What does Roggenrola evolve into?

Roggenrola becomes Boldore at level 25, then Gigalith by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Roggenrola evolve?

Roggenrola evolves into Boldore at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Roggenrola?

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Roggenrola works as a placeholder. Rock coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Boldore . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Roggenrola?

Roggenrola is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Roggenrola - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

15Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Roggenrola's spread. It leans physical with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Defense EV per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP55

Attack75

Defense85

Sp. Atk25

Sp. Def25

Speed15

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight18.0 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Sturdy

Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.

Weak Armor

Raises Speed and lowers Defense by one stage each upon being hit by a physical move.

Sand ForceHA

Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its ear is hexagonal in shape. Compressed underground, its body is as hard as steel.

Roggenrola Weakness

Roggenrola is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. The Rock typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Roggenrola's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Roggenrola 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

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 Roggenrola in Black & White (Best Counters)

Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 1 Aqua JetLv. 15 Damage vs Roggenrola Water Gun 2x 60-72% Aqua Jet 2x 38-47% View Tirtouga builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 131-155%KO Brick Break 2x 66-78% Low Sweep 2x 57-67% View Scraggy builds →
Drilbur Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigLv. 19 Metal ClawLv. 15 Mud-SlapLv. 8 Damage vs Roggenrola Dig 2x 78-93% Metal Claw 2x 34-41% Mud-Slap 2x 26-31% View Drilbur builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Roggenrola Water Gun 2x 83-98% View Omanyte builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 16 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Roggenrola Leaf Tornado 2x 83-98% Vine Whip 2x 29-36% View Snivy builds →

Black & White Evolution

Roggenrola kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Boldore all the way to Gigalith. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 235 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#524Roggenrola

Level 25

#525Boldore

Trade

#526Gigalith

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Roggenrola

Rock

Boldore

Rock

Gigalith

Rock

70+15

85+15

ATK

105+30

135+30

DEF

105+20

130+25

SP.ATK

50+25

60+10

SP.DEF

40+15

80+40

SPE

20+5

25+5

BST

280D-Tier

390C-Tier+110

515B-Tier+125

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Roggenrola easily with 49 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Autotomize, Curse, Gravity and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Mineral

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Roggenrola Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Roggenrola gets Autotomize and Curse exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Ground coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Stone Edge and Rock Slide.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 4

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 7

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 10

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 14

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 17

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 20

Iron Defense

D——15Steel

Lv 23

Smack Down

—5010015Rock

Lv 27

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Lv 30

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Lv 33

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

Lv 36

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

Lv 40

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TM64

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM91

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

D——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM23

Smack Down

—5010015Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Autotomize

D——15Steel

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Gravity

———5Psychic

Egg

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

Egg

Lock-On

———5Normal

Egg

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Egg

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Tutor Moves

Roggenrola can't learn any Tutor moves

Black & White Roggenrola Locations

Easy grab on Roggenrola with high spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Roggenrola in Black & White

Before you go hunting for Roggenrola, check which of the 4 spots belong to your version. Black and White each have different walking encounters at Lv. 10-13.

