Head Smash (move)

Head Smash
もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt
Head Smash IX.png
Head Smash IX 2.png
Type  Rock
Category  Physical
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  150
Accuracy  80%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
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 +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A very appealing move, but after using this move, the user is more easily startled.

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 recoil damage equal to ½ of the damage done to the target.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Category  Physical
PP  5
Agile Strong
Power  120  100  150
Accuracy  80%  80%  90%
Action speed modifier
Self  0  0  +5
Target  0  +3  0
Additional effect
Recoil  50%  50%  75%
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
User is damaged by a percentage of damage dealt

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
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
SV
The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
LA The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0185     Mineral Mineral 54 48 48 47 48
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2 78 78 1, 78XY
1, 56ORAS
1, 56 55 55
0408     Monster Monster 43 46 46 46 46 47 46
0409     Monster Monster 52 58 58 58 58 47 58
0438     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47
0498     Field Field 37 37 37 37
0499    
 
Field Field 44 44 44 44
0500    
 
Field Field 50 50 50 50
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2 46 56 56
0550  
Basculin
White-Striped Form
  Water 2 Water 2 56
0559    
 
Field Dragon 53 50 50 52 52
0560    
 
Field Dragon 65 65 65 60 60
0681    
 
Mineral Mineral 1 1 1
0697    
 
Monster Dragon 1, 58 1, 58 66
0793    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 73 70
0834    
 
Monster Water 1 66 66
0902  
Basculegion
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 56
0984    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 84
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0032     Monster Field
0058  
Growlithe
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0095    
 
Mineral Mineral
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0222  
Corsola
Galarian Form
  Water 1 Water 3
0231     Field Field
0299     Mineral Mineral
0304    
 
Monster Monster
0550  
Basculin
Red- and
Blue-Striped Forms
  Water 2 Water 2 USUM
0566    
 
Flying Water 3
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0776    
 
Monster Dragon
0875     Water 1 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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0304    
 
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.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3 Regina's Corsola (The Isle of Armor)Sh
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    
 
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    
 
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Head Smash inflicts damage, and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25%TDS / 30%GtISMD of their maximum HP

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 50 - 5 - 80% - Front Enemy No
BSL 50 - 5 - 80% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI 60 99 20 99 80% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD 40 99 20 99 80% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Head Smash
★★★★★
Attack power 20.93069
Charge time 0.94 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 4
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Causes recoil

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 188 225 80% An opponent Recoil The user also takes 33% of the damage it dealt to the target. Roark & Cranidos/Rampardos
Scottie/Bettie & Strike Onix Egg

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. But it also hurts the user.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえるが じぶんも ダメージをうけてしまう
MDGtI It damages an enemy, but you receive recoil damage, too.
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy, but you'll receive recoil damage, too.


In the anime

 
Cranidos
 
Rampardos
The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
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. Cranidos then suffers from recoil damage.
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. Once the attack is finished, blue sparks run up Rampardos's body as it takes recoil damage.
Roark's Rampardos O'er the Rampardos We Watched! None


In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

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 Supertaran
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
  Vietnamese Húc Đầu Lợi Hại


  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.