Rock · Physical move · Gen 3
Rock Blast
Rock Blast is a Rock-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 25 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 126 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Rock
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
- Properties
- Ball/bomb move (Bulletproof)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (74 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (31 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (24 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Rock attack
2× vsFireIceFlyingBug
½× vsFightingGroundSteel
Pokémon that learn Rock Blast
126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Bug | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Ground | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Poison | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Rock/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Water/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Water/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Water/Ice | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Rock Blast FAQ
What does Rock Blast do?
Rock Blast is a Rock-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 Rock Blast?
126 Pokémon and forms can learn Rock Blast in at least one game: 74 in Scarlet & Violet, 31 in Pokémon Champions and 24 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Diglett, Alolan Diglett, Dugtrio and Alolan Dugtrio.
Is Rock Blast in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 31 Pokémon can use Rock Blast in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Rock Blast super effective against?
As a Rock-type attack, Rock Blast is super effective against Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug, not very effective against Fighting, Ground and Steel (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.