Rock Smash

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Rock Smash

いわくだき Rock Smash

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	40*
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15*
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	Reduces defense of target
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Rock Smash is a Fighting-type move introduced in Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	An attack that may lower Defense.
RSE	A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense.
FRLG	An attack that may also cut Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders.
DPPt	The user slugs the foe with a shattering punch. It can also smash cracked boulders.
HGSS	The user hits with a punch that may lower the target's Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders.
BWB2W2	The user attacks with a punch that can shatter a rock. It may also lower the target's Defense stat.
XYORAS	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat. This move can also shatter rocks in the field.
SMUSUM SWSH	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

Effect

In battle

Rock Smash deals damage, with a chance of lowering the target's Defense stat.

Ouside battle

Before Generation VII, Pokémon that have learnt Rock Smash can be used to smash large rocks/boulders and cracked walls which originally blocked the player's path from progressing through the region.

Learnset

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Gallery

Main games

• Rock Smash depicted in Generation II
• Rock Smash depicted in Generation III
• Rock Smash depicted in Generation V

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Main series

• Rock Smash being used by Gary's Nidoqueen
• Rock Smash being used by Juan's Whiscash
• Rock Smash being used by Angela's Shiftry
• Rock Smash being used by Spenser's Shiftry
• Rock Smash being used by J's client's Aggron
• Rock Smash being used by Saturn's Toxicroak
• Rock Smash being used by Khoury's Gible
• Rock Smash being used by Ash's Gible
• Rock Smash being used by Georgia's Beartic
• Rock Smash being used by Drayden's Haxorus
• Rock Smash being used by Trip's Gurdurr
• Rock Smash being used by Clay's Palpitoad
• Rock Smash being used by Ash's Boldore
• Rock Smash being used by Clay's Excadrill
• Rock Smash being used by a wild Crabrawler

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