Iron Head (move)

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Iron Head アイアンヘッド Iron Head

File:Ironhead.jpg

Battles Type  Steel Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% 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 but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Iron Head (Japanese: アイアンヘッド Iron Head) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Iron Head inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

In the anime

• Aggron Iron Head.jpg

  Aggron using Iron Head

• Bastiodon Iron Head.png

  Bastiodon using Iron Head

• Registeel iron head.png

  Registeel using Iron Head

Pokémon

Aggron. Aggron's head glows white. Aggron then charges at the foe with its head lowered

• Used by a construction worker's Aggron in Bibarel Gnaws Best!. Debut.

Bastiodon. Bastiodon's entire body glows white, similar to Head Smash as it charges towards the foe.

• Used by Byron's Bastiodon from Ancient Family Matters! to present.

Registeel. Registeel's entire body glows white, then charges towards the foe.

• Used by Brandon's Registeel in DP128.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 49 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 53 0303 Mawile Steel 56 0304 Aron Steel Rock 29 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 29 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 29 0379 Registeel Steel 73 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 43 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 52 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 47 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 65 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0304 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aron
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0443 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gible
| colspan="1" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0059 Arcanine Fire 0076 Golem Rock Ground 0095 Onix Rock Ground 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0131 Lapras Water Ice 0142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 0143 Snorlax Normal 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0226 Mantine Water Flying 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 0241 Miltank Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0303 Mawile Steel 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0321 Wailord Water 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0350 Milotic Water 0362 Glalie Ice 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0374 Beldum Steel Psychic 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0377 Regirock Rock 0378 Regice Ice 0379 Registeel Steel 0382 Kyogre Water 0383 Groudon Ground 0384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0443 Gible Dragon Ground 0444 Gabite Dragon Ground 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0450 Hippowdon Ground 0462 Magnezone Electric Steel 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 0476 Probopass Rock Steel 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 0486 Regigigas Normal 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0493 Arceus Poison 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

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0486 Regigigas Normal 11th Movie Events 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 other languages

• Spanish: Cabezahierro
• German: Eisenschädel
• Dutch: IJzerkop
• Italian: Metaltestata

Variations of the move Waterfall
Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald

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