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Headbutt (Japanese: ずつき Headbutt) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TM02 in Generation II and TM01 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

Effect

In battle

Headbutt does damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.

Outside of battle

Main article: Headbutt tree

Generation II

Headbutt became a move which can be used outside of battle, allowing the player to shake small trees, sometimes causing a wild Pokémon to drop out. Depending on the time of day, the Pokémon which falls out may be asleep. Some Pokémon can only be caught by this method (e.g., Pineco, Heracross).

Generation III

Headbutt is no longer a field move.

Headbutt can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Focus Energy was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Headbutt is not a field move.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Headbutt can again be used on trees in the field. However, now it can be used on all trees, but only some will yield Pokémon; trees that can yield Pokémon will always yield Pokémon when headbutted. Also, Pokémon will not be asleep when they are encountered this way, regardless of the time of day.

Furthermore, categories of trees have been abandoned, in favor of unique wild Pokémon for each location. There are also now special trees, which in each area yield a Pokémon not normally encountered by using Headbutt in that area. After the National Pokédex is acquired, non-regional Pokémon from Hoenn or Sinnoh can also be found using this method.

Generation V onwards

Headbutt is no longer a field move.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
0007				Monster	Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	36	−	−	−
0008				Monster	Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	46	−	−	−
0009				Monster	Water 1	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	54	−	−	−
0079				Monster	Water 1	22	34	34RSE 29FRLG	25	23	23	23	−	21	21	21
0079				Monster	Water 1									21		21
0080				Monster	Water 1	1, 22	34	34RSE 29FRLG	25	23	23	23	−	21	21	21
0080				Monster	Water 1									21		21
0086				Water 1	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
0087				Water 1	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
0096				Human-Like		24	25	25RSE 17FRLG	15, 32	13, 29	13, 29	13, 29SM 13USUM	27		13	13
0097				Human-Like		24	25	25RSE 17FRLG	15, 38	13, 29	13, 29	13, 29SM 13USUM	27		13	13
0104				Monster		18Y	13	13	11	11	11	11	14	12	12
0105				Monster		18Y	1, 13	1, 13	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	14	12	12
0105				Monster								−	−	1
0115				Monster		−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	24	24
0128		Tauros Paldean Form (Combat Breed)		Field												20
0128		Tauros Paldean Form (Blaze Breed)		Field												20
0128		Tauros Paldean Form (Aqua Breed)		Field												20
0143				Monster		1	29	19RSE 17FRLG	−	−	−	−	26	−	−	−
0199				Monster	Water 1		34	34RSE 29FRLG	25	23	23	23		21	21	21
0199				Monster	Water 1									21		21
0209				Field	Fairy		−	−	19	19	19	19			19	19
0210				Field	Fairy		−	−	19	19	19	19			19	19
0226				Water 1			−	−	13	13BW 16B2W2	16	16		28	28
0241				Field			−	−	−	−	−	−	−	25	25
0261				Field				−	−	−	−	−			28	−
0262				Field				−	−	−	−	−			32	−
0263				Field				9	9	9	9XY 11ORAS	11		12	12
0263				Field										12
0264				Field				1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9XY 11ORAS	11		12	12
0264				Field										12
0273				Field	Grass			−	−	−	−	−		−	−	21
0285				Fairy	Grass			22	21	21	21XY 15ORAS	15			15	15
0286				Fairy	Grass			22	21	21	21XY 15ORAS	15			15	15
0287				Field				−	−	−	−	−			25	14
0288				Field				−	−	−	−	−			27	−
0289				Field				−	−	−	−	−			27	−
0304				Monster				10	11	11BW 8B2W2	8XY 7ORAS	7		16	16
0305				Monster				1, 10	1, 11	1, 11BW 1, 8B2W2	1, 8XY 1, 7ORAS	1, 7		16	16
