Rock Blast (move)

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 is TM54 in Generation VIII.

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 Generation VIII

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:

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.

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, 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.

Generation VII onward

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

Description

Games	Description
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession.
BW B2W2	The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	31	25	22	22^XY 30^ORAS	30	30^BDSP
074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					30
075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	37	27	22	22^XY 34^ORAS	34	34^BDSP
075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					34
076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	37	27	22	22^XY 34^ORAS	34	34^BDSP
076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					34
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	29	25	23	23^XY 29^ORAS	29	30
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	29	25	23	23^XY 29^ORAS	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	20^BW 31^B2W2	31	31
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2		1	1	1	1	1
299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral			18^B2W2	18^XY 28^ORAS	28	28^BDSP
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3	55	49	49	49^XY 55^ORAS	55	36
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3	64	55	55	55^XY 61^ORAS	61	36
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug		25	26	26	26	26^BDSP
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field		25	23	23^XY 29^ORAS	29	30
476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral			18^B2W2	18^XY 28^ORAS	28	28^BDSP
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		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					19	48
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						48
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						48
805		Stakataka		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					47^USUM	40
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral						40
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral						48
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral						54
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM54
031		Nidoqueen		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field						✔
068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
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		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						✔
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						✔
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		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field						✔
473		Mamoswine		Field		Field						✔
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		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
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						✔
745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field						✔
745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field						✔
745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field						✔
800		Necrozma		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
800		Necrozma Dusk Mane		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
800		Necrozma Dawn Wings		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
805		Stakataka		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
806		Blacephalon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1						✔
837		Rolycoly		Mineral		Mineral						✔
838		Carkol		Mineral		Mineral						✔
839		Coalossal		Mineral		Mineral						✔
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		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
881		Arctozolt		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
882		Dracovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
883		Arctovish		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
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.

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.

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


	>

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 GO Snapshot

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It hits two to five times in succession.
MDTD S	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

Pokémon	Method

Cinccino	Golem	Armaldo	Rhydon
The user hurls hard rocks at the foe.
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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Graveler

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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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 *
Chinese	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		락블레스트 Rock Blast
Polish		Kamienny Wybuch
Portuguese	Brazil	Explosão de Rocha
Portuguese	Portugal	Carga de Pedras
Romanian		Explozia de Piatră
Serbian		Eksplozija kamenja
Spanish	Latin America	Pedrada
Spanish	Spain	Pedrada
Thai		ร็อคบลาสท์
Vietnamese		Bộc Phá Nham Thạch

Variations of the move Bone Rush

Bone Rush • Rock Blast

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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