Iron Head (move)

Iron Head アイアンヘッド Iron Head

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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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Effect

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

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	49	57	1, 57
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	53	53	50
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	56	56	1, 56XY 1, 45ORAS
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	29	29BW 25B2W2	25XY 22ORAS
0305		Lairon		Monster		Monster	29	29BW 25B2W2	25XY 22ORAS
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	29	29BW 25B2W2	25XY 22ORAS
0379		Registeel		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	73	73	1, 73XY 43ORAS
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	43	42	42
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	52	51	51
413S		Wormadam Trash		Bug		Bug	47	47	47
0485		Heatran		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	1, 65
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug		37	37
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		43	43
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral		46	46
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like		54	54
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like		57	1, 57
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug		36	36
0638		Cobalion		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		37	37
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral			42
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral			45
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral			1
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
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field		✔	✔
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster		✔	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0626		Bouffalant		Field		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.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
0059		Arcanine		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0076		Golem		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0095		Onix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0104		Cubone		Monster		Monster			✔	✔
0105		Marowak		Monster		Monster			✔	✔
0128		Tauros		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0149		Dragonite		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0208		Steelix		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying			✔	✔
0230		Kingdra		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0243		Raikou		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0244		Entei		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0245		Suicune		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0249		Lugia		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		Ho-Oh		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0305		Lairon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0321		Wailord		Field	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field			✔	✔
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0365		Walrein		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0377		Regirock		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0378		Regice		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0379		Registeel		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0382		Kyogre		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0383		Groudon		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0384		Rayquaza		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		Jirachi		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
0411		Bastiodon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔
413S		Wormadam Trash		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0444		Gabite		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
0450		Hippowdon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0462		Magnezone		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0476		Probopass		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0483		Dialga		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0485		Heatran		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		Regigigas		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0487		Giratina Altered		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
487O		Giratina Origin		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		Arceus		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	✔	✔	✔	✔
0500		Emboar		Field		Field			✔	✔
0508		Stoutland		Field		Field			✔	✔
0526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔
0530		Excadrill		Field		Field			✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon			✔	✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon			✔	✔
0565		Carracosta		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug			✔	✔
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral			✔	✔
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral			✔	✔
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster			✔	✔
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field			✔	✔
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug			✔	✔
0638		Cobalion		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		Terrakion		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		Kyurem		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		Genesect		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		Chespin		Field		Field				✔
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field				✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field				✔
0659		Bunnelby		Field		Field				✔
0660		Diggersby		Field		Field				✔
0674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like				✔
0675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like				✔
0679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0696		Tyrunt		Monster	Dragon				✔
0697		Tyrantrum		Monster	Dragon				✔
0698		Amaura		Monster		Monster				✔
0699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster				✔
0701		Hawlucha		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0713		Avalugg		Monster		Monster				✔
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		Beldum		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
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0408		Cranidos		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.

By event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0486		Regigigas		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	Movie RegigigasDP Toys "R" Us RegigigasDP
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 Conquest

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Stars: ★★★★ Power: 43 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Iron Head had a power of 40.

Description

In the anime

Bisharp Pawniard Bastiodon Hippowdon
The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head.
Pokémon	Method
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 engineer'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 body into the opponent.
Bertha's Hippowdon	An Elite Coverup!		None
	Pawniard lowers its head and the blade sticking out of the top of Pawniard's head turns into iron from the base to the tip. Pawniard then jumps into the air and flies at the opponent, slamming into it head first.
Georgia's Pawniard	Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!		None
	Bisharp lowers its head and the blade sticking out of the top of Bisharp's head turns into iron from the front to the back. Bisharp then jumps into the air and flies at the opponent, slamming into it head first or it's head becomes surrounded by white, making it seem black and white and it then slams its head into the opponent.
Georgia's Bisharp	Search for the Clubultimate!		None
Bryony's Bisharp	Meeting at Terminus Cave!		None
Alain's Bisharp	Down to the Fiery Finish!		None
	Durant's forehead turns into silver metal and it slams its head into the opponent.
A wild Durant	Battling the Leaf Thieves!		None
	Mega Mawile's body becomes surrounded by a white aura, making it seem black and white, and it slams its body into the opponent.
Mabel's Mawile	The Bonds of Mega Evolution!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Bastiodon
The user rams into the opponent with its head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bastiodon charges forward and rams its head into the opponent. It then lifts its head up, throwing the enemy into the air above it.
Diamond's Don	High-tailing It from Haunter		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 鐵頭 Tiětóu Dutch IJzerkop French Tête de Fer German Eisenschädel Greek Σιδηρούν Κεφάλι Hindi लोहे की सिर Lohe Ki Sir Indonesian Kepala Besi Italian Metaltestata Korean 아이언헤드 Iron Head Polish Stalowa Głowa Portuguese Brazil Cabeçada de Ferro Cabeça de Ferro (XY series and TCG) Portugal Cabeça de Ferro Romanian Cap de Fier Spanish Latin America Cabeza de Hierro Spain Cabeza de Hierro* Cabezahierro*

Variations of the move Waterfall
Waterfall • Poison Jab • Iron Head • Zing Zap Extrasensory • Dark Pulse • Scald

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.