Head Smash (move)

Head Smash (Japanese: もろはのずつき Double-Edged Headbutt) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect
Head Smash inflicts damage and the user receives half of the damage dealt as recoil.

Description

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In other games
Head Smash inflicts damage to the enemy and the user receives recoil. In Gates to Infinity and, the recoil damage is 30% of the user's max HP, rather than being affected by the damage dealt to the enemy.

Description

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Trivia

 * In 's game data, can learn Head Smash via, but no Pokémon that can learn it are in Nosepass's Egg Group, , making it impossible to pass down the move legitimately. This learnset data was then removed in Generation V. The move remains unavailable to Nosepass in Generation VII, despite the fact that  and  would now be able to pass down the move.
 * Head Smash has the highest base power of all recoil moves.
 * It is also tied with for the highest base power of all  moves (excluding ).

In other languages
Kopfstoß Testarazo Fracass'Tête Zuccata もろはのずつき 双刃头锤（招式）