Iron Head (move)

Iron Head アイアンヘッド Iron Head

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 adjacent to the user

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	49				57			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	53				53			''''
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	56				56			''''
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	29				29			''''
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	29				29			''''
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	29				29			''''
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	73				73			''''
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	43				42			''''
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	52				51			''''
413		Wormadam	Bug	Steel	47				47			''''
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	65				65			''''
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel					37			''''
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel					43			''''
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel					46			''''
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel					54			''''
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					57			''''
632		Durant	Bug	Steel					36			''''
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting					37			''''
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
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
304		Aron	Steel	Rock
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	no
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	no
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	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
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying								✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice								✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying								✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground								✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel								✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying								✔	✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon								✔	✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric								✔	✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water								✔	✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying								✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying								✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel								✔	✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water								✔	✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground								✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic								✔	✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water								✔	✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water								✔	✔
374		Beldum	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel								✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water								✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying								✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground								✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Steel								✔	✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic								✔	✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground								✔	✔
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground								✔	✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel								✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground								✔	✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel								✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon								✔	✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel								✔	✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
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.

By event

Generation IV

#   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.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0374 Beldum Steel Psychic Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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

Registeel Pawniard Bastiodon Hippowdon
The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The steel plate on the top of Aggron's head glows white and it slams its head into the opponent.
Head engineer's Aggron	Bibarel Gnaws Best!		Debut
	Bastiodon's body becomes surrounded by a white aura, making it seem black and white, and it slams into the opponent.
Byron's Bastiodon	Ancient Family Matters!		None
	Registeel's body becomes surrounded by a white aura, making it seem black and white, and it slams its head into the opponent.
Brandon's Registeel	A Pyramiding Rage!		None
	Hippowdon's body becomes surrounded by a white aura, making it seem black and white, and it slams its body into the opponent.
Bertha's Hippowdon	An Elite Coverup!		None
	Pawniard lowers its head and the blade sticking out of the top of Pawniard's head turns into iron from the base to the tip. Pawniard then jumps into the air and flies at the opponent, slamming into it head first.
Georgia's Pawniard	Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Bastiodon
The user rams into the opponent with its head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bastiodon rams into an enemy with its head and tosses it up into the air.
Diamond's Don	VS. Haunter		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

Trivia

• Aerodactyl is the only non Steel-type Pokémon able to learn Iron Head by leveling up.
  • It is also the only Generation I Pokémon to learn the move by level up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鐵頭 Tiětóu Dutch IJzerkop French Tête de Fer German Eisenschädel Greek Σιδηρούν Κεφάλι Hindi Lohe Ki Sir Italian Metaltestata Korean 아이언헤드 Iron Head Portuguese Cabeça de Ferro Spanish Cabezahierro

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

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