Rock Smash (move)
Rock Smash (Japanese: いわくだき Rock Smash) is a damage-dealing Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II. It was TM08 in Generation II, HM06 in Generations III and IV, TM94 in Generation V and Pokémon X and Y, and HM06 in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
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Effect
Generations II and III
The move inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.
Rock Smash has a base power of 20.
Generation IV onwards
Rock Smash now has a base power of 40.
Outside of battle
In certain games, Rock Smash requires a specific badge to use outside of battle; the Marsh BadgeFRLG, Zephyr BadgeHGSS, Dynamo BadgeRSEORAS, or Coal BadgeDPPt.
Generations II and III
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks to clear a path. Occasionally, breaking a rock will cause a wild Pokémon to be encountered.
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks, but no wild Pokémon will appear.
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks, and wild Pokémon or items can be found. Items that can be found include Heart Scales, shards, and Fossils.
Generation V
Boulders in Clay Tunnel
Rock Smash is no longer a field move.
In Black 2 and White 2, if a Pokémon in the player's party knows the move Rock Smash when they talk to one of the Workers in Clay Tunnel, they can help clear a section of boulders.
Generation VI
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks and certain cracked walls. Wild Pokémon and items can be found when breaking rocks (but not cracked walls).
Generation VII onwards
Rock Smash is no longer a field move.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By breeding
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By TM/HM
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Rock Smash is a non-damaging move with 99 PP that never misses. It turns a wall tile in front of the user into a floor tile, even if there's a Pokémon inside it. It is incapable of destroying walls used for locked chambers as well as those at the edge of a floor, nor can it be used diagonally.
In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Rock Smash is now affected by Taunt.
In Gates to Infinity onwards, it's now a damaging move that might lower target's Defense.
Pokémon Masters EX
| Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description |
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| Physical | 2 | — | 46 | 55 | 100% | An opponent | — | Has a chance (50%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank. |
Past Description
- Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a good chance of lowering the target's Defense.
Super Smash Bros. series
Rock Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rock Smash is Charizard's Side Special move. Unlike in the Pokémon games, Charizard will create a boulder and crush it with its head, producing multiple fragments of debris that fly off for extra damage. Rock Smash has high damage and knockback and can potentially KO a foe at low damage.
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Rock Smash has been made Charizard's Down Special move, with Flare Blitz taking its former position. It was weakened greatly, but now also grants armor to protect Charizard from incoming attacks.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rock Smash was removed from Charizard's moveset in favor of Pokémon Change, as Charizard has been reincorporated back into the Pokémon Trainer character.
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Power: 5 → 15
- Energy boost: 7 → 12
- February 16, 2017
- Energy boost: 12 → 10
- Duration: 1.41 → 1.7 seconds
- Damage window: 1.21 - 1.41 → 0.55 - 0.8 seconds
- February 21, 2017
- Duration: 1.7 → 1.3 seconds
Description
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In the anime
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Nidoqueen smashes her fist into the ground, making the ground crack and move towards the opponent. While the ground cracks, small rocks fly out and hit the opponent. | ||
| Gary's Nidoqueen | The Ties that Bind | Debut | |
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Whiscash's body becomes outlined in yellow, floats into the air and falls on the opponent. | ||
| Juan's Whiscash | Eight Ain't Enough | None | |
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Shiftry smashes its hand into the ground. An invisible blast travels underground to the opponent and explodes underneath the opponent, making pieces of rocks fly at them, or Shiftry smashes its hand into the ground and flings rocks at the opponent. | ||
| Angela's Shiftry | From Cradle to Save | None | |
| Spenser's Shiftry | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
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Aggron's claws on one of its hands glow white and it smashes the opponent with it. | ||
| J's client's Aggron | Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2 | None | |
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Both of the red claws on Toxicroak's hands glow white and it smashes the opponent with them repeatedly. | ||
| Saturn's Toxicroak | Gateway to Ruin! | None | |
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One of Gible's hands glow white or yellow and it punches the opponent with it. | ||
| Khoury's Gible | A Rivalry to Gible On! | None | |
| Ash's Gible | Gotta Get a Gible! | None | |