0306				Monster				1, 10	1, 11	1, 11BW 1, 8B2W2	1, 8XY 1, 7ORAS	1, 7		16	16
0351				Fairy	Amorphous			−	−	20BW 15B2W2	15	15			15
0361				Fairy	Mineral			19	19	19	19XY 28ORAS	28		50	50	1
0362				Fairy	Mineral			19	19	19	19XY 28ORAS	28		54	54	1
0371				Dragon				17	16	16	16XY 17ORAS	17		15	15	15
0372				Dragon				1, 17	1, 16	1, 16	1, 16XY 17ORAS	17		15	15	15
0373				Dragon				1, 17	1, 16	1, 16	1, 16XY 17ORAS	17		15	15	15
0399				Water 1	Field				17	17	17	13			13
0400				Water 1	Field				18	18	18	13			13
0408				Monster					1	1	1	1			1	1
0409				Monster					1	1	1	1			1	1
0427				Field	Human-Like				−	−	−	−		32	32
0428				Field	Human-Like				−	−	−	−		32	32
0458				No Eggs Discovered					13	13BW 16B2W2	16	16		28	28
0478				Fairy	Mineral				−	−	−	−		1	1	1
0494				No Eggs Discovered						17	17	17		28
0524				Mineral						10	10	10		24
0525				Mineral						1, 10	1, 10	1, 10		24
0526				Mineral						1, 10	1, 10	1, 10		24
0550				Water 2						7	7	5		24		24
0550				Water 2												24
0554				Field						14	14	14		24
0554				Field										24
0555				Field						14	14	14		24
0555				Field										24
0559				Field	Dragon					12	12	1		8		8
0560				Field	Dragon					12	12	1		1		1
0588				Bug						20	20	20		20
0589				Bug						20	20	20		20
0603				Amorphous						1	1	1				1
0604				Amorphous						1	1	1				1
0605				Human-Like						18	18	18		30
0606				Human-Like						18	18	18		30
0633				Dragon						12	12	12		20		20
0634				Dragon						12	12	12		20		20
0635				Dragon						12	12	12		20		20
0667				Field							11	11				11
0668				Field							11	11				11
0676				Field							12	12
0751				Water 1	Bug							−		20		20
0752				Water 1	Bug							−		20		20
0782				Dragon								25		16		16
0783				Dragon								25		16		16
0784				Dragon								25		16		16
0793				No Eggs Discovered								19		35
0808				No Eggs Discovered									1	16
0809				No Eggs Discovered									1	1
0813				Field	Human-Like									24		24
0814				Field	Human-Like									30		30
0815				Field	Human-Like									30		30
0831				Field										21
0832				Field										21
0833				Monster	Water 1									21		21
0834				Monster	Water 1									21		21
0842				Grass	Dragon									1, Evo.		Evo.
0843				Field	Dragon									20		20
0844				Field	Dragon									20		20
0862				Field										12
0870				Fairy	Mineral									15		15
0875				Water 1	Field									24		24
0891				No Eggs Discovered										20		20
0892				No Eggs Discovered										20		20
0892				No Eggs Discovered										20		20
0902				Water 2												24
0915				Field												21
0916				Field												23
0916				Field												17
0917				Bug												25
0918				Bug												28
0932				Mineral												16
0933				Mineral												16
0934				Mineral												16
0942				Field												22
0943				Field												22
0951				Grass												24
0952				Grass												24
0960				Water 3												24
0961				Water 3												24
0965				Mineral												21
0966				Mineral												21
0971				Field												12
0972				Field												12
1005				No Eggs Discovered												14
1024				No Eggs Discovered												20
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

By TM/Move Tutor

Special move

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0968				Field		Former Titan Orthworm
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0025				Field	Fairy	Global Link
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Headbutt deals damage and may flinch the target (25% chance in the Rescue Team and Explorers series).

Pokémon Conquest

Stars: ★★★ Power: 39 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 30% chance of making the target flinch.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a moderate chance of making the target flinch.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Description

In the anime

Main series

Chewtle Alolan Marowak Glalie Piplup
The user sticks its head out and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Seel repeatedly slams its head into the opponent.
Cerulean Gym's Seel	The Misty Mermaid		Debut
	Snorlax slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Snorlax	Snack Attack!		None
	Mareep slams its head into the opponent.
Mary's Fluffy	Mild 'n Wooly		None
	Flaaffy jumps up and hits its opponent with its head.
Molly's Flaaffy	Spell of the Unown: Entei		None
	Kingdra slams its head into the opponent.
Molly's Kingdra	Spell of the Unown: Entei		None
	Alakazam floats into the air and flies towards the opponent with its head out.
Alex Davis's Alakazam	Power Play!		None
	Hypno slams its head into the opponent.
Mickey's Hypno	Ariados, Amigos		None
	Arbok slams its head onto the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	Trouble's Brewing		None
	Poliwhirl slams its head into its opponent.
Misty's Poliwhirl	The Kecleon Caper		None
	Charmeleon slams its head into the opponent.
Sam's Charmeleon	Celebi: The Voice of the Forest		None
	Totodile slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Totodile	A Corsola Caper!		Incorrectly referred to as Skull Bash in Dueling Heroes in the English dub
	Pupitar slams its body into the opponent.
Ritchie's Cruise	The Mystery is History		Incorrectly referred to as Take Down in the English dub
	Politoed slams its head into the opponent. On occasion, this will cause the opponent to flinch.
Misty's Politoed	I Politoed Ya So!		None
	Misdreavus slams its head into its opponent.
Nelson's Misdreavus	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
	Houndoom slams its head into the opponent.
Harrison's Houndoom	Pop Goes The Sneasel		None
	Furret slams its head into the opponent.
Salvador's Furret	A Claim to Flame!		None
	Bayleef slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Bayleef	Playing with Fire!		None
	Gyarados slams its head into the opponent.
Misty's Gyarados	Cerulean Blues!		None
	Zigzagoon slams its head into the opponent.
Gym Badge thief's Zigzagoon	The Blue Badge of Courage!		None
	Bagon slams its head into the opponent.
Michelle's Bagon	Let Bagons Be Bagons		None
A Coordinator's Bagon	New Plot, Odd Lot!		None
A Bagon Matt was Pokésitting	Pinch Healing		None
Sawyer's Bagon	A Fashionable Battle!		None
	Typhlosion slams its head into the opponent.
Mr. Moore's Typhlosion	Poetry Commotion!		Typhlosion cannot legally know Headbutt in Generation III Japanese version only Tackle in the English dub
	Snorunt slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Snorunt	Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt		None
	Marowak jumps behind the opponent, holds it in place using its bone, and slams its head repeatedly into the opponent.
Gavin's Marowak	From Brags to Riches		None
	Glalie slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Glalie	Shocks and Bonds		None
Morana's Glalie	Survival of the Striaton Gym!		None
	Cranidos slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	Shape of Things to Come!		None
	Rampardos slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Rampardos	O'er the Rampardos We Watched!		None
	Scraggy rears its head back and slams it into the opponent.
Ash's Scraggy	Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!		None
	Scrafty floats into the air and flies towards the opponent. When it reaches the opponent, it floats higher into the air, rears its head back, and then slams its forehead into the opponent.
A wild Scrafty	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		None
	Deino lowers its head and charges, slamming its head into the opponent.
A Trainer's Deino	The Lonely Deino!		None
A Trainer's Deino	The Lonely Deino!		None
	Piplup slams its head into the opponent.
Dawn's Piplup	Expedition to Onix Island!		None
	Breloom slams its head into the opponent.
A wild Breloom	A Windswept Encounter!		None
	Alolan Marowak slams its head into the opponent.
Kiawe's Marowak	A Crowning Moment of Truth!		None
	Castform slams its head into the opponent.
An ally Castform	Currying Favor and Flavor!		None
	Meltan slams its head into the opponent.
Ash's Meltan	Drawn with the Wind!		None
	Chewtle slams its head into the opponent.
Team Rocket's Chewtle	Kicking It from Here Into Tomorrow!		None
	Eiscue slams its head into the opponent.
A wild Eiscue	Grabbing the Brass Ring!		None
	Boldore slams its head into the opponent.
Goh's Boldore	All Out, All of the Time!		None

Pokémon Evolutions

Cranidos
The user sticks its head out and attacks by charging straight into the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cranidos slams its head into the opponent.
Roark's Cranidos	The Rival		Debut

In the manga

Main article: Headbutt (move)/In the manga

In other generations

In battle

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Outside of battle

In other languages