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Rolycoly Weakness & Counters

Weak toFighting2×Ground2×Steel2×Water2×Grass2×
Rolycoly

Type matchups

Damage Rolycoly takes from each attacking type.

½×

As a Rock type, Rolycoly has 5 weaknesses, 4 resistances and 0 immunities, more than the average Pokémon's 3.3 weaknesses. 19 other Pokémon share the Rock typing.

  • With Heatproof: Fire ½× → ¼×
  • With Flash Fire: Fire ½× → 0×

Base stats

HP
30
Attack
40
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
50
Speed
30
Total
240

Rolycoly has a base stat total of 240, higher than 3% of Pokémon. Its best stat is Defense (50). Its Attack (40) and Sp. Atk (40) are close, so it can run physical or special moves. At 30 Speed it is slower than most Pokémon, which suits Trick Room teams. With 30 HP, 50 Defense and 50 Sp. Def it is frail.

Rolycoly can have the abilities Steam Engine, Heatproof and Flash Fire.

How to beat Rolycoly

Rolycoly takes 2× damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves, so lead with those.

Avoid relying on attacks it shrugs off: Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire moves are resisted.

Good counters: Crowned Zamazenta hits for 2× with Fighting-type STAB and resists its Rock moves. Cobalion hits for 2× with Steel-type STAB and resists its Rock moves. Great Tusk hits for 2× with Ground-type STAB and resists its Rock moves.

Evolution

Rolycoly is the first stage of a 3-stage line (Rolycoly → Carkol → Coalossal) and evolves into Carkol.

Frequently asked questions

What is Rolycoly weak to?

As a Rock type, Rolycoly takes super-effective damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves.

What is Rolycoly resistant to?

Rolycoly resists Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire moves.

What are the best counters to Rolycoly?

Strong type-based picks include Crowned Zamazenta, Cobalion and Great Tusk, which hit Rolycoly with super-effective attacks.