Rock Smash (move)

Rock Smash (Japanese: いわくだき Rock Smash) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation II. It was:
* TM08 in Generation II
*HM06 in Generations and 
*TM94 in Generation V and 
*HM06 in , and
*TM98 in .
==Effect==
===In battle===
====Generations II and III====
The move inflicts damage and has a 50% chance of lowering the target's stat by one stage.
Rock Smash has a base power of 20.
====Generation IV onwards====
Rock Smash now has a base power of 40.
====Generation VIII====
=====Pokémon Legends: Arceus=====
===Outside of battle===
In certain games, Rock Smash requires a specific badge to use outside of battle; the Marsh Badge, Zephyr Badge, Dynamo Badge, or Coal Badge.
====Generations II and III====
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks to clear a path. Occasionally, breaking a rock will cause a wild Pokémon to be encountered.
====Generation IV====
=====Diamond, Pearl and Platinum=====
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks, but no wild Pokémon will appear.
=====HeartGold and SoulSilver=====
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks, and wild Pokémon or items can be found. Items that can be found include Heart Scales, shards, and Fossils.
====Generation V====
Rock Smash is no longer a field move.
In , if a Pokémon in the player's party knows the move Rock Smash when they talk to one of the s in Clay Tunnel, they can help clear a section of boulders.
====Generation VI====
Rock Smash can be used to break breakable rocks and certain cracked walls. Wild Pokémon and items can be found when breaking rocks (but not cracked walls).
====Generation VII====
Rock Smash can no longer be used outside of battle.
====Generation VIII====
Rock Smash is a field move in , usable via the Poketch's Hidden Moves app, which summons a to use the move.
====Generation IX====
Rock Smash can no longer be used outside of battle.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
===By ===
===By TM/HM/Move Tutor===
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In the Rescue Team, Explorers, and Adventure Squad series, Rock Smash is a non-damaging move which turns a wall tile in front of the user into a floor tile, even if there is a Pokémon inside it. It is incapable of destroying walls used for locked chambers as well as those at the edge of a floor, nor can it be used diagonally. The move was unaffected by prior to the Explorers series. 
From Gates to Infinity onwards, Rock Smash is now a damaging move that may lower target's Defense. It retains its ability to remove wall tiles.
===Super Smash Bros. series===
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Rock Smash is 's Side Special move. Unlike in the Pokémon games, Charizard will create a boulder and crush it with its head, producing multiple fragments of debris that fly off for extra damage. Rock Smash has high damage and knockback and can potentially KO a foe at low damage.
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, Rock Smash has been made Charizard's Down Special move, with taking its former position. It was weakened greatly, but now also grants armor to protect Charizard from incoming attacks.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rock Smash was removed from Charizard's moveset in favor of Pokémon Change, as Charizard has been reincorporated back into the Pokémon Trainer character.
===Pokémon GO===
====Updates====
;Gyms & Raids
* July 30, 2016
** Power: 5 → 15
** Energy boost: 7 → 12
* February 16, 2017
** Energy boost: 12 → 10
** Duration: 1.41 → 1.7 seconds
** Damage window: 1.21 - 1.41 → 0.55 - 0.8 seconds
* February 21, 2017
** Duration: 1.7 → 1.3 seconds
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===Pokémon Masters EX===
Name 	 	Move gauge cost	MP(uses)	Base	Max 	 	Target	Effect tag 	Description 	Playable
Rock Smash	2	— 	46 	55 	100%	An opponent	— 	Has a chance (50%) of lowering the target's Defense by one stat rank.	/Hariyama/Medicham (Tech role only)	
* Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a good chance of lowering the target's Defense.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
===Pokémon Adventures===
* Carl's was revealed to know Rock Smash on the official website, but it was never shown using the move.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
==In other generations==
===In battle===
====Core series games====
====Side series games====
====Spin-off series games====
===Outside of battle===
==Trivia==
* Rock Smash is the only HM move that does not share with another HM move, past or present.
* Rock Smash is the only move to be a TM, become an HM, revert to being a TM again, and then revert to an HM.
* Rock Smash and are the only moves that have the word rock in their name, but are not .
** Coincidentally, both have been HM moves at some point.
* Although Rock Smash is a Fighting-type move, it uses the Rock-type TM icon in the Generation V games.
* Although Rock Smash is described as a "punch", it is not empowered by the Ability .
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that can lower the target's Defense
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Zertrümmerer
es:Golpe roca
fr:Éclate-Roc
it:Spaccaroccia
ja:いわくだき
zh:碎岩（招式）