Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: How to Break Rocks

Here’s how Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players can use Rock Smash to break rocks in their path.

When Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining pearls the first time the player passes through the Oreburgh portal or another cave-like dungeon area, they may notice some nasty rocks getting in the way. These special rocks in Pokemon series can be broken using a move called Rock Smash and this guide will show the player how to get it and how it works in Gen 4 remake.

How to break rocks in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

When the player reaches the Oreburgh Gate cave, they will see a hiker as soon as they enter from Route 203. If the player obtains the Poketch item from Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’of Jubilife City (this is obtained by finding all three clowns in the city and answering their questions correctly), Hiker will provide players with TM98, which is a Technical Machine to move “Rock Smash.” He’ll also be adding a new app to Poketch that will allow players to use Hidden Moves, like Rock Smash.

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However, before players can use Rock Smash from the Poketch app, they will need to defeat the first gym leader of the Sinnoh region, Roark of Oreburgh City. Using Rock Smash from the Hidden Moves app allows the player to use the help of wild Pokemon to perform the move, otherwise the player will need to go to the menu and teach one of their Pokemon how to use it. TM for Rock Smash, but TM can only be used once, so players should use it on the correct Pokemon.

Once a player owns Rock Smash, whether through Poketch or one of their own Pokemon, all they need to do is Get close to the rock and press A to break it and a first big animation will appear.

This is just the first of many Hidden Moves Pokemon Trainer will gather on their journey through the region of Sinnoh. Movements like Surf and Fly will eventually be available to players, giving them more ways to move around.

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