Rock Blast (move)
| Rock Blast ロックブラスト Rock Blast | ||||||||||||
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Rock Blast (Japanese: ロックブラスト Rock Blast) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.
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
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0223
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
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| colspan="6" | 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.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0090
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Shellder
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Omanyte, Omastar
Corsola
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0095
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Onix
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Geodude, Graveler, Golem
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0223
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Remoraid
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Omanyte, Omastar
Corsola
Octillery
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410
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| style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
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| colspan="6" | 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.
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In the anime
| The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. | |||
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The red and white plates on Armaldo's neck glow white. Then, the back of its claws releases sand and it hits the opponent with them. | ||
| A wild Armaldo | Where's Armaldo? | Debut | |
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Three yellow rings appear and spin around Wormadam's body. The rings glow white and form into small rocks that spin around Wormadam's body. It then fires the rocks at the opponent, that explode on contact. | ||
| Ursula's Wormadam | Another One Gabites the Dust! | None | |
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Three turquoise rings appear and spin around Golems's body. The rings glow white and form into small rocks that spin around Golem's body. It then fires the rocks at the opponent, that explode on contact. | ||
| Bertha's Golem | DP170 | None | |
In other languages
- Dutch: Steen Schot
- French: boule roc
- German: Felswurf
- Italian: cadutamassi
- Spanish: pedrada
| Variations of the move Bone Rush | ||
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