Pokémon · Sun & Moon

Rockruff

Sun & Moon

SM Black Star Promos · #SM120 · Promo · 2017

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Card facts

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Set position: SM120 / 250
Release year: 2017
Rarity: Promo
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Lycanroc
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Hideki Ishikawa
Pokédex #: 744
Series: Sun & Moon

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 30 damage; 15 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Rockruff plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Bite) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Rockruff

Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 0% of decks; 2.53 copies on average · 15 decks

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

Lycanroc

in 100% of decks · 19 seen

Spiky Energy

in 100% of decks · 19 seen

Pokégear 3.0

in 53% of decks · 10 seen

Team Rocket's Petrel

in 58% of decks · 11 seen

Hilda

in 53% of decks · 10 seen

Buddy-Buddy Poffin

in 84% of decks · 16 seen

Ultra Ball

in 95% of decks · 18 seen

Lillie's Determination

in 100% of decks · 19 seen

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About this card

HP: 50Type:FFightingSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Lycanroc

"As they develop, their disposition grows more violent and aggressive. Many Trainers find them too much to handle and abandon them."

CCBite — 30

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Rockruff was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #6 - 18 Codes

expanded

4 weeks ago

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$1.07	$2.17	$30.40	$2.32	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€3.67
7-day average	€3.39
30-day average	€3.28
Low	€0.30
Trend price	€3.16
Low (excellent+)	€1.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.95
Reverse holo 7-day	€1.32
averageSellPrice	€3.34
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.14
Reverse holo trend	€1.25

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Rockruff is real?

Rockruff is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Rockruff worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rockruff is $2.32; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Rockruff from?

Rockruff is from the Pokémon set "SM Black Star Promos" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2017.

What rarity is Rockruff?

Rockruff is a Promo card in the SM Black Star Promos set.