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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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

It’s as hard as steel, but apparently a long soak in water will cause it to soften a bit.

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

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 Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Move Moves Steel WingLv. 1 Damage vs Roggenrola Steel Wing 2x 64-76% View Corviknight builds →
Diggersby NormalGround	B
Available Moves Moves BulldozeLv. 23 Mud ShotTM53 Sand TombTM49 Double KickLv. 18 Damage vs Roggenrola Bulldoze 2x 40-48% Mud Shot 2x 75-88% Sand Tomb 2x 27-32% Double Kick 2x 15-19% View Diggersby builds →
Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Circle ThrowLv. 10 RevengeLv. 20 Damage vs Roggenrola Circle Throw 2x 60-72% Revenge 2x 60-72% View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Low SweepLv. 20 Rock SmashLv. 1 Double KickLv. 10 Damage vs Roggenrola Low Sweep 2x 77-92% Rock Smash 2x 51-60% Double Kick 2x 37-44% View Sawk builds →
Onix RockGround	C
TM Move Moves Sand TombTM49 Damage vs Roggenrola Sand Tomb 2x 23-28% View Onix builds →

Sword & Shield Evolution

Roggenrola kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Boldore all the way to Gigalith. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners 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 61 breeding partners from the Mineral egg group. Pass egg moves like Autotomize, Curse, Gravity and 2 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

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Roggenrola Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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 Meteor Beam and Stone Edge.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 4

Harden

———30Normal

Lv 8

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

Lv 12

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Lv 16

Smack Down

D5010015Rock

Lv 20

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

Lv 24

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 28

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Lv 32

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 36

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

Lv 40

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

Lv 44

Explosion

B2501005Normal

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR99

Body Press

C8010010Fighting

TM81

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TR67

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

TR10

Earthquake

C10010010Ground

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TR70

Flash Cannon

D8010010Steel

TR79

Heavy Slam

D—10010Steel

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM54

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

TM22

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM48

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TM49

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

TM32

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TR75

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Autotomize

C——15Steel

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Gravity

D——5Psychic

Egg

Take Down

D908520Normal

Egg

Wide Guard+3

C——10Rock

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Meteor Beam

D1209010Rock

Sword & Shield Roggenrola Locations

Roggenrola's scattered across 63 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Roggenrola in Sword & Shield

walking encounters for Roggenrola across 63 spots at Lv. 8-30. The catch is that Sword and Shield don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Rolling Fields - Ground

SwordOverworld Lv.8-10

80%Early

Overcast

Rolling Fields - Ground

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-10

80%Early

Intense Sun

Rolling Fields - Ground

SwordOverworld Lv.8-10

80%Early

Intense Sun

Rolling Fields - Ground

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-10

80%Early

Sandstorm

Rolling Fields - Ground

SwordOverworld Lv.8-10

80%Early

Sandstorm

Rolling Fields - Ground

ShieldOverworld Lv.8-10

80%Early

Overcast

Challenge Road