Rolycoly
Rolycoly is a Rock-type Pokémon, the Coal Pokémon, number 837 (#0837) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 0.3 m tall and weighs 12 kg.
Rolycoly is the Coal Pokémon, a living lump of coal that races about on a single wheel-like leg. The Pokédex says it was first found roughly four centuries ago, down in coal mines, and flakes of its body were once burned as fuel.
How to pronounce Rolycoly
Rolycoly is pronounced ROH-lee-koh-lee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Rolycoly said out loud:
In Japanese it is タンドン (Tandon).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Rolycoly is 0.3 m tall and weighs 12 kg. It looks like a small piece of coal, with one orange-red eye that Bulbapedia says can light up dark places, and a wheel-like leg that carries it over rough, rocky ground like a unicycle. The Pokédex says most of its body is made of the same stuff as coal, and that chunks that flake off as its surface ages were long used as an alternative fuel.
Behaviour
On sunny days Rolycoly rolls out onto grassy plains, and the Pokédex says it eats the grass that snarls around its wheel. Bulbapedia says Dwebble is its natural enemy, since Dwebble tends to mistake it for a rock to turn into a home.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it roams grassy plains and the rocky ground of mines and caves. Serebii lists mine and cave biomes in Paldea, and in Sword and Shield it is found at Galar Mine, Giant's Cap and Motostoke Riverbank.
Powers
Rolycoly has Steam Engine or Heatproof, with Flash Fire hidden. It uses Smokescreen and Rock Polish to move fast, hits with Smack Down and Ancient Power, and burns with Incinerate and Heat Crash. With only 30 base HP and 30 base Speed it is a very weak first stage.
Name origin
Rolycoly may combine 'roly-poly' and 'coal', and could pun on 'rolling coal'. The Japanese name is Tandon (タンドン), which may join tan ('coal') and don, a bang sound.
Design inspiration
Rolycoly may draw on a lump of coal and a wheel. Bulbapedia suggests its grey Shiny colouring recalls how burning coal turns white with ash. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Rolycoly evolves into Carkol at level 18.
In the games
Rolycoly turns up in East Province Area Three and in 2-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet, having first appeared in Sword and Shield. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Wakaba's Rolycoly debuted in 'Kabu's Battle Training!', where it teamed up with Kabu's Centiskorch against Liko and Roy in a Multi Battle.
Fun facts
- Its base stat total of 240 is the lowest of any Rock type, ahead of Nacli, Rockruff and Roggenrola at 280.
- It is the only Pokémon without the Fire type that can have Flash Fire.
- Rolycoly, Carkol and Coalossal are the only black Rock Pokémon.
- In Pokémon Adventures, a Dynamaxed Rolycoly appears during the Darkest Day in 'Shock!! Chairman Rose's Plan'.
Base stats
- HP: 30
- Attack: 40
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 30
Rolycoly’s base stat total is 240. Its highest stat is Defense and Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Rolycoly weak to?
Rolycoly takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×).
Evolution
How does Rolycoly evolve?
Rolycoly evolves into Carkol at level 18.
The whole family: Rolycoly, Carkol, Coalossal.
Abilities
- Steam Engine: Boosts the Speed stat drastically when the Pokémon is hit by a Fire- or Water-type move.
- Heatproof: Halves damage from Fire moves and burns.
- Flash Fire (hidden ability): Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
Moves
Moves Rolycoly learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Smokescreen | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Rapid Spin | Normal | Physical | 50 |
| 10 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 15 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — |
| 20 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 |
| 25 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 |
| 30 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — |
| 35 | Heat Crash | Fire | Physical | — |
| 40 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 |
TM moves (31)
Rolycoly can learn 31 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Mud-Slap, Protect, Facade, Bulldoze, Rock Tomb, Endure, Sandstorm, Dig, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Rock Blast, Rest, Rock Slide, Spikes, Iron Head, Power Gem, Substitute, Iron Defense, Will-O-Wisp, Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Tera Blast, Sand Tomb, Smack Down, Gyro Ball, Heat Crash, Temper Flare, Meteor Beam, Curse.
Egg moves (3):Block, Explosion, Mud-Slap.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
- Base experience yield: 48.
Pokédex entries
It can race around like a unicycle, even on rough, rocky terrain. Burning coal sustains it. (Shield)
Most of its body has the same composition as coal. Fittingly, this Pokémon was first discovered in coal mines about 400 years ago. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | タンドン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Tandon |
| French | Charbi |
| German | Klonkett |
| Spanish | Rolycoly |
| Italian | Rolycoly |
| Korean | 탄동 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 小炭仔 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小炭仔 |
Trivia
- Lowest base stat total among Rock types: 240.
- Lightest Rock type in Gen 8: 12 kg.
- Shortest Rock type in Gen 8: 0.3 m.
- Slowest Rock type in Gen 8: 30 Speed, shared with 1 other.
- Lowest base stat total among Rock types in Gen 8: 240.
- Taller than 4% of all Pokémon (0.3 m).
- Heavier than 31% of all Pokémon (12 kg).
- Base stat total 240, ranked #985 of 1,025.
- One of 74 Rock-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 28 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Rolycoly (Pokémon), Serebii: Rolycoly (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (ROH-lee-koh-lee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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