Zen Headbutt (move)

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Zen Headbutt
しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt
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  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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
DPPtHGSS The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe. It may also make the target flinch.
BWB2W2 The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. It may also make the target flinch.
XYORAS
SM
The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. 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
0048     Bug Bug 37 37 37
0049     Bug Bug 41 41 41
0054     Water 1 Field 40 44BW
29B2W2
29XY
32ORAS
0055     Water 1 Field 44 50BW
29B2W2
29XY
25ORAS
0079     Monster Water 1 34 32 32
0080     Monster Water 1 34 32 32
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 50 41 41
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 64 41 41
0128     Field Field 29 35 35
0163     Flying Flying 33 37 37
0164     Flying Flying 37 42 42
0199     Monster Water 1 34 32 32
0203     Field Field 41 41 41XY
32ORAS
0234     Field Field 38 38 38
0241     Field Field 29 29 29
0270     Water 1 Grass 27DP
31PtHGSS
31 31XY
33ORAS
0271     Water 1 Grass 27DP
31PtHGSS
31 31XY
40ORAS
0302     Human-Like Human-Like 50 53 1, 53XY
34ORAS
0308     Human-Like Human-Like 1
0313     Bug Human-Like 37 37 37XY
33ORAS
0314     Bug Human-Like 37 37 37XY
33ORAS
0325     Field Field 26 26 26
0326     Field Field 26 26 26
0340     Water 2 Water 2 1 1 1XY
30ORAS
0371     Dragon Dragon 35 35 35XY
34ORAS
0372     Dragon Dragon 37 37 37XY
35ORAS
0373     Dragon Dragon 37 37 37XY
35ORAS
0375     Mineral Mineral 52 52BW
29B2W2
29XY
32ORAS
0376     Mineral Mineral 62 62BW
29B2W2
29XY
32ORAS
0380     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 40 40 40XY
41ORAS
0381     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 40 40 40XY
41ORAS
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 35 35 35
0386     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 65XY
49ORAS
0408     Monster Monster 33 37 37
0409     Monster Monster 36 43 43
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 50 50 50
0494     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 49 49
0517     Field Field 23 23
0605     Human-Like Human-Like 65 32
0606     Human-Like Human-Like 65 32
0644     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 43 43
0720  
Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
  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 46ORAS
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
0041     Flying Flying
0079     Monster Water 1
0108     Monster Monster
0177     Flying Flying
0234     Field Field
0300     Field Fairy
0320     Field Water 2
0325     Field Field
0359     Field Field
0369     Water 1 Water 2
0446     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
0559     Field Dragon
0636     Bug Bug
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
0007     Monster Water 1
0008     Monster Water 1
0009     Monster Water 1
0019     Field Field
0020     Field Field
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0037     Field Field
0038     Field Field
0041     Flying Flying
0042     Flying Flying
0048     Bug Bug
0049     Bug Bug
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0079     Monster Water 1
0080     Monster Water 1
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0103     Grass Grass
0108     Monster Monster
0113     Fairy Fairy
0122     Human-Like Human-Like
0124     Human-Like Human-Like
0128     Field Field
0131     Monster Water 1
0137     Mineral Mineral
0143     Monster Monster
0150     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
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
0163     Flying Flying
0164     Flying Flying
0169     Flying Flying
0173     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
0175     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
0176     Fairy Flying
0177     Flying Flying
0178     Flying Flying
0196     Field Field
0199     Monster Water 1
0203     Field Field
0206     Field Field
0233     Mineral Mineral
0234     Field Field
0238     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
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
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
0251     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
0270     Water 1 Grass
0271     Water 1 Grass
0272     Water 1 Grass
0280     Amorphous Amorphous
0281     Amorphous Amorphous
0282     Amorphous Amorphous
0293     Monster Field
0294     Monster Field
0295     Monster Field
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0302     Human-Like Human-Like
0307     Human-Like Human-Like
0308     Human-Like Human-Like
0313     Human-Like Bug
0314     Human-Like Bug
0318     Water 2 Water 2
0319     Water 2 Water 2
0320     Field Water 2
0321     Field Water 2
0325     Field Field
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0337     Mineral Mineral
0338     Mineral Mineral
0340     Water 2 Water 2
0343     Mineral Mineral
0344     Mineral Mineral
0358     Amorphous Amorphous
0359     Field Field
0369     Water 1 Water 2
0371     Dragon Dragon
0372     Dragon Dragon
0373     Dragon Dragon
0374     Mineral Mineral
0375     Mineral Mineral
0376     Mineral Mineral
0380     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
0381     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
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  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
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  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
386D  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  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
386S  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  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
0408     Monster Monster
0409     Monster Monster
0433     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
0437     Mineral Mineral
0440     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
0446     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
0447     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
0448     Field Human-Like
0463     Monster Monster
0468     Fairy Flying
0474     Mineral Mineral
0475     Amorphous Amorphous
0480     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
0481     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
0482     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
0488     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
0492  
Shaymin
Land Forme
  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
492S  
Shaymin
Sky Forme
  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
0494     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
0498     Field Field
0499     Field Field
0500     Field Field
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527     Field Flying
0528     Field Flying
0531     Fairy Fairy
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0550     Water 2 Water 2
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0559     Field Dragon
0560     Field Dragon
0561     Flying Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0564     Water 1 Water 3
0565     Water 1 Water 3
0566     Water 3 Flying
0567     Water 3 Flying
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
0578     Amorphous Amorphous
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0623     Mineral Mineral
0626     Field Field
0628     Flying Flying
0633     Dragon Dragon
0634     Dragon Dragon
0635     Dragon Dragon
0636     Bug Bug
0637     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
0640     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
0643     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
0644     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     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
0648     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
0654     Field Field
0655     Field Field
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675     Field Human-Like
0676     Field Field
0677     Field Field
0678     Field Field
0696     Monster Dragon
0697     Monster Dragon
0698     Monster Monster
0699     Monster Monster
0701     Human-Like Human-Like
0716     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
0717     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
0718     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
0720     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
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
0293     Monster Field Dream World - Icy Cave
0338     Mineral Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
0343     Mineral Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
0374     Mineral Mineral Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0550     Water 2 Water 2 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
550B     Water 2 Water 2 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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
0376     Mineral Mineral Video Game Championships 2013 MetagrossBWLv.45
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 GO

  Zen Headbutt
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 12
Energy boost 9
Duration 1.05 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
      
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Zen Headbutt had a power of 15 and an energy gain of 4%.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Cringe status condition, making its actions fail.


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 Zenkopstoot
  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
  Polish Taran Zen
  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.