Head Charge (move)

Head Charge アフロブレイク Afro Break

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 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 V Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  [[{{{category}}} Contest|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Head Charge on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Head Charge on Eevee's Movedex

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 BWB2W2 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
626		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.

In the anime

	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 the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW

	Bouffalant
The user charges head-first using the afro.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Bouffalant	Bouffalant charges at the opponent. After slamming head-first, an afro-shaped mark is shown.
Dol's Bouffalant	Challenge!! Battle Subway!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Bouffalant
The user charges recklessly into the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Bouffalant	Bouffalant charges at the opponent and delivers a hard slam.
Alder's Bouffalant	Black & White chapter		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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Head Charge is the only variation of Double-Edge that inflicts 1/4 of the inflicted damage as recoil and not 1/3 of it instead.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 爆爆頭突擊 Bàobàotóu Tújí Dutch Kop Charge French Peignée German Steinschädel Italian Ricciolata Korean 아프로브레이크 Afro Break Brazilian Portuguese Impacto de Cabeça Spanish Latin America Carga de Cabeza Spain Ariete

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Brave Bird • Flare Blitz • Wood Hammer • Head Charge

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.