Rock Blast

Rock Blast

ロックブラスト Rock Blast

Introduced:	Generation III

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	25
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	10, max: 16
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0
Works well if its the same type as the one before.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

Rock Blast is a Rock-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Hurls boulders at the foe 2 to 5 times in a row.
FRLG	The user hurls two to five rocks at the foe to attack.
DPPtHGSS	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 SWSH	The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in a row.

Effect

In battle

Rock Blast does damage, hitting the target two to five times in a turn. In a Double Battle, Rock Blast can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Rock Blast can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Geodude	rock/ground	Mineral	31	25	22	22XY 30ORAS	30
	Geodude	rock/electric	Mineral					30
	Graveler	rock/ground	Mineral	37	27	22	22XY 34ORAS	34
	Graveler	rock/electric	Mineral					34
	Golem	rock/ground	Mineral	37	27	22	22XY 34ORAS	34
	Golem	rock/electric	Mineral					34
	Rhyhorn	ground/rock	Monster/Field	29	25	23	23XY 29ORAS	29	30
	Rhydon	ground/rock	Monster/Field	29	25	23	23XY 29ORAS	29	30
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3		46	46	46	46	45
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3		56	56	56	56	49
	Corsola	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3	34	20	20BW 31B2W2	31	31
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2		1	1	1	1	1
	Nosepass	rock	Mineral			18B2W2	18XY 28ORAS	28
	Anorith	rock/bug	Water 3	55	49	49	49XY 55ORAS	55	36
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3	64	55	55	55XY 61ORAS	61	36
	Wormadam	bug/ground	Bug		25	26	26	26
	Rhyperior	ground/rock	Monster/Field		25	23	23XY 29ORAS	29	30
	Probopass	rock/steel	Mineral			18B2W2	18XY 28ORAS	28
	Roggenrola	rock	Mineral			14	14	14	32
	Boldore	rock	Mineral			14	14	14	36
	Gigalith	rock	Mineral			14	14	14	36
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral			5	5	5	32
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral			1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	32
	Cinccino	normal	Field			1	1	1	1
	Trumbeak	normal/flying	Flying					1
	Toucannon	normal/flying	Flying					1
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered					19	48
	Necrozma	psychic/steel	Undiscovered						48
	Necrozma	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						48
	Stakataka	rock/steel	Undiscovered					47USUM	40
	Rolycoly	rock	Mineral						40
	Carkol	rock/fire	Mineral						48
	Coalossal	rock/fire	Mineral						54
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Nidoqueen	poison/ground	Undiscovered						TM54
	Nidoking	poison/ground	Monster/Field						TM54
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like						TM54
	Shellder	water	Water 3						TM54
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3						TM54
	Onix	rock/ground	Mineral						TM54
	Rhyhorn	ground/rock	Monster/Field						TM54
	Rhydon	ground/rock	Monster/Field						TM54
	Omanyte	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Omastar	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Kabuto	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Aerodactyl	rock/flying	Flying						TM54
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered						TM54
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral						TM54
	Steelix	steel/ground	Mineral						TM54
	Shuckle	bug/rock	Bug						TM54
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug						TM54
	Corsola	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Corsola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2						TM54
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2						TM54
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1						TM54
	Tyranitar	rock/dark	Monster						TM54
	Lairon	steel/rock	Monster						TM54
	Aggron	steel/rock	Monster						TM54
	Lunatone	rock/psychic	Mineral						TM54
	Solrock	rock/psychic	Mineral						TM54
	Lileep	rock/grass	Water 3						TM54
	Cradily	rock/grass	Water 3						TM54
	Anorith	rock/bug	Water 3						TM54
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3						TM54
	Relicanth	water/rock	Water 1/Water 2						TM54
	Regirock	rock	Undiscovered						TM54
	Rhyperior	ground/rock	Monster/Field						TM54
	Mamoswine	ice/ground	Field						TM54
	Roggenrola	rock	Mineral						TM54
	Boldore	rock	Mineral						TM54
	Gigalith	rock	Mineral						TM54
	Excadrill	ground/steel	Field						TM54
	Conkeldurr	fighting	Human-Like						TM54
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral						TM54
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral						TM54
	Tirtouga	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Carracosta	water/rock	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Archen	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3						TM54
	Archeops	rock/flying	Flying/Water 3						TM54
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral						TM54
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral						TM54
	Cinccino	normal	Field						TM54
	Terrakion	rock/fighting	Undiscovered						TM54
	Binacle	rock/water	Water 3						TM54
	Barbaracle	rock/water	Water 3						TM54
	Tyrunt	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon						TM54
	Tyrantrum	rock/dragon	Monster/Dragon						TM54
	Amaura	rock/ice	Monster						TM54
	Aurorus	rock/ice	Monster						TM54
	Lycanroc	rock	Field						TM54
	Lycanroc	rock	Field						TM54
	Lycanroc	rock	Field						TM54
	Necrozma	psychic	Undiscovered						TM54
	Necrozma	psychic/steel	Undiscovered						TM54
	Necrozma	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM54
	Stakataka	rock/steel	Undiscovered						TM54
	Blacephalon	fire/ghost	Undiscovered						TM54
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1						TM54
	Rolycoly	rock	Mineral						TM54
	Carkol	rock/fire	Mineral						TM54
	Coalossal	rock/fire	Mineral						TM54
	Sandaconda	ground	Field/Dragon						TM54
	Cursola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3						TM54
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM54
	Stonjourner	rock	Mineral						TM54
	Cufant	steel	Field/Mineral						TM54
	Copperajah	steel	Field/Mineral						TM54
	Dracozolt	electric/dragon	Undiscovered						TM54
	Arctozolt	electric/ice	Undiscovered						TM54
	Dracovish	water/dragon	Undiscovered						TM54
	Arctovish	water/ice	Undiscovered						TM54
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Rock Blast depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Rock Blast depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Rock Blast depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

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Main series

• Rock Blast being used by Professor Proctor's Armaldo.
• Rock Blast being used by Nando's Armaldo.
• Rock Blast being used by Ash's Boldore.
• Rock Blast being used by Goh's Roggenrola.

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