#0639 · Unova · Generation 5 · legendary

Terrakion

Cavern Pokémon · Rock/Fighting-type

Terrakion is a Rock/Fighting-type Pokémon, the Cavern Pokémon, number 639 (#0639) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 1.9 m tall and weighs 260 kg.

Terrakion is the Cavern Pokémon, a Rock and Fighting type built like a charging bull. The Pokédex says one charge is strong enough to smash straight through a giant castle wall, and it is the heavy hitter of the Swords of Justice.

How to pronounce Terrakion

Terrakion is pronounced tuh-RAY-kee-un. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Terrakion said out loud:

In Japanese it is テラキオン.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Terrakion is a bull-like quadruped, 1.9 m tall and 260 kg. Two brown, axe-shaped horns sweep forward from a rounded black forehead above a beige face, which has orange eyes and a short snout. Two brown ridges meet over its humped back, orange knobs sit on its shoulders, and it has a stubby tail.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says Terrakion's great strength is turned on bullies, and that it shows no mercy to anyone or anything that picks on small Pokémon. The Black entry says it came to the defence of Pokémon left homeless by a war among humans, and Bulbapedia's retelling of the legend says it shaped the earth to create a passage to escape. It loves Terrakion Treats from Snacksworth, who once sat and enjoyed snacks with it.

Habitat

The Pokédex names no habitat. In The Indigo Disk expansion for Scarlet and Violet it appears in West Province Area One after Snacksworth gives you its treat. In Legends: Z-A it appears in Hyperspace Lumiose, in the Mega Dimension DLC, after a special scan.

Powers

Terrakion hits with Close Combat, Stone Edge, Rock Slide and Smack Down, and sharpens up with Swords Dance. Its only Ability is Justified. With base Attack 129, Speed 108 and HP 91 it is a fast, heavy-hitting physical attacker.

Name origin

Terrakion may combine terracotta, a brownish-orange colour, with possibly takin, a goat-antelope, and 'champion'. The Japanese name is Terrakion (テラキオン).

Design inspiration

Terrakion is based on Porthos from The Three Musketeers: like Porthos, it is the heaviest, largest and strongest of the trio. Its horns are modelled on axes, it borrows from bighorn sheep and oxen, and it charges like a bull. Its Rock typing may reference Porthos's long surname, which contains pierre, French for stone.

In the games

In Pokémon Rumble World, Terrakion is a Special Boss in the Black Realm's Rugged Flats. It first appeared in Black and White, where a single one waits in the Trial Chamber on Victory Road, and in Black 2 and White 2 it is on Route 22. In the Battle Maison of the Generation VI games, Battle Chatelaine Morgan uses one in the Super Rotation Battle.

In the anime

Terrakion starred in the film 'Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice' with Cobalion, Virizion, Kyurem and Keldeo. Its first appearance in the TV series was a flashback in Horizons' 'The Wonders of the World!', showing it among the Pokémon living in the paradise of Laqua, and it reappeared in a flashback in 'Stellar Finale'.

Fun facts

• Terrakion is the only Pokémon with the Rock and Fighting typing.
• Keldeo's Attack and Special Attack are swapped from Terrakion's 129 and 72, with every other stat identical.
• The Paradox Pokémon Iron Boulder resembles Terrakion, and it is said to be either a far-future relative or a counterpart from another timeline.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Terrakion (Pokémon) · Serebii: Terrakion (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 91
• Attack: 129
• Defense: 90
• Sp. Atk: 72
• Sp. Def: 90
• Speed: 108

Terrakion’s base stat total is 580. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Terrakion weak to?

Terrakion takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Psychic (2×), Steel (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).

Evolution

Terrakion does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Abilities

• Justified: Raises Attack one stage upon taking damage from a Dark move.

Moves

Moves Terrakion learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (48)

Terrakion can learn 48 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Swift, Rock Tomb, Endure, Sandstorm, Smart Strike, False Swipe, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Air Slash, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Rock Blast, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Swords Dance, Iron Head, Substitute, X-Scissor, Aura Sphere, Stealth Rock, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Reversal, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Tera Blast, Roar, Smack Down, High Horsepower, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Coaching, Upper Hand.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Undiscovered.
• Egg cycles: 80 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 10,240).
• Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 261.

Pokédex entries

In Unovan legend, Terrakion battled against humans in an effort to protect other Pokémon. (Shield)

It has phenomenal power. It will mercilessly crush anyone or anything that bullies small Pokémon. (Sword)

Spoken of in legend, this Pokémon used its phenomenal power to destroy a castle in its effort to protect Pokémon. (Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Its charge is strong enough to break through a giant castle wall in one blow. This Pokémon is spoken of in legends. (White, X, Omega Ruby)

This Pokémon came to the defense of Pokémon that had lost their homes in a war among humans. (Black)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Fighting type in Gen 5: 260 kg.
• Heaviest Rock type in Gen 5: 260 kg, shared with 1 other.
• Tallest Rock type in Gen 5: 1.9 m.
• Highest HP among Rock types in Gen 5: 91.
• Highest Sp. Def among Rock types in Gen 5: 90.
• Highest base stat total among Rock types in Gen 5: 580.
• The only Pokémon with the Rock/Fighting typing.
• Taller than 86% of all Pokémon (1.9 m).
• Heavier than 95% of all Pokémon (260 kg).
• Base stat total 580, ranked #69 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #61 of 1,025.
• One of 1 Pokémon that are both Rock and Fighting.
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 146 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
• Can learn 55 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 5 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: Terrakion (Pokémon), Serebii: Terrakion (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (tuh-RAY-kee-un): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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