Zen Headbutt (move)

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 Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Zen Headbutt on Eevee's Movedex

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.

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 27DP 270 Lotad Water Grass 31PtHGSS 271 Lombre Water Grass 27DP 271 Lombre Water Grass 31PtHGSS 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, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   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 ??? 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

Rampardos	Cranidos	Rampardos	Drowzee
The user focuses its willpower to its head and rams the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Cranidos	Cranidos's head part glows bluish-white and gets coated with a glass-like shield. It then headbutts the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Shapes of Things to Come!		Debut
Rampardos	Rampardos's head part glows bluish-white and gets coated with a glass-like shield. It then headbutts the opponent.
Roark's Rampardos	Wild in the Streets!		None
Bagon	Part of its head glows bluish-white. It then headbutts the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Bagon	Tag! We're It...!		None
Drowzee	Part of its head glows bluish-white. It then headbutts the opponent.
Atsuki's Drowzee	DP135		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Cabezazo Zen
• German: Zen-Kopfstoß
• Korean: 사념의 박치기 ("Vicious Headbutt")
• Italian: Cozzata Zen
• French: Psykoud'Boul
• European Portuguese: Cabeçada Zen

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.

Variations on the move Hyper Fang
	Hyper Fang | Zen Headbutt