Rock Smash
- Type
- Fighting
- Category
- Physical
- Power
- 40
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Priority
- 0
- Generation
- 2
About the move
Rock Smash is a physical Fighting-type move introduced in generation 2.
It has 40 power, 100% accuracy and 15 PP.
On top of that, the move lowers the target’s Defense by 1 stage (50% chance).
As a Fighting-type move, it is super effective against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark and Steel Pokémon, not very effective against Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug and Fairy and has no effect on Ghost. Fighting-type Pokémon get a 50% damage bonus (STAB) when using it.
425 Pokémon can learn Rock Smash, such as Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander and Charmeleon.
Official effect
Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Pokémon that learn it (425)
Bulbasaur
Ivysaur
Venusaur
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Squirtle
Wartortle
Blastoise
Beedrill
Rattata
Raticate
Pikachu
Raichu
Sandshrew
Sandslash
Nidoran F
Nidorina
Nidoqueen
Nidoran M
Nidorino
Nidoking
Clefairy
Clefable
Paras
Parasect
Diglett
Dugtrio
Psyduck
Golduck
Mankey
Primeape
Growlithe
Arcanine
Poliwhirl
Poliwrath
Machop
Machoke
Machamp
Geodude
Graveler
Golem
Slowbro
Muk
Gengar
Onix
Krabby
Kingler