Breakable rock

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Breakable rocks are a type of obstacle appearing in many core series games, commonly found on rugged routes and in caves. To get past them, the player must use the help of a Pokémon to break them. They appear in Generations II, III, IV, and VI, and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, in which they can be broken using the field move Rock Smash, and in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, in which they can be broken using the Ride Pokémon Tauros Charge and Sharpedo Jet. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, they can be broken by throwing a Pokémon at them.

May ordering Geodude to use Rock Smash

In regions other than Sinnoh, it is possible for the player to find something after breaking a breakable rock. In Generations II and III, there is a chance of a wild Pokémon appearing. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and in Generation VI, there is a chance of either a wild Pokémon or an item appearing. In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, there is a chance of an item appearing.

In Pokémon X and Y only, the player can also come across cracked walls in and around ruined buildings. These, like breakable rocks, block off certain areas and can be broken using Rock Smash. However, they do not leave behind any items or Pokémon upon being destroyed.

Generation II

When a rock is smashed, there is a 60% chance that nothing will happen afterwards and a 40% chance that a Pokémon will appear.

Location	Pokémon
Dark Cave
Burned TowerGS
Route 40
Cianwood City
Ice Path	—
Mt. Moon Square

Generation III

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

When a rock is smashed, there is a 1/9 chance of encountering a Pokémon (5/36 in Safari Zone). This chance can be modified by a bicycle, White Flute, Black Flute, or Cleanse Tag.

Location	Pokémon	Required
Granite Cave		✘
Route 111		✔
Route 114		✘
Mirage TowerE	—	✔
Route 115		✘
Rusturf Tunnel		✔
Seafloor Cavern		✔
Trick House (puzzle 3)		✔
Safari Zone (Area 4)		✘
Safari Zone (Area 6)E		✘
Victory Road		✔

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Location	Pokémon
Kindle Road
Mt. Ember
Rock Tunnel
Sevault Canyon
Cerulean Cave
Mt. Ember (B3F)
Four Island	—

Generation IV

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Location	Required
Oreburgh Gate	✔
Ravaged Path	✔
Wayward Cave	✔
Mt. Coronet	✘
Route 208	✘
Route 210	✘
Route 211	✘
Route 213	✘
Route 214	✘
Route 222	✘
Victory Road	✔
Route 228	✘

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

When a rock is smashed, the game generates a random number from 0 to 99. If the generated number is lower than the location's first %, the game will generate an encounter with a wild Pokémon from the encounter table. If this fails, or there are no wild encounters in that location, it will generate a random number from 0 to 99 for an item instead using the second %; if that check fails as well, smashing the rock yields nothing.

There are certain factors that influence the number generated by the game when it comes to the items:

• If the move is performed by a walking Pokémon, or one that has Keen Eye, Magnet Pull or Suction Cups, the odds are increased by a flat 5%; this can stack.
• If the Pokémon has Serene Grace or Super Luck, the game will pick item on the slot below (unless it chose the 5% item), effectively making it so that breaking the rock will never yield the 25% item.

Location	Rates Pokémon/Item	Pokémon	Items	Required
Violet City	—/50%	—	Max Ether (25%)  Revive (20%)  Heart Scale (10%)  Red Shard (10%)  Green Shard (10%)  Blue Shard (10%)  Yellow Shard (10%)  Star Piece (5%)	✘
Tohjo Falls	—/15%			✘
Route 3	—/10%			✘
Mt. Silver Cave	—/25%			✘
Dark Cave	50%/50%			✘
Cianwood City	30%/20%			✘
Victory Road	40%/10%			✘
Cerulean Cave (B1F)	5%/30%			✘
Cerulean Cave (1F)	5%/25%			✘
Cerulean Cave (2F)	—/25%	—		✔
Vermilion City	40%/25%			✘
Rock Tunnel	20%/30%			✘
Route 19	30%/20%			✘
Ruins of Alph	20%/30%		HG SS  Red Shard (25%)  Blue Shard (25%)  Yellow Shard (20%)  Green Shard (20%)  Helix Fossil (10%)  Dome Fossil (10%)  Max Ether (10%)  Blue Shard (10%)  Red Shard (10%)  Green Shard (10%)  Yellow Shard (10%)  Old Amber (10%)  Max Revive (5%)	✘
Burned Tower	—/—	—	—	✔
Cliff Cave	30%/25%		HG SS  Max Ether (25%) Pearl (20%)  Big Pearl (10%)  Red Shard (10%)  Blue Shard (10%)  Yellow Shard (10%)  Green Shard (10%)  Claw Fossil (20%)  Root Fossil (20%)  Rare Bone (5%)	✘

