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Brick Break

Brick Break is a Fighting-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 75 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 370 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Fighting

Category

Physical

Power

75

Accuracy

100%

PP

15 (max 24)

Priority

0

Effect

Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. If this attack does not miss, the effects of Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil end for the target's side of the field before damage is calculated.

Targets
One adjacent Pokémon
Properties
Makes contact
Scarlet & Violet
Usable (281 Pokémon)
Pokémon Champions
Usable (108 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Usable (148 Pokémon)

Type matchups as a Fighting attack

2× vsNormalIceRockDarkSteel

½× vsPoisonFlyingPsychicBugFairy

0× vsGhost

Pokémon that learn Brick Break

370 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
CharmanderFire✓✓3–9
CharmeleonFire✓✓3–9
CharizardFire/Flying✓✓✓3–9
SquirtleWater✓✓3–9
WartortleWater✓✓3–9
BlastoiseWater✓✓✓3–9
BeedrillBug/Poison✓✓3–8
PikachuElectric✓✓✓3–9
Pikachu (Alola Cap)Electric✓7–9
RaichuElectric✓✓✓3–9
Alolan RaichuElectric/Psychic✓✓✓3–9
SandshrewGround✓3–9
Alolan SandshrewIce/Steel✓7–9
SandslashGround✓3–9
Alolan SandslashIce/Steel✓7–9
NidoqueenPoison/Ground3–8
NidokingPoison/Ground3–8
ClefairyFairy✓3–9
ClefableFairy✓✓3–9
JigglypuffNormal/Fairy✓✓3–9
WigglytuffNormal/Fairy✓✓✓3–9
ParasBug/Grass4–8
ParasectBug/Grass4–8
Galarian MeowthSteel✓✓9
PsyduckWater✓3–9
GolduckWater✓3–9
MankeyFighting✓✓3–9
PrimeapeFighting✓✓3–9
PoliwhirlWater✓3–9
PoliwrathWater/Fighting✓3–9
MachopFighting✓3–8
MachokeFighting✓3–8
MachampFighting✓✓3–8
GeodudeRock/Ground✓3–9
Alolan GeodudeRock/Electric✓7–9
GravelerRock/Ground✓3–9
Alolan GravelerRock/Electric✓7–9
GolemRock/Ground✓3–9
Alolan GolemRock/Electric✓7–9
SlowbroWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓✓8–9
Galarian Farfetch’dFighting✓8
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark✓9
MukPoison✓3–9
Alolan MukPoison/Dark✓7–9
GengarGhost/Poison✓✓3–9
DrowzeePsychic✓3–9
HypnoPsychic✓3–9
KrabbyWater4–8
KinglerWater4–8
Alolan ExeggutorGrass/Dragon✓7–9
CuboneGround✓3–8
MarowakGround✓3–8
Alolan MarowakFire/Ghost✓3–8
HitmonleeFighting✓3–9
HitmonchanFighting✓3–9
LickitungNormal3–8
RhydonGround/Rock✓3–9
ChanseyNormal✓3–9
KangaskhanNormal✓✓3–8
Mr. MimePsychic/Fairy✓✓3–8
Galarian Mr. MimeIce/Psychic✓4–8
ScytherBug/Flying✓✓4–9
JynxIce/Psychic3–8
ElectabuzzElectric✓3–9
MagmarFire✓3–9
PinsirBug✓✓3–8
KabutopsRock/Water3–8
SnorlaxNormal✓✓3–9
Galarian ZapdosFighting/Flying✓8–9
