Brick Break (move)
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| Brick Break かわらわり Tile Break | ||||||||||||
| The user attacks with tough fists, etc. It can also break any barrier such as Light Screen and Reflect. | ||||||||||||
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Brick Break (Japanese: かわらわり Tile Break) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation III.
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Effect
Brick Break removes Light Screen and Reflect and the effects they cause before inflicting damage. It will remove Light Screen and Reflect even if Brick Break misses or targets a Ghost-type Pokémon.
Learnset
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 
| Hitmonlee | Fighting | 20 | |
| 127 | 
| Pinsir | Bug | 31 | |
| 214 | 
| Heracross | Bug | Fighting | 23 |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
By TM31
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 |
| Hitmonlee | Fighting | 17 | |
| 127 |
| Pinsir | Bug | 21 | |
| 214 |
| Heracross | Bug | Fighting | 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. | |||||
By TM31
In the anime
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| Electabuzz | Garchomp | Croagunk | |
| The user's hand turns white and then it punches its opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
 Croagunk
| Croagunk's hand glows white and then karate-chops its opponent. | ||
| Brock's Croagunk | Gymbaliar | None | |
| Craig | Cream of the Croagunk Crop! | None | |
 Garchomp
| Garchomp's fins glow white and then slashes its opponent. | ||
| Cynthia's Garchomp | Top-Down Training | None | |
 Electabuzz
| Electabuzz's hand electrifies and then karate-chops its opponent. | ||
| Paul's Electabuzz | DP128 | None | |
Trivia
- In a Pokémon Contest, because there is no target Pokémon, Brick Break destroys a small glass wall instead.
- Contrary to popular belief, Brick Break does not need to be used by the hands. This is shown because it can be learned by Bonsly and Pupitar, who don't have any arms.
In other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Quebra-Telha
- Dutch: Steenbreuk
- Spanish: Demolición
- French: Casse-Brique
- Italian: Breccia
- Korean: 깨트리다 kketeurida
- German: Durchbruch
| 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 | 08 | |
| 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 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
