Rock Smash
Move data
| Type | fighting |
| Category | Physical |
| Power | 40 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 15 |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
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.
When a Pokémon is holding Fightinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Rock Smash turns into All-Out Pummeling and has base power 100.
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.
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. |
Other languages
| English | Rock Smash |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Golpe Roca |
| Italian | Spaccaroccia |
| Japanese | いわくだき (Iwakudaki) |
| German | Zertrümmerer |
| French | Éclate-Roc |
Pokémon that learn Rock Smash:
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