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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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
185   Sudowoodo
   Mineral Mineral 54 48SwShBDSP
47LA 		48
369   Relicanth
  
  		Water 1 Water 2 78 78 1, 78XY
1, 56ORAS 		1, 56 55
408   Cranidos
   Monster Monster 43 46 46 46 46BDSP
47LA
409   Rampardos
   Monster Monster 52 58 58 58 58BDSP
47LA
438   Bonsly
   No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47LA
498   Tepig
   Field Field 37 37 37
499   Pignite
  
  		Field Field 44 44 44
500   Emboar
  
  		Field Field 50 50 50
550   Basculin
   Water 2 Water 2 46 56 56
550   Basculin
White-Striped Form 		  Water 2 Water 2 56
559   Scraggy
  
  		Field Dragon 53 50 50 52
560   Scrafty
  
  		Field Dragon 65 65 65 60
681   Aegislash
  
  		Mineral Mineral 1 1 1
697   Tyrantrum
  
  		Monster Dragon 1, 58 1, 58 66
793   Nihilego
  
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 73 70
834   Drednaw
  
  		Monster Water 1 66 66
902   Basculegion
  
  		Water 2 Water 2 56
984   Great Tusk
  
  		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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
032   Nidoran♂
   Monster Field ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
058   Growlithe
Hisuian Form 		 
  		Field Field ✔
095   Onix
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
222   Corsola
  
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
222   Corsola
Galarian Form 		  Water 1 Water 3 ✔
231   Phanpy
   Field Field ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
299   Nosepass
   Mineral Mineral ✔HGSS
304   Aron
  
  		Monster Monster ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
550   Basculin
   Water 2 Water 2 ✔USUM
566   Archen
  
  		Flying Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
633   Deino
  
  		Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
776   Turtonator
  
  		Monster Dragon ✔ ✔
875   Eiscue
   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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
304   Aron
  
  		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.


Generation VIII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
222   Corsola
  
  		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.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
566   Archen
  
  		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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
306   Aggron
  
  		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.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Head Smash is a move with 50 base power, 80% accuracy, and 5 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front and receives recoil damage equal to ¼ of their maximum HP.

In Gates to Infinity and Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the recoil damage is instead 30% of the user's max HP.

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

       
Rampardos Cranidos
The user starts to get covered by a bluish-white aura and then charges into its opponent headfirst. This also damages the user terribly.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Cranidos 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 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

     
  		 
 
Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII
 
 
Generation VIII

Side series games

 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

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



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