Steel · Physical move · Gen 4
Iron Head
Iron Head is a Steel-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 80 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 245 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Steel
Category
Physical
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to make the target flinch. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (176 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (71 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (92 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Steel attack
2× vsIceRockFairy
½× vsFireWaterElectricSteel
Pokémon that learn Iron Head
245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Squirtle | Water | ✓ | |||
 Wartortle | Water | ✓ | |||
 Blastoise | Water | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Alolan Sandshrew | Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Alolan Sandslash | Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Alolan Diglett | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Alolan Dugtrio | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Galarian Meowth | Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Arcanine | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Hisuian Arcanine | Fire/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Graveler | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Golem | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Alolan Golem | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Magnemite | Electric/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Magneton | Electric/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Onix | Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Alolan Exeggutor | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Cubone | Ground | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Marowak | Ground | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Alolan Marowak | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Tauros | Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed) | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed) | Fighting/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed) | Fighting/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Gyarados | Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Lapras | Water/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Aerodactyl | Rock/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Snorlax | Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Dratini | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Dragonair | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Dragonite | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Mew | Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Cyndaquil | Fire | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Quilava | Fire | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Typhlosion | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Typhlosion | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Forretress | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Steelix | Steel/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Scizor | Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Mantine | Water/Flying | 4–8 | |||
 Skarmory | Steel/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Kingdra | Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Phanpy | Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Donphan | Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Miltank | Normal | 4–8 | |||
 Raikou | Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Entei | Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Suicune | Water | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Larvitar | Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Pupitar | Rock/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Tyranitar | Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Lugia | Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Ho-Oh | Fire/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Hariyama | Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Mawile | Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Aron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Lairon | Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
 Aggron | Steel/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | |
 Wailord | Water | 4–8 | |||
 Numel | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |
 Camerupt | Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 |
 Seviper | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Lunatone | Rock/Psychic | 4–8 | |||
 Solrock | Rock/Psychic | 4–8 | |||
 Milotic | Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Glalie | Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Walrein | Ice/Water | 4–8 | |||
 Bagon | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Shelgon | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Salamence | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Beldum | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Metang | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Metagross | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Regirock | Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Regice | Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Registeel | Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Kyogre | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Groudon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Rayquaza | Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Jirachi | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Turtwig | Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Grotle | Grass | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Torterra | Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Cranidos | Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Rampardos | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Shieldon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Bastiodon | Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
 Wormadam-Trash | Bug/Steel | 4–7 | |||
 Bronzor | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Bronzong | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gible | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Gabite | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Garchomp | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Hippowdon | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 |
 Magnezone | Electric/Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Rhyperior | Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Mamoswine | Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Probopass | Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Dialga | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Heatran | Fire/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
 Regigigas | Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Giratina | Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Arceus | Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Emboar | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 |
 Stoutland | Normal | 5–8 | |||
 Gigalith | Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Excadrill | Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Throh | Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Sawk | Fighting | ✓ | |||
 Krookodile | Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Darmanitan | Fire | 8 | |||
 Galarian Darmanitan | Ice | 8 | |||
 Scraggy | Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Scrafty | Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Carracosta | Water/Rock | 5–8 | |||
 Escavalier | Bug/Steel | 5–8 | |||
 Ferroseed | Grass/Steel | 5–8 | |||
 Ferrothorn | Grass/Steel | 5–8 | |||
 Axew | Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Fraxure | Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Haxorus | Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Druddigon | Dragon | 5–8 | |||
 Golett | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | |||
 Golurk | Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Pawniard | Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Bisharp | Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Bouffalant | Normal | 5–8 | |||
 Braviary | Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Durant | Bug/Steel | 5–8 | |||
 Cobalion | Steel/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Terrakion | Rock/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Kyurem | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Kyurem-Black | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Kyurem-White | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Genesect | Bug/Steel | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
 Chespin | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
 Quilladin | Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
 Chesnaught | Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 |
 Bunnelby | Normal | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Diggersby | Normal/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Pancham | Fighting | 6–8 | |||
 Pangoro | Fighting/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Honedge | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Doublade | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Aegislash | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Tyrunt | Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Tyrantrum | Rock/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Amaura | Rock/Ice | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Aurorus | Rock/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Hawlucha | Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 |
 Carbink | Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Sliggoo | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Hisuian Goodra | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Avalugg | Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Hisuian Avalugg | Ice/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Zygarde | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | |||
 Incineroar | Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Gumshoos | Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Crabrawler | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | |
 Crabominable | Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 |
 Rockruff | Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rockruff-Dusk | Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Lycanroc | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Lycanroc-Midnight | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Lycanroc-Dusk | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Mudbray | Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Mudsdale | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Stufful | Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | |||
 Bewear | Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | |||
 Passimian | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Golisopod | Bug/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | |
 Type: Null | Normal | 7–8 | |||
 Silvally | Normal | 7–8 | |||
 Minior | Rock/Flying | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Komala | Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Turtonator | Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | |||
 Togedemaru | Electric/Steel | 7–8 | |||
 Dhelmise | Ghost/Grass | 7–8 | |||
 Jangmo-o | Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Hakamo-o | Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Kommo-o | Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Tapu Koko | Electric/Fairy | 7–8 | |||
 Solgaleo | Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Nihilego | Rock/Poison | 7–8 | |||
 Buzzwole | Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | |||
 Celesteela | Steel/Flying | 7–8 | |||
 Guzzlord | Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | |||
 Necrozma | Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Magearna | Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Marshadow | Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
 Stakataka | Rock/Steel | 7–8 | |||
 Meltan | Steel | ✓ | |||
 Melmetal | Steel | ✓ | 8 | ||
 Cinderace | Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Corviknight | Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Rolycoly | Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Carkol | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Coalossal | Rock/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Appletun | Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Sandaconda | Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Perrserker | Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Falinks | Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 |
 Eiscue | Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Cufant | Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Copperajah | Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Dracovish | Water/Dragon | 8 | |||
 Arctovish | Water/Ice | 8 | |||
 Duraludon | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Zacian | Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Zamazenta | Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Kubfu | Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Urshifu | Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Urshifu-Rapid-Strike | Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Enamorus | Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Lechonk | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Oinkologne | Normal | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Squawkabilly | Normal/Flying | ✓ | |||
 Nacli | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Naclstack | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Garganacl | Rock | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Ceruledge | Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Palafin | Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Varoom | Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Revavroom | Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Cyclizar | Dragon/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Orthworm | Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Clodsire | Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Farigiraf | Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Kingambit | Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Great Tusk | Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Treads | Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Hands | Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Jugulis | Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Thorns | Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Arctibax | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Baxcalibur | Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Gholdengo | Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
 Roaring Moon | Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Koraidon | Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Okidogi | Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Archaludon | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Gouging Fire | Fire/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Boulder | Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Iron Crown | Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Terapagos | Normal | ✓ | 9 |
Iron Head FAQ
What does Iron Head do?
Iron Head is a Steel-type physical move with 80 power. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Which Pokémon can learn Iron Head?
245 Pokémon and forms can learn Iron Head in at least one game: 176 in Scarlet & Violet, 71 in Pokémon Champions and 92 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Sandslash and Alolan Diglett.
Is Iron Head in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 71 Pokémon can use Iron Head in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Iron Head super effective against?
As a Steel-type attack, Iron Head is super effective against Ice, Rock and Fairy, not very effective against Fire, Water, Electric and Steel (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.