Zen Headbutt (move)

Zen Headbutt
しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt
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Type  Psychic
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Zen Headbutt (Japanese: しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Zen Headbutt inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Description

Games Description
The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe. It may also make the target flinch.
The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. It may also make the target flinch.
PMDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, making its actions fail.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
048   Venonat Bug Poison 37 37 '
049   Venomoth Bug Poison 41 41 '
054   Psyduck Water Water 40 44 29 '
055   Golduck Water Water 44 50 29 '
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic 34 32 ''''
080   Slowbro Water Psychic 34 32 ''''
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic 50 41 ''''
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic 64 41 ''''
128   Tauros Normal Normal 29 35 '
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying 33 37 '
164   Noctowl Normal Flying 37 42 '
199   Slowking Water Psychic 34 32 ''''
203   Girafarig Normal Psychic 41 41 ''''
234   Stantler Normal Normal 38 38 '
241   Miltank Normal Normal 29 29 '
270   Lotad Water Grass 27 31 31 '
271   Lombre Water Grass 27 31 31 '
302   Sableye Dark Ghost 50 53 '
313   Volbeat Bug Bug 37 37 '
314   Illumise Bug Bug 37 37 '
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic 26 26 ''''
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic 26 26 ''''
340   Whiscash Water Ground -- -- '
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon 35 35 '
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon 37 37 '
373   Salamence Dragon Flying 37 37 '
375   Metang Steel Psychic 52 52 29 ''''
376   Metagross Steel Psychic 62 62 29 ''''
380   Latias Dragon Psychic 40 40 ''''
381   Latios Dragon Psychic 40 40 ''''
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic 35 35 ''''
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic 65 65 ''''
408   Cranidos Rock Rock 33 37 '
409   Rampardos Rock Rock 36 43 '
486   Regigigas Normal Normal 50 50 '
494   Victini Psychic Fire   49 ''''
517   Munna Psychic Psychic   23 ''''
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic   65 ''''
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic   65 ''''
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric   43 '
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
041   Zubat Poison Flying      
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic                    
108   Lickitung Normal Normal no      
177   Natu Psychic Flying      
234   Stantler Normal Normal                  
300   Skitty Normal Normal                 
320   Wailmer Water Water no            
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic                  
359   Absol Dark Dark                  
369   Relicanth Water Rock no          
446   Munchlax Normal Normal            
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting no             
636   Larvesta Bug Fire 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 BW B2W2
007   Squirtle Water Water
008   Wartortle Water Water
009   Blastoise Water Water
019   Rattata Normal Normal
020   Raticate Normal Normal
035   Clefairy Normal Normal
036   Clefable Normal Normal
037   Vulpix Fire Fire
038   Ninetales Fire Fire
041   Zubat Poison Flying
042   Golbat Poison Flying
048   Venonat Bug Poison
049   Venomoth Bug Poison
054   Psyduck Water Water
055   Golduck Water Water
063   Abra Psychic Psychic
064   Kadabra Psychic Psychic
065   Alakazam Psychic Psychic
079   Slowpoke Water Psychic
080   Slowbro Water Psychic
096   Drowzee Psychic Psychic
097   Hypno Psychic Psychic
103   Exeggutor Grass Psychic
108   Lickitung Normal Normal
113   Chansey Normal Normal
122   Mr. Mime Psychic Psychic
124   Jynx Ice Psychic
128   Tauros Normal Normal
131   Lapras Water Ice
137   Porygon Normal Normal
143   Snorlax Normal Normal
150   Mewtwo Psychic Psychic
151   Mew Psychic Psychic
163   Hoothoot Normal Flying
164   Noctowl Normal Flying
169   Crobat Poison Flying
173   Cleffa Normal Normal
175   Togepi Normal Normal
176   Togetic Normal Flying
177   Natu Psychic Flying
178   Xatu Psychic Flying
196   Espeon Psychic Psychic
199   Slowking Water Psychic
203   Girafarig Normal Psychic
206   Dunsparce Normal Normal
233   Porygon2 Normal Normal
234   Stantler Normal Normal
238   Smoochum Ice Psychic
241   Miltank Normal Normal
242   Blissey Normal Normal
249   Lugia Psychic Flying
250   Ho-Oh Fire Flying
251   Celebi Psychic Grass
270   Lotad Water Grass
271   Lombre Water Grass
272   Ludicolo Water Grass
280   Ralts Psychic Psychic
281   Kirlia Psychic Psychic
282   Gardevoir Psychic Psychic
293   Whismur Normal Normal
294   Loudred Normal Normal
295   Exploud Normal Normal
300   Skitty Normal Normal
301   Delcatty Normal Normal
302   Sableye Dark Ghost
307   Meditite Fighting Psychic
308   Medicham Fighting Psychic
313   Volbeat Bug Bug
314   Illumise Bug Bug
318   Carvanha Water Dark
319   Sharpedo Water Dark
320   Wailmer Water Water
321   Wailord Water Water
325   Spoink Psychic Psychic
326   Grumpig Psychic Psychic
327   Spinda Normal Normal
337   Lunatone Rock Psychic
338   Solrock Rock Psychic
340   Whiscash Water Ground
343   Baltoy Ground Psychic
344   Claydol Ground Psychic
358   Chimecho Psychic Psychic
359   Absol Dark Dark
369   Relicanth Water Rock
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon
373   Salamence Dragon Flying
374   Beldum Steel Psychic
375   Metang Steel Psychic
376   Metagross Steel Psychic
380   Latias Dragon Psychic
381   Latios Dragon Psychic
385   Jirachi Steel Psychic
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic
408   Cranidos Rock Rock
409   Rampardos Rock Rock
433   Chingling Psychic Psychic
437   Bronzong Steel Psychic
440   Happiny Normal Normal
446   Munchlax Normal Normal
447   Riolu Fighting Fighting
448   Lucario Fighting Steel
463   Lickilicky Normal Normal
468   Togekiss Normal Flying
474   Porygon-Z Normal Normal
475   Gallade Psychic Fighting
480   Uxie Psychic Psychic
481   Mesprit Psychic Psychic
482   Azelf Psychic Psychic
486   Regigigas Normal Normal
488   Cresselia Psychic Psychic
492   Shaymin Grass Grass
492   Shaymin Grass Flying
493   Arceus Normal Normal
494   Victini Psychic Fire
504   Patrat Normal Normal
505   Watchog Normal Normal
517   Munna Psychic Psychic
518   Musharna Psychic Psychic
527   Woobat Psychic Flying
528   Swoobat Psychic Flying
531   Audino Normal Normal
550   Basculin Water Water
554   Darumaka Fire Fire
555   Darmanitan Fire Fire
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting
561   Sigilyph Psychic Flying
574   Gothita Psychic Psychic
575   Gothorita Psychic Psychic
576   Gothitelle Psychic Psychic
577   Solosis Psychic Psychic
578   Duosion Psychic Psychic
579   Reuniclus Psychic Psychic
605   Elgyem Psychic Psychic
606   Beheeyem Psychic Psychic
623   Golurk Ground Ghost
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal
633   Deino Dark Dragon
634   Zweilous Dark Dragon
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon
636   Larvesta Bug Fire
637   Volcarona Bug Fire
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting
639   Terrakion Rock Fighting
640   Virizion Grass Fighting
643   Reshiram Dragon Fire
644   Zekrom Dragon Electric
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice
648   Meloetta Normal Psychic
648   Meloetta Normal Fighting
649   Genesect Bug Steel
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0293   Whismur Normal Dream World - Icy Cave
0338   Solrock Rock Psychic Dream World - Icy Cave
0343   Baltoy Ground Psychic Dream World - Icy Cave
0374   Beldum Steel Psychic Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0376   Metagross Steel Psychic Video Game Championships 2013 MetagrossLv.45
0550   Basculin Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
550B   Basculin Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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

