Rock Blast (move)

Rock Blast ロックブラスト Rock Blast

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  25 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM54 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM076 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Rock Blast (Japanese: ロックブラスト Rock Blast) is a damage-dealing Rock-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III. It was TM54 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM076 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generations III and IV

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 strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Rock Blast may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Rock Blast unless it misses.

Rock Blast has an accuracy of 80%.

Generations V and VI

Rock Blast's accuracy increased from 80% to 90%. There is now a 35% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 35% chance it will hit 3 times, a 15% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 15% chance it will hit 5 times.

If a Focus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent. Sturdy will activate with each hit if the defending Pokémon has a maximum HP of 1.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.

Generation VII onwards

Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Rock Blast. Each strike will now also activate Stamina.

Description

Games Description RSE Hurls boulders at the foe 2 to 5 times in a row. FRLG The user hurls two to five hard rocks at the foe to attack. Colo.XD Hurls boulders at target 2 to 5 times in a row. DPPtHGSSPBR The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession. BWB2W2 The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in a row. SV The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	31	25	22	22XY 30ORAS	30	30BDSP
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					30
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	37	27	22	22XY 34ORAS	34	34BDSP
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					34
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	37	27	22	22XY 34ORAS	34	34BDSP
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					34
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	29	25	23	23XY 29ORAS	29	30
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	29	25	23	23XY 29ORAS	29	30
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3		46	46	46	46	45
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3		56	56	56	56	49
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	34	20	20BW 31B2W2	31	31
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2		1	1	1	1	1
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral			18B2W2	18XY 28ORAS	28	28BDSP
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	55	49	49	49XY 55ORAS	55	36
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	64	55	55	55XY 61ORAS	61	36
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug		25	26	26	26	26BDSP
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field		25	23	23XY 29ORAS	29	30
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral			18B2W2	18XY 28ORAS	28	28BDSP
524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral			14	14	14	32
525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral			14	14	14	36
526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral			14	14	14	36
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral			5	5	5	32
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	32
573		Cinccino		Field		Field			1	1	1	1
732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying					1
733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying					1
800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					19	48
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						48
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						48
805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					47USUM	40
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral						40	40
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral						48	48
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral						54	54
934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral							1
950		Klawf		Water 3		Water 3							24
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM54	IX TM076
031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field						✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field							✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔
051		Dugtrio		Field		Field							✔
051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔
058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1							✔
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3						✔	✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3						✔	✔
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral						✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field						✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field						✔
138		Omanyte		Water 1	Water 3						✔
139		Omastar		Water 1	Water 3						✔
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3						✔
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3						✔
142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying						✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug							✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug							✔
208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral						✔
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug						✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug						✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3						✔
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3						✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2						✔
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2						✔
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1						✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster							✔
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster							✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster						✔	✔
305		Lairon		Monster		Monster						✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster						✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral						✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral						✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3						✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3						✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3						✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3						✔
369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2						✔
377		Regirock		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous							✔
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral							✔
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral							✔
438		Bonsly		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field						✔
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field						✔
485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral						✔
525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral						✔
526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral						✔
530		Excadrill		Field		Field						✔
534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral						✔
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral						✔
564		Tirtouga		Water 1	Water 3						✔
565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3						✔
566		Archen		Flying	Water 3						✔
567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3						✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral						✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral						✔
573		Cinccino		Field		Field						✔
639		Terrakion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3						✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3						✔
696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon						✔
697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon						✔
698		Amaura		Monster		Monster						✔
699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster						✔
703		Carbink		Fairy	Mineral							✔
713		Avalugg Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral							✔
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
800		Necrozma		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
806		Blacephalon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1						✔	✔
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon							✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon						✔	✔
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3						✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
874		Stonjourner		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
878		Cufant		Field	Mineral						✔	✔
879		Copperajah		Field	Mineral						✔	✔
880		Dracozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
881		Arctozolt		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
882		Dracovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
883		Arctovish		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
900		Kleavor		Bug		Bug							✔
934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral							✔
950		Klawf		Water 3		Water 3							✔
962		Bombirdier		Flying		Flying							✔
968		Orthworm		Field		Field							✔
969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral							✔
970		Glimmora		Mineral		Mineral							✔
995		Iron Thorns		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
090		Shellder		Water 3		Water 3		✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔BDSP
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	Abram Burrows's Cloyster
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	2014 Korean World Championship Series Heracross
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Rock Blast is a move with 4 base power, 80% accuracy, and 17 PP. It damages an enemy in front of the user 2 to 5 times, cutting corners. This move's base critical hit rate is lower than normal, at 1%.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 10 and its accuracy to 45%.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★ Power: 10 Accuracy: 90%

