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Here are the 10 best Rock-type Pokemon for raids and PvP fights in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO is very famous because new fighters are added to the game all the time.There are a lot of different Pokemon types and attack types on the app. There are pros and cons to each of these attribute types, and players need a lot of meta knowledge to win fights.
One of these types is the Rock-Types, which are very well known because Brock uses them in the anime. Every Pokemon GO monster has at least one and up to several different elemental types. Rock-type Pocket Monsters are some of the most common. Some of them don’t do very well, but others are pretty strong. Here are some of the best Pocket Monsters that use the Rock type.
Shadow Golem
The Shadow Golem is a monster that is both a Rock and a Ground type. The Shadow Monster has a maximum CP of 3334, with 211 Attack, 198 Defence, and 190 Stamina as its numbers. The best moveset for this monster is a combination of Rock Throw (STAB) and Earthquake (STAB), which does 13.58 DPS.
Shadow Golem is weak to moves of the Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Steel types. It is also weak to moves of the Grass and Water types. In Pokemon GO, it has average resistance to Electric and Poison-type moves, but more resistance to Fire, Rock, Normal, and Flying-type moves.
Shadow Omastar
Shadow Omastar is a monster that is both made of rock and water and has a stronger attack than its original version. In Pokemon GO, the monster’s maximum CP is 3150, and its stats are well-balanced: 207 Attack, 201 Defence, and 172 Stamina Power.
Shadow Omastar has a lot of moves, but its best moveset is made up of Rock Throw (STAB Potential) and Rock Slide (STAB Potential), which adds up to 13.58 DPS. The monster is weak to Electric, Ground, and Fighting-type moves, and Grass-type moves are even worse for it. So, it can easily stop Fire strikes and is even better at stopping Flying, Ice, Normal, and Poison ones.
Gigalith
The Rock-type Gigalith’s maximum CP in Pokemon GO is 3650, and its stats are well-balanced, with 226 Attack, 201 Defence, and 198 Stamina Power. Its best moveset is Mud-Slap + Legacy Charge Move Meteor Beam (STAB Potential), which adds up to 13.63 DPS.
Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves hurt Gigalith about the same, but Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves don’t hurt it as much.
Tyrantrum
Tyrantrum is a monster that is both of the Rock and Dragon types. It has a large number of strong moves. The Pokemon can reach a maximum of 3537 CP. Its stats are 227 Attack, 191 Defence, and 193 Stamina Power, with Attack being the most important.
The best moves for Tyrantrum in Pokemon GO are Rock Throw (STAB) and Meteor Beam (STAB), which together deal 14.27 DPS. The monster is equally weak to Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Steel-type moves, but it is resistant to Fire and has extra resistance to Electric, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves.
Terrakion
The first legendary on this list is Terrakion, a Pokemon GO monster that is both of the Rock and Fighting types. The legendary likes to attack and has a maximum CP of 4181. It has 260 Attack power, 192 Defence power, and 209 Stamina power.
The best moveset for the dual-type Legendary is Double Kick (STAB Potential) and the Legacy Charge Move Sacred Sword (STAB Potential). Together, these two moves deal 17.66 DPS. In Pokemon GO, moves of the Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Psychic, Steel, and Water types hurt Terrakion the most, while Bug, Dark, Fire, Normal, Poison, and Rock moves don’t hurt it as much.
Rampardos
Rampardos is a Rock monster that can fight alone and has a maximum CP of 3728. Its stats are mostly about attacks, with 295 Attack Power being the highest and 109 Defence being the lowest. It also has 219 Stamina, which helps its battle skills even more.
The best moveset for Rampardos in Pokemon GO is Smack Down (STAB) and Rock Slide (STAB), which gives it 16.21 DPS. Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves can hurt the monster, but Fire, Poison, Normal, and Flying-type moves can’t hurt it.
Shadow Aggron
Shadow Aggron is a monster made of both Steel and Rock, which gives it more ways to fight. The monster has a maximum CP of 3391 and 198 Attack, 257 Defence, and 172 Stamina Power as its stats.
The best moveset for Shadow Aggron in Pokemon GO is Smack Down (STAB) and Meteor Beam (STAB), which gives 14.94 DPS. Shadow Aggron is weak to water, and moves that are Fighting, Ground, or Water are even more dangerous for it. The Shadow Monster is pretty resistant to Poison, Flying, and Normal attacks, and it is even more resistant to Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Psychic attacks.
Shadow Tyranitar
Shadow Tyranitar is a monster in Eggy Car that is both of the Rock and Dark types. It has a maximum CP of 4335. It has strong stats: 251 Attack, 207 Defence, and 225 Stamina Power. It also has a strong moveset: Legacy Fast Move Smack Down (STAB) and Stone Edge (STAB), which adds up to 16.53 DPS.
Shadow Tyranitar is weak to moves that use Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel, or Water, and it is especially weak to moves that use Fighting. The same goes for its resistances. The monster in Pokemon GO can resist Psychic-type attacks pretty well, but it is better at resisting Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Normal, and Poison-type attacks.
Shadow Rhyperior
Shadow Rhyperior is a strong monster that is both a Ground type and a Rock type. It has a maximum CP of 4221. In Pokemon GO, it has strong stats: 241 Attack, 190 Defence, and 251 Stamina Power. This monster’s best moveset is a mix of the Legacy Fast Move Smack Down (STAB) and Rock Wrecker, which gives 17.29 DPS.
Shadow Rhyperior is weak to strikes of the Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Steel types. Grass and Water moves are even more dangerous to it. When it comes to its resistance, the monster is pretty resistant to Electric, Poison, Fire, Flying, and Normal moves, and it is even more resistant to Rock moves.
Mega Aerodactyl
The first and only Mega Evolution on the list is Mega Aerodactyl. The Mega monster, which is both a Rock and a Flying type, has a maximum CP of 4655. It has 292 Attack, 210 Defence, and 190 Stamina Power, with Attack being its strongest number.
Mega Aerodactyl’s best moveset is a combination of Rock Throw (STAB Potential) and Rock Slide (STAB Potential), which gives it 20.82 DPS. In Pokemon GO, the monster is just as weak to Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water moves as it is to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ground, Normal, and Poison moves.
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