Headbutt does damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
Headbutt can't make a target with a Substitute flinch.
Outside of battle
In Generation II, Headbutt was introduced as a move which can be used out of battle, allowing the player to shake small trees, sometimes causing a wild Pokémon to drop out. Depending on the time of day, the Pokémon which falls out may be asleep. Some Pokémon can only be caught by this method (e.g Pineco, Heracross) as well as being found in trees in certain areas.
After Generation III, Headbutt is no longer usable in the field.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, as with Generation II, the ability to use Headbutt on trees in the field has returned. However, the only change is that Pokémon will not be sleeping when they are encountered, regardless of the time of day.
After the National Pokédex is acquired, non-regional Pokémon from Hoenn or Sinnoh can also be found using this method.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Headbutt has a 25% of making its opponent cringe.
Pokémon available
Generation II
In Generation II games, Pokémon are grouped by terrain, either Forest or Mountain.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Generation IV
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pokémon are not grouped by terrain, but now appear in specific locations. Unlike Generation II, not all trees will guarantee an encounter with a wild Pokémon. However, if a tree does cause a wild Pokémon to appear, encountering a Pokémon for that tree is 100% even if Repel is being used. Likewise, if no Pokémon appears when a tree is Headbutted, no Pokémon will ever appear for that tree.
Also, the population of Pokémon differs from tree to tree, as illustrated below.
An example of the population of two trees in Pewter City
For example, a tree in Pewter City may house Hoothoot, Pineco and Wurmple, while another in the same locality may house only Hoothoot and Wurmple. The level ranges may also differ for the same Pokémon. As such, not all Pokémon may be found in one tree within a specific location; the (Pewter City) table only reflects the lowest and highest possible level of all Pokémon found in the entire location.
This also explains why some Pokémon can only be found in a specific tree within that location (e.g. Starly in Pewter City or Taillow in Cherrygrove City). These trees are usually hidden, or only accessible via an HM like Surf or Rock Climb.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0206
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Dunsparce
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Cubone, Marowak Aron, Lairon, Aggron
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| 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.
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0185
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sudowoodo
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Snorunt, Glalie
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0206
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Dunsparce
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Bidoof, Bibarel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Bidoof, Bibarel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Cubone, Marowak Aron, Lairon, Aggron Cranidos, Rampardos Shieldon, Bastiodon
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Cubone, Marowak Aron, Lairon, Aggron Cranidos, Rampardos
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0418
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Buizel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Dunsparce Mantine Zigzagoon, Linoone Electrike, Manectric Bidoof, Bibarel
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0438
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Bonsly
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Snorunt, Glalie
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno
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| 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.
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0050
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Diglett
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Bidoof, Bibarel Scraggy, Scrafty Darumaka, Darmanitan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0185
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Sudowoodo
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Snorunt, Glalie Roggenrola, Boldore, Gigalith
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0206
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Dunsparce
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Bidoof, Bibarel Scraggy, Scrafty Darumaka, Darmanitan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Bidoof, Bibarel Scraggy, Scrafty Darumaka, Darmanitan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Cubone, Marowak Aron, Lairon, Aggron Cranidos, Rampardos Shieldon, Bastiodon
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Cubone, Marowak Aron, Lairon, Aggron Cranidos, Rampardos
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0418
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Buizel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water
| style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Dunsparce Mantine Zigzagoon, Linoone Electrike, Manectric Bidoof, Bibarel Scraggy, Scrafty Darumaka, Darmanitan
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0438
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Bonsly
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock
| style="background: #FFF" | Snorunt, Glalie Roggenrola, Boldore, Gigalith
|-
| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno Elgyem, Beheeyem
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0624
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pawniard
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Drowzee, Hypno Elgyem, Beheeyem
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0626
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Bouffalant
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal
| style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Bidoof, Bibarel Scraggy, Scrafty Darumaka, Darmanitan
|-
| 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.
|}
|}
In the first three generations, Snorlax is able to learn Headbutt naturally. However, it can no longer learn it by leveling up starting in Generation IV; instead it can only be learned via move tutor.