Is Rolycoly Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Rolycoly appears in Galar Mine. Rock type with AbilitySteam Engine massively boosting Speed when hit by Fire or Water. Evolves through Carkol into Coalossal at level 34. Gordie's ace in Sword. Worth raising for the G-Max Coalossal payoff.
Milo's team hits Rolycoly's weaknesses hard.
Nessa's team hits Carkol's weaknesses hard.
Carkol trades roughly evenly with Kabu's team.
Bea's team hits Coalossal's weaknesses hard.
Coalossal trades roughly evenly with Opal's team.
Coalossal trades roughly evenly with Gordie's team.
Coalossal trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Raihan's team hits Coalossal's weaknesses hard.
Coalossal trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Coalossal trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Rolycoly on Route 3 (overworld, Lv 10-13). All Weather.
Your Rolycoly should hit Level 18 before you reach Nessa, at typical leveling pace.
Your Carkol should hit Level 34 before you reach Bea, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Rolycoly in Sword & Shield
Rolycoly is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 32 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Rolycoly in SwSh
To get Rolycoly, start by catching Rolycoly through walking encounters at Lv. 10-65. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Rolycoly ✓Route 3 - GarbageLv.10-13OverworldRate 99%All WeatherGalar MineLv.11-14OverworldRate 35%All WeatherGalar MineLv.11-15CaveRate 30%All WeatherGiant's Cap - 2Lv.28-30OverworldRate 50%Intense SunGiant's Cap - 3Lv.29-32OverworldRate 50%Intense SunMotostoke RiverbankLv.26-28OverworldSwordRate 10%SandstormMotostoke RiverbankLv.28-30OverworldShieldRate 10%Intense SunMotostoke RiverbankLv.28-30OverworldShieldRate 10%SandstormMotostoke RiverbankLv.26-28OverworldSwordRate 5%Intense SunGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldRate 60%OvercastGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldRate 60%SandstormGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldRate 60%Intense SunGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldRate 60%Heavy FogGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldRate 60%Normal WeatherGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldSwordRate 30%RainingGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldSwordRate 30%SnowstormGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldSwordRate 30%ThunderstormGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldSwordRate 30%SnowingGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldShieldRate 10%SnowstormGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldShieldRate 10%ThunderstormGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldShieldRate 10%SnowingGiant's Cap - GroundLv.31-34OverworldShieldRate 10%Raining
Step 2Catch or Evolve into CarkolStony WildernessLv.26-28GrassRate 40%Intense SunGiant's CapLv.28-30OverworldRate 40%Intense SunGiant's CapLv.28-30OverworldRate 40%SandstormBridge FieldLv.26-28GrassRate 10%Intense SunBallimere LakeLv.60-65OverworldRate 20%Intense SunLakeside CaveLv.60-65OverworldRate 15%All Weatheror evolve from Rolycoly (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into CoalossalDusty BowlLv.40-45GrassRate 2%Intense SunLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassRate 25%Intense Sunor evolve from Carkol (Step 2)
Rolycoly Weakness
Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Rolycoly for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Heatproof reduces Fire damage, further improving the defensive spread.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
What is Rolycoly Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rolycoly
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x186-219%KO Metal Claw 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x159-188%KO Revenge 2x79-95% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x163-192%KO Dig 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x153-181%KO Dig 2x115-136%KO Bullet Punch 2x58-69% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x189-223%KO Metal Claw 2x121-143%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x161-190%KO Revenge 2x83-98% | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Sawk builds →Brick Break 2x167-198%KO Dig 2x117-139%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Pangoro builds →Vital Throw 2x155-183%KO Dig 2x117-139%KO Bullet Punch 2x60-71% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x181-213%KO Smart Strike 2x161-190%KO Brick Break 2x113-133%KO | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x156-183%KO Bulldoze 2x82-98% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x158-187%KO Dig 2x113-133%KO Bullet Punch 2x58-69% | ||
 Mudsdale Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Mudsdale builds →Earthquake 2x212-250%KO Low Sweep 2x92-109%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hippowdon builds →Dig 2x156-183%KO Revenge 2x79-93% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x186-220%KO Smart Strike 2x163-191%KO Brick Break 2x115-136%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x198-233%KO Revenge 2x81-96% | ||
