Rock Blast (move)
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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
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
074 | Geodude |
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Mineral | 31 | 25 | 22 | 22XY 30ORAS |
30 | 30BDSP | |||
074 | Geodude Alolan Form |
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Mineral | 30 | ||||||||
075 | Graveler |
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Mineral | 37 | 27 | 22 | 22XY 34ORAS |
34 | 34BDSP | |||
075 | Graveler Alolan Form |
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Mineral | 34 | ||||||||
076 | Golem |
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Mineral | 37 | 27 | 22 | 22XY 34ORAS |
34 | 34BDSP | |||
076 | Golem Alolan Form |
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Mineral | 34 | ||||||||
111 | Rhyhorn |
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Monster | Field | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23XY 29ORAS |
29 | 30 | ||
112 | Rhydon |
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Monster | Field | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23XY 29ORAS |
29 | 30 | ||
138 | Omanyte |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | |||
139 | Omastar |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | |||
222 | Corsola |
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Water 1 | Water 3 | 34 | 20 | 20BW 31B2W2 |
31 | 31 | |||
224 | Octillery |
Water 1 | Water 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
299 | Nosepass |
Mineral | 18B2W2 | 18XY 28ORAS |
28 | 28BDSP | ||||||
347 | Anorith |
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Water 3 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 49XY 55ORAS |
55 | 36 | |||
348 | Armaldo |
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Water 3 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 55XY 61ORAS |
61 | 36 | |||
413 | Wormadam Sandy Cloak |
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Bug | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26BDSP | ||||
464 | Rhyperior |
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Monster | Field | 25 | 23 | 23XY 29ORAS |
29 | 30 | |||
476 | Probopass |
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Mineral | 18B2W2 | 18XY 28ORAS |
28 | 28BDSP | |||||
524 | Roggenrola |
Mineral | 14 | 14 | 14 | 32 | ||||||
525 | Boldore |
Mineral | 14 | 14 | 14 | 36 | ||||||
526 | Gigalith |
Mineral | 14 | 14 | 14 | 36 | ||||||
557 | Dwebble |
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Bug | Mineral | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | ||||
558 | Crustle |
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Bug | Mineral | 1, 5 | 1, 5 | 1, 5 | 32 | ||||
573 | Cinccino |
Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
732 | Trumbeak |
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Flying | 1 | ||||||||
733 | Toucannon |
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Flying | 1 | ||||||||
800 | Necrozma |
No Eggs Discovered | 19 | 48 | ||||||||
800 | Necrozma Dusk Mane |
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No Eggs Discovered | 48 | ||||||||
800 | Necrozma Dawn Wings |
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No Eggs Discovered | 48 | ||||||||
805 | Stakataka |
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No Eggs Discovered | 47USUM | 40 | |||||||
837 | Rolycoly |
Mineral | 40 | 40 | ||||||||
838 | Carkol |
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Mineral | 48 | 48 | |||||||
839 | Coalossal |
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Mineral | 54 | 54 | |||||||
934 | Garganacl |
Mineral | 1 | |||||||||
950 | Klawf |
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
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
090 | Shellder |
Water 3 | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||
095 | Onix |
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Mineral | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||||
213 | Shuckle |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||||
214 | Heracross |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||||||
223 | Remoraid |
Water 1 | Water 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | |||
410 | Shieldon |
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Monster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||||
568 | Trubbish |
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 | ||
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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 | ||
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091 | Cloyster |
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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 | ||
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214 | Heracross |
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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%
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Effect: Hits 2 to 5 times in one turn. |
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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.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
Description
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In the anime
Cinccino | Golem | Armaldo | Rhydon |
The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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 | ||
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The user releases a barrage of multiple rocks from all around at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
Side series games
Spin-off series games
In other languages
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Variations of the move Bone Rush | ||
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