Mind Blown (move)

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Mind Blown ビックリヘッド Surprised Head

Battles Type  Fire Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 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

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

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Mind Blown (Japanese: ビックリヘッド Surprised Head) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. It is the signature move of Blacephalon.

Effect

Mind Blown inflicts damage, and the user takes damage equal to half of its maximum HP rounded up (unless it has Magic Guard). Mind Blown cannot be used when a Pokémon with the Ability Damp is on the field.

The user of Mind Blown will take damage even if the target is protected from it, if it hits a substitute, if the move misses, or if the target has Flash Fire. If Mind Blown fails due to there being no targets (i.e. if all Pokémon in range fainted before the move was used), the user does not take damage.

Rock Head and Reckless do not affect Mind Blown. Magic Guard, however prevents recoil. If the user has Parental Bond in a Single Battle, the HP loss occurs after the first hit, and the second hit will only occur if neither Pokémon has fainted as a result. There is no additional HP loss for the second hit in that case. The user loses if all of the last Pokémon faint in the same turn as the result of using Mind Blown.

Other effects

Mind Blown does not exist in the game data of Pokémon Sun and Moon. As a result, a Pokémon knowing Mind Blown cannot be traded from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon to Sun and Moon, and if a Pokémon in Pokémon Bank knows the move it cannot be withdrawn in Pokémon Sun and Moon. In order to be transferred to Pokémon Sun and Moon, the Pokémon must forget Mind Blown. However, because Blacephalon also does not exist in Pokémon Sun and Moon, this restriction is only applicable to Smeargle.

Description

Games Description USUM SwSh The user attacks everything around it by causing its own head to explode. This also damages the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0806		Blacephalon		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	59USUM
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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Blacephalon
The user attacks everything around it by causing its own head to explode.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Blacephalon grabs its head and tosses it at the opponent. When the head gets near the opponent, it starts to glow and then explodes.
A wild Blacephalon	An Urgent Task and the Capture of an Ultra Beast		Debut

Trivia

• If a Shiny Pokémon uses Mind Blown, the move's animation is different, appearing to use a Shiny Blacephalon's blue head rather than the normal white one. This makes it one of only two moves whose animation differs depending on if the Pokémon is Shiny or not, the other being Dragon Darts.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 驚爆大頭 Gīngbaau Daaihtàuh Mandarin 驚爆大頭 / 惊爆大头 Jīngbào Dàtóu French Caboche-Kaboum German Knallkopf Italian Sbalorditesta Korean 깜짝헤드 Kkamjjak Head Brazilian Portuguese Explosão Mental Russian Взрыв Разума Vzryv Razuma Spanish Cabeza Sorpresa

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