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Iron Head
アイアンヘッド Iron Head
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Type  Steel
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Iron Head (Japanese: アイアンヘッド Iron Head) is a damage-dealing Steel-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Iron Head inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch.
BWB2W2 The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch.
XYORAS
SM
The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field 30
050A  
Diglett
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field 35
051A  
Dugtrio
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field 41
0142    
 
Flying Flying 49 57 1, 57 1, 57
0212    
 
Bug Bug 53 53 50 50
0303    
 
Field Fairy 56 56 1, 56XY
1, 45ORAS
1, 45
0304    
 
Monster Monster 29 29BW
25B2W2
25XY
22ORAS
22
0305    
 
Monster Monster 29 29BW
25B2W2
25XY
22ORAS
22
0306    
 
Monster Monster 29 29BW
25B2W2
25XY
22ORAS
22
0379     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 73 1, 73XY
43ORAS
43
0410    
 
Monster Monster 43 42 42 42
0411    
 
Monster Monster 52 51 51 51
413S  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug 47 47 47 47
0485    
 
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 65 65 1, 65 1, 65
0589    
 
Bug Bug 37 37 37
0597    
 
Grass Mineral 43 43 43
0598    
 
Grass Mineral 46 46 46
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 54 54 54
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 57 1, 57 1, 57
0632    
 
Bug Bug 36 36 26
0638    
 
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 37 37 25
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral 42 42
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral 45 45
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral 1 1
0772     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 50
0773     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 1
0791    
 
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 7
0797    
 
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 29
0801    
 
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 1
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
0104     Monster Monster
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0322    
 
Field Field
0408     Monster Monster
0443    
 
Monster Dragon
0626     Field Field
0766     Field Field
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 Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS
0059     Field Field
0076    
 
Mineral Mineral
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
0104     Monster Monster
0105     Monster Monster
0128     Field Field
0130    
 
Water 2 Dragon
0131    
 
Monster Water 1
0142    
 
Flying Flying
0143     Monster Monster
0149    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0151     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
0208    
 
Mineral Mineral
0212    
 
Bug Bug
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0227    
 
Flying Flying
0230    
 
Water 1 Dragon
0241     Field Field
0243     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
0244     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
0245     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
0246    
 
Monster Monster
0247    
 
Monster Monster
0248    
 
Monster Monster
0249    
 
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
0250    
 
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
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0305    
 
Monster Monster
0306    
 
Monster Monster
0321     Field Water 2
0322    
 
Field Field
0323    
 
Field Field
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0338    
 
Mineral Mineral
0350     Water 1 Dragon
0362     Fairy Mineral
0365    
 
Water 1 Field
0374    
 
Mineral Mineral
0375    
 
Mineral Mineral
0376    
 
Mineral Mineral
0377     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
0378     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
0379     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
0382     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
0383     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
0384    
 
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
0385    
 
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
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0408     Monster Monster
0409     Monster Monster
0410    
 
Monster Monster
0411    
 
Monster Monster
413S  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0437    
 
Mineral Mineral
0443    
 
Monster Dragon
0444    
 
Monster Dragon
0445    
 
Monster Dragon
0450     Field Field
0462    
 
Mineral Mineral
0464    
 
Monster Field
0473    
 
Field Field
0476    
 
Mineral Mineral
0483    
 
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
0485    
 
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
0486     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
0487  
Giratina
Altered
 
 
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
487O  
Giratina
Origin
 
 
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
0493     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
0500    
 
Field Field
0508     Field Field
0526     Mineral Mineral
0530    
 
Field Field
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0565    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0589    
 
Bug Bug
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0621     Dragon Monster
0624    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0625    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0626     Field Field
0632    
 
Bug Bug
0638    
 
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
0639    
 
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
0646  
Kyurem
Normal Kyurem
 
 
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
646W  
Kyurem
White Kyurem
 
 
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
646B  
Kyurem
Black Kyurem
 
 
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
0649    
 
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
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675    
 
Field Human-Like
0679    
 
Mineral Mineral
0680    
 
Mineral Mineral
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0697    
 
Monster Dragon
0698    
 
Monster Monster
0699    
 
Monster Monster
0701    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0713     Monster Monster
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 IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0374    
 
Mineral Mineral Pokéwalker - Winner's Path
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 V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0374    
 
Mineral Mineral Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0408     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 IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0486     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 Movie RegigigasDP
Toys "R" Us RegigigasDP
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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★★
Power: 43
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.
Users:          
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack

  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Iron Head had a power of 40.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Iron Head had a power of 30, an energy bar of  , and a duration of 2.0 seconds.

Onix may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
Conq. Strike the enemy with a hard head. It may also cause the target to flinch.


In the anime

 
Bisharp
 
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
  Bisharp lowers its head and the blade sticking out of the top of Bisharp's head turns into iron from the front to the back. Bisharp then jumps into the air and flies at the opponent, slamming into it head first or it's head becomes surrounded by white, making it seem black and white and it then slams its head into the opponent.
Georgia's Bisharp Search for the Clubultimate! None
Bryony's Bisharp Meeting at Terminus Cave! None
Alain's Bisharp Down to the Fiery Finish! None
  Durant's forehead turns into silver metal and it slams its head into the opponent.
A wild Durant Battling the Leaf Thieves! None
  Mega Mawile's body becomes surrounded by a white aura, making it seem black and white, and it slams its body into the opponent.
Mabel's Mawile The Bonds of Mega Evolution! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 鐵頭 Tittàuh
Mandarin 鐵頭 / 铁头 Tiětóu
  Dutch IJzerkop
  French Tête de Fer
  German Eisenschädel
  Greek Σιδηρούν Κεφάλι
  Hindi लोहे की सिर Lohe Ki Sir
  Indonesian Kepala Besi
  Italian Metaltestata
  Korean 아이언헤드 Iron Head
  Polish Stalowa Głowa
Portuguese   Brazil Cabeçada de Ferro
Cabeça de Ferro (XY series and TCG)
  Portugal Cabeça de Ferro
  Romanian Cap de Fier
Spanish   Latin America Cabeza de Hierro
  Spain Cabeza de Hierro*
Cabezahierro*
  Vietnamese Đầu sắt


Variations of the move Waterfall
  WaterfallPoison JabIron HeadZing Zap
  ExtrasensoryDark PulseScald


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