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Rock Blast (Japanese: ロックブラスト Rock Blast) is a damage-dealing Rock-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation III. It was TM54 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM076 in Generation IX.
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 a critical hit.
Rock Blast may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.
If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.
Pokémon with the Ability Skill 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 a Focus Sash activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus 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 has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it.
Generation VII onwards
Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Rock Blast. Each strike will now also activate Stamina.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM
By breeding
Special move
Generation V
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0223 |  |  | Water 1 | Water 2 | Dream World - Sparkling Sea | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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. | ||||||
By event
Generation V
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0091 |  |  | Water 3 | Abram Burrows's Cloyster | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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 |  |   | Bug | 2014 Korean World Championship Series Heracross | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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. Prior to Gates to Infinity, if a targeted Pokémon faints in middle of the attack and is revived with a Reviver Seed, the remaining hits will be able to continue to attack the enemy. The move's critical-hit rate is reduced (1% in the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series).
Pokémon Conquest
| 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.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, Rock Blast is a Charged Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.
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
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In the anime
 Golem  Armaldo  Cinccino  Rhydon | |||
| The user hurls hard rocks at the foe. | |||
| 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 | HZ035 | None | |
