Head Smash (move)
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| Head Smash もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt | ||||||||||||
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Head Smash (Japanese: もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt) is a damage-dealing Rock-type move introduced in Generation IV.
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Effect
Head Smash inflicts damage and the user receives half of the damage dealt as recoil.
Learnset
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||
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| IV | V | |||||||
| 369 | |
Relicanth | Water | Rock | 78 | 78 | ||
| 408 | |
Cranidos | Rock | 43 | 46 | |||
| 409 | |
Rampardos | Rock | 52 | 58 | |||
| 498 | |
Tepig | Fire | no | 37 | |||
| 499 | |
Pignite | Fire | Fighting | no | 44 | ||
| 500 | |
Emboar | Fire | Fighting | no | 50 | ||
| 559 | |
Scraggy | Dark | Fighting | no | 53 | ||
| 560 | |
Scrafty | Dark | Fighting | no | 65 | ||
| 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 | Type | Father | |||||
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| 032 | |
Nidoran♂ | Poison | |
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| 222 | |
Corsola | Water | Rock | no | | ||
| 231 | |
Phanpy* | Ground | |
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| 299 | |
Nosepass* | Rock | |
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| 304 | |
Aron | Steel | Rock | |
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| 566 | |
Archen* | Rock | Flying | no | | ||
| 633 | |
Deino | Dark | Dragon | no | | ||
| 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
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| The user starts to get covered by a bluish-white light glow and then charges into its opponent. | |||
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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. | ||
| Roark's Cranidos | A Gruff Act to Follow! | Debut | |
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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. | ||
| Roark's Rampardos | O'er the Rampardos We Watched! | None | |
In the manga
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| The user attacks the opponent with a powerful headbutt. | |||
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Rampardos headbutts the opponent with great force. | ||
| Team Galactic's Rampardos | Into The Hands Of Evil?! | Debut | |
In other generations
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Trivia
- In HeartGold and SoulSilver game data, Nosepass is able to learn Head Smash via breeding; however, no Pokémon has compatible egg group as Nosepass. Due to this, the move later was removed in Black and White game data.
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