💧 Type Guide · Cobblemon v1.7.1

Where Do Rock Type Pokémon Spawn?

Rock types show up where the world feels heavy — mountain slopes, caves, ravines, badlands and dry cliffs. Some are easy early catches, while the stronger ones lean into deeper caves or rarer elevated terrain. Here's every rock type and where to start looking.

🪨 22 rock types listed
⛰️ Mountains, caves, badlands
Updated April 2026
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Rock Type
22 Pokémon · Cobblemon v1.7.1
Best AreaMountainsBest overall variety
Best BiomeBadlandsGreat for heavy hitters
Easy catchGeodudeCommon in rocky terrain

Quick Answer

⛰️ Mountains 🕳️ Caves 🏜️ Badlands 22 Rock Types Total

Rock types are easiest to find in mountains, cave systems, gravelly slopes and badlands-style terrain. Unlike water types, they are not tied to one big environmental feature — they're more about hard ground, elevation and exposed stone. If you want fast early catches, start with Geodude or Roggenrola. If you want stronger rock lines, move into badlands, high mountains and deeper caves.

How Rock Type Spawning Works

Rock types in Cobblemon tend to cluster around stone-heavy terrain. That means mountains, cliffs, cave entrances, underground chambers, gravel patches and dry elevated biomes all matter more than time of day. A lot of them can spawn throughout the day as long as the terrain matches what they want.

The big split with rock types is surface rock versus cave rock. Geodude, Rhyhorn and Nosepass feel like open-air rocky biome Pokémon. Roggenrola, Aron and Carbink-style hunts lean more naturally into underground runs. Then there's a third group — badlands and desert-adjacent rock types like Larvitar and Dwebble that feel best in harsher, drier terrain.

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Rock hunts overlap well with ground and steel hunts If you're exploring mountains and caves for rock types, you'll often pick up ground and steel options along the way. That makes rocky biomes one of the best places to farm multiple team slots in a single run.

Full Rock Type Spawn List

Every rock type in this page’s quick-reference pool for Cobblemon v1.7.1. Filter by rarity or time.

Rarity
All Common Uncommon Rare Very Rare
Time
All Day leaning Any time
Showing 22 Pokémon
PokémonTypesBiomesTimeRarity
Geodude
Geodude#0074
Rock Ground Mountains, Caves, Stony Shores Any Common
Onix
Onix#0095
Rock Ground Caves, Ravines, Mountain Interiors Any Common
Nosepass
Nosepass#0299
Rock Mountains, Gravelly Hills Any Common
Roggenrola
Roggenrola#0524
Rock Caves, Underground Stone Any Common
Rhyhorn
Rhyhorn#0111
Ground Rock Badlands, Mountains, Dry Plains Any Uncommon
Aron
Aron#0304
Steel Rock Caves, Mountain Caves Any Uncommon
Cranidos
Cranidos#0408
Rock Mountain Peaks, Rare Stony Terrain Day Uncommon
Bonsly
Bonsly#0438
Rock Forest Edge, Rocky Clearings Day Uncommon
Dwebble
Dwebble#0557
Bug Rock Badlands, Desert Edge, Dry Rock Any Uncommon
Carbink
Carbink#0703
Rock Fairy Deep Caves, Crystal-style Underground Any Uncommon
Omanyte
Omanyte#0138
Rock Water Ancient Caves, Rare Coastal Rock Any Rare
Kabuto
Kabuto#0140
Rock Water Caves, Shoreline Fossil Terrain Any Rare
Larvitar
Larvitar#0246
Rock Ground Badlands, Mountains, Deep Caves Any Rare
Lunatone
Lunatone#0337
Rock Psychic Mountain Peaks, Rare Night Stone Night Rare
Solrock
Solrock#0338
Rock Psychic Mountains, Sunlit Cliffs Day Rare
Tirtouga
Tirtouga#0564
Water Rock Rocky Coast, Ancient Shoreline Any Rare
Binacle
Binacle#0688
Rock Water Stony Shores, Coastal Cliffs Any Rare
Golem
Golem#0076
Rock Ground Deep Caves, High Mountains Any Very Rare
Tyranitar
Tyranitar#0248
Rock Dark Badlands, Mountains, Harsh Terrain Any Very Rare
Tyrantrum
Tyrantrum#0697
Rock Dragon Mountain Peaks, Ancient Stone Terrain Day Very Rare
Crustle
Crustle#0558
Bug Rock Badlands, Dry Cliffs Any Very Rare
Lycanroc
Lycanroc#0745
Rock Mountains, Dry Hills, Open Stone Any Very Rare
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Geodude is the fastest rock type to catch If you only need a reliable rock type for your team, Geodude in a mountain or cave biome is usually the fastest route. It shows up often, evolves well and doesn't force you into a rare-biome hunt.

Best Biomes for Rock Type Hunting

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Mountains and High Stone Slopes
Best all-round surface pool

Mountains are the most natural starting point for rock type hunting. Geodude, Nosepass, Rhyhorn, Solrock and rarer heavy hitters can all appear in different forms of elevated rocky terrain. If you want one biome family that gives you the broadest mix, start in the mountains.

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Caves and Underground Stone
Best for Aron, Roggenrola, Onix

Caves tighten the pool toward bulkier and more mineral-themed rock types. Roggenrola and Onix are classic underground finds, while deeper cave systems are where rare entries like Carbink and stronger evolved lines make more sense. If surface routes feel too scattered, cave runs are the cleaner farm.

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Badlands and Dry Rock Terrain
Best for Larvitar and Dwebble lines

Badlands are where rock types start to feel aggressive rather than just tanky. Larvitar, Dwebble, Crustle and Tyranitar-style hunts fit naturally here. If you want the more intimidating rock lines rather than just common early catches, badlands are one of the strongest places to grind.

Individual Rock Type Guides

Geodude
GeodudeMountains, Caves · Common
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Rhyhorn
RhyhornBadlands, Mountains · Uncommon
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Larvitar
LarvitarBadlands, Deep Caves · Rare
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Roggenrola
RoggenrolaCaves, Underground · Common
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