Rockruff in Pokemon Survivor

Rockruff at a glance

Stats and Stat Score

Rockruff has 90 HP, 103 speed and a 1.06x attack multiplier. The multiplier scales every move it uses, so it is the number to watch.

Compared with the whole roster, its HP is among the lowest on the roster, its speed is about average and its attack is below average. Weighting attack at half and HP and speed at a quarter each gives the Stat Score of 35.6, which puts it at rank 724 overall, rank 63 of 83 among Alola Pokemon and rank 50 of 66 Rock-types. The score comes from the game's stat table, not from playtests, so read it together with the best Pokemon guide.

On the full Pokedex ranking Rockruff sits next to Psyduck one place above it and Electrike one place below it.

Rockruff moves

Pokemon that are not starters begin with the signature move of their first type, so Rockruff starts every run with Rock Throw: a heavy boulder that pushes the enemy back.

The level-up cards can then offer 10 different moves: the 8 Normal moves that every Pokemon shares plus 2 moves of its own type. Moves level up to level 5 and can evolve once you also take the stat card they need, which is covered in the move evolution guide. The permanent Repertoire upgrade adds a second, random starting move; see the upgrades guide.

• Normal moves: Tackle, Quick Attack, Swords Dance, Agility, Harden, Body Slam, Hyper Voice, Substitute
• Rock moves: Rock Throw, Rock Slide

Weaknesses and resistances

Rockruff takes extra damage from Water (1.6x), Grass (1.6x), Fighting (1.6x), Ground (1.6x), and Steel (1.6x). It resists Normal (0.6x), Fire (0.6x), Poison (0.6x), and Flying (0.6x). The remaining 9 of 18 types deal normal damage. The chart is softer than the main games: a super-effective hit is x1.6, a resisted hit x0.6 and an immunity x0.3, and two types multiply with each other inside the range 0.3 to 2.4. See the type chart guide for every matchup.

The multipliers apply to the damage you take, and enemies attack with the first type listed for them, so the dangerous enemies for Rockruff are the ones whose first type is Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, or Steel. Boss shots carry their first type too. Weather does not change these numbers, but it changes your own damage; see the weather guide. There is no same-type bonus, so Rock moves do not hit harder just because Rockruff shares the type.

How to get Rockruff

Rockruff is part of the Alola banner. A single pull first picks a rarity (45% for Common) and then picks one of the 14 Common Pokemon on that banner at random, so one pull gives Rockruff a 3.21% chance. Without pity helping at this rarity, expect to need around 31 pulls for this one in particular, although the pulls you spend on the banner also fill the rest of your collection.

A pull costs one ticket and ten pulls cost ten tickets or one x10 ticket. Tickets are earned in runs, from missions and from chests and are never sold for money. A duplicate turns into 15 coins, or 45 if it is the shiny version. The full odds and the pity rule are in the gacha guide.

A rarity-1 Pokemon like Rockruff can also turn up as the Lost Pokemon event in a run. Lead it to the marker and, one time in five, it joins your collection; you always get coins, a ticket and a heal.

Shiny Rockruff exists in this game. One pull in a hundred is a shiny, and wild enemies are shiny one time in 4096. Read the shiny guide for the details.

Rockruff as an enemy

Rockruff can show up as a regular enemy from 0:00 into the run (enemy tier 1). Each run draws only seven Pokemon per tier, so it is in some runs and absent from others.

Its enemy role is jumper: it leaps onto your position every few seconds once you are close.

Rockruff in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

Is Rockruff good in Pokemon Survivor?

Rockruff is a C-tier pick with a Stat Score of 35.6, rank 724 of 966. Rockruff is a balanced pick: no single stat stands out against the roster, so its runs depend on the moves and cards you collect.

How do I get Rockruff in Pokemon Survivor?

Pull the Alola banner. Rockruff is a Common Pokemon, so each pull has a 3.21% chance of giving it.

What is Rockruff's starting move?

Rockruff starts with Rock Throw, a Rock-type projectile move.

What is Rockruff weak to in Pokemon Survivor?

Rockruff is weak to Water (1.6x), Grass (1.6x), Fighting (1.6x), Ground (1.6x), and Steel (1.6x).

Can Rockruff be shiny in Pokemon Survivor?

Yes. One pull in a hundred is a shiny, and wild enemies are shiny one time in 4096.

See where all 966 Pokemon land on the Pokemon Survivor tier list, or browse the full Pokemon Survivor Pokedex.