Rolycoly Pokémon Sword: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Rolycoly in Pokémon Sword. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 39 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Sword

Galar

Rolycoly Pokemon Sword Pokedex Entry

It can race around like a unicycle, even on rough, rocky terrain. Burning coal sustains it.

Pokemon Sword Rolycoly Sprites

Rolycoly front-facing sprite from Pokémon Sword

Primary

Shiny

Pokémon Sword Rolycoly Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Rolycoly via various methods in Pokémon Sword.

Move	Type	Requirement
Tackle	normal	Lv. 1
Smokescreen	normal	Lv. 1
Rapid Spin	normal	Lv. 5
Smack Down	rock	Lv. 10
Rock Polish	rock	Lv. 15
Ancient Power	rock	Lv. 20
Incinerate	fire	Lv. 25
Stealth Rock	rock	Lv. 30
Heat Crash	fire	Lv. 35
Rock Blast	rock	Lv. 40

End of Move Database

Pokémon Sword Rolycoly Locations

Rolycoly can be caught in 4 locations across Pokémon Sword, including Galar Route 3 and Giants Cap. The most reliable spawn is at Galar Route 3, where you'll find it between Lv. 10 and 13 by grass with a 99% encounter rate.

Galar Route 3

1 encounter

grass
Lv. 10-13
Visible encounters
Western grass fields
99%Common

Galar Mine

2 encounters

cave
Lv. 11-14
Visible encounters
35%Frequent
curry
Lv. 11-15
Curry encounters
11.48%Uncommon

Motostoke Riverbank

1 encounter

grass
Lv. 26-28
Visible encounters
5%10%

Giants Cap

3 encounters

grass
Lv. 29-32
Tall grass
50%
Northwestern-most grass field
grass
Lv. 28-30
Tall grass
50%
Clifftop grass field
dirt
Lv. 31-34
Dirt
60%60%30%30%30%30%60%60%60%
South, by the border with Stony Wilderness