Bone Rush (move)

Bone Rush (Japanese: ボーンラッシュ Bone Rush) is a damage-dealing Ground-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Bone Rush inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. Each attack made has an equal chance to land a critical hit.

Bone Rush will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Generation IV

The effects are the same as the previous generations, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

In the anime

The bone forms between Lucario's hands	Lucario holding the bone
The bone disappearing	Riley's Lucario using Bone Rush

Pokémon

Marowak. Marowak hits its opponent with its bone.

• Used by Gavin's Marowak in From Brags to Riches.

Lucario. Lucario creates a bone of white-green light and smashes the opponent with it.

• Used by Maylene's Lucario from Lost Leader Strategy! to present.
• Used by Riley's Lucario in Saving the World From Ruins!.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
104		Cubone	Ground		41
105		Marowak	Ground		53
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
104		Cubone	Ground		41
105		Marowak	Ground		53
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
104		Cubone	Ground		37
105		Marowak	Ground		43
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Bone Rush is the only bone-based move to be learned by a Pokémon other than Cubone and Marowak.

In other languages

• Spanish: Ataque Óseo
• Italian: Ossoraffica
• German: Knochenhatz
• Brazilian Portuguese: Sabre de Osso
• Dutch: Bot raas

Variations on the move Bone Rush
	Bone Rush | Rock Blast

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