Locations: Route 8, Route 12, Route 13, Route 18, Ambrette Town, Cyllage City, Azure Bay, Reflection Cave, Terminus Cave, Victory Road

Rock Smash makes a return in Pokémon X & Y. Like previous games, there are various rocks dotted across the region, all of which can be smash using the move Rock Smash which can be obtained in Ambrette Town.

When you use the move Rock Smash, there is a chance that you can find an item, or that a Pokémon will attack. Many of the Pokémon found here can only be found via this method, with the items and Pokémon varying depending upon the area. The rocks will respawn as you exit and re-enter the area.

Locations: Lost Hotel, Pokémon Village

A new bit, located within two areas of Kalos, are the special trash cans. Unlike normal bigs, these bins have the ability of giving various Pokémon and Items, akin to that of Rock Smash, just without the need for a move. If they are shaking, then you can open them to retrieve the Pokémon

The unique feature about these bins is that the items and Pokémon they can output changes on one specific day each week, Tuesday in Lost Hotel and Thursday in Pokémon Village.