Head Charge (move)

Head Charge アフロブレイク Afro Break

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 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 V 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 V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Head Charge (Japanese: アフロブレイク Afro Break) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of Bouffalant.

Effect

Head Charge inflicts damage and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done to the target.

Description

Games Description The user charges its head into its target, using its powerful guard hair. It also damages the user a little.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	31			''''
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 anime

Bouffalant
The user charges head-first into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Bouffalant charges at the opponent and the afro on its head glows red. The front of it also glows yellow. It then slams the yellow part of its afro into the opponent.
Alder's Bouffalant	Ash and Trip's Third Battle!		Debut

In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW

Bouffalant
The user charges head-first using the afro.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bouffalant charges at the opponent. After slamming head-first, an afro-shaped mark is shown.
Dol's Bouffalant	Challenge!! Battle Subway!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Bouffalant
The user charges recklessly into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bouffalant charges at the opponent and delivers a hard slam.
Alder's Bouffalant	Black & White chapter		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Head Charge is the only variation of Double-Edge that inflicts 1/4 of the inflicted damage as recoil and not 1/3 of it instead.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 爆爆頭突擊 Bàobàotóu Tújí Dutch Kop Charge French Peignée German Steinschädel Italian Ricciolata Korean 아프로브레이크 Afro Break Brazilian Portuguese Impacto Bruto Spanish Latin America Carga de Cabeza Spain Ariete

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Flare Blitz • Brave Bird • Wood Hammer • Wave Crash

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