Rock Smash (move)
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Rock Smash (Japanese: いわくだき Rock Smash) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM08 in Generation II, HM06 in Generations III and IV, TM94 in Generation V and Pokémon X and Y, HM06 in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and TM98 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Effect
In battle
Generations II and III
The move inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.
Rock Smash has a base power of 20.
Generation IV onwards
Rock Smash now has a base power of 40.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Outside of battle
In certain games, Rock Smash requires a specific badge to use outside of battle; the Marsh BadgeFRLG, Zephyr BadgeHGSS, Dynamo BadgeRSEORAS, or Coal BadgeDPPtBDSP.
Generations II and III
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks to clear a path. Occasionally, breaking a rock will cause a wild Pokémon to be encountered.
Generation IV
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks, but no wild Pokémon will appear.
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks, and wild Pokémon or items can be found. Items that can be found include Heart Scales, shards, and Fossils.
Generation V

Rock Smash is no longer a field move.
In Black 2 and White 2, if a Pokémon in the player's party knows the move Rock Smash when they talk to one of the Workers in Clay Tunnel, they can help clear a section of boulders.
Generation VI
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks and certain cracked walls. Wild Pokémon and items can be found when breaking rocks (but not cracked walls).
Generation VII
Rock Smash can no longer be used outside of battle.
Generation VIII
Rock Smash is a field move in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, usable via the Poketch's Hidden Moves app, which summons a wild Bidoof to use the move.
Generation IX
Rock Smash can no longer be used outside of battle.
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM/HM
By Move Tutor
By breeding
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Rufflet |
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Flying | ✔ | ||||||||
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Rookidee |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
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 Smash is a non-damaging move with 99 PP that never misses. It turns a wall tile in front of the user into a floor tile, even if there's a Pokémon inside it. It is incapable of destroying walls used for locked chambers as well as those at the edge of a floor, nor can it be used diagonally.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Rock Smash is now affected by Taunt.
In Gates to Infinity onwards, it's now a damaging move that might lower target's Defense.
Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rock Smash is Charizard's Side Special move. Unlike in the Pokémon games, Charizard will create a boulder and crush it with its head, producing multiple fragments of debris that fly off for extra damage. Rock Smash has high damage and knockback and can potentially KO a foe at low damage.
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Rock Smash has been made Charizard's Down Special move, with Flare Blitz taking its former position. It was weakened greatly, but now also grants armor to protect Charizard from incoming attacks.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rock Smash was removed from Charizard's moveset in favor of Pokémon Change, as Charizard has been reincorporated back into the Pokémon Trainer character.
Pokémon GO
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