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Rock Blast (move)

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Rock Blast
ロックブラスト Rock Blast
The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession.
Battles
Type  Rock
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  25
Accuracy  80%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Super Contests
Category  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Rock Blast (Japanese: ロックブラスト Rock Blast) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation III.

Contents

Effect

Generation III

Rock Blast 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.

Rock Blast 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 generation, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
074 074 Geodude Rock Ground 31
075 075 Graveler Rock Ground 37
076 076 Golem Rock Ground 37
111 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 29
112 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 29
222 222 Corsola Water Rock 34
347 347 Anorith Rock Bug 55
348 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 64
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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
223 223 Remoraid Water Corsola
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
074 074 Geodude Rock Ground 25
075 075 Graveler Rock Ground 27
076 076 Golem Rock Ground 27
111 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 25
112 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 25
138 138 Omanyte Rock Water 46
139 139 Omastar Rock Water 56
222 222 Corsola Water Rock 20
224 224 Octillery Water --
347 347 Anorith Rock Bug 49
348 348 Armaldo Rock Bug 55
413 413G Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Bug Ground 25
464 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 25
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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
090 090 Shellder Water Omanyte, Omastar
CorsolaHGSS
095 095 Onix Rock Ground Geodude, Graveler, Golem
223 223 Remoraid Water Omanyte, Omastar
Corsola
Octillery
410 410 Shieldon Rock Steel Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

Pokémon Method
User First Episode Used In Notes
348 Armaldo Sand is released from its red and white armor. It then punches the foe.
Armaldo Where's Armaldo? None
413G Wormadam Rocks appear around Wormadam circling it.
Ursula's Wormadam Another One Gabites the Dust! None

In other languages

  • French: boule roc
  • German: Felswurf
  • Italian: cadutamassi
  • Spanish: pedrada.
Variations on the move Bone Rush
Physical Bone Rush | Rock Blast


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