Iron Head (move)

Iron Head
アイアンヘッド Iron Head

Battles

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 Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
Jamming	0

On Smogon's Movedex:

Iron Head (Japanese: アイアンヘッド Iron Head) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

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

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
0142	Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	49
0212	Scizor	Bug	Steel	53
0303	Mawile	Steel		56
0304	Aron	Steel	Rock	29
0305	Lairon	Steel	Rock	29
0306	Aggron	Steel	Rock	29
0379	Registeel	Steel		73
0410	Shieldon	Rock	Steel	43
0411	Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	52
0413	Wormadam	Bug	Steel	47
0485	Heatran	Fire	Steel	65
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0104 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cubone
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0304 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aron
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0443 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gible
| colspan="1" style="background:#5060E1; text-align: center;" | Dragon || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#	Pokémon	Type
0059	Arcanine	Fire
0076	Golem	Rock	Ground
0095	Onix	Rock	Ground
0128	Tauros	Normal
0130	Gyarados	Water	Flying
0131	Lapras	Water	Ice
0142	Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying
0143	Snorlax	Normal
0149	Dragonite	Dragon	Flying
0151	Mew	Psychic
0208	Steelix	Steel	Ground
0212	Scizor	Bug	Steel
0226	Mantine	Water	Flying
0230	Kingdra	Water	Dragon
0241	Miltank	Normal
0243	Raikou	Electric
0244	Entei	Fire
0245	Suicune	Water
0246	Larvitar	Rock	Ground
0247	Pupitar	Rock	Ground
0248	Tyranitar	Rock	Dark
0249	Lugia	Psychic	Flying
0250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying
0297	Hariyama	Fighting
0303	Mawile	Steel
0304	Aron	Steel	Rock
0305	Lairon	Steel	Rock
0306	Aggron	Steel	Rock
0321	Wailord	Water
0323	Camerupt	Fire	Ground
0337	Lunatone	Rock	Psychic
0338	Solrock	Rock	Psychic
0350	Milotic	Water
0362	Glalie	Ice
0365	Walrein	Ice	Water
0374	Beldum	Steel	Psychic
0375	Metang	Steel	Psychic
0376	Metagross	Steel	Psychic
0377	Regirock	Rock
0378	Regice	Ice
0379	Registeel	Steel
0382	Kyogre	Water
0383	Groudon	Ground
0384	Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying
0385	Jirachi	Steel	Psychic
0389	Torterra	Grass	Ground
0408	Cranidos	Rock
0409	Rampardos	Rock
0410	Shieldon	Rock	Steel
0411	Bastiodon	Rock	Steel
0413	Wormadam	Bug	Steel
0437	Bronzong	Steel	Psychic
0443	Gible	Dragon	Ground
0444	Gabite	Dragon	Ground
0445	Garchomp	Dragon	Ground
0450	Hippowdon	Ground
0462	Magnezone	Electric	Steel
0464	Rhyperior	Ground	Rock
0473	Mamoswine	Ice	Ground
0476	Probopass	Rock	Steel
0483	Dialga	Steel	Dragon
0485	Heatran	Fire	Steel
0486	Regigigas	Normal
0487	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon
0487	Giratina	Ghost	Dragon
0493	Arceus	Ground
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

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained with
0486		Regigigas	Normal		11th Movie Events
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

Pokémon	Method
File:Registeel iron head.png Registeel File:Aggron Iron Head.jpg Aggron File:Bastiodon Iron Head.png Bastiodon File:Hippowdon Iron Head.png Hippowdon
The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head.
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 Designer'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 head into the opponent.
Bertha's Hippowdon	An Elite Coverup!	None