Rock Smash

Type

Fighting

Category

physical

Power

40

Accuracy

100

PP

15

Priority

0

Target

adjacent

Contact

Yes

Spread

No

Protect blocks

Yes

Wide Guard blocks

No

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

• Metagross Mega
• Tyranitar Mega
• Blaziken Mega
• Hawlucha Mega
• Steelix Mega
• Greninja Ash
• Greninja Mega
• Houndoom Mega
• Gyarados Mega
• Barbaracle Mega
• Ampharos Mega
• Heracross Mega
• Chesnaught Mega
• Gallade Mega
• Scizor Mega
• Falinks Mega
• Garchomp Mega Z
• Garchomp Mega
• Sceptile Mega
• Aerodactyl Mega
• Swampert Mega
• Slowbro Mega
• Eelektross Mega
• Goodra Hisui
• Dragonite Mega
• Hydreigon
• Altaria Mega
• Blastoise Mega
• Pinsir Mega
• Charizard Mega Y
• Emboar Mega
• Charizard Mega X
• Gengar Mega
• Archaludon
• Kangaskhan Mega
• Sharpedo Mega
• Snorlax
• Excadrill Mega
• Lucario Mega Z
• Lucario Mega
• Scrafty Mega
• Empoleon
• Goodra
• Venusaur Mega
• Feraligatr Mega
• Crabominable Mega
• Glaceon
• Infernape
• Leafeon
• Scolipede Mega
• Lopunny Mega
• Golurk Mega
• Abomasnow Mega
• Meganium Mega
• Arcanine
• Dragonite
• Blastoise Gmax
• Charizard Gmax
• Rhyperior
• Garchomp
• Zoroark
• Aerodactyl
• Torterra
• Camerupt Mega
• Decidueye Hisui
• Aggron Mega
• Venusaur Gmax
• Swampert
• Machamp Gmax
• Machamp
• Feraligatr
• Flareon
• Gengar Gmax
• Aegislash Blade
• Blastoise
• Gengar
• Pyroar Male
• Tyranitar
• Greninja Battle Bond
• Jolteon
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• Typhlosion
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• Weavile
• Raichu Mega X
• Scolipede
• Barbaracle
• Simisear
• Raichu Alola
• Sceptile
• Scizor
• Kangaskhan
• Mawile Mega
• Clefable Mega
• Meganium
• Politoed
• Samurott Hisui
• Steelix
• Slowking Galar
• Passimian
• Simisage
• Venusaur
• Conkeldurr
• Zoroark Hisui
• Samurott
• Ampharos
• Arcanine Hisui
• Bastiodon
• Tinkaton
• Typhlosion Hisui
• Chesnaught
• Abomasnow
• Gourgeist Average
• Snorlax Gmax
• Eelektross
• Krookodile
• Rampardos
• Beedrill Mega
• Excadrill
• Altaria
• Clefable
• Emboar
• Falinks
• Crabominable
• Scrafty
• Hippowdon
• Slowbro Galar
• Aegislash Shield
• Houndoom
• Corviknight Gmax
• Gallade
• Mamoswine
• Sneasler
• Torkoal
• Lucario
• Metagross
• Sableye Mega
• Slowbro
• Pinsir
• Aurorus
• Sharpedo
• Toucannon
• Serperior
• Tauros
• Toxicroak
• Reuniclus
• Hawlucha
• Trevenant
• Tyrantrum
• Medicham Mega
• Gourgeist Super
• Mudsdale
• Gliscor
• Gourgeist Large
• Raichu
• Absol
• Lopunny
• Pangoro
• Gourgeist Small
• Slowking
• Corviknight
• Forretress
• Furfrou
• Golurk
• Skarmory
• Liepard
• Camerupt
• Diggersby
• Pikachu Starter
• Azumarill
• Watchog
• Medicham
• Beedrill
• Mawile
• Pikachu
• Pikachu Alola Cap
• Pikachu Belle
• Pikachu Cosplay
• Pikachu Gmax
• Pikachu Hoenn Cap
• Pikachu Kalos Cap
• Pikachu Libre
• Pikachu Original Cap
• Pikachu Partner Cap
• Pikachu Phd
• Pikachu Pop Star
• Pikachu Rock Star
• Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
• Pikachu Unova Cap
• Pikachu World Cap
• Sableye

Rock Smash is a Fighting-type physical attack. It has 40 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Rock Smash is a Fighting-type physical attack. It has 40 base power, 100% accuracy, 15 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.

A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.

Consider Rock Smash when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.

In team building, Rock Smash is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.

Common mistakes with Rock Smash include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.

Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.

Use the tools below to test Rock Smash in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.

• Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
• Wide Guard: does not block this move.
• Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
• Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).