Rock Blast (move)

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Rock Blast
ロックブラスト Rock Blast
Type  Rock
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  25
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

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. The average total base power (including the 10% base miss chance) is now 69.8.

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

Games Description
RSE 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.
ColoXD Hurls boulders at target 2 to 5 times in a row.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession.
BWB2W2 The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in a row.
SV The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0074 Geodude
Mineral Mineral 31 25 22 22XY
30ORAS
30 30 30
0074 Geodude
Geodude
Alolan Form

Mineral Mineral 30 30
0075 Graveler
Mineral Mineral 37 27 22 22XY
34ORAS
34 34 34
0075 Graveler
Graveler
Alolan Form

Mineral Mineral 34 34
0076 Golem
Mineral Mineral 37 27 22 22XY
34ORAS
34 34 34
0076 Golem
Golem
Alolan Form

Mineral Mineral 34 34
0111 Rhyhorn
Monster Field 29 25 23 23XY
29ORAS
29 30 30 30
0112 Rhydon
Monster Field 29 25 23 23XY
29ORAS
29 30 30 30
0138 Omanyte
Water 1 Water 3 46 46 46 46 45 45
0139 Omastar
Water 1 Water 3 56 56 56 56 49 49
0222 Corsola
Water 1 Water 3 34 20 20BW
31B2W2
31 31
0224 Octillery Water 1 Water 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
0299 Nosepass Mineral Mineral 18B2W2 18XY
28ORAS
28 28 28
0347 Anorith
Water 3 Water 3 55 49 49 49XY
55ORAS
55 36 36
0348 Armaldo
Water 3 Water 3 64 55 55 55XY
61ORAS
61 36 36
0413 Wormadam
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak

Bug Bug 25 26 26 26 26
0464 Rhyperior
Monster Field 25 23 23XY
29ORAS
29 30 30 30
0476 Probopass
Mineral Mineral 18B2W2 18XY
28ORAS
28 28 28
0524 Roggenrola Mineral Mineral 14 14 14 32
0525 Boldore Mineral Mineral 14 14 14 36
0526 Gigalith Mineral Mineral 14 14 14 36
0557 Dwebble
Bug Mineral 5 5 5 32
0558 Crustle
Bug Mineral 1, 5 1, 5 1, 5 32
0573 Cinccino Field Field 1 1 1 1 Rem.
0732 Trumbeak
Flying Flying 1 1
0733 Toucannon
Flying Flying 1 1
0800 Necrozma
Necrozma
All available forms
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 19 48 48
0805 Stakataka
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47USUM 40
0837 Rolycoly Mineral Mineral 40 40
0838 Carkol
Mineral Mineral 48 48
0839 Coalossal
Mineral Mineral 54 54
0934 Garganacl Mineral Mineral 1
0950 Klawf Water 3 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0031 Nidoqueen
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0034 Nidoking
Monster Field
0050 Diglett Field Field
0050 Diglett
Diglett
Alolan Form

Field Field
0051 Dugtrio Field Field
0051 Dugtrio
Dugtrio
Alolan Form

Field Field
0058 Growlithe
Growlithe
Hisuian Form

Field Field
0059 Arcanine
Arcanine
Hisuian Form

Field Field
0068 Machamp Human-Like Human-Like
0074 Geodude
Mineral Mineral
0074 Geodude
Geodude
Alolan Form

Mineral Mineral
0075 Graveler
Mineral Mineral
0075 Graveler
Graveler
Alolan Form

Mineral Mineral
0076 Golem
Mineral Mineral
0076 Golem
Golem
Alolan Form

Mineral Mineral
0080 Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0090 Shellder Water 3 Water 3
0091 Cloyster
Water 3 Water 3
0095 Onix
Mineral Mineral
0111 Rhyhorn
Monster Field
0112 Rhydon
Monster Field
0138 Omanyte
Water 1 Water 3
0139 Omastar
Water 1 Water 3
0140 Kabuto
Water 1 Water 3
0141 Kabutops
Water 1 Water 3
0142 Aerodactyl
Flying Flying
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0185 Sudowoodo Mineral Mineral
0204 Pineco Bug Bug
0205 Forretress
Bug Bug
0208 Steelix
Mineral Mineral
0213 Shuckle
Bug Bug
0214 Heracross
Bug Bug
0218 Slugma Amorphous Amorphous
0219 Magcargo
Amorphous Amorphous
0222 Corsola
Water 1 Water 3
0222 Corsola
Corsola
Galarian Form
Water 1 Water 3
0223 Remoraid Water 1 Water 2
0224 Octillery Water 1 Water 2
0226 Mantine
Water 1 Water 1
0246 Larvitar
Monster Monster
0247 Pupitar
Monster Monster
0248 Tyranitar
Monster Monster
0299 Nosepass Mineral Mineral
0305 Lairon
Monster Monster
0306 Aggron
Monster Monster
0337 Lunatone
Mineral Mineral
0338 Solrock
Mineral Mineral
0345 Lileep
Water 3 Water 3
0346 Cradily
Water 3 Water 3
0347 Anorith
Water 3 Water 3
0348 Armaldo
Water 3 Water 3
0369 Relicanth
Water 1 Water 2
0377 Regirock No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0383 Groudon No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0389 Torterra
Monster Grass
0410 Shieldon
Monster Monster
0411 Bastiodon
Monster Monster
0423 Gastrodon
Gastrodon
All forms

