Bone Rush (move)

Bone Rush ボーンラッシュ Bone Rush

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Battles Type  Ground 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 II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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 II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Bone Rush (Japanese: ボーンラッシュ Bone Rush) is a damage-dealing Ground-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation IV, it was one of the signature moves of Cubone and Marowak.

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Effect

Generation II

Bone Rush 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. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit 3 times on average, giving it an average power of 75. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Bone Rush will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the user is holding a King's Rock, the final strike has a chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Generations III and IV

Bone Rush may now continue attacking after breaking a substitute.

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.

Generation V onward

The accuracy of Bone Rush is increased from 80% to 90%. There is now a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of ~79.2.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy 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 of the previous one.

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

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Ground-type attack. The attacker uses a bone to club the foe two to five times. GSC An attack that hits 2-5 times. RSE Strikes the foe with a bone in hand 2 to 5 times. FRLG The user strikes the foe with a bone in hand two to five times. Colo.XD Strikes the target with a bone in hand 2 to 5 times. DPPtHGSSPBR The user strikes at the foe with a hard bone two to five times in a row. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user strikes the target with a hard bone two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	41	41	37	37	37	51SMUSUM	29
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	53	53	43	43	43	65SMUSUM	31
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster						65SMUSUM	31
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like			19	19BW 29B2W2	29	29	36
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying				51	1, 51	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
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

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 MDGtI SMD It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.

In the anime

The bone forming	Lucario	Cubone	Mega Lucario
The user hits its opponent with a held bone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Lucario	Lucario puts its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light green bone of energy. It then hits the opponent with it, or Lucario holds out its hands and creates a light green bone of energy.
Maylene's Lucario	Lost Leader Strategy!		Debut
Riley's Lucario	Saving the World From Ruins!		None
A Coordinator's Lucario	Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!		None
Korrina's Lucario	Mega Revelations!		None
Gurkinn's Lucario	Calling from Beyond the Aura!		None
Sorrel's Lucario	I Choose You!		None
Lucario	Mega Lucario puts out its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light green or yellow bone of energy. It then hits the opponent with it, or Lucario holds out its hands and creates a light green bone of energy.
Korrina's Lucario	The Aura Storm!		None
Gurkinn's Lucario	The Aura Storm!		None
Cubone	Cubone's bone glows light blue and grows longer. It then hits the opponent with it.
Alvin's Cubone	Battling With a Clean Slate!		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

	Lucario
The user punches the opponent repeatedly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lucario	Lucario punches the opponent repeatedly.
Hiori's Lucario	A World Covered In Darkness		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Riolu	Lucario	Cubone
The user hits its opponent with a held bone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Cubone	Cubone spins bones rapidly on its both hands. It then hits the opponent with them.
Crystal's Bonee	Slick Slowking		Debut First mentioned in Surrounded by Staryu
Lucario	A bone of energy appears in Lucario's paws and it jumps into the air and brings the bone down onto the opponent's head.
Riley's Lucario	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		None
Riolu	Riolu spins a bone rapidly and mimics the actions of a helicopter blade.
Korrina's Riolu	X & Y chapter		Riolu cannot legally learn Bone Rush

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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	Stadium (Jap)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Bone Rush is the only bone-themed move to be learned by Pokémon other than Cubone and Marowak.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 骨棒亂打 Gwātpáahng Lyuhndá * 骨擊一氣 Gwāgīk Yāthei * Mandarin 骨棒亂打 / 骨棒乱打 Gǔbàng Luàndǎ * 骨擊一氣 / 骨击一气 Gǔjí Yīqì / Gǔjī Yīqì * Dutch Botraas French Charge Os* Charge-Os* German Knochenhatz Greek Κυνηγετικό Κόκκαλο Hindi हड्डी का वार Haddi Ka Waar Italian Ossoraffica Korean 본러쉬 Bone Rush Polish Kościopęd Portuguese Brazil Fúria de Ossos (Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga) Sabre de Osso (early anime) Portugal Varre Ossos Romanian Îngrămădire de Oase Serbian Napad Kostima Spanish Latin America Hueso Veloz Spain Ataque Óseo Vietnamese Thúc Xương

Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone Rush • Rock Blast • Scale Shot

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