance

What Rock Slide does

Rock Slide is a Rock-type meteor move. Rocks fall from the sky onto nearby enemies.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Rock-type, which is true of 66 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. No Pokemon begins a run with it, so you only find it on level-up cards. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It knocks enemies back.

Rock Slide stats by level

At level 1, Rock Slide deals 21 damage with a 1.3 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 30 damage every 1.04 seconds, which is 175.7 potential damage per second against 48.5 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of meteors and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Rock Slide level-up changes

Each level-up card for Rock Slide applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +1 meteor
• Level 3: +45% damage
• Level 4: +30% radius
• Level 5: +2 meteors, -20% cooldown

Rock Slide evolution: Stealth Rock

Rock Slide evolves into Stealth Rock when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Reflexes card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Reflexes card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Stealth Rock keeps the Rock type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 30 to 52 and its cooldown stays at 1.04 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +70% damage
• +2 meteors
• +20% radius

Which Pokemon can use Rock Slide

66 Pokemon can learn Rock Slide: every Rock-type, which is 15 single-type and 51 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Rampardos, Nihilego, Archeops, and Terrakion.

No Pokemon starts with Rock Slide, so you only find it on level-up cards.

How to use Rock Slide

• Meteor moves aim at an enemy touching you first, then at a boss within 330 pixels, then at the nearest enemy, and wait until a target is in reach before they fire. A crowd around you takes the hits before a boss does.
• Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug take 60% more damage from Rock moves, while Fighting, Ground, and Steel take 40% less. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other meteor moves are Hail and Meteor Mash. The moves list compares all 64.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 1.3 second cooldown of Rock Slide at level 1 becomes 0.86 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Rock moves: see the weather guide.

Rock Slide in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Rock Slide do in Pokemon Survivor?

Rocks fall from the sky onto nearby enemies. It is a Rock-type meteor move with 5 levels. It deals 21 damage at level 1 and 30 at level 5.

How do you evolve Rock Slide?

Level it to 5 and take the Reflexes card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into Stealth Rock.

Which Pokemon can learn Rock Slide?

The 66 Rock-type Pokemon, including dual types. None of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.