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Rock Smash

General

Rock Smash
fighting physical

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
The user slugs the foe with a shattering punch. It can also smash cracked boulders.
Eevine summary
Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.

Damage fighting Inflicts

0× against
ghost
½× against
bug flying poison psychic
2× against
dark ice normal rock steel

Stats

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
15; maximum is 24
Target
enemy
Effect chance
50%
Power × accuracy
40.0
Power percentile
51.8
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
いわくだき
Romaji
Iwakudaki

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM08 (¥), location: given to you by fat guy on Route 36 after clearing Sudowoodo, then available at Goldenrod Mart
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
HM06 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
HM06 (¥0), location:

Effect Details

Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.

Notes, Changes, Bugs, Etc

Before D/P: Power was 20; accuracy was 90%.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
tough
Appeal
1 1
Jam
0
Flavor text
If user has no stars, earns one point; if one, three points; if two, five points; if three, seven points. This does not include the appeal point bonus the stars give.

Similar Moves

smart
Secret Power

Combos

Use Rock Smash before
none
Use Rock Smash after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 276 in the Pokémon search

Machine

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Rock Smash in other Pokédexes