Boomburst (move)

Boomburst ばくおんぱ Sound Wave Bomb

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  140 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Boomburst (Japanese: ばくおんぱ Sound Wave Bomb) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Boomburst does damage to all adjacent Pokémon, including allies.

Boomburst is a sound-based move. Boomburst can hit Pokémon even if they are behind a substitute.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						VI	VII	VIII		IX
							SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field	1, 85XY 1, 58ORAS	1, 58	72	72
0329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	47ORAS	47	62	62	62
0330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	−	−	68	68	68
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon	1, 75	1, 75	62		62
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon		−	76		76
0812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass			62		62
0849		Toxtricity All forms		Human-Like		Human-Like			48		48
0982		Dudunsparce All forms		Field		Field					62
0985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					91
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						VI	VII	VIII	IX
							SMUSUM	BDSP	SV
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0441		Chatot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
0731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying		✔		✔
0963		Finizen		Field	Water 2				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Boomburst deals damage to all Pokémon in the room including teammates, excluding the user.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Boomburst

★★★★★
Attack power	126.1623
Charge time	1.42 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Boomburst is a Charged Attack that was made available on February 5th, 2023.

Boomburst
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 140 Energy cost 100 Duration 2.3 seconds Damage window 1 - 2 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 150 Energy cost 70 Secondary effect ? Effect chance ?%
Max Battles Power Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• September 1, 2023
  • Energy Cost: 75 → 70

Description

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Noivern Dudunsparce Low Key Form Toxtricity Scream Tail
The user attacks everything around it with the destructive power of a terrible explosive sound.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Noivern's body becomes surrounded by a light blue aura as the inside of its ears glows light blue and blue static appears around its ears. Then, Noivern fires a beam of light blue swirly energy at the opponent, which straightens into a series of circular sound waves as it travels; or, the interior of Noivern's ears glow bluish-white as a ball of bluish-white light appears in front of them, and it releases powerful sound waves from it at the opponent. Sometimes, the ball doesn't form at all, and Noivern blasts sound waves from its ears at the opponent.
Alexa's Noivern	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		Debut
Ash's Noivern	An Electrifying Rage!		None
The Ultra Guardians' Noivern	Full Moon and Many Arms!		None
Drasna's Noivern	Taking Two For The Team!		None
	Dudunsparce takes a deep breath and blasts a beam of powerful sound waves from its mouth at the opponent.
Larry's Dudunsparce	Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!		None
	Low Key Form Toxtricity strums the protrusions on its chest and releases powerful sound waves from its body at the opponent.
Ryme's Toxtricity	Resonating Spirits in a Challenge to Ryme!		Enhanced by Punk Rock
	Scream Tail draws in air and releases powerful sound waves from its mouth, affecting everything around it.
Coral's Screamypuff	Total-lie Awesome Pokémon in Area Zero?!		Confirmed in The Rising Volt Tacklers vs. The Explorers!

Pokémon Generations

Noivern
The user attacks with powerful sound waves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Noivern's ears glow white and it then fires a blast of powerful white sound waves from them at the opponent.
A wild Noivern	The Adventure		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Noivern
The user attacks with powerful sound waves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Noivern releases a beam of powerful sound waves from its ears.
Aster's Noivern	PS615		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Generation IV	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

Spin-off series games

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	Generation IV	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

Trivia

• Boomburst has the highest base power of all moves with no negative effects on the user, and the highest base power of all sound-based moves, excluding Echoed Voice, which can reach a base power of 200.
• Boomburst was the first Generation VI move to be seen in the animated series. It was used by Alexa's Noivern in Celebrating the Hero's Comet!, prior to the release of Pokémon X and Y.

In other languages

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