Rock Smash (move)
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Rock Smash (Japanese: いわくだき Rock Smash) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM08 when it was introduced, and became HM06 in Generation III, as its use became essential for completing the game. It lost its HM status in Generation V, when it became TM94, and regained it in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Effect
In battle
Generations II and III
The move damages the target and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.
Rock Smash has a base power of 20.
Generation IV
Rock Smash's base power changed to 40.
Outside of battle
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Generations II and III
Rock Smash breaks certain rocks to clear a path. Occasionally, wild Pokémon may be encountered.
Generation IV
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
Wild Pokémon no longer appear when rocks are broken.
HeartGold and SoulSilver
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, wild Pokémon, Heart Scales, shards, Fossils, and other items can be found underneath certain rocks. There are three kinds of smashable rocks that differ both with wild Pokémon and items that can be found in them.
Type 1: Ruins of Alph:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Red Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Green Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Blue Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Yellow Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Max Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Max Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Old Amber | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Helix Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG | |
Dome Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | SS | |
Type 2: Cliff Cave:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Red Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG | |
Blue Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | SS | |
Yellow Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG | |
Green Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | SS | |
Claw Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG | |
Root Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | SS | |
Max Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Pearl | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Big Pearl | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Rare Bone | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Type 3: Cianwood City, Dark Cave, Route 3, Route 19, Rock Tunnel, Vermilion City, Victory Road, Tohjo Falls, Mt. Silver, Cerulean Cave:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Red Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Blue Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Yellow Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Green Shard | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Heart Scale | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Max Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Star Piece | Randomly found by smashing rocks | HG SS | |
Generation V
Rock Smash is no longer a field move.
In Black 2 and White 2, if a Pokémon in the player's party knows the move Rock Smash when they talk to one of the Workers in Clay Tunnel, they can help clear a section of boulders.
Generation VI
In Generation VI, Rock Smash is again a field move, and now there are also cracked walls and boulders that can be smashed with the move. There are two kinds of smashable rocks that can reveal different Pokémon and items.
Pokémon X and Y
Type 1: Glittering Cave:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Hard Stone | Randomly found by smashing rocks (before entering the Hall of Fame) | X Y | |
Old Amber | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks (before entering the Hall of Fame) | X Y | |
Skull Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | X Y | |
Armor Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | X Y | |
Dome Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | Y | |
Helix Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | Y | |
Cover Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | X Y | |
Plume Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | X Y | |
Claw Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | X | |
Root Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks (after entering the Hall of Fame) | X | |
Type 2: Route 8, Ambrette Town, Cyllage City, Route 12, Azure Bay, Route 13, Route 18, Terminus Cave, Victory Road:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Big Pearl | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Hard Stone | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Heart Scale | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Max Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Max Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Pearl | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Soft Sand | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Star Piece | Randomly found by smashing rocks | X Y | |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Type 1: Rusturf Tunnel, Granite Cave, Route 111, Route 114, Lilycove City, Shoal Cave, Seafloor Cavern:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Big Pearl | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Hard Stone | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Heart Scale | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Max Ether | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Max Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Normal Gem | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Pearl | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Revive | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Soft Sand | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Star Piece | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Type 2: Mirage Caves, Mirage Forests, Mirage Mountains, Mirage Islands:
Item | Location | Games | |
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Old Amber | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR AS | |
Dome Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR | |
Helix Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | AS | |
Armor Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR | |
Skull Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | AS | |
Plume Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | OR | |
Cover Fossil | Randomly found by smashing rocks | AS | |
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
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Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. |
By TM/HM
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Prior to Super Mystery Dungeon, Rock Smash turns a wall tile in front of the user into a floor tile, revealing any item hidden within it. It has 99 PP but cannot target enemies or be used diagonally.
In Super Mystery Dungeon, Rock Smash now damages enemies and has a starting PP of 15, but can still turns walls into floor tiles.
Super Smash Bros. series
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rock Smash is Charizard's Side Special move. Unlike in the Pokémon games, Rock Smash is a move with high damage and knockback and can potentially KO a foe in one hit.
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Rock Smash has been made Charizard's Down Special move, with Flare Blitz taking its former position.
Pokémon GO
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Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Rock Smash had a power of 5 and an energy gain of 7%.
