Rock Smash

Rock Smash
User	Charizard
Universe	Pokémon
Article on Bulbapedia	Rock Smash (move)

Rock Smash (いわくだき Iwa Kudaki) is Charizard's side special move in which Charizard takes a large rock and headbutts it. The force of the headbutt has high knockback and very high damage. After this portion of the attack, the rock shatters into three smaller pieces that fly forward in a spread effect, dealing small amounts of damage. The attack is a powerful but slow finisher in normal matches. It is a useful move against bosses, as they do not make any effort to dodge the slow attack, and because they don't experience knockback, they can receive the maximum possible damage from the move as they can be hit by the headbutt and all the pieces of the rock. Similarly, this means it is one of the few moves that can break a Smash Ball in one. It will take the full 43% damage and break.

Description from the Instruction Booklet

Produce a boulder and headbutt it. The rock fragments damage foes.

Origin

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Rock Smash in Generation V Pokémon games.

Rock Smash, introduced in Generation II, is a physical Fighting-type attack. It was TM08 only in Generation II, then was changed to HM06 in Generations III and IV and was changed back to a TM as TM94 in Generation V in the Pokémon games. It can be used in battle, and can also be used to destroy rocks outside of battle, making it essential in completing Pokémon games, similar to how the move "Cut" can be used as an attack in battle and used to cut trees and grass outside of battle. Rock Smash is one of the weaker damage-dealing attacks in the games, having only 20 power in Generations II and III, and 40 power in the following Generations, despite the fact that it is used to shatter very large boulders; however, it does have a chance of lowering the target's Defense stat, allowing more damage with subsequent attacks, and it allows some Pokémon access to a Fighting-type move.

Trivia

• While performing Rock Smash, any attack that interrupts Charizard will cause it to visibly drop the boulder. However, any attack that actually goes through Rock Smash's attack frames will simply make the boulder itself disappear, after the visible hit-lag.

External links

• Confirmation of Rock Smash in Brawl on the Smash Bros. DOJO!!

Charizard's special moves

Neutral special	Flamethrower
Side special	Rock Smash	Flare Blitz
Up special	Fly
Down special	(Pokémon Change)	Rock Smash	(Pokémon Change)
Final Smash	Fire Blast (of Triple Finish)	Mega Evolution	Fire Blast (of Triple Finish)