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Heat Rock

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Effect

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It extends the duration of Sunny Day used by the holder to 8 turns.

Follow the linked quests for story requirements. A listed source does not always mean you can get the item more than once.

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Wild Pokémon holding this item

These wild Pokémon can carry Heat Rock. The hold chance is the base chance that the Pokémon has the item when encountered, before Ability effects such as Compound Eyes. The encounter chance shows how often that Pokémon appears for the listed method and time.

Locations are in rough story order for each Pokémon. Radio, swarm and other special encounters require the conditions shown; see the location page for details. Calendar encounters can replace ordinary encounter slots. Safari Zone entries depend on the selected area and, where noted, its objects and their development. “Not fixed” means no fixed encounter chance is listed. Contest weights are shown as weights, not percentages.

Wild Pokémon holding Heat Rock
PokémonHold chanceLocations
Sandshrew5%View locations (7)
Sandslash5%View locations (6)
Alolan Sandshrew5%View locations (1)

Sandshrew · 5% hold chance

Where to find Sandshrew holding Heat Rock
LocationMethod / time / conditionLevelEncounter chance
Route 3, and 104%
Route 3, 104%
Mt. Moon · Mt. Moon / Mt. Moon, east building, and 810%
Mt. Moon · Mt. Moon / Mt. Moon, east building, 810%
Mt. Moon · Mt. Moon Square Entrance, 820%
Route 6, and 124%
Route 6, 124%
Route 15, 2320%
Route 15, 2320%
Route 15, 2320%
Route 32, 44%
Union Cave, and 630%
Union Cave, 630%
Union Cave · Union Cave B1F, and 810%
Union Cave · Union Cave B1F, 810%
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Desert: Desert area selected, , 15Not fixed
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Desert: Desert area selected, , 16Not fixed
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Desert: Desert area selected, , 17Not fixed

Sandslash · 5% hold chance

Where to find Sandslash holding Heat Rock
LocationMethod / time / conditionLevelEncounter chance
Mt. Moon · Mt. Moon Square Entrance, 105%
Route 17, 291%
Route 17, 291%
Route 17, 29–329%
Fuchsia City · Fuchsia City, Koga's forest preserve, 4010%
Route 26, 2830%
Route 26, 2830%
Route 26, 2830%
Route 27, 304%
Route 27, 304%
Route 27, 304%
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Desert: Desert area selected, , 15Not fixed
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Desert: Desert area selected, , 16Not fixed
Safari Zone · Safari Zone: Desert: Desert area selected, , 17Not fixed

Alolan Sandshrew · 5% hold chance

Where to find Alolan Sandshrew holding Heat Rock
LocationMethod / time / conditionLevelEncounter chance
Ice Path, 2110%
Held by trainers’ Pokémon (34 teams)

A trainer's held item is not necessarily obtainable. Check the battle location and story conditions on their team page.

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