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Breakable rock

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Breakable rocks are a type of obstacle appearing in many core series games, commonly found on rugged routes and in caves. To get past them, the player must use the help of a Pokémon to break them. They appear in Generations II, III, IV, and VI, and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, in which they can be broken using the field move Rock Smash, and in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, in which they can be broken using the Ride Pokémon Tauros Charge and Sharpedo Jet. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, they can be broken by throwing a Pokémon at them.

In regions other than Sinnoh, it is possible for the player to find something after breaking a breakable rock. In Generations II and III, there is a chance of a wild Pokémon appearing. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and in Generation VI, there is a chance of either a wild Pokémon or an item appearing. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, there is a chance of an item appearing.

In Pokémon X and Y only, the player can also come across cracked walls in and around ruined buildings. These, like breakable rocks, block off certain areas and can be broken using Rock Smash. However, they do not leave behind any items or Pokémon upon being destroyed.

Generation II

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, when using Rock Smash on a breakable rock, there is a 60% chance that nothing will happen afterwards and a 40% chance that a Pokémon will appear.

Location Pokémon
Dark Cave    
Burned Tower
Route 40
Cianwood City
Ice Path —
Mt. Moon Square

Generation III

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, breakable rocks on Route 111 block the player's advancement north until they have received the Dynamo Badge. Depending on the location, players have either a 1/9 or 5/36 chance of encountering a Pokémon each time they smash a rock. This chance can be modified by a bicycle, White Flute, Black Flute, or Cleanse Tag.

Location Pokémon Required[a]
Granite Cave     ✘
Route 111   ✔
Route 114 ✘
Mirage TowerE — ✔
Route 115 ✘
Rusturf Tunnel[b] ✔
Seafloor Cavern ✔
Trick House (puzzle 3) ✔
Safari Zone (Area 4)   ✘
Safari Zone (Area 6)E   ✘
Victory Road     ✔

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Location Pokémon
Kindle Road    
Mt. Ember
Rock Tunnel
Sevault Canyon
Cerulean Cave
Mt. Ember (B3F)    
Four Island —

Generation IV

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, breakable rocks in the Ravaged Path prevent the player from reaching Floaroma Town until they have received the Coal Badge.

Location Required[a]
Oreburgh Gate ✔
Ravaged Path ✔
Wayward Cave ✔
Mt. Coronet ✘
Route 208 ✘
Route 210 ✘
Route 211 ✘
Route 213 ✘
Route 214 ✘
Route 222 ✘
Victory Road ✔
Route 228 ✘

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the game generates a random number from 0 to 99. If the generated number is lower than the location's first %, the game will generate an encounter with a wild Pokémon from the encounter table. If this fails, or there are no wild encounters in that location, it will generate a random number from 0 to 99 for an item instead using the second %; if that check fails as well, smashing the rock yields nothing.

Location Rates
Pokémon/Item 		Pokémon Items Required[a]
Violet City —/50% —   Max Ether (25%)

  Revive (20%)

  Heart Scale (10%)

  Red Shard (10%)

  Green Shard (10%)

  Blue Shard (10%)

  Yellow Shard (10%)

  Star Piece (5%)

✘
Tohjo Falls —/15% ✘
Route 3 —/10% ✘
Mt. Silver Cave —/25% ✘
Dark Cave 50%/50%     ✘
Cianwood City 30%/20%     ✘
Victory Road 40%/10%     ✘
Cerulean Cave (B1F) 5%/30% ✘
Cerulean Cave (1F) 5%/25% ✘
Cerulean Cave (2F) —/25% — ✔
Vermilion City 40%/25%     ✘
Rock Tunnel 20%/30%   ✘
Route 19 30%/20%     ✘
Ruins of Alph 20%/30%  
HG SS
  Red Shard (25%)
  Yellow Shard (20%)
  Helix Fossil (10%)   Dome Fossil (10%)
  Max Ether (10%)
  Blue Shard (10%)
  Green Shard (10%)
  Old Amber (10%)
  Max Revive (5%)
✘
Burned Tower —/— — — ✔
Cliff Cave 30%/25%    
HG SS
  Max Ether (25%)
  Pearl (20%)
  Big Pearl (10%)
  Red Shard (10%)   Blue Shard (10%)
  Yellow Shard (10%)   Green Shard (10%)
  Claw Fossil (20%)   Root Fossil (20%)
  Rare Bone (5%)
✘

