Zen Headbutt (move)

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Zen Headbutt しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

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

Zen Headbutt (Japanese: しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Zen Headbutt inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Description

Games Description The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe. It may also make the target flinch. PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, making its actions fail. The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. It may also make the target flinch. The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	37				37			37
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	41				41			41
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	40				44	29	29 32
055		Golduck	Water		Water	44				50	29	29 25
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	34				32			32
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	34				32			32
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	50				41			41
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	64				41			41
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal	29				35			35
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	33				37			37
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	37				42			42
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	34				32			32
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	41				41			41 32
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	38				38			38
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	29				29			29
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	27		31	31			31 33
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	27		31	31			31 40
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	50				53			--, 53 34
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic								--
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	37				37			37 33
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	37				37			37 33
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	26				26			26
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	26				26			26
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground	--				--			-- 30
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon	35				35			35 34
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon	37				37			37 35
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	37				37			37 35
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic	52				52	29	29 32
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	62				62	29	29 32
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic	40				40			40 41
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	40				40			40 41
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	35				35			35
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	65				65			65 49
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	33				37			37
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	36				43			43
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	50				50			50
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire					49			49
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic					23			23
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic					65			32
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic					65			32
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric					43			43
720		Hoopa Hoopa Confined	Psychic	Ghost								46
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	no
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
320		Wailmer	Water		Water	no
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock	no
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting	no
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	no
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
007		Squirtle	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔		✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice								✔	✔		✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy								✔	✔		✔		✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost								✔	✔		✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug								✔	✔		✔		✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
320		Wailmer	Water		Water											✔		✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water											✔		✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
340		Whiscash	Water	Ground								✔	✔		✔		✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark								✔	✔		✔		✔
369		Relicanth	Water	Rock											✔		✔
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon								✔	✔		✔		✔
372		Shelgon	Dragon		Dragon								✔	✔		✔		✔
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
374		Beldum	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔		✔		✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel								✔	✔		✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting								✔	✔		✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
492		Shaymin Land Forme	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying								✔	✔		✔		✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔		✔
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire													✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting													✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting													✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting													✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting													✔
550		Basculin	Water		Water											✔		✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost													✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost													✔
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock													✔
565		Carracosta	Water	Rock													✔
566		Archen	Rock	Flying													✔
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying													✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost											✔		✔
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
628		Braviary	Normal		Flying													✔
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon											✔		✔
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon											✔		✔
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon											✔		✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire											✔		✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire											✔		✔
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting											✔		✔
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting											✔		✔
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting											✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire											✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric											✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔		✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel											✔		✔
650		Chespin	Grass		Grass													✔
651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass													✔
652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting													✔
654		Braixen	Fire		Fire													✔
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic													✔
672		Skiddo	Grass		Grass													✔
673		Gogoat	Grass		Grass													✔
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting													✔
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark													✔
676		Furfrou	Normal		Normal													✔
677		Espurr	Psychic		Psychic													✔
678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic													✔
696		Tyrunt	Rock	Dragon													✔
697		Tyrantrum	Rock	Dragon													✔
698		Amaura	Rock	Ice													✔
699		Aurorus	Rock	Ice													✔
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying													✔
716		Xerneas	Fairy		Fairy													✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying													✔
718		Zygarde	Dragon	Ground													✔
720		Hoopa	Psychic	Ghost													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0374 Beldum Steel Psychic Pokéwalker - Winner's Path Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0293 Whismur Normal Dream World - Icy Cave 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic Dream World - Icy Cave 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic Dream World - Icy Cave 0374 Beldum Steel Psychic Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0550 Basculin Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 550B Basculin Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic Video Game Championships 2013 MetagrossLv.45 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Bagon Rampardos Drowzee Zekrom
The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The blue part on Cranidos's skull glows blue and becomes surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. It then slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Shapes of Things to Come!		Debut
A Cranidos controlled by Red Eyes	Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One)		None
	Rampardos's skull and eyes glows blue and becomes surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. It then slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Rampardos	Wild in the Streets!		None
	The gray helmet on Bagon's head glows blue and it becomes surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. It then slams its head into the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Bagon	Tag! We're It...!		None
	The top part of Drowzee's head glows blue and its head becomes surrounded by a see-through reflective shield. It then shoots at the opponent like a missile and slams its head into it.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating a Bustle and Hustle!		None
	Zekrom lowers its head and purple energy begins to form in front of its forehead. Zekrom then raises its head and the purple energy grows larger and forms into a ball of shining light blue energy. Zekrom then lowers its head and flies head first into the opponent.
Zekrom (M14)	Black—Victini and Reshiram White—Victini and Zekrom		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cranidos Munna
The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cranidos lowers its head and slams it into the opponent with great force.
Roark's Cranidos	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		Debut
	Munna charges forward and slams its body into the opponent with great force.
Black's Musha	Defeating Stoutland		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Deoxys
The user focuses its willpower to its head, charging at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Deoxys slams into the opponent, covering itself with a white light.
A wild Deoxys	Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon! (Part 1)		Debut

In other generations

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 意念頭錘 Yìniàn Tóuchuí Dutch Zen Kopstoot French Psykoud'Boul German Zen-Kopfstoß Greek Κεφαλιά Διαφωτισμού Hindi ज़ेन सिर की टक्कर Zen Sir Ki Takkar Italian Cozzata Zen Korean 사념의박치기 Sanyeom-yi Bakchigi Polish Taran Zen Brazilian Portuguese Cabeçada Zen Romanian Capul de Berbec Zen Spanish Cabezazo Zen

Variations of the move Hyper Fang
Hyper Fang • Zen Headbutt

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