Effect: Hits 2 to 5 times in one turn.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Rock Blast is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

Rock Blast
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 50 Energy cost 33 Duration 2.1 seconds Damage window 1.6 - 2 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 50 Energy cost 40 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Rock Blast

★★★★
Attack power	39.95061 (Hit 1), 28.92975 (Hits 2-4), 52.34908 (Hit 5)
Charge time	0.58 seconds (Hits 1-4), 0.76 seconds
Range type	Projectile
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It hits two to five times in succession. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target using 2 to 5 attacks in a single turn. BSL てきポケモンに ２〜５かいれんぞくで ダメージを あたえる Conq. The target is attacked with rocks thrown forcefully two to five times in a row. MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.

In the anime

Cinccino	Golem	Armaldo	Rhydon
The user hurls hard rocks at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Armaldo	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, or Armaldo holds out its claws and three light blue rings surround its body. The rings then form into glowing white rocks that circle around its body. Armaldo then pulls up its claws and the rocks come together in between them. It then throws the rocks at the opponent.
A wild Armaldo	Where's Armaldo?		Debut
Nando's Armaldo	League Unleashed!		None
Wormadam	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. She then fires the rocks at the opponent, that explode on contact.
Ursula's Wormadam	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None
Golem	Three light blue rings appear and spin around Golem's body. The rings then glow white and turn into glowing white rocks that spin around Golem's body as well. Golem then fires the glowing white rocks at the opponent, or three rocks above Golem's head glow bright orange and its forehead glows silver. It then fires multiple silver rocks from its forehead at the opponent, one after the other.
Bertha's Golem	An Elite Coverup!		None
A Team Rocket Grunt's Golem	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!		None
Boldore	The red gems sticking out of the top of Boldore's body glow bright orange, and the protrusion on the front of its body glows silver. It then fires multiple silver energy waves in the shape of the protrusion on the front of its body at the opponent, one after the other.
Ash's Boldore	Battling the King of the Mines!		None
Cinccino	The white fur on Cinccino's head glows bright orange. It then fires two silver, spinning energy waves from it at the opponent.
Moira's Cinccinoette	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
Rhydon	Rhydon's horn glows white and silver energy gathers in front of it, forming into a silver rock. Rhydon then fires the rock at the opponent.
Team Rocket's Rhydon	A Crackling Raid Battle!		None
A wild Rhydon	Nightfall? Nightmares!		None
Cradily	The tips of Cradily's tentacles glow white and silver energy gathers in front of them, forming into silver rocks. Cradily then throws the rocks at the opponent.
Steven's Cradily	Battling as Hard as Stone!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Graveler	Corsola
The user releases a barrage of multiple rocks from all around at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Graveler	Graveler waves one of its arms and multiple rocks from all around rise into the air and fire themselves at the opponent repeatedly. While the rocks fly at the opponent, they leave behind a white trail of energy.
Roxanne's Graveler	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon VIII		Debut
Corsola	Multiple rocks from the ground rise up around Corsola and float around its horns. It then fires the rocks at the opponent.
Dusty's Corsola	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 岩石爆擊 Ngàahmsehk Baaugīk * 岩石爆破 Ngàahmsehk Baaupo * Mandarin 岩石爆擊 / 岩石爆击 Yánshí Bàojí / Yánshí Bàojī * 岩石爆破 Yánshí Bàopò * Czech Kamenná rána Dutch Steenstoot Finnish Kivisuihku French Boule Roc German Felswurf Greek Λιθοβόλο Lithovólo Indonesian Rock Blast Italian Cadutamassi Korean 록블라스트 RokbeullaseuteuIX+ 락블레스트 RakbeulleseuteuIV–VIII Polish Kamienny Wybuch Portuguese Brazil Explosão de Rocha Portugal Carga de Pedras Romanian Explozia de Piatră Serbian Eksplozija kamenja Spanish Pedrada Thai ร็อคบลาสท์ Vietnamese Bộc Phá Nham Thạch

Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone Rush • Rock Blast

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