Head Smash (move)

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Head Smash もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  80% 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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

Head Smash (Japanese: もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Head Smash inflicts damage and the user receives half of the damage dealt as recoil.

Description

Games Description DPPtPBR The user delivers a life-endangering head butt at full power. The user also takes terrible damage. HGSS The user delivers a life-endangering attack at full power. The user also takes terrible damage. BWB2W2 The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. The user also takes terrible damage. XYORAS SM The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral				54
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2	78	78	1, 78XY 1, 56ORAS	1, 56
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	43	46	46	46
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	52	58	58	58
0498		Tepig		Field		Field		37	37	37
0499		Pignite		Field		Field		44	44	44
0500		Emboar		Field		Field		50	50	50
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2				46
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon		53	50	50
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon		65	65	65
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral			1	1
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon			1, 58	1, 58
0793		Nihilego		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				73
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0299		Nosepass		Mineral		Mineral	✔HGSS
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon		✔	✔	✔
0776		Turtonator		Monster	Dragon				✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	Dream World - Icy Cave
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3	Pokémon Adventure Camp Archen
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.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	2014 Korean World Championship Series Aggron
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

Rampardos Cranidos
The user starts to get covered by a bluish-white light glow and then charges into its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cranidos's body becomes surrounded in a whitish-blue aura, then the aura surrounds its body, making Cranidos look black and white. Cranidos shoots at the opponent with its head pointed at it and smashes into it.
Roark's Cranidos	A Gruff Act to Follow!		Debut
	Rampardos's body becomes surrounded by a whitish-blue aura, making it seem black and white, and it shoots at the opponent with its head pointed at it, slamming into it with its head.
Roark's Rampardos	O'er the Rampardos We Watched!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cranidos Emboar
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful headbutt.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cranidos headbutts the opponent.
Palmer's Cranidos	The Final Dimensional Duel VIII		Debut
	Emboar jumps into the air and crashes into the opponent with a powerful headbutt.
Black's Bo	The Cold Hard Truth		None

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Rampardos
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful headbutt.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rampardos headbutts the opponent with great force.
Team Galactic's Rampardos	Into The Hands Of Evil?!		Debut

In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga

Rampardos
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful headbutt.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rampardos rams the opponent with a powerful headbutt.
Ryū's Rampardos	ABM08		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

Emboar
The user attacks the opponent with a powerful headbutt.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Emboar crashes into the opponent in the air with a powerful headbutt.
Shin's Emboar	Get the Legendary Pokémon		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

• In HeartGold and SoulSilver's game data, Nosepass can learn Head Smash via breeding, but no Pokémon that can learn it are in Nosepass's Egg Group, Mineral, making it impossible to pass down the move legitimately. This learnset data was then removed in Generation V. The move remains unavailable to Nosepass in Generation VII, despite the fact that Aegislash and Sudowoodo would now be able to pass down the move.
• Head Smash has the highest base power of all recoil moves.
  • It is also tied with Rock Wrecker for the highest base power of all Rock-type moves.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 雙刃頭錘 Sēungyahn Tàuhchèuih Mandarin 雙刃頭錘 / 双刃头锤 Shuāngrèn Tóuchúi Dutch Kopdreun French Fracass'Tête German Kopfstoß Greek Κεφαλοκόπημα Hindi सिर फोड़ो Sir Phodo Italian Zuccata Korean 양날박치기 Yangnal Bakchigi Polish Super Taran Portuguese Brazil Bate Cabeça Portugal Choque de Cabeça Romanian Lovitura la Cap Spanish Latin America Plancha de Cabeza (DP016-DP018) Golpe de Cabeza* (DP107) Spain Testarazo

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