Brick Break

Changes over time

How Brick Break changed from game to game, newest first.

1. Gen VII

   If this attack does not miss, the effects of dropped: Reflect added: Reflect, Light Screen, and dropped: Light Screen added: Aurora Veil end for the target's side of …

2. Gen V

   If this attack does not dropped: miss and whether or not the target is immune, added: miss, the effects of Reflect and Light …

3. Gen IV

   … and Light Screen end for the dropped: opponent's added: target's side of the field before damage is calculated.

Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.

See it in the games

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How it works in Champions

• Makes contact

Good to know

• Makes contact: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet hurt the attacker; Protective Pads prevents it.Contact moves

Who runs Brick Break on Showdown

1. Mega Kangaskhan19.6% of its sets
2. Meowscarada6.1% of its sets
3. Mega Mawile2.4% of its sets
4. Tinkaton3.5% of its sets

Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.

Who learns Brick Break

138 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.

Show all 138 in Champions

CharizardBlastoiseBeedrillPikachuRaichuClefableMachampSlowbroGengarKangaskhanPinsirSnorlaxDragoniteTyphlosionFeraligatrAmpharosAzumarillPolitoedSlowkingScizorHeracrossTyranitarSceptileBlazikenSwampertSableyeMawileAggronMedichamMetagrossInfernapeEmpoleonStaraptorRampardosGarchompLucarioToxicroakAbomasnowWeavileRhyperiorGliscorGalladeEmboarSamurottSimisageSimisearSimipourExcadrillConkeldurrKrookodileScraftyZoroarkEelektrossBearticGolurkChesnaughtGreninjaDiggersbyPangoroAegislashBarbaracleTyrantrumHawluchaNoivernIncineroarToucannonCrabominableLycanrocOranguruPassimianKommo-oGrimmsnarlMr. RimeFalinksMorpekoKleavorSneaslerMeowscaradaQuaquavalGarganaclCeruledgeTinkatonAnnihilapeKingambitArchaludonBlade AegislashMega Charizard XMega Charizard YMega BlastoiseMega GengarMega KangaskhanMega PinsirMega AmpharosMega ScizorMega HeracrossMega TyranitarMega BlazikenMega MawileMega AggronMega MedichamMega GarchompMega LucarioMega AbomasnowMega SwampertMega SceptileMega SableyeMega GalladeMega SlowbroMega MetagrossMega BeedrillAlolan RaichuMidnight LycanrocDusk LycanrocGalarian SlowbroGalarian SlowkingHisuian TyphlosionHisuian SamurottHisuian ZoroarkHisuian DecidueyeMega ClefableMega DragoniteMega FeraligatrMega EmboarMega ExcadrillMega ScraftyMega EelektrossMega ChesnaughtMega GreninjaMega BarbaracleMega HawluchaMega FalinksMega Raichu XMega Raichu YMega StaraptorMega Garchomp ZMega Lucario ZMega GolurkMega Crabominable

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