Rock Blast (move)

Rock Blast

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  25 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

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Rock Blast is a damage-dealing Rock-type move.

Effect

Rock Blast inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 33.3% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 16.7% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 16.7% chance that it will hit 5 times. This means that it will hit 3.168 times on average provided that it does not miss, giving it an average power of 79.2. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Pokémon with the ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Rock Blast unless it misses.

If a Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy 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 of the previous one.

If the target has Weak Armor, each strike will activate it. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Description

Description The user hurls hard rocks at the target. Two to five rocks are launched in quick succession.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
021		Penglacier	Ice	Rock	Start
028		Terratetra	Normal	Rock	24
029		Gigaard	Normal	Rock	24
109		Chelonite	Psychic	Rock	15
117		Pueblant	Bug	Rock	10
118		Cahokisect	Bug	Rock	10
212		Carbite	Dragon		Dragon	16
213		Pressaur	Dragon	Rock	16
214		Diamat	Dragon	Rock	16
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					Direct	Chain
004		Kidling	Fire		Fire
088		Craliber	Water	Steel
112		Minarac	Bug	Ground
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By a prior evolution

#	Pokémon		Type		Prior evolution
110		Galaxagos	Psychic	Rock
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.