The Essentials on Rolycoly
- Type
- Rock
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View- Stats
- Total 240 · top stat: Defense (50) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 91 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available
- Other Names
- Charbi in French · タンドン, Tandon in Japanese · Klonkett in German All Languages
Overview
Rolycoly is a Rock-type Pokémon, No. 837 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 8. Category: Coal Pokémon. Height: 0.3 m, weight: 12 kg.
Rolycoly evolves into Carkol (Lv. 18).
Abilities: Steam Engine and Heatproof. Hidden Ability: Flash Fire. Rolycoly is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 8
Sword / Shield
National No.
#837
National Pokédex
Category
Coal Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
30
255
Attack
40
255
Defense
50
255
Special Attack
40
255
Special Defense
50
255
Speed
30
255
Total
240
Min HP (Lv. 100)
170
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
264
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Rock). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Normal
×½
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Flying
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Speed stat drastically when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
Ability 2
The Pokémon's heatproof body halves the damage taken from Fire-type moves.
If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.
Rolycoly Evolution
Rolycoly Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Rock
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Rolycoly Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Smokescreen
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
5
Rapid Spin
Normal
Phys.
100%
50
40
10
Smack Down
Rock
Phys.
100%
50
15
15
Rock Polish
Rock
Stat
—
—
20
20
Ancient Power
Rock
Spec.
100%
60
5
25
Incinerate
Fire
Spec.
100%
60
15
30
Stealth Rock
Rock
Stat
—
—
20
35
Heat Crash
Fire
Phys.
100%
—
10
40
Rock Blast
Rock
Phys.
90%
25
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Mineral
Egg Cycles
15 cycles
≈ 3,855 steps
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Defense
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Rolycoly
Available in 4 games, 4 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Rolycoly in Pokémon GO
- 612Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 349Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 25 🍬to evolve into Carkol
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Sword
“Most of its body has the same composition as coal. Fittingly, this Pokémon was first discovered in coal mines about 400 years ago.”
Shield
“It can race around like a unicycle, even on rough, rocky terrain. Burning coal sustains it.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Charbi
🇬🇧 English
Rolycoly
🇯🇵 漢字
タンドン
🇯🇵 Kana
タンドン
🇯🇵 Romaji
Tandon
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Klonkett
🇪🇸 Español
Rolycoly
🇮🇹 Italiano
Rolycoly
🇰🇷 한국어
탄동
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
小炭仔
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
小炭仔
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Charbon
🇬🇧 EN
Coal Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
せきたんポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Kohle-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Rolycoly
What type is Rolycoly?
Rolycoly is a Rock-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Rolycoly?
Rolycoly evolves into Carkol (Lv. 18).
What are Rolycoly's weaknesses?
Rolycoly is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Rolycoly's Hidden Ability?
Rolycoly's Hidden Ability is Flash Fire. Its regular Abilities are Steam Engine and Heatproof.