Generation V

Rock Smash is not a field move, and there are no breakable rocks like in other games. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, however, the player can help clear a section of boulders in Clay Tunnel if a Pokémon in their party knows Rock Smash.

Generation VI

When a rock is smashed, there is an even chance that: nothing will happen afterwards, a Pokémon will appear, or an item will appear.

Pokémon X and Y

Location	Pokémon	Items
Ambrette Town		Big Pearl  Ether  Hard Stone  Heart Scale  Max Ether  Max Revive Pearl  Revive  Soft Sand  Star Piece
Route 8
Route 12
Azure Bay
Cyllage City	X Y
Route 13
Route 18
Terminus Cave
Victory Road
Glittering Cave		X Y  Old Amber Pre–Hall of Fame:  Hard Stone  Revive Post–Hall of Fame:  Claw Fossil  Dome Fossil  Root Fossil  Helix Fossil  Skull Fossil  Armor Fossil  Cover Fossil  Plume Fossil

Cracked walls

Location
Route 15
Lost Hotel
Victory Road

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Location	Pokémon	Items	Required
Rusturf Tunnel		Big Pearl  Ether  Hard Stone  Heart Scale  Max Ether  Max Revive  Normal Gem Pearl  Revive  Soft Sand  Star Piece	✔
Route 111			✔
Route 114			✘
Granite Cave			✘
Lilycove City			✘
Shoal Cave			✘
Seafloor Cavern			✘
Trick House (puzzle 2)	—	—	✔
Mirage Caves		OR AS  Dome Fossil  Helix Fossil  Armor Fossil  Skull Fossil  Plume Fossil  Cover Fossil  Old Amber	✘
Mirage Forests			✘
Mirage Islands			✘
Mirage Mountains			✘

Generation VII

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Thorough checking of items in each location such that we are confident these are complete lists

Breakable rocks can appear both on land and in the water. On land, these rocks can be broken by the Poké Ride Tauros Charge; in the water, they can be broken by the Poké Ride Sharpedo Jet.

When these rocks are broken, occasionally a sparkling item will be left the aftermath, making a noise while the player is near it until they pick it up.

Location	Games	Items
Iki Town	USUM	—
Wela Volcano Park
Route 1	SMUSUM	Stardust
Route 2
Route 6
Melemele Sea
Lush Jungle
Route 3	USUM
Exeggutor Island
Route 15	SMUSUM	Stardust  Star Piece
Route 17
Vast Poni Canyon	SMUSUM	Stardust  Star Piece  Comet Shard
Poni Plains
Resolution Cave
Poni Coast
Poni Breaker Coast	USUM

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version

Breakable rocks appear on Mahalo Trail. The player cannot obtain items from breaking them.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus

There are several locations across Hisui that have large breakable rock walls. The walls, once destroyed, disappear permanently. The player will always obtain items from breaking these rock walls.

Location	Items
Oreburrow Tunnel	Iron Chunk ×3
Golden Lowlands
Gapejaw Bog
Glacier Terrace

Gallery

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Rocks

GSC

RSE

FRLG

DPPtHGSS

B2W2

XYORAS

Breaking rocks

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	DPPt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

References

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