Rock Smash (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Fighting
Category	Physical
Power	40
Accuracy	100
PP	15 (max. 24)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 2

Machine/Record

Gold/Silver Crystal	TM08
Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald	HM06
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	HM06
Black/White Black 2/White 2	TM94
X/Y	TM94
O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	HM06
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	TM98

Effects

Rock Smash deals damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Changes

In Generations 2-3, Rock Smash has 20 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Fightinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Rock Smash turns into All-Out Pummeling and has base power 100.

Outside of battle

Rock Smash breaks certain rocks that may be in your path. Smashing rocks may uncover wild Pokémon or items. Breakable rocks appear in Generations 2-4 and Generation 6. Only rocks in Johto/Hoenn reveal Pokémon/items when smashed.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Rock Smash
Japanese	いわくだき (Iwakudaki)
German	Zertrümmerer
French	Éclate-Roc
Italian	Spaccaroccia
Spanish	Golpe Roca
Korean	바위깨기
Chinese (Simplified)	碎岩
Chinese (Traditional)	碎岩

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may lower DEFENSE.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.
FireRed/LeafGreen	An attack that may also cut DEFENSE. It can also smash cracked boulders.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum	The user slugs the foe with a shattering punch. It can also smash cracked boulders.
HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user hits with a punch that may lower the target’s Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user attacks with a punch that can shatter a rock. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat. This move can also shatter rocks in the field.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
Sword/Shield	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.
B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user attacks with a punch that may lower the target’s Defense stat. It’s also one of the Pokétch’s hidden moves.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Rock Smash at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.