Brick Break (move)

Brick Break (Japanese: かわらわり ) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III. It has been TM31 since Generation III.

Generation III
Brick Break removes and  from the opponent's side of the field (even if it targets an ally), then inflicts damage. It will remove Light Screen and Reflect even if the target is immune to Brick Break (i.e. a Pokémon). It will not remove Light Screen or Reflect if Brick Break misses or the target is from Brick Break.

Brick Break can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if the move was used in the prior turn.

Generation IV
Brick Break now removes and  from the target's side of the field even if the target is an ally.

Generation V onward
Brick Break no longer removes Light Screen and Reflect if the target is immune to Brick Break.

Brick Break can also remove.

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Brick Break had a power of 30.

,, and may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

Pokémon Rumble Blast
Brick Break ignores, not removes, Reflect and Light Screen. This move has a damage rating of ☆☆☆.

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In the anime

 * In SM097, Professor Burnet mentioned that the Masked Royal's Incineroar used to know Brick Break before learning.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * Cynthia's Garchomp was revealed to know Brick Break on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move.

Trivia

 * In a Pokémon Super Contest, because there is no target Pokémon, Brick Break destroys a small glass wall instead.
 * and can learn Brick Break, despite not having any hands. However, their evolutions do have hands.

In other languages
Durchbruch Demolición Casse-Brique Breccia かわらわり 劈瓦（招式）