What does Rockruff evolve into?

Rockruff has 3 evolution paths: Lycanroc Midday at level 25, Lycanroc Midnight at level 25, and Lycanroc Dusk at level 25. Different conditions, different results.

At what level does Rockruff evolve?

Rockruff has 3 evolution paths: Lycanroc Midday at level 25, Lycanroc Midnight at level 25, and Lycanroc Dusk at level 25. Different method for each one.

Should I use Rockruff?

In Sword & Shield, Rockruff does the job early-game if you need a Rock type on your team. Evolve it into lycanroc-midday before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Rockruff?

Rockruff is catchable in Sword & Shield. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 3 other games across the series.

Rockruff - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Rockruff's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Attack EV, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack65

Defense40

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def40

Speed60

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.2 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Keen Eye

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Vital Spirit

Prevents sleep.

SteadfastHA

Raises Speed one stage upon flinching.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

This Pokémon can bond very strongly with its Trainer, but it also has a habit of biting. Raising a Rockruff for a long time can be challenging.

Rockruff Weakness

Rockruff is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. That's a lot of weak spots to cover so team support is important.

Rockruff Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
0.5x (Resist)	Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Poison Flying

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Fire Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Rockruff in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Hippowdon Ground	A
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 44 DigTM15 Stomping TantrumTM98 BulldozeTM81 Damage vs Rockruff Earthquake 2x 204-241%KO Dig 2x 165-194%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x 153-181%KO Bulldoze 2x 125-147%KO View Hippowdon builds →
Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 Drill RunLv. 46 Brick BreakTM43 Stomping TantrumTM98 Damage vs Rockruff Dig 2x 193-228%KO Drill Run 2x 193-228%KO Brick Break 2x 120-141%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x 180-212%KO View Excadrill builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 48 Flying PressLv. 44 SubmissionLv. 24 DigTM15 Damage vs Rockruff High Jump Kick 2x 226-266%KO Flying Press 2x 176-207%KO Submission 2x 141-166%KO Dig 2x 93-110%KO View Hawlucha builds →
Sandaconda Ground	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 BulldozeTM81 Mud ShotTM53 Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Rockruff Dig 2x 158-186%KO Bulldoze 2x 121-142%KO Mud Shot 2x 74-88% Sand Tomb 2x 70-83% View Sandaconda builds →
Seismitoad WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM15 DiveTM45 Drain PunchLv. 1 Brick BreakTM43 Damage vs Rockruff Dig 2x 145-171%KO Dive 2x 145-171%KO Drain Punch 2x 91-107%KO Brick Break 2x 91-107%KO View Seismitoad builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

What you see is what you get. Rockruff sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and a massive partner pool from one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#744RockruffDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Rockruff easily with 152 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Endeavor, Last Resort, Thrash to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Rockruff Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Rockruff. Endeavor and Last Resort come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Stone Edge and Rock Slide and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 8

Double Team

———15Normal

Lv 12

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 16

Howl

D——40Normal

Lv 20

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 24

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

Lv 28

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 32

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Lv 36

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 40

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 44

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Lv 48

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR32

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TR67

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM68

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

TR42

Hyper Voice

D9010010Normal

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TR74

Iron Head

D8010015Steel

TR31

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TR90

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

D609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM26

Scary Face

——10010Normal

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM85

Snarl

D559515Dark

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM98

Stomping Tantrum

D7510010Ground

TR75

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TR37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM66

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TR69

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Egg

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Egg

Last Resort

C1401005Normal

Egg

Thrash

C12010010Normal

Tutor Moves

Rockruff can't learn any Tutor moves

Sword & Shield Rockruff Locations

moderate rates across 18 encounter spots for Rockruff. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.

Best Locations to Catch Rockruff in Sword & Shield

Before you go hunting for Rockruff, check which of the 18 spots belong to your version. Shield and Sword each have different walking encounters at Lv. 10-21.

Challenge Road