Description
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In the anime
The user slugs the foe with a shattering punch. It can also smash boulders. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Nidoqueen smashes its fist into the ground, making the ground crack and move towards the opponent. While the ground cracks, small rocks fly out and hit the opponent. | |||
Gary's Nidoqueen | The Ties that Bind | Debut | |
Whiscash's body becomes outlined in yellow, floats into the air and falls on the opponent. | |||
Juan's Whiscash | Eight Ain't Enough | None | |
Shiftry smashes its hand into the ground. An invisible blast travels underground to the opponent and explodes underneath the opponent, making pieces of rocks fly at them, or Shiftry smashes its hand into the ground and flings rocks at the opponent. | |||
Angela's Shiftry | From Cradle to Save | None | |
Spenser's Shiftry | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
Aggron's claws on one of its hands glow white and it smashes the opponent with it. | |||
J's client's Aggron | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None | |
Both of the red claws on Toxicroak's hands glow white and it smashes the opponent with them repeatedly. | |||
Saturn's Toxicroak | Gateway to Ruin! | None | |
One of Gible's hands glow white or yellow and it punches the opponent with it. | |||
Khoury's Gible | A Rivalry to Gible On! | None | |
Ash's Gible | Gotta Get a Gible! | None | |
One of Beartic's arms glow orange and it delivers a powerful punch to the opponent with it. | |||
Georgia's Beartic | Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! | None | |
Haxorus pulls its head back and one of its tusks flash white. The white glow then fades and its tusk starts to glow orange. Haxorus then whips its head forward and smashes the opponent with its tusk. | |||
Drayden's Haxorus | Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! | None | |
Gurdurr smashes its steel beam into the ground and raises one of its arms. It then clenches its fist and it starts to glow orange. Gurdurr then charges forward and delivers a powerful punch to the opponent. | |||
Trip's Gurdurr | Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! | None | |
Palpitoad jumps at the opponent and its tail starts to glow white. The white glow then fades, leaving its tail glowing red-orange. Palpitoad then flips around vertically and slams its tail into the opponent. | |||
Clay's Palpitoad | Battling the King of the Mines! | None | |
The gems on the top of Boldore's body glow bright orange and it jumps at the opponent. One or both of the legs on the side of its body then glow red-orange or blue and it stabs the opponent with the tip of one or both of its legs. | |||
Ash's Boldore | Battling the King of the Mines! | None | |
One of Excadrill's claws glows red-orange and it stabs the opponent with it. | |||
Clay's Excadrill | Battling the King of the Mines! | None |
In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
The user smashes the opponent with a powerful opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Nidoqueen fires a bright beam from its mouth. | |||
Gary's Nidoqueen | One Half Of A Poké Ball | Debut |
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user smashes the opponent with a powerful blow. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Sneasel hits the opponent from above with a strong blow from both hands together. | |||
Silver's Sneasel | Delibird Delivery - 2 | Debut | |
Marshtomp pushes on a rock with both hands until the rock cracks and breaks. | |||
Ruby's Mumu | What Would You Do for a Whismur? | None | |
Riolu jumps into the air. As it falls, it brings its fists forward and strikes it with a powerful punch capable of shattering the ground. | |||
Maylene's Riolu | Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II | None | |
Tepig jumps into the air and flips around, slamming the orb at the end of its tail into the opponent. | |||
Black's Tep | Battle at the Dreamyard | None | |
Fraxure jumps into the air and smashes into the opponent with its back. | |||
Iris's Fraxure | The Tournament Continues | None |
In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
The user smashes the opponent with a powerful blow. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Tyrogue hits the opponent with a strong punch. | |||
Gold's Tyrogue | The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon | Debut |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The user smashes the opponent with a powerful blow. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Tyrogue hits the opponent from below with a strong punch. | |||
Red's Tyrogue | Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!! | Debut |
In other generations
In battle
Outside of battle
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Trivia
- Rock Smash is the only HM move that does not share its type with another HM move, past or present.
- Rock Smash is the only move to be a TM, become an HM, revert to being a TM again, and then revert back to an HM.
- Rock Smash and Rock Climb are the only moves that have the word rock in their name, but are not Rock-type.
- Although Rock Smash is a Fighting-type move, it uses the Rock-type TM icon in the Generation V games.
In other languages
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Generation II TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation II HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 |
Generation III TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 | |
Generation III HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE |
Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
Generation VI TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
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