 
Bagon
 
Rampardos
 
Drowzee
 
Zekrom
The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  The blue part on Cranidos's skull glows blue and becomes surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. It then slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos Shapes of Things to Come! Debut
A Cranidos controlled by Red Eyes Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One) None
  Rampardos's skull and eyes glows blue and becomes surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. It then slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Rampardos Wild in the Streets! None
  The gray helmet on Bagon's head glows blue and it becomes surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. It then slams its head into the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Bagon Tag! We're It...! None
  The top part of Drowzee's head glows blue and its head becomes surrounded by a see-through reflective shield. It then shoots at the opponent like a missile and slams its head into it.
Azure's Drowzee Beating a Bustle and Hustle! None
  Zekrom lowers its head and purple energy begins to form in front of its forehead. Zekrom then raises its head and the purple energy grows larger and forms into a ball of shining light blue energy. Zekrom then lowers its head and flies head first into the opponent.
Zekrom (M14) Black—Victini and Reshiram
White—Victini and Zekrom
None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 意念頭錘 Yìniàn Tóuchuí
  Dutch Zen Kopstoot
  French Psykoud'Boul
  German Zen-Kopfstoß
  Greek Κεφαλιά Διαφωτισμού
  Hindi ज़ेन सिर की टक्कर Zen Sir Ki Takkar
  Italian Cozzata Zen
  Korean 사념의박치기 Sanyeom-yi Bakchigi
  Brazilian Portuguese Cabeçada Zen
  Romanian Capul de Berbec Zen
  Spanish Cabezazo Zen


Variations of the move Hyper Fang
  Hyper FangZen Headbutt


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.