Water 1 Amorphous
0436 Bronzor
Mineral Mineral
0437 Bronzong
Mineral Mineral
0438 Bonsly No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0464 Rhyperior
Monster Field
0473 Mamoswine
Field Field
0476 Probopass
Mineral Mineral
0485 Heatran
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0524 Roggenrola Mineral Mineral
0525 Boldore Mineral Mineral
0526 Gigalith Mineral Mineral
0530 Excadrill
Field Field
0534 Conkeldurr Human-Like Human-Like
0557 Dwebble
Bug Mineral
0558 Crustle
Bug Mineral
0564 Tirtouga
Water 1 Water 3
0565 Carracosta
Water 1 Water 3
0566 Archen
Flying Water 3
0567 Archeops
Flying Water 3
0568 Trubbish Mineral Mineral
0569 Garbodor Mineral Mineral
0573 Cinccino Field Field
0639 Terrakion
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0688 Binacle
Water 3 Water 3
0689 Barbaracle
Water 3 Water 3
0696 Tyrunt
Monster Dragon
0697 Tyrantrum
Monster Dragon
0698 Amaura
Monster Monster
0699 Aurorus
Monster Monster
0703 Carbink
Fairy Mineral
0713 Avalugg
Avalugg
Hisuian Form

Monster Mineral
0732 Trumbeak
Flying Flying
0733 Toucannon
Flying Flying
0745 Lycanroc
Lycanroc
Midday Form
Field Field
0745 Lycanroc
Lycanroc
Midnight Form
Field Field
0745 Lycanroc
Lycanroc
Dusk Form
Field Field
0774 Minior
Minior
All forms

Mineral Mineral
0800 Necrozma
Necrozma
All forms
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0805 Stakataka
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0806 Blacephalon
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0834 Drednaw
Monster Water 1
0837 Rolycoly Mineral Mineral
0838 Carkol
Mineral Mineral
0839 Coalossal
Mineral Mineral
0843 Silicobra Field Dragon
0844 Sandaconda Field Dragon
0864 Cursola Water 1 Water 3
0867 Runerigus
Mineral Amorphous
0874 Stonjourner Mineral Mineral
0878 Cufant Field Mineral
0879 Copperajah Field Mineral
0880 Dracozolt
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0881 Arctozolt
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0882 Dracovish
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0883 Arctovish
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0900 Kleavor
Bug Bug
0934 Garganacl Mineral Mineral
0950 Klawf Water 3 Water 3
0962 Bombirdier
Flying Flying
0968 Orthworm Field Field
0969 Glimmet
Mineral Mineral
0970 Glimmora
Mineral Mineral
0995 Iron Thorns
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1022 Iron Boulder
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0090 Shellder Water 3 Water 3 HGSS
0095 Onix
Mineral Mineral
0213 Shuckle
Bug Bug
0214 Heracross
Bug Bug
0223 Remoraid Water 1 Water 2
0410 Shieldon
Monster Monster
0568 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0223 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0091 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0214 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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Rock Blast inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. Each hit has a separate accuracy check, though the move will continue even when a hit fails. Prior to Gates to Infinity, if a targeted Pokémon faints in middle of the attack and is revived with a Reviver Seed, the remaining hits will be able to continue to attack the enemy. The move's critical-hit rate is reduced (1% in the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series).

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 4 - 17 - 80% - Front Enemy Yes
MDTDS 4 - 10 - 45% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 4 - 10 - 45% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 2 99 13 50 70% 90% Front Enemy Yes
SMD 2 99 13 30 70% 90% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★
Power: 10
Accuracy: 90%
Effect: Hits 2 to 5 times in one turn.
Users: Roggenrola
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
GravelerGraveler (Alolan Form)GolemGolem (Alolan Form)OmanyteOmastarShuckleHeracrossCorsolaRemoraidNosepassArmaldoRoggenrolaDwebbleCrustleTrumbeakToucannonNecrozma
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Rock Blast
★★★★
Attack power 39.95061 (Hit 1), 28.92975 (Hits 2-4), 52.34908 (Hit 5)
Charge time 0.58 seconds (Hits 1-4), 0.76 seconds
Range type Projectile
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

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
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


Golem

Armaldo

Cinccino

Rhydon
The user hurls hard rocks at the foe.
Pokémon Method
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 orange crystals 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; or, Rhydon forms multiple brown rocks around its body and hurls them at the opponent.
Team Rocket's Rhydon A Crackling Raid Battle! None
A wild Rhydon Nightfall? Nightmares! None
Zirc's Rhydon Found You, Fuecoco! 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
Omastar Omastar forms four orange rocks before its body and fires them at the opponent.
Pokémon hunter's Omastar HZ035 None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 岩石爆擊 Ngàahmsehk Baaugīk *
岩石爆破 Ngàahmsehk Baaupo *
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 록블라스트 RokbeullaseuteuIX+
락블레스트 RakbeulleseuteuIVVIII
Polish Kamienny Wybuch
Portuguese Brazil Explosão de Rocha
Portugal Carga de Pedras
Romanian Explozia de Piatră
Serbian Eksplozija kamenja
Spanish Pedrada
Thai ร็อคบลาสท์
Vietnamese Bộc Phá Nham Thạch


Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone RushRock Blast


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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