TM039 Rock Tomb in Pokémon Radical Red

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TM039 Rock Tomb
Location In the Pewter City Gym after defeating Brock.
Description Boulders are hurled at the foe, dealing damage and lowering the target’s speed.
Type Rock

To acquire TM039 Rock Tomb, you have to defeat Brock at the Pewter City gym. This is a mandatory gym battle so you don’t have to worry about missing it.

 
Being told to go to the museum if you want to enter the gym. / Pokémon Radical Red
Being told to go to the museum if you want to enter the gym.
 

If you try entering the gym but get told that it’s closed, you’ll have to head to the Pewter Museum first to defeat Falkner.

 
Fighting Falkner in the museum to get access to the gym. / Pokémon Radical Red
Fighting Falkner in the museum to get access to the gym.
 

After you do that, you’ll be able to enter the Pewter Gym without any problem.

And here’s a breakdown of Brock’s team:

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Gym Leader Brock
Pokémon Geodude (Alolan) Lv. 13 Vulpix Lv. 14 Archen Lv. 12 Onix Lv. 14
Type Rock / Electric Fire Rock / Flying Rock / Ground
Ability Sturdy Flash Fire Defeatist Sturdy
Held Item Custap Berry Oran Berry Oran Berry Berry Juice
Weaknesses
  • Water (2x)
  • Ground (4x)
  • Grass (2x)
  • Fighting (2x)
  • Water (2x)
  • Ground (2x)
  • Rock (2x)
  • Water (2x)
  • Electric (2x)
  • Ice (2x)
  • Rock (2x)
  • Steel (2x)
  • Water (4x)
  • Grass (4x)
  • Ice (2x)
  • Fighting (2x)
  • Ground (2x)
  • Steel (2x)
Moves
  • Spark
  • Rock Tomb
  • Self Destruct
  • Bulldoze
  • Incinerate
  • Ominous Wind
  • Hidden Power
  • Sleep Talk
  • Pluck
  • Rock Tomb
  • Bulldoze
  • Roost
  • Rock Tomb
  • Bulldoze
  • Sleep Talk

Defeating Brock will reward you with the TM for Rock Tomb.

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