DragoniteDragon/Flying✓✓✓3–9
MewtwoPsychic✓✓3–9
MewPsychic✓3–9
QuilavaFire✓3–7, 9
TyphlosionFire✓✓3–7, 9
Hisuian TyphlosionFire/Ghost✓✓3–7, 9
TotodileWater✓✓3–7, 9
CroconawWater✓✓3–7, 9
FeraligatrWater✓✓✓3–7, 9
SentretNormal✓3–7, 9
FurretNormal✓3–7, 9
LedybaBug/Flying3–7
LedianBug/Flying3–7
PichuElectric✓
IgglybuffNormal/Fairy✓
TogeticFairy/Flying3–8
FlaaffyElectric✓3–7, 9
AmpharosElectric✓✓✓3–7, 9
MarillWater/Fairy✓3–9
AzumarillWater/Fairy✓✓3–9
SudowoodoRock✓3–9
PolitoedWater✓✓3–9
AipomNormal✓3–7, 9
QuagsireWater/Ground✓3–9
SlowkingWater/Psychic✓✓3–9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓✓8–9
GligarGround/Flying✓4–7, 9
SnubbullFairy✓3–7, 9
GranbullFairy✓3–7, 9
ScizorBug/Steel✓✓✓4–9
HeracrossBug/Fighting✓✓✓3–9
SneaselDark/Ice✓3–9
Hisuian SneaselFighting/Poison✓9
TeddiursaNormal✓3–7, 9
UrsaringNormal✓3–7, 9
DelibirdIce/Flying✓✓4–9
TyrogueFighting✓3–9
HitmontopFighting✓3–9
ElekidElectric✓3–9
MagbyFire✓3–9
MiltankNormal3–8
BlisseyNormal✓3–9
LarvitarRock/Ground✓✓3–9
PupitarRock/Ground✓✓3–9
TyranitarRock/Dark✓✓✓3–9
TreeckoGrass✓✓3–9
GrovyleGrass✓✓3–9
SceptileGrass✓✓✓3–9
CombuskenFire/Fighting✓✓3–9
BlazikenFire/Fighting✓✓✓3–9
MarshtompWater/Ground✓✓4–9
SwampertWater/Ground✓✓✓3–9
LombreWater/Grass✓3–9
LudicoloWater/Grass✓3–9
NuzleafGrass/Dark✓3–9
ShiftryGrass/Dark✓3–9
BreloomGrass/Fighting✓3–7, 9
SlakothNormal✓3–7, 9
VigorothNormal✓3–7, 9
SlakingNormal✓3–7, 9
LoudredNormal3–8
ExploudNormal3–8
MakuhitaFighting✓3–7, 9
HariyamaFighting✓3–7, 9
SableyeDark/Ghost✓✓✓3–9
MawileSteel/Fairy✓✓3–8
AggronSteel/Rock✓✓3–8
MedititeFighting/Psychic✓✓3–7, 9
MedichamFighting/Psychic✓✓✓3–7, 9
VolbeatBug✓3–7, 9
IllumiseBug✓3–7, 9
SwalotPoison✓✓✓9
GrumpigPsychic✓✓4–7, 9
SpindaNormal3–7
CacneaGrass✓4–7, 9
CacturneGrass/Dark✓4–7, 9
ZangooseNormal✓✓3–7, 9
SeviperPoison✓✓9
CorphishWater✓3–9
CrawdauntWater/Dark✓3–9
AnorithRock/Bug3–8
ArmaldoRock/Bug3–8
KecleonNormal✓3–7
DusclopsGhost✓4–9
BagonDragon✓✓3–9
ShelgonDragon✓✓3–9
SalamenceDragon/Flying✓✓✓3–9
MetangSteel/Psychic✓✓3–9
MetagrossSteel/Psychic✓✓✓3–9
RegirockRock✓3–9
RegiceIce✓3–9
RegisteelSteel✓3–9
KyogreWater✓✓3–9
GroudonGround✓✓3–9
RayquazaDragon/Flying✓✓3–9
DeoxysPsychic✓3–7, 9
ChimcharFire✓4–7, 9
MonfernoFire/Fighting✓4–7, 9
InfernapeFire/Fighting✓✓4–7, 9
PiplupWater✓4–7, 9
PrinplupWater✓4–7, 9
EmpoleonWater/Steel✓✓4–7, 9
StaraptorNormal/Flying✓✓
KricketuneBug✓4–7, 9
RampardosRock✓✓4–7, 9
BuizelWater✓4–7, 9
FloatzelWater✓4–7, 9
AmbipomNormal✓3–7, 9
BonslyRock✓4–9
Mime Jr.Psychic/Fairy✓4–8
GabiteDragon/Ground✓
GarchompDragon/Ground✓✓✓4–9
MunchlaxNormal✓4–9
RioluFighting✓✓4–9
LucarioFighting/Steel✓✓✓4–9
SkorupiPoison/Bug4–8
