Bone Rush is a mostly accurate Ground-type move introduced in Generation II that deals varying amounts of damage. This move can be quite a weak move with only 50 power, but if it hits 5 times this move can do 125 damage. This is much more than any other multi-hit move, such as Fury Swipes, at maximum. With 125 power, this move has the possibility of being the strongest Ground-type move, with the exception of the one-hit KO Fissure and the luck-based Magnitude.

Effect

Generation II

Bone Rush does damage, hitting 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

Same as Generation II, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

In the anime

The bone forming between Lucario's hands.

Lucario holding the bone.

Maylene's Lucario using Bone Rush on Maylene.

The bone disappearing.

Pokémon

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

• Used by Maylene's Lucario in Lost Leader Strategy!.

Learnset

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

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