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One of Beartic's arms glow orange and it delivers a powerful punch to the opponent with it. | ||
| Georgia's Beartic | Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! | None | |
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Haxorus pulls its head back and one of its tusks flash white. The white glow then fades and its tusk starts to glow orange. Haxorus then whips its head forward and smashes the opponent with its tusk. | ||
| Drayden's Haxorus | Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster! | None | |
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Gurdurr smashes its steel beam into the ground and raises one of its arms. It then clenches its fist and it starts to glow orange. Gurdurr then charges forward and delivers a powerful punch to the opponent. | ||
| Trip's Gurdurr | Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! | None | |
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Palpitoad jumps at the opponent and its tail starts to glow white. The white glow then fades, leaving its tail glowing red-orange. Palpitoad then flips around vertically and slams its tail into the opponent. | ||
| Clay's Palpitoad | Battling the King of the Mines! | None | |
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The gems on the top of Boldore's body glow bright orange and it jumps at the opponent. One or both of the legs on the side of its body then glow red-orange or blue and it stabs the opponent with the tip of one or both of its legs. | ||
| Ash's Boldore | Battling the King of the Mines! | None | |
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One of Excadrill's claws glows red-orange and it stabs the opponent with it. | ||
| Clay's Excadrill | Battling the King of the Mines! | None | |
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Crabrawler's claws glow orange and it punches the opponent with one or both of them. | ||
| A wild Crabrawler | Pikachu's Exciting Adventure! | None | |
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
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Nidoqueen smashes the ground with a powerful punch, sending chunks of rock flying at the opponent. | ||
| Gary's Nidoqueen | One Half Of A Poké Ball | Debut | |
Pokémon Adventures
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| Sneasel | Marshtomp | Riolu | Fraxure |
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| The user smashes the opponent with a powerful blow. | |||
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Sneasel hits the opponent from above with a strong blow from both hands together. | ||
| Silver's Sneasel | Delibird Delivery - 2 | Debut | |
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Marshtomp pushes on a rock with both hands until the rock cracks and breaks. | ||
| Ruby's Mumu | What Would You Do for a Whismur? | None | |
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Riolu jumps into the air. As it falls, it brings its fists forward and strikes it with a powerful punch capable of shattering the ground. | ||
| Maylene's Riolu | Magnificent Meditite & Really Riolu II | None | |
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Tepig jumps into the air and flips around, slamming the orb at the end of its tail into the opponent. | ||
| Black's Tep | Battle at the Dreamyard | None | |
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Fraxure jumps into the air and smashes into the opponent with its back. | ||
| Iris's Fraxure | The Tournament Continues | None | |
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The brass Falinks extends its horn. It and the troopers then rush forward to strike the opponent. | ||
| Casey's Giga | Ooh Shiny!! Legendary Equipment | None | |
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
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Tyrogue hits the opponent with a strong punch. | ||
| Gold's Tyrogue | The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon | Debut | |
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
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Tyrogue hits the opponent from below with a strong punch. | ||
| Red's Tyrogue | Defeat Chuck Style Martial Arts!! | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Rock Smash is the only HM move that does not share its type with another HM move, past or present.
- Rock Smash is the only move to be a TM, become an HM, revert to being a TM again, and then revert to an HM.
- Rock Smash and Rock Climb are the only moves that have the word rock in their name, but are not Rock-type.
- Coincidentally, both have been HM moves at some point.
- Although Rock Smash is a Fighting-type move, it uses the Rock-type TM icon in the Generation V games.
In other languages
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| Generation II TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08RSE | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 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 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
| Generation VI TMs | |
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| 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 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
| Generation VI HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS | |
| Generation VIII TMs | |
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| 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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