DrapionPoison/Dark4–8
CroagunkPoison/Fighting✓4–9
ToxicroakPoison/Fighting✓✓4–9
AbomasnowGrass/Ice✓✓✓4–9
WeavileDark/Ice✓✓3–9
LickilickyNormal3–8
RhyperiorGround/Rock✓✓3–9
TangrowthGrass4–8
ElectivireElectric✓3–9
MagmortarFire✓3–9
TogekissFairy/Flying3–8
GliscorGround/Flying✓✓4–7, 9
GalladePsychic/Fighting✓✓✓4–9
DusknoirGhost✓4–9
DialgaSteel/Dragon✓4–9
PalkiaWater/Dragon✓4–9
RegigigasNormal✓4–9
DarkraiDark✓✓4–7, 9
ArceusNormal✓4–7, 9
VictiniPsychic/Fire5–8
PigniteFire/Fighting✓✓5–7, 9
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓✓5–7, 9
DewottWater✓9
SamurottWater✓✓9
Hisuian SamurottWater/Dark✓✓9
PansageGrass✓
SimisageGrass✓✓5–7
PansearFire✓
SimisearFire✓✓5–7
PanpourWater✓
SimipourWater✓✓5–7
DrilburGround✓✓5–9
ExcadrillGround/Steel✓✓✓5–9
TimburrFighting✓5–9
GurdurrFighting✓5–9
ConkeldurrFighting✓✓5–9
SeismitoadWater/Ground5–8
ThrohFighting✓5–8
SawkFighting✓5–8
Hisuian LilligantGrass/Fighting✓9
SandileGround/Dark✓✓9
KrokorokGround/Dark✓✓5–9
KrookodileGround/Dark✓✓✓5–9
DarumakaFire5–8
Galarian DarumakaIce8
DarmanitanFire5–8
Galarian DarmanitanIce8
ScraggyDark/Fighting✓✓5–9
ScraftyDark/Fighting✓✓✓5–9
ZoroarkDark✓✓9
Hisuian ZoroarkNormal/Ghost✓✓9
GothitellePsychic✓5–9
EelektrossElectric✓✓5–7, 9
AxewDragon✓9
FraxureDragon✓9
HaxorusDragon✓5–9
BearticIce✓✓5–9
MienfooFighting✓5–9
MienshaoFighting✓5–9
GolettGround/Ghost✓✓5–9
GolurkGround/Ghost✓✓✓5–9
PawniardDark/Steel✓5–9
BisharpDark/Steel✓5–9
CobalionSteel/Fighting✓✓8–9
TerrakionRock/Fighting✓✓8–9
VirizionGrass/Fighting✓✓8–9
TornadusFlying✓5–9
ThundurusElectric/Flying✓5–9
ZekromDragon/Electric✓9
LandorusGround/Flying✓5–9
KeldeoWater/Fighting✓✓8–9
MeloettaNormal/Psychic✓✓5–7, 9
ChespinGrass✓✓6–7, 9
QuilladinGrass✓✓6–7, 9
ChesnaughtGrass/Fighting✓✓✓6–7, 9
FrogadierWater✓
GreninjaWater/Dark✓✓✓9
BunnelbyNormal✓6–8
DiggersbyNormal/Ground✓✓6–8
SkiddoGrass✓✓6–7, 9
GogoatGrass✓✓✓6–7, 9
PanchamFighting✓6–8
PangoroFighting/Dark✓✓6–8
HonedgeSteel/Ghost✓6–8
DoubladeSteel/Ghost✓6–8
AegislashSteel/Ghost✓✓6–8
BinacleRock/Water✓6–8
BarbaracleRock/Water✓✓6–8
TyruntRock/Dragon✓6–8
TyrantrumRock/Dragon✓✓6–8
HawluchaFighting/Flying✓✓✓6–9
NoibatFlying/Dragon✓✓6–9
NoivernFlying/Dragon✓✓✓6–9
ZygardeDragon/Ground✓6–8
HoopaPsychic/Ghost✓✓6–7, 9
VolcanionFire/Water✓✓6–9
Hisuian DecidueyeGrass/Fighting✓✓9
IncineroarFire/Dark✓✓7–9
PikipekNormal/Flying✓7, 9
TrumbeakNormal/Flying✓7, 9
ToucannonNormal/Flying✓✓7, 9
CrabrawlerFighting✓✓7, 9
CrabominableFighting/Ice✓✓✓7, 9
LycanrocRock✓✓7–9
Lycanroc-MidnightRock✓✓7–9
Lycanroc-DuskRock✓✓7–9
LurantisGrass✓7–9
StuffulNormal/Fighting7–8
BewearNormal/Fighting7–8
OranguruNormal/Psychic✓✓7–9
PassimianFighting✓✓7–9
