ロックブラストRock Blast

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  10(max. 16) Power  25 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not makecontact Affected byProtect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected byMirror Move Affected byKing's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM54 inPokémon Sword and Shield TM076 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2♥♥ Jam  0  Works well if it's the same type as the one before.

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

Rock Blast (Japanese:ロックブラストRock Blast) is a damage-dealingRock-typemultistrike move introduced inGeneration III. It wasTM54 inPokémon Sword and Shield, and isTM076 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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 acritical hit.

Rock Blast may continue attacking after breaking asubstitute.Bide andCounter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the user is holding aKing's Rock orRazor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent toflinch.

Pokémon with theAbilitySkill 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 aFocus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. AFocus 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 hasWeak Armor, each strike will activate it.

Generation VII onwards

Pokémon withBulletproof are immune to Rock Blast. Each strike will now also activateStamina.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Rock Blast will always hit 5 times. When used as aPlus Move, it will always hit 6 times.

Description

Learnset

Byleveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
										SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral	31	25	22	22XY 30ORAS	30		30	30
0074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					30			30
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral	37	27	22	22XY 34ORAS	34		34	34
0075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					34			34
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	37	27	22	22XY 34ORAS	34		34	34
0076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral					34			34
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		Rem.2.0.0+
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
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		15
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		Rem.2.0.0+
0214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	28
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	34	20	20BW 31B2W2	31	31	−	−
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	−	1	1	1	1	1	1
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	40
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	40
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	40
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
0383		Groudon		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	28
0413		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
0485		Heatran		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		−	−	−	−	−	−	−	12
0524		Roggenrola		Mineral		Mineral			14	14	14	32
0525		Boldore		Mineral		Mineral			14	14	14	36
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral			14	14	14	36
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field			−	−	−	−		−	16
0538		Throh		Human-Like		Human-Like			−	−	−	−			20
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.
0639		Terrakion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			−	−	−	−		−	34
0688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3			−	−	−	−			16
0689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3			−	−	−	−			16
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon			−	−	−	−			24
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon			−	−	−	−			24
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster			−	−	−	−			24
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster			−	−	−	−			24
0732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying					1			1
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying					1			1
0800		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
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous						−			20
0900		Kleavor		Bug		Bug								−	50
0934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral								1	Rem.
0950		Klawf		Water 3		Water 3								24
0969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral								−	25
0970		Glimmora		Mineral		Mineral								−	25
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

ByTM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Compatibility
						VIII	IX
						SwSh TM54	SV TM076
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔
0050		Diglett		Field		Field	−	✔
0050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field	−	✔
0051		Dugtrio		Field		Field	−	✔
0051		Dugtrio Alolan Form		Field		Field	−	✔
0058		Growlithe Hisuian Form		Field		Field		✔
0059		Arcanine Hisuian Form		Field		Field		✔
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0074		Geodude		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0074		Geodude Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0075		Graveler		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0075		Graveler Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0076		Golem Alolan Form		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0080		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 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 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 Hisuian Form		Monster	Mineral		✔
0732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying		✔
0733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying		✔
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field	✔	✔
0774		Minior All forms		Mineral		Mineral		✔
0800		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 gainsSTAB 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.

Bybreeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
										SMUSUM	BDSP
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 gainsSTAB 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 gainsSTAB 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.

Byevent

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3	Abram Burrows's Cloyster
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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 gainsSTAB 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. The move's critical-hit rate is reduced (1% in the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series).

Starting inSuper Mystery Dungeon, if aReviver Seed activates, the move will end.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★ Power: 10 Accuracy: 90%

Effect: Hits 2 to 5 times in one turn.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by> facing to the right, to act as their origin point.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move, if the move changes their positioning at all.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.

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 ?%
Max Battles Power Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility ByElite Charged TM ByGO Snapshot AsShadow Pokémon AsPurified 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

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Armaldo Cinccino Cradily Rhydon
The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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'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
	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 forms four orange rocks before its body and fires them at the opponent.
Pokémon hunter's Omastar	The Wild Pair, Friede and Cap!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Graveler Corsola
The user releases a barrage of multiple rocks from all around at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Graveler waves one of its arms and multiple rocks from all around rise into the air and fire themselves at the opponent repeatedly. While the rocks fly at the opponent, they leave behind a white trail of energy.
Roxanne's Graveler	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon VIII		Debut
	Multiple rocks from the ground rise up around Corsola and float around its horns. It then fires the rocks at the opponent.
Dusty's Corsola	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I		None

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	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

Side 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	SV	Legends: Z-A	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