Rock Head (Ability)


 * If you were looking for the Rock Head Pokémon, see .

Rock Head (Japanese: いしあたま Rock Head) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

In battle
Rock Head prevents recoil damage from moves (except ), but not from use of a Life Orb, Jaboca Berry, or Rowap Berry. Crash damage is still received if or  misses.

If Rock Head is lost in a turn due to using a recoil-inducing contact move on a Pokémon with, the HP loss from recoil will occur that turn.

In Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon with this Ability still receive recoil damage from. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pokémon with this Ability still receive recoil damage from.

Affected moves
The table below lists the moves affected by Rock Head, as well as the Pokémon that can have Rock Head and learn those moves.

Outside of battle
Rock Head has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Rock Head

 * In, Blue-Striped have  as their second standard Ability; however, a Blue-Striped Basculin with Rock Head can be obtained from an in-game trade in White. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, wild Blue-Striped Basculin have Rock Head as their second standard Ability, but Blue-Striped Basculin bred in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 have Reckless as their second standard Ability. In Generation VI, Blue-Striped Basculin have Rock Head as their second standard Ability, and Blue-Striped Basculin with Reckless transferred to Pokémon Bank have their Ability changed to Rock Head.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In the Japan Mini-volume 6 for the, 's was revealed to have Rock Head as its Ability.
 * 's is revealed to have Rock Head as his Ability.
 * Emerald's Sudowoodo is revealed to have Rock Head as her Ability.
 * Brock's Onix is revealed to have Rock Head as his Ability.
 * 's, , and are revealed to have Rock Head as their Ability.
 * 's is revealed to have Rock Head as his Ability.

In other languages
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