Head Smash (move)

Head Smash
もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt

The user delivers a life-endangering head butt at full power. The user also takes terrible damage.

Battles

Type	Rock
Category	Physical
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	150
Accuracy	80%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Super Contests

Category	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

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 half of the damage dealt as recoil damage.

Rampardos using Head Smash

Cranidos and Rampardos. Cranidos and Rampardos start to get covered by a bluish-white light glow and then charges into its opponent.

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
369	Relicanth	Water	Rock	78
408	Cranidos	Rock		43
409	Rampardos	Rock		52
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		Cranidos, Rampardos
231	Phanpy*	Ground		Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
304	Aron	Steel	Rock	Cranidos, Rampardos
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

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