Head Charge (move)

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Head Charge
アフロブレイク Afro Break
Head Charge.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  120
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Head Charge (Japanese: アフロブレイク Afro Break) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation V. It is Bouffalant's signature move.

Effect

Head Charge inflicts damage and the user receives recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done to the target.

Description

Games Description
BW The user charges its head into its target, using its powerful guard hair. It also damages the user a little.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
626 Bouffalant Bouffalant Normal Normal 31 ''''
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 the anime

Alder Bouffalant Head Charge.png
Bouffalant


The user charges head-first into the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Bouffalant Bouffalant charges at the opponent and the afro on its head glows red. The front of it also glows yellow. It then slams the yellow part of its afro into the opponent.
Alder's Bouffalant Ash and Trip's Third Battle! Debut


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 爆爆頭突擊 Bàobàotóu Tújí
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Kop Charge
France Flag.png French Peignée
Germany Flag.png German Steinschädel
Italy Flag.png Italian Ricciolata
South Korea Flag.png Korean 아프로브레이크 Afro Break
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Impacto Bruto
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Carga de Cabeza
Spain Flag.png Spain Ariete


Variations of the move Double-Edge
PhysicalIC HOME.png Double-EdgeVolt TackleFlare BlitzBrave BirdWood HammerWave Crash


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