Head Smash (move)

Move data

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

Effects

Head Smash deals damage, but the user receives 12 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
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
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.

Sudowoodo Sudowoodo
#0185 / Rock
Level 48
Cranidos Cranidos
#0408 / Rock
Level 46
Rampardos Rampardos
#0409 / Rock
Level 58
Tepig Tepig
#0498 / Fire
Level 37
Pignite Pignite
#0499 / Fire · Fighting
Level 44
Emboar Emboar
#0500 / Fire · Fighting
Level 50
Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Basculin
Red-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 56
Basculin (Blue-Striped Form) Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 56
Basculin (White-Striped Form) Basculin
White-Striped Form
#0550 / Water
Level 56
Scraggy Scraggy
#0559 / Dark · Fighting
Level 52
Scrafty Scrafty
#0560 / Dark · Fighting
Level 60
Drednaw Drednaw
#0834 / Water · Rock
Level 66
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Level 56
Great Tusk Great Tusk
#0984 / Ground · Fighting
Level 84

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Head Smash as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Hisuian Growlithe Growlithe
Hisuian Growlithe
#0058 / Fire · Rock
Field
Hisuian Arcanine Arcanine
Hisuian Arcanine
#0059 / Fire · Rock
Field
Deino Deino
#0633 / Dark · Dragon
Dragon
Eiscue (Ice Face) Eiscue
Ice Face
#0875 / Ice
Field, Water 1