Iron Head (move)

Iron Head アイアンヘッド Iron Head

The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch.

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 BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but 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

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 49 212 Scizor Bug Steel 53 303 Mawile Steel 56 304 Aron Steel Rock 29 305 Lairon Steel Rock 29 306 Aggron Steel Rock 29 379 Registeel Steel 73 410 Shieldon Rock Steel 43 411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 52 413 Wormadam Trash Cloak Bug Steel 47 485 Heatran Fire Steel 65 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 104 Cubone Ground Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon 246 Larvitar Rock Ground Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon 304 Aron Steel Rock Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon 443 Gible Dragon Ground Aron, Lairon, Aggron Shieldon, Bastiodon 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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 059 Arcanine Fire 076 Golem Rock Ground 095 Onix Rock Ground 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 131 Lapras Water Ice 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 143 Snorlax Normal 149 Dragonite Dragon Flying 151 Mew Psychic 208 Steelix Steel Ground 212 Scizor Bug Steel 226 Mantine Water Flying 230 Kingdra Water Dragon 241 Miltank Normal 243 Raikou Electric 244 Entei Fire 245 Suicune 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 303 Mawile Steel 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 321 Wailord Water 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 350 Milotic Water 362 Glalie Ice 365 Walrein Ice Water 374 Beldum Steel Psychic 375 Metang Steel Psychic 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 377 Regirock Rock 378 Regice Ice 379 Registeel Steel 382 Kyogre Water 383 Groudon Ground 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 389 Torterra Grass Ground 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos 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 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 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 493 Arceus Bug 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

#   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.

In the anime

Registeel	Aggron	Bastiodon
The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Aggron	Aggron's head glows white. Aggron then charges at the foe with its head lowered.
Construction worker's Aggron	Bibarel Gnaws Best!		Debut
Bastiodon	Bastiodon's entire body glows white, similar to Head Smash as it charges towards the foe.
Byron's Bastiodon	Ancient Family Matters!		None
Registeel	Registeel's entire body glows white, then charges towards the foe.
Brandon's Registeel	A Pyramiding Rage!		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Cabezahierro
• German: Eisenschädel
• Dutch: IJzerkop
• Italian: Metaltestata
• Hindi: Lohe ki sir

Variations on the move Waterfall
	Waterfall | Iron Head
	Extrasensory | Dark Pulse

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