Ground · Physical move · Gen 2
Bone Rush
Bone Rush is a Ground-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has 25 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 5 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Physical
Power
25
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Hits 2-5 times in one turn. Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Hits
- 2–5 times
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon) — changed: power 25 → 30
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Bone Rush
5 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cubone | Ground | 3–8 | |||
 Marowak | Ground | 3–8 | |||
 Alolan Marowak | Fire/Ghost | 3–8 | |||
 Lucario | Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Mandibuzz | Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 |
Bone Rush FAQ
What does Bone Rush do?
Bone Rush is a Ground-type physical move with 25 power. Hits two to five times. Has a 35% chance to hit two or three times and a 15% chance to hit four or five times. If one of the hits breaks the target's substitute, it will take damage for the remaining hits. If the user has the Skill Link Ability, this move will always hit five times. If the user is holding Loaded Dice, this move will hit 4-5 times.
Which Pokémon can learn Bone Rush?
5 Pokémon and forms can learn Bone Rush in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Cubone, Marowak, Alolan Marowak, Lucario and Mandibuzz.
Is Bone Rush in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Bone Rush in Pokémon Champions, where it was changed: power 25 → 30.
What is Bone Rush super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Bone Rush is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel, not very effective against Grass and Bug and has no effect on Flying (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.