Rock Blast (move)

Rock Blast ロックブラスト Rock Blast

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  25 Accuracy  80% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Rock Blast is a mostly accurate Rock-type move introduced in Generation III that deals very little damage.

Effect

Generation III

Rock Blast does damage, hitting 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 attack made has an equal chance to land a critical hit.

Rock Blast will end immediately if it breaks a Substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

Generation IV

Same as Generation III, except it will continue attacking after a Substitute is broken.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

• Geodude at Lv.31
• Graveler at Lv.37
• Golem at Lv.37
• Rhyhorn at Lv.29
• Rhydon at Lv.29
• Corsola at Lv.34
• Anorith at Lv.55
• Armaldo at Lv.64

By breeding

• Remoraid

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Geodude at Lv.25
• Graveler at Lv.27
• Golem at Lv.27
• Rhyhorn at Lv.25
• Rhydon at Lv.25
• Omanyte at Lv.46
• Omastar at Lv.56
• Corsola at Lv.20
• Octillery at Lv.--
• Anorith at Lv.49
• Armaldo at Lv.55
• Rhyperior at Lv.25
• Wormadam (Ground) at Lv.26

By breeding

• Onix
• Remoraid
• Shieldon

In other languages

French: boule roc, German: felswurf, Italian: cadutamassi, Spanish: pedrada.

Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone Rush • Rock Blast