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

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

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

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	49				57
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	53				53
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	56				56
304		Aron	Steel	Rock	29				29
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock	29				29
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	29				29
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	73				73
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel	43				42
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel	52				51
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel	47				47
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel	65				65
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	no				37
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel	no				43
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel	no				46
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no				54
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel	no				57
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	no				36
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting	no				37
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
					I		II		III		IV		V
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground
304		Aron	Steel	Rock
322		Numel	Fire	Ground	no
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	no
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire						✔	✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground						✔	✔
095		Onix	Rock	Ground						✔	✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying						✔	✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice						✔	✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying						✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying						✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
208		Steelix	Steel	Ground						✔	✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel						✔	✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying						✔	✔
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon						✔	✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric						✔	✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire						✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water						✔	✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground						✔	✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground						✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark						✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying						✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying						✔	✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting						✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel						✔	✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock						✔	✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock						✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock						✔	✔
321		Wailord	Water		Water						✔	✔
323		Camerupt	Fire	Ground						✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic						✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic						✔	✔
350		Milotic	Water		Water						✔	✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice						✔	✔
365		Walrein	Ice	Water						✔	✔
374		Beldum	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock						✔	✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice						✔	✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel						✔	✔
382		Kyogre	Water		Water						✔	✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground						✔	✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying						✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground						✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock						✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock						✔	✔
410		Shieldon	Rock	Steel						✔	✔
411		Bastiodon	Rock	Steel						✔	✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel						✔	✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic						✔	✔
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground						✔	✔
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground						✔	✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground						✔	✔
450		Hippowdon	Ground		Ground						✔	✔
462		Magnezone	Electric	Steel						✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock						✔	✔
473		Mamoswine	Ice	Ground						✔	✔
476		Probopass	Rock	Steel						✔	✔
483		Dialga	Steel	Dragon						✔	✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel						✔	✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon						✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal						✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 374 Beldum Steel Psychic Pokéwalker - Winner's Path Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 486 Regigigas Normal 11th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 374 Beldum Steel Psychic Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Registeel	Pawniard	Bastiodon	Hippowdon
The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Aggron	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	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	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	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	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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Bastiodon
The user rams into the opponent with its head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Bastiodon	Bastiodon charges forward and rams its head into the opponent. It then lifts its head up, throwing the enemy into the air above it.
Dia's Don	VS. 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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Aerodactyl is the only non Steel-type Pokémon able to learn Iron Head by leveling up.
  • It is also the only Generation I Pokémon to learn the move by level up.

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 Portuguese Cabeça de Ferro Spanish Cabezahierro

Variations of the move Waterfall
Iron Head • Poison Jab • Waterfall Scald • Dark Pulse • Discharge • Lava Plume

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