Wellspring Cave - 1F

BlackGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Wellspring Cave - 1F

WhiteGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Wellspring Cave - B1F

BlackGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Wellspring Cave - B1F

WhiteGrass Lv.10-13 Cave

CommonEarly

Any

Roggenrola Guide

Roggenrola becomes Boldore at level 25, then Gigalith by trading. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Roggenrola evolves into Boldore at level 25. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Roggenrola works as a placeholder. Rock coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Boldore. That's where the stats start mattering.
Roggenrola is catchable in Black & White. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 6 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Since Black & White, Roggenrola has been obtainable in 7 games. A Generation 5 debut means a shorter history, but Roggenrola has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Pansage Grass	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Roggenrola Vine Whip 2x 35-42% View Pansage builds →
Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Roggenrola Water Gun 2x 58-70% View Panpour builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Roggenrola Vine Whip 2x 35-42% View Snivy builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Roggenrola Water Gun 2x 65-77% View Oshawott builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Learns Brick Break at Level 20 View Scraggy builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 243-286%KO Solar Beam 2x 243-286%KO Magical Leaf 2x 125-148%KO Rock Smash 2x 43-51% View Virizion builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 117-138%KO Vital Throw 2x 74-88% Low Sweep 2x 69-83% Revenge 2x 66-78% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Low SweepTM47 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 13 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 117-138%KO Low Sweep 2x 82-97% Rock Smash 2x 51-60% Double Kick 2x 38-46% View Sawk builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 132-157%KO Brick Break 2x 62-74% Low Sweep 2x 54-65% Rock Smash 2x 34-42% View Scraggy builds →
Drilbur Ground	D
Available Moves Moves DigLv. 19 Metal ClawLv. 15 Rock SmashTM94 Mud-SlapLv. 8 Damage vs Roggenrola Dig 2x 74-88% Metal Claw 2x 34-40% Rock Smash 2x 26-31% Mud-Slap 2x 23-28% View Drilbur builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 233-276%KO Solar Beam 2x 233-276%KO Magical Leaf 2x 119-140%KO Rock Smash 2x 37-44% View Virizion builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 115-136%KO Earthquake 2x 65-77% Dig 2x 52-61% Vital Throw 2x 71-84% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 115-136%KO Earthquake 2x 76-91% Dig 2x 63-75% Low Sweep 2x 77-92% View Sawk builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Roggenrola Earthquake 2x 84-100%KO Dig 2x 68-80% Low Sweep 2x 37-45% Rock Smash 2x 24-29% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 DigTM28 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 125-148%KO Dig 2x 43-51% Brick Break 2x 60-72% Low Sweep 2x 53-64% View Scraggy builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 243-286%KO Solar Beam 2x 243-286%KO Magical Leaf 2x 124-146%KO Rock Smash 2x 39-46% View Virizion builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 114-136%KO Earthquake 2x 67-79% Dig 2x 54-64% Vital Throw 2x 73-86% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakLv. 29 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 114-136%KO Earthquake 2x 81-95% Dig 2x 64-76% Brick Break 2x 90-107%KO View Sawk builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Roggenrola Earthquake 2x 87-104%KO Dig 2x 69-82% Low Sweep 2x 38-45% Bulldoze 2x 54-64% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 DigTM28 Brick BreakLv. 20 Damage vs Roggenrola High Jump Kick 2x 106-125%KO Focus Blast 2x 127-150%KO Dig 2x 44-52% Brick Break 2x 63-75% View Scraggy builds →

Virizion GrassFighting	C
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Solar BeamTM22 Magical LeafLv. 13 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 249-294%KO Solar Beam 2x 249-294%KO Magical Leaf 2x 127-150%KO Rock Smash 2x 40-48% View Virizion builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 116-137%KO Earthquake 2x 68-81% Dig 2x 55-66% Vital Throw 2x 72-86% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakLv. 29 Damage vs Roggenrola Focus Blast 2x 116-137%KO Earthquake 2x 81-96% Dig 2x 66-79% Brick Break 2x 91-109%KO View Sawk builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Roggenrola Earthquake 2x 89-105%KO Dig 2x 70-83% Low Sweep 2x 39-47% Bulldoze 2x 54-64% View Krokorok builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves High Jump KickLv. 31 Focus BlastTM52 DigTM28 Brick BreakLv. 20 Damage vs Roggenrola High Jump Kick 2x 105-124%KO Focus Blast 2x 130-153%KO Dig 2x 45-53% Brick Break 2x 62-73% View Scraggy builds →

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rapid Spin Iron Head Rock Slide Damage vs Roggenrola Earthquake 2x 154-182%KO Rapid Spin 13-15% Rock Slide 38-45% View Excadrill builds →
Jirachi SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Iron Head U Turn Ice Punch Healing Wish Damage vs Roggenrola U Turn 23-27% View Jirachi builds →
Politoed Water	B
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves ScaldSTAB EncoreUtility ProtectPriority ToxicUtility Damage vs Roggenrola Scald 2x 173-203%KO View Politoed builds →
Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Roggenrola Drain Punch 2x 131-154%KO Mach Punch 2x 70-82% View Conkeldurr builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Mach Punch Bullet Seed Swords Dance Low Sweep Damage vs Roggenrola Mach Punch 2x 87-102%KO Bullet Seed 2x 55-65% View Breloom builds →