Rock Smash
Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen II
Game
Scarlet & Violet
FightingPhysical
50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
- Power
- 40
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Changes over time
How Rock Smash changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IV
Power 20 → 40 Buffed
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen IX
Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 .
- Makes contact
“The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves
- Has a secondary effect: Sheer Force boosts it and removes the effect, Serene Grace doubles the chance, and Shield Dust and Covert Cloak block it.Moves with a secondary effect
Who learns Rock Smash
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.