Hard Stone

The Hard Stone (Japanese: かたいいし Hard Stone) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Rock-type moves.

Hard Stone
かたいいし
Hard Stone
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation II
Pocket
Generation II Items
Generation III Items
Generation IV Items
Generation V Items (Held items)
Generation VI Items
Generation VII Items
Generation VIII Other Items
Fling
Power 100

In the core series games

Price
Games Cost Sell price
GSC
RSEFRLG
Colo.XD
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS		N/A50
SMUSUM
SwSh		N/A500

In the Generation V games, the Hard Stone can be sold to an item maniac inside the Icirrus City Pokémon Center for 500.

Generations II and III

Boosts the power of the holder's Rock-type moves by 10%.

Generation IV onward

Boosts the power of the holder's Rock-type moves by 20%.

Description
Games Description
GSC Powers up rock-type moves. (HOLD)
RSEColo.XD A hold item that raises the power of Rock-type moves.
FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. An unbreakable stone that boosts the power of Rock-type moves.
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2		 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is an unbreakable stone that ups the power of Rock-type moves.
XYORAS An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a durable stone that boosts the power of Rock-type moves.
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP		 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a durable stone that boosts the power of Rock-type moves.

Acquisition
Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
GSC Route 36Th
RSE Trick House (Third Puzzle) Held by wild Aron (5% chance) and wild Lairon (1% chance)
FRLG Held by wild Onix and wild Graveler (5% chance each)
Colo. Held by Shadow Sudowoodo
XD Held by Shadow Lunatone
DPPt Route 228Pt The Underground
Held by wild Aron, wild Nosepass, and wild Corsola (5% chance each)
HGSS Route 36Th, S.S. Aqua (held by School Kid Ricky's Aipom)SuWe Held by wild Corsola, wild Nosepass, wild Aron, and wild Lairon (5% chance each)
PW Rugged Road
BW Mistralton Cave Dust clouds
Held by wild Corsola, wild Aron, wild Roggenrola, wild Boldore, wild Dwebble, and wild Crustle (5% chance each)
B2W2 Relic Passage Join Avenue (Antique Shop)
Held by wild Corsola, wild Nosepass, wild Aron, wild Lairon, wild Roggenrola, wild Boldore, wild Dwebble, and wild Crustle (5% chance each)
DW Sparkling Sea
XY Rock Smash
Secret Super Training (Lv. 5 and 6)
Spiky Rock 1 (in battles; using Hyper Voice or Rock Slide)
Held by wild Corsola, wild Nosepass, wild Aron, wild Lairon, wild Roggenrola, and wild Dwebble (5% chance each)
ORAS Trick House (Second Puzzle) Rock Smash (except Mirage spots)
Secret Super Training (Lv. 5 and 6)
Route 114 (from stone seller)
Held by wild Nosepass, wild Aron, wild Lairon, wild Roggenrola, wild Boldore, wild Dwebble, and wild Crustle (5% chance each)
SMUSUM Ten Carat Hill Festival Plaza (Haunted houses)
Sometimes dropped after ambush encounters with Crustle (Ultra Space Wilds)USUM
Poké Pelago (Isle Aphun - all paths)
Held by wild Roggenrola and wild Boldore (5% chance each)
SwSh Galar Mine Bridge Field (Digging Duo)
Held by wild Roggenrola, wild Boldore, wild Gigalith, wild Dwebble, and wild Crustle (5% chance each)
SwShIoA Cram-o-matic (Rock: 32-40 points)

Appearance

This is the appearance of the Hard Stone in the Sinnoh Underground.

Hard Stone


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Hard Stone was held by the rental Golem that Noland used during his battle against Emerald in Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming and Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie.

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 硬石頭 Ngaahng Sehktàuh
Mandarin 硬石頭 / 硬石头 Yìng Shítóu
French Pierre Dure
German Granitstein
Italian Pietradura
Korean 딱딱한돌 Ttakttakhan Dol
Brazilian Portuguese Pedra Dura
Spanish Piedra Dura
Vietnamese Đá cứng



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