Generation V

In Generation V, Rock Smash is not a field move, and there are no breakable rocks like in other games. In Black 2 and White 2, however, the player can help clear a section of boulders in Clay Tunnel if a Pokémon in their party knows Rock Smash.

Generation VI

In Generation VI, when using Rock Smash on a breakable rock, there is an even chance that: nothing will happen afterwards, a Pokémon will appear, or an item will appear.

Pokémon X and Y

Location Pokémon Items
Ambrette Town       Big Pearl

  Ether

  Hard Stone

  Heart Scale

  Max Ether

  Max Revive

  Pearl

  Revive

  Soft Sand

  Star Piece

Route 8
Route 12
Azure Bay
Cyllage City  X    Y
Route 13    
Route 18    
Terminus Cave
Victory Road
Glittering Cave    
X Y
  Old Amber
Pre-Hall of Fame:
  Hard Stone
  Revive
Post-Hall of Fame:
  Claw Fossil   Dome Fossil
  Root Fossil   Helix Fossil
  Skull Fossil
  Armor Fossil
  Cover Fossil
  Plume Fossil

Cracked walls

Location
Route 15
Lost Hotel
Victory Road

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, breakable rocks on Route 111 block the player's advancement north until they have received the Dynamo Badge.

Location Pokémon Items Required[a]
Rusturf Tunnel     Big Pearl

  Ether

  Hard Stone

  Heart Scale

  Max Ether

  Max Revive

  Normal Gem

  Pearl

  Revive

  Soft Sand

  Star Piece

✔
Route 111 ✔
Route 114 ✘
Granite Cave     ✘
Lilycove City   ✘
Shoal Cave ✘
Seafloor Cavern ✘
Trick House (puzzle 2) — — ✔
Mirage Caves    
OR AS
  Dome Fossil   Helix Fossil
  Armor Fossil   Skull Fossil
  Plume Fossil   Cover Fossil
  Old Amber
✘
Mirage Forests   ✘
Mirage Islands     ✘
Mirage Mountains     ✘

Generation VII

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Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, breakable rocks can appear both on land and in the water. On land, these rocks can be broken by the Poké Ride Tauros Charge; in the water, they can be broken by the Poké Ride Sharpedo Jet.

When these rocks are broken, occasionally a sparkling item will be left the aftermath, making a noise while the player is near it until they pick it up.

Location Games Items
Iki Town USUM —
Wela Volcano Park
Route 1 SMUSUM   Stardust
Route 2
Route 6
Melemele Sea
Lush Jungle
Route 3 USUM
Exeggutor Island
Route 15 SMUSUM   Stardust
  Star Piece
Route 17
Vast Poni Canyon SMUSUM   Stardust
  Star Piece
  Comet Shard
Poni Plains
Resolution Cave
Poni Coast
Poni Breaker Coast USUM

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

In the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version, breakable rocks appear on Mahalo Trail. The player cannot obtain items from breaking these rocks.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, there are several locations across Hisui that have large breakable rock walls. The walls, once destroyed, disappear permanently. The player will always obtain items from breaking these rock walls.

Location Items
Oreburrow Tunnel  Iron Chunk ×3
Golden Lowlands
Gapejaw Bog
Glacier Terrace

Gallery

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Rocks

GSC
  		RSE
  		FRLG
  		DPPtHGSS
  		B2W2
  		XYORAS
 

Breaking rocks

         
Generation II Generation III DPPt HGSS BDSP

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Whether there are parts of this location that require breaking rocks to access.
  2. ↑ Breaking these rocks makes them disappear permanently.


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