Zen Headbutt (move)

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Zen Headbutt
しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt

The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe. It may also make the target flinch.

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Physical
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	80
Accuracy	90%
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

Contests

Category	Beauty
Appeal	0
Jam	0

Super Contests

Category	Beauty
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Zen Headbutt (Japanese: しねんのずつき Thought Headbutt) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Zen Headbutt inflicts damage and has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.

In the anime

Roark's Cranidos using Zen Headbutt on Paul's Chimchar

Roark's Rampardos using Zen Headbutt

Roark's Rampardos using Zen Headbutt on Ash's Pikachu

Pokémon

Cranidos and Rampardos. Their head parts glow bluish-white and they get coated with a glass-like shield. They then headbutt the opponent.

Used by Roark's Cranidos and Roark's Rampardos from Shapes of Things to Come! to present.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
048	Venonat	Bug	Poison	37
049	Venomoth	Bug	Poison	41
054	Psyduck	Water		40
055	Golduck	Water		44
079	Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	34
080	Slowbro	Water	Psychic	34
096	Drowzee	Psychic		50
097	Hypno	Psychic		64
128	Tauros	Normal		29
163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	33
164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying	37
199	Slowking	Water	Psychic	34
203	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	41
234	Stantler	Normal		38
241	Miltank	Normal		29
270	Lotad	Water	Grass	27^DP
270	Lotad	Water	Grass	31^Pt
271	Lombre	Water	Grass	27^DP
271	Lombre	Water	Grass	31^Pt
302	Sableye	Dark	Ghost	50
313	Volbeat	Bug		37
314	Illumise	Bug		37
325	Spoink	Psychic		26
326	Grumpig	Psychic		26
340	Whiscash	Water	Ground	--
371	Bagon	Dragon		35
372	Shelgon	Dragon		37
373	Salamence	Dragon	Flying	37
375	Metang	Steel	Psychic	52
376	Metagross	Steel	Psychic	62
380	Latias	Dragon	Psychic	40
381	Latios	Dragon	Psychic	40
385	Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	35
386	Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		65
386	Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		65
386	Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		65
386	Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		65
408	Cranidos	Rock		33
409	Rampardos	Rock		36
486	Regigigas	Normal		50
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
041	Zubat	Poison	Flying	Hoothoot, Noctowl
079	Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Psyduck, Golduck Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Cranidos, Rampardos
177	Natu	Psychic	Flying	Hoothoot, Noctowl
234	Stantler	Normal		Psyduck, Golduck Tauros Girafarig Stantler Spoink, Grumpig
300	Skitty	Normal		Psyduck, Golduck Tauros Girafarig Stantler Spoink, Grumpig Spinda
325	Spoink	Psychic		Psyduck, Golduck Tauros Girafarig Stantler Spoink, Grumpig
359	Absol	Dark		Psyduck, Golduck Tauros Girafarig Stantler Skitty, Delcatty Spoink, Grumpig
446	Munchlax	Normal		Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking 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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum

#	Pokémon	Type
007	Squirtle	Water
008	Wartortle	Water
009	Blastoise	Water
019	Rattata	Normal
020	Raticate	Normal
035	Clefairy	Normal
036	Clefable	Normal
037	Vulpix	Fire
038	Ninetales	Fire
041	Zubat	Poison	Flying
042	Golbat	Poison	Flying
048	Venonat	Bug	Poison
049	Venomoth	Bug	Poison
054	Psyduck	Water
055	Golduck	Water
063	Abra	Psychic
064	Kadabra	Psychic
065	Alakazam	Psychic
079	Slowpoke	Water	Psychic
080	Slowbro	Water	Psychic
096	Drowzee	Psychic
097	Hypno	Psychic
103	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic
108	Lickitung	Normal
113	Chansey	Normal
122	Mr. Mime	Psychic
124	Jynx	Ice	Psychic
128	Tauros	Normal
131	Lapras	Water	Ice
137	Porygon	Normal
143	Snorlax	Normal
150	Mewtwo	Psychic
151	Mew	Psychic
163	Hoothoot	Normal	Flying
164	Noctowl	Normal	Flying
169	Crobat	Poison	Flying
173	Cleffa	Normal
175	Togepi	Normal
176	Togetic	Normal	Flying
177	Natu	Psychic	Flying
178	Xatu	Psychic	Flying
196	Espeon	Psychic
199	Slowking	Water	Psychic
203	Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
206	Dunsparce	Normal
233	Porygon2	Normal
234	Stantler	Normal
238	Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
241	Miltank	Normal
242	Blissey	Normal
249	Lugia	Psychic	Flying
250	Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying
251	Celebi	Psychic	Grass
270	Lotad	Water	Grass
271	Lombre	Water	Grass
272	Ludicolo	Water	Grass
280	Ralts	Psychic
281	Kirlia	Psychic
282	Gardevoir	Psychic
293	Whismur	Normal
294	Loudred	Normal
295	Exploud	Normal
300	Skitty	Normal
301	Delcatty	Normal
302	Sableye	Dark	Ghost
307	Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
308	Medicham	Fighting	Psychic
313	Volbeat	Bug
314	Illumise	Bug
318	Carvanha	Water	Dark
319	Sharpedo	Water	Dark
325	Spoink	Psychic
326	Grumpig	Psychic
327	Spinda	Normal
337	Lunatone	Rock	Psychic
338	Solrock	Rock	Psychic
340	Whiscash	Water	Ground
343	Baltoy	Ground	Psychic
344	Claydol	Ground	Psychic
358	Chimecho	Psychic
359	Absol	Dark
371	Bagon	Dragon
372	Shelgon	Dragon
373	Salamence	Dragon	Flying
374	Beldum	Steel	Psychic
375	Metang	Steel	Psychic
376	Metagross	Steel	Psychic
380	Latias	Dragon	Psychic
381	Latios	Dragon	Psychic
385	Jirachi	Steel	Psychic
386	Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic
386	Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic
386	Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic
386	Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic
408	Cranidos	Rock
409	Rampardos	Rock
433	Chingling	Psychic
437	Bronzong	Steel	Psychic
440	Happiny	Normal
446	Munchlax	Normal
447	Riolu	Fighting
448	Lucario	Fighting	Steel
463	Lickilicky	Normal
468	Togekiss	Normal	Flying
474	Porygon-Z	Normal
475	Gallade	Psychic	Fighting
480	Uxie	Psychic
481	Mesprit	Psychic
482	Azelf	Psychic
486	Regigigas	Normal
488	Cresselia	Psychic
492	Shaymin Land Forme	Grass
492	Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying
493	Arceus	Ground
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.