Top 10 Best Competitive Rock Type Pokemon for a Mono-Rock Team
There are quite a bit of rock types, but which do you all think are the best competitively?(Does not consider Mega Evolutions due to Mega Tyranitar, Mega Aerodactyl or Mega Diancie being always at the top of the list.)
Overall a good Rock type. With Storm Drain it can become a trap for the huge Water weakness Mono-Rock teams have. With decent defences it can be the tank of a team.
Its one heck of something
Of course a good rock team need a good tank...that could also work as a great attacker. Regirock fills this spot when used correctly and with a Assault Vest it can tank quite a bit. Massive defense stat at base 200! And Attack that is base 100! Round this Pokemon off as a decent mix.
Regirock is a fairly powerful tank as well as able to pack a punch. Regirock with a base defense of 200 and an attack of 100 leads to a powerful tank. Plus he's got a verity of moves to counter a lot of its weaknesses.
Shuckle, known in Japan as Tsubotsubo, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Teach him Sandstorm and your rock team's special defense is increased by 50%. Teach him Toxic and Infestation for damage every turn, and teach Rest to recover health or Double Team if you don't want to get hit!
Carbink the Jewel Pokémon, number 703 and known in Japan as Melecie, is a creature in the Japan role playing game Pokémon. Most would not vote for this option, but let me explain. It gets Rest & Sleep Talk. So it can setup against something if the opponent can't faint you in one hit. It get Calm Mind for the setup. It gets Sturdy for OHKO prevention. Also being one of the only 2 Fairy/Rock types it can stop Rock's massive Fighting weakness.
Aggron, known in Japan as Bossgodora, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. When trained right this Pokemon can have even more defense then Regirock. But it has worse SPDefence. So it is not as much as a tank as Regirock, Plus it gets Autotomize, but even +2 can't help this thing.
Mega evolve and you got a beast
Tyrantrum, known in Japan as Gachigoras, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Most would not vote for this option, but let me explain. It gets Rest & Sleep Talk. So it can setup against something if the opponent can't faint you in one hit. It get Calm Mind for the setup. It gets Sturdy for OHKO prevention. Also being one of the only 2 Fairy/Rock types it can stop Rock's massive Fighting weakness.
Rhydon can tank with Eviolite, be a good stealth rock setter, and can still do MASSIVE damage, but as most rock types have trouble with, speed cripples it's abilities.
Shell Smash, decent speed and Aqua Jet makes this a monster, but since most Fighting or Grass type can OHKO it (2HKO with sturdy) it is bad. Plus the opponent can switch in a Pokemon resistant to Water then your strategy is hurt. a lot.
Two forms with different strengths, Golems are exactly what you think of when you think of Rock: amazing Attack and defense, abysmal Speed, loads of weaknesses. With a Weakness Policy and Sturdy it can turn the tide, even with Rock Polish to boost their Speed to a comfortable level. Alolan Golem gets Galvanize to benefit from Electric Explosion while Kantonian Golem gets Sand Veil, which boosts its Evasion in a sandstorm, giving it another role as well if that strikes your fancy!
This isn't for slow battles but if you maximize his speed and his defense he can be pretty good, This is a little set I ran myself but I did Toxic, Roost, Double Team, Substitute, Focus Sashed, this'll piss so many people off you won't regret using it
Focus Sash + Endeavor is the living form of a suicide lead. Since it only has this set it can truely run safely, it makes it almost useless.
Oddly enough one of the only rock types that can learn Will-O-Wisp. It can shut down Mega Scizor that setup with Swords Dance and spam Bullet Punch. Though with low Defences it often gets OHKOed, so you don't see it used often.
It booty stinks
Aerodactyl, known in Japan as Ptera, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Tyranitar, known in Japan as Bangiras, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Shell smash,Rock slide,X-scizor.I would say a pretty powerful combination!
Rhyperior, known in Japan as Dosidon, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Kabutops, known in Japan as the same name, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
Lycanroc (Japanese: ルガルガン Lugarugan) is a Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII. It evolves from Rockruff starting at level 25. The form it takes upon evolving depends on the game it was evolved in and the time it was evolved.