GolisopodBug/Water✓✓7–8
KomalaNormal✓7, 9
DhelmiseGhost/Grass7–8
Jangmo-oDragon✓7–9
Hakamo-oDragon/Fighting✓7–9
Kommo-oDragon/Fighting✓✓7–9
Tapu BuluGrass/Fairy7–8
BuzzwoleBug/Fighting7–8
PheromosaBug/Fighting7–8
KartanaGrass/Steel7–8
GuzzlordDark/Dragon7–8
NecrozmaPsychic✓7–9
MagearnaSteel/Fairy✓✓7–9
MarshadowFighting/Ghost✓7–8
ZeraoraElectric✓7–8
MelmetalSteel✓7–8
RillaboomGrass✓✓8–9
ArrokudaWater✓8–9
BarraskewdaWater✓8–9
ToxtricityElectric/Poison✓✓✓9
Toxtricity-Low-KeyElectric/Poison✓✓9
ClobbopusFighting✓8
GrapploctFighting✓✓8
GrimmsnarlDark/Fairy✓✓8–9
ObstagoonDark/Normal8
PerrserkerSteel✓✓✓9
Sirfetch’dFighting✓✓8
Mr. RimeIce/Psychic✓✓4–8
FalinksFighting✓✓✓8–9
MorpekoElectric/Dark✓✓✓8–9
CufantSteel✓8–9
CopperajahSteel✓8–9
DuraludonSteel/Dragon✓8–9
ZacianFairy✓8–9
ZamazentaFighting✓9
KubfuFighting✓8–9
UrshifuFighting/Dark✓8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeFighting/Water✓8–9
ZarudeDark/Grass✓8–9
KleavorBug/Rock✓✓✓4–9
UrsalunaGround/Normal✓3–7, 9
Ursaluna-BloodmoonGround/Normal✓9
SneaslerFighting/Poison✓✓9
MeowscaradaGrass/Dark✓✓9
QuaquavalWater/Fighting✓✓9
SpidopsBug✓9
LokixBug/Dark✓9
PawmotElectric/Fighting✓✓9
GarganaclRock✓✓✓9
CeruledgeFire/Ghost✓✓✓9
KlawfRock✓9
TinkatinkFairy/Steel✓
TinkatuffFairy/Steel✓✓9
TinkatonFairy/Steel✓✓✓9
FlamigoFlying/Fighting✓
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost✓✓✓3–9
KingambitDark/Steel✓✓5–9
Great TuskGround/Fighting✓9
Slither WingBug/Fighting✓9
Iron HandsFighting/Electric✓9
Iron ThornsRock/Electric✓9
ArctibaxDragon/Ice✓✓9
BaxcaliburDragon/Ice✓✓✓9
Chien-PaoDark/Ice✓9
Roaring MoonDragon/Dark✓9
Iron ValiantFairy/Fighting✓9
KoraidonFighting/Dragon✓9
Iron LeavesGrass/Psychic✓9
OkidogiPoison/Fighting✓9
OgerponGrass✓9
ArchaludonSteel/Dragon✓✓8–9
Iron BoulderRock/Psychic✓9
Iron CrownSteel/Psychic✓9

Brick Break FAQ

What does Brick Break do?

Brick Break is a Fighting-type physical move with 75 power. If this attack does not miss, the effects of Reflect, Light Screen, and Aurora Veil end for the target's side of the field before damage is calculated.

Which Pokémon can learn Brick Break?

370 Pokémon and forms can learn Brick Break in at least one game: 281 in Scarlet & Violet, 108 in Pokémon Champions and 148 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise.

Is Brick Break in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 108 Pokémon can use Brick Break in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.

What is Brick Break super effective against?

As a Fighting-type attack, Brick Break is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost (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.