- "Rock Ogre Grotto #1" was Level 4 in the manga.
- In episode 2 of the anime and chapter 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist, Joey Wheeler uses this card during his Duel against Téa Gardner. He Normal Summons this card on an unknown turn. This card then attacks Téa's set "Happy Lover", but while it was flipped face-up, "Happy Lover" wasn't destroyed for an unknown reason. Téa then activates "Breath of Light" to destroy this card and win her the Duel.
- In episode 9, this card is seen in Seto Kaiba's computer when he and the computer were searching for the duel arena that Yugi is dueling on. This card was shown being used in a duel that was on an arena that Yugi was not on. Because of that, Kaiba leaves this arena and starts searching through the other arenas.
- In episode 11, Joey used this card during his duel against Rex Raptor. He sets this card in Defense Position. "Megazowler" then attacks and destroys this card.
- In the dub, this card was named "Rock Ogre" for its appearance in this duel.
- In episode 13, this card is shown in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Yami Bakura.
- In episode 16, Joey uses this card during his Duel against Seto Kaiba. He Normal Summons this card in Defense Position. "Rabid Horseman" then attacks and destroys this card.
- In the dub, this card was named "Smashing Rock" for its appearance in this duel.
- In episode 32, this card can be seen in Joey's hand during his Duel against Bandit Keith.
- This card also appears in a flashback that Maximillion Pegasus sees in Keith's mind. This card is shown being used in a gamble Duel between Bandit Keith and a person in the bar.
- In episode 120, two copies of this monster appear as part of Gozaburo Kaiba's chess army. In episode 121, one of the two copies was destroyed at an unspecified point. The other copy was one of the last few monsters that were still chasing Yugi and his friends.