Ground · Physical move · Gen 8
Headlong Rush
Headlong Rush is a Ground-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 120 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 7 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ground
Category
Physical
Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1. Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Punch move (Iron Fist)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (5 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Ground attack
2× vsFireElectricPoisonRockSteel
½× vsGrassBug
0× vsFlying
Pokémon that learn Headlong Rush
7 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hariyama | Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Torterra | Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Golurk | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | |||
 Pangoro | Fighting/Dark | ✓ | |||
 Ursaluna | Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Ursaluna-Bloodmoon | Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Great Tusk | Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Headlong Rush FAQ
What does Headlong Rush do?
Headlong Rush is a Ground-type physical move with 120 power. Lowers the user's Defense and Special Defense by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Headlong Rush?
7 Pokémon and forms can learn Headlong Rush in at least one game: 5 in Scarlet & Violet, 3 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Hariyama, Torterra, Golurk, Pangoro, Ursaluna and Ursaluna-Bloodmoon.
Is Headlong Rush in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 3 Pokémon can use Headlong Rush in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Headlong Rush super effective against?
As a Ground-type attack, Headlong Rush is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock and Steel, not very effective against Grass and Bug and has no effect on Flying (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.