Boomburst (move)

Boomburst ばくおんぱ Sound Wave Bomb

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  140 Accuracy  100% 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 Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Boomburst (Japanese: ばくおんぱ Sound Wave Bomb) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Boomburst does damage to all adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Boomburst is a sound-based move. Boomburst can hit Pokémon even if they are behind a substitute.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The user attacks everything around it with the destructive power of a terrible, explosive sound. SV The user attacks everything around it with the destructive power of a terrible explosive sound.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VI	VII	VIII		IX
							SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field	1, 85XY 1, 58ORAS	1, 58	72	72
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	47ORAS	47	62	62	62
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	−	−	68	68	68
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon	1, 75	1, 75	62		62
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon		−	76		76
0812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass			62		62
0849		Toxtricity All forms		Human-Like		Human-Like			48		48
0982		Dudunsparce All forms		Field		Field					62
0985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					91
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
						VI	VII	VIII	IX
							SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0441		Chatot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying		✔		✔
0963		Finizen		Field	Water 2				✔
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

Boomburst deals damage to all Pokémon in the room including teammates, excluding the user.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners SMD 40 50 10 30 80% 98% Entire room All except user No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Boomburst

★★★★★
Attack power	126.1623
Charge time	1.42 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Boomburst is a Charged Attack that was made available on February 5th, 2023.

Boomburst
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 140 Energy cost 100 Duration 2.3 seconds Damage window 1 - 2 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 150 Energy cost 70 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• September 1, 2023
  • Energy Cost: 75 → 70

Description

Games Description SMD It damages all targets in the room, including your teammates, but not you.* It damages all Pokémon in the same room except for you.*

In the anime

Main series

Alexa's Noivern Drasna's Noivern Dudunsparce Low Key Form Toxtricity
The user attacks the target with the destructive power of a terrible, explosive sound.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Noivern's body becomes surrounded by a light-blue aura as the inside of its ears glows light blue and blue static appears on both sides of its ears. Noivern then sends a swirly supersonic wave of light blue aura towards the opponent, which becomes straight as it is about to hit the opponent; or, Noivern's ears glow white and it then fires a blast of powerful white sound waves from them at the opponent; or, the inside of Noivern's ears glow white and a ball of white light appears in front of its ears. It then launches powerful sound waves from the white ball at the opponent.
Alexa's Noivern	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		Debut
Ash's Noivern	An Electrifying Rage!		None
The Ultra Guardians' Noivern	Full Moon and Many Arms!		None
Drasna's Noivern	Taking Two For The Team!		None
	Dudunsparce takes a deep breath and releases powerful sound waves from its mouth at the opponent.
Larry's Dudunsparce	HZ059		None
	Low Key Form Toxtricity strums the protrusions on its chest, releasing powerful sound waves from its body at the opponent.
Ryme's Toxtricity	HZ061		Enhanced by Punk Rock

Pokémon Generations

Noivern
The user attacks with powerful sound waves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Noivern's ears glow white and it then fires a blast of powerful white sound waves from them at the opponent.
A wild Noivern	The Adventure		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Noivern
The user attacks with powerful sound waves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Noivern releases a beam of powerful sound waves from its ears.
Aster's Noivern	PS615		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

• Boomburst has the highest base power of all moves with no negative effects on the user, and the highest base power of all sound-based moves, excluding Echoed Voice, which can reach a base power of 200.
• Boomburst was the first Generation VI move to be seen in the anime. It was used by Alexa's Noivern in Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, prior to the release of Pokémon X and Y.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 爆音波 Baauyāmbō Mandarin 爆音波 Bàoyīnbō Czech Bumvýbuch Dutch Knalbarst French Bang Sonique German Überschallknall Italian Ondaboato Korean 폭음파 Pogeumpa Polish Bumwybuch Portuguese Brazil Rajada Explosiva (SM088-present, TCG) Ricochete (BW137-XY134)* Portugal Rajada Estrondo Spanish Estruendo

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