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x282-332%KO Bulldoze 2x76-89% Bullet Punch 2x52-62% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x160-188%KO Bulldoze 2x84-100%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Pangoro builds →Brick Break 2x163-191%KO Dig 2x115-136%KO Bullet Punch 2x60-70% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Dig 2x191-226%KO Smart Strike 2x168-199%KO Brick Break 2x121-143%KO | ||
Hippowdon Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hippowdon builds →Earthquake 2x204-241%KO Revenge 2x82-97% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x232-273%KO Hammer Arm 2x154-182%KO Smart Strike 2x109-129%KO Whirlpool 2x25-30% | ||
 Duraludon SteelDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Duraludon builds →Solar Beam 2x173-204%KO Brick Break 2x90-107%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x90-107%KO Metal Claw 2x90-107%KO | ||
Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x287-339%KO Bulldoze 2x78-93% Bullet Punch 2x53-63% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x242-285%KO Smart Strike 2x171-201%KO Brick Break 2x121-143%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x262-308%KO Bulldoze 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x292-344%KO Dig 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Kommo-o DragonFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Kommo-o builds →Close Combat 2x244-287%KO Stomping Tantrum 2x102-120%KO | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x271-319%KO Dig 2x121-143%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x242-285%KO Smart Strike 2x171-201%KO Brick Break 2x121-143%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x262-308%KO Earthquake 2x146-172%KO Energy Ball 2x57-67% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 2x271-319%KO Earthquake 2x150-178%KO Bullet Punch 2x62-73% | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x292-344%KO Dig 2x104-123%KO | ||
Kommo-o DragonFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Kommo-o builds →Close Combat 2x244-287%KO Earthquake 2x135-159%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x242-285%KO Smart Strike 2x171-201%KO Brick Break 2x121-143%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x262-308%KO Earthquake 2x146-172%KO Energy Ball 2x57-67% | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Pangoro builds →Close Combat 2x271-319%KO Earthquake 2x150-178%KO Bullet Punch 2x62-73% | ||
Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x292-344%KO Dig 2x104-123%KO | ||
Kommo-o DragonFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Kommo-o builds →Close Combat 2x244-287%KO Earthquake 2x135-159%KO | ||
In Sword & Shield, Garchomp can KO Rolycoly with Earthquake (210-248%). Swampert threatens a KO with Earthquake (205-242%). Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 292-343%.
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x210-248%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x205-242%KO Flip Turn 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Lucario builds →Extreme Speed32-38% Close Combat 2x292-343%KO Aura Sphere 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rolycoly View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch 2x94-110%KO Knock Off50-59% | ||
Rolycoly Evolutions
Rolycoly is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Carkol first, then eventually reaches Coalossal. For breeding, quick to hatch with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 270 total stats over Rolycoly. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
SwSh Rolycoly Best Moveset
Rock pre-evo with AbilitySteam Engine raising Speed +6 when hit by Fire or Water moves. 40 Attack at 30 Speed makes the moveset non-functional even with the dramatic Speed boost. Two evolutions from Coalossal.
Best Build
Rolycoly best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Protect
- Meteor Beam
- Stone Edge
- Explosion
Moves List
Without breeding, Rolycoly misses out on Block and Explosion. That's 3 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Meteor Beam and Stone Edge, with Normal and Fire coverage and more rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Most of its body has the same composition as coal. Fittingly, this Pokémon was first discovered in coal mines about 400 years ago.
It can race around like a unicycle, even on rough, rocky terrain. Burning coal sustains it.
Rolycoly Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, Rolycoly does the job early-game if you need a Rock type on your team. Evolve it into Carkol before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Introduced in Sword & Shield, Rolycoly has appeared in 2 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShDebut
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves