Bonemerang (move)

Move data

Type	Ground
Category	Physical
Power	50
Accuracy	90
PP	10  (max. 16)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Bonemerang deals damage and will strike twice (with 50 base power each time).

Each strike of Bonemerang is treated like a separate attack:

• Each strike can get a critical hit independently.
• If the Sturdy ability, Focus Sash, or Focus Band activates before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the opponent to faint.
• If the first hit breaks a Substitute, the second hit will deal damage to the target Pokémon.

The move Counter only counters the final hit, but Bide counters the complete damage.

Changes

• In Generations 2-4, if a Focus Sash or Focus Band activates before the final hit, subsequent hits do not cause the holder to faint.
• In Generations 1-3, Bonemerang ends immediately if any hit breaks a Substitute.
• In Generation 1, each hit will always deal the same damage - if the first critical hits, so will the rest.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Groundium Z and uses its Z-Power, Bonemerang turns into Tectonic Rage and has base power 100.

Move target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

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