Rock Throw in Pokemon Survivor

Rock Throw at a glance

What Rock Throw does

Rock Throw is a Rock-type projectile move. A heavy boulder that pushes the enemy back.

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. 53 Pokemon begin a run with it. 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 Throw stats by level

At level 1, Rock Throw deals 24 damage with a 0.7 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 35 damage every 0.52 seconds, which is 198.9 potential damage per second against 34.3 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of shots 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 Throw level-up changes

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

• Level 2: +1 shot, wider spread
• Level 3: +45% damage
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: +1 shot, +1 pierce, wider spread

Rock Throw evolution: Stone Edge

Rock Throw evolves into Stone Edge when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power 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 Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

Stone Edge keeps the Rock type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 35 to 63 and its cooldown stays at 0.52 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +80% damage
• +2 shots
• +2 pierce
• +30% size
• Wider spread

Which Pokemon can use Rock Throw

66 Pokemon can learn Rock Throw: 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.

53 Pokemon start with Rock Throw.

How to use Rock Throw

• Projectile moves aim at a boss within 330 pixels first, then at an enemy touching you, then at the nearest enemy, so this is the kind of move that reaches a boss through a crowd. It waits until a target is in reach before it fires.
• 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 projectile moves are Ember, Water Gun, and Thunder Shock. 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 0.7 second cooldown of Rock Throw at level 1 becomes 0.46 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 Throw in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Rock Throw do in Pokemon Survivor?

A heavy boulder that pushes the enemy back. It is a Rock-type projectile move with 5 levels. It deals 24 damage at level 1 and 35 at level 5.

How do you evolve Rock Throw?

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

Which Pokemon can learn Rock Throw?

The 66 Rock-type Pokemon, including dual types. 53 of them start with it.

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