Bone Rush (move)

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Bone Rush ボーンラッシュ Bone Rush

Battles Type  Ground Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  25 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   A highly appealing move.

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: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bone Rush (Japanese: ボーンラッシュ Bone Rush) is a damage-dealing Ground-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation IV, it was one of Cubone and Marowak's signature moves.

Effect

Generation II

Bone Rush 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. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit 3 times on average, giving it an average power of 75. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Bone Rush will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Generations III and IV

Bone Rush may now continue attacking after breaking a substitute.

Generation V

The accuracy of Bone Rush is increased from 80% to 90%. There is now a ~33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a ~33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a ~16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a ~16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. Provided that the move does not miss, it will hit ~3.167 times on average, giving it an average power of ~79.2.

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.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A Ground-type attack. The attacker uses a bone to club the foe two to five times. GSC An attack that hits 2-5 times. RSE Strikes the foe with a bone in hand 2 to 5 times. FRLG The user strikes the foe with a bone in hand two to five times. ColoXD Strikes the target with a bone in hand 2 to 5 times. DPPtHGSS The user strikes at the foe with a hard bone two to five times in a row. BWB2W2 XYORAS SM The user strikes the target with a hard bone two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	41	41	37	37	37	51
0105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	53	53	43	43	43	65
105A		Marowak Alola Form		Monster		Monster						65
0448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like			19	19BW 29B2W2	29	29
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying				51	1, 51	1
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

Description

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

In the anime

The bone forming Lucario File:Alva Cubone Bone Rush.png Cubone Mega Lucario
The user hits its opponent with a held bone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lucario puts its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light green bone of energy. It then hits the opponent with it, or Lucario holds out its hands and creates a light green bone of energy.
Maylene's Lucario	Lost Leader Strategy!		Debut
Riley's Lucario	Saving the World From Ruins!		None
A Coordinator's Lucario	Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!		None
Korrina's Lucario	Mega Revelations!		None
Gurkinn's Lucario	Calling from Beyond the Aura!		None
	Mega Lucario puts out its paws together and spreads them apart, creating a light green or yellow bone of energy. It then hits the opponent with it, or Lucario holds out its hands and creates a light green bone of energy.
Korrina's Lucario	The Aura Storm!		None
Gurkinn's Lucario	The Aura Storm!		None
	Cubone creates a light green bone of energy with its bone. It then hits the opponent with it.
Alva's Cubone	XY137		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Lucario
The user punches the opponent repeatedly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lucario punches the opponent repeatedly.
Hiori's Lucario	A World Covered In Darkness		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Lucario Cubone
The user hits its opponent with a held bone.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cubone spins bones rapidly on its both hands. It then hits the opponent with them.
Crystal's Bonee	Slick Slowking		Debut
	A bone of energy appears in Lucario's paws and it jumps into the air and brings the bone down onto the opponent's head.
Riley's Lucario	Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I		None
	Riolu spins a bone rapidly and mimics the actions of a helicopter blade.
Korrina's Riolu	X & Y chapter		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bone Rush is the only bone-themed move to be learned by Pokémon other than Cubone and Marowak.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 骨擊一氣 Gǔjí Yīqì Dutch Botraas French Charge-Os German Knochenhatz Greek Κυνηγετικό Κόκκαλο Hindi हड्डी का वार Haddi Ka Waar Italian Ossoraffica Korean 본러쉬 Bone Rush Polish Kościopęd Portuguese Brazil Sabre de Osso Fúria de Ossos (TCG) Portugal Varre Ossos Romanian Îngrămădire de Oase Serbian Napad Kostima Spanish Latin America Hueso Veloz Spain Ataque Óseo Vietnamese Bone Rush

Variations of the move Bone Rush
Bone Rush • Rock Blast

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