Head Smash

Type

Gen.

Power

150

Accuracy

80%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and the user receives ½ of the damage done as recoil.

Head Smash deals damage and the user receives ½ of the damage dealt as recoil.

DP HGSS	The user delivers a life-endangering head butt at full power. The user also takes terrible damage.
PL	The user delivers a life-endangering attack at full power. The user also takes terrible damage.
COL B2W2	The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. The user also takes terrible damage.
XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH	The user attacks the target with a hazardous, full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.
Recoil	The user receives recoil damage.

Interactions

Makes contact	User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb ).
Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.