Head Smash (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Rock
Category	Physical
Power	150
Accuracy	80
PP	5 (max. 8)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 4

Effects

Head Smash deals damage, but the user receives ¹⁄₂ of the damage it inflicts in recoil. In other words, if the attack does 100 HP damage to the opponent, the user will lose 50 HP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Rockium Z and uses its Z-Power, Head Smash turns into Continental Crush and has base power 200.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Head Smash
Japanese	もろはのずつき (Moroha no Zutsuki)
German	Kopfstoß
French	Fracass'Tête
Italian	Zuccata
Spanish	Testarazo
Korean	양날박치기
Chinese (Simplified)	双刃头锤
Chinese (Traditional)	雙刃頭錘

Game descriptions

Diamond/Pearl Platinum	The user delivers a life-endangering head butt at full power. The user also takes terrible damage.
HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user delivers a life-endangering attack at full power. The user also takes terrible damage.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. The user also takes terrible damage.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
Scarlet/Violet